Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-04-15

ans, Swedes, Norwegians, Spanish and
Russians, among the latter, scions OF
nobility, Count and Countess Wassel-
| lief, who have a place at Mellonyille,
where they are sojourning for the ben
eft of the lady's health. We are sur
rounded with ex-Confederate Generals,
Colonels, Majors and Captains, I no.
tice that they never get down as near
to the rank andifle' as Lieutenantcy) }
but as all, with one accord, seemed
determined that tie hatchat shall re-
main buried, everything is quiet, po-
liticslly, in this vicinity.
We have had the pleasure of attend
ing two reunions of the Social Club
of Orange at its club house in San
ford, (three miles from us) on which
the veritable Count, aforesaid, shed
the light of his countenance-andd dia-
monds. They, the reunions, were held
in the interest of the art-Terpsicho-
rean, and were conducted much after
the manner of our hops at the War
rem House; except, that instead ofsay-
ing goodnight at the FWitching hour
of midnight we had refreshments at
that time ,and Fthe dance went gaily on
until the wee sma' hours AS most
of the club members are of the Epis
copalean pursuasion, the 'Lenten sea-
SON. has acted as an extinguisher on
our gaity for the present.
As do not wish to monoplize
whole page of your new quarto, will
about Florida for another time.
Uncle Billy Objects to Civil Rights
interview Uncle Billy, good col
ored friend of mine, the other day, on
the question of civil rights.
Don't want muffin mo- said Uncle
Billy Got too much already fur dis
niggah.'
sHow is that, Uncle Billy? Is is not
good thing to be equal before the
law ?
Now, Marse Boss grunted Billy
plaintiyely, 'dar's jist whar de misery
comes in. We're ekaI befo' de law, ,an
dar you hit our weak pint. Before de
law, eff niggah stole chicken an pig,
yer jerked him up, guv imthirty- nine
lashes, an let him go. But iist let
cullud pussun try it now! Yer hauls
him fore Court an ;sen's him to de
penitentiary just like he was one of
yer poor white trash. OATS what tits
to be ekal fore de law.
suggested to Uncle Billy that this
might be Obviated by being little
more honest.
'Marse Boss interrupted Billy, I'VE
niggah to steal pig and chicken, fryin'
size. Yer know it is, an 'taint no use
tryin to stop us. Now, we uns are
willing to let you uns alone, and you
all iist let us alone on this pint We
is powerful weak on dis pint, Marse
Boss.
Just here a perverse and disloyal
spirit tempted me to hint to Uncle
Billy that the colored people were in
debted to their Republican friends for
this change in their status.
We'll, den, MGrse Boss said he,
'all rs got to say is, de laws got to
be changed Mus hab law for de
white man and a law for de black
man
Strange as it may seem, some of our
best citizens echo Uncle Billy's senti-
ment. They are inclined to view the
negro's minor transgressions in len
lent light, and know that some of
our Democr Judges impose lighter
penalties upon colored men for small
offenses than they would do in cases
where the guilty parties were white.
Before Uncle Billy left asked him
how he would like to sit down at the
table with white folks at the hotels.
Great Goddlemightyp exclaimed
the good old man. 4 allow youse try
in to make fun of this chile. Why,
you knows yourself dat no cullud pus-
sun ebber lets white man see him eat
if dey kin help it,
This is strictly true. The ordinary
Southern negro will not eat in the
presence of a white spectator.
We'll, Uncle Billy said, 'it is
very evident that you don't want any
civil rights
Not anything mo-, ] thank you,
replied Billy, Nearly done ruined
now. Hev to pay my own doctors
bills lost all my money in de Freed
mems Bank nebber got no forty acres
an de mule dey promised me anG
can't help myself to little chicken
fryin' size, widout gwine to the peni
tentiary. I'se got huff cibbil rights !!
The above is no production of fan
cy It is true incident, honestly
told, and it is impossible to talk tc
the country negroes without hearing
just such things as / have related
GWilliam Wallace in Independent.