, 1875-05-24
CHICAGO, MONDAY, MAY "a, 1876.

them TO have exactly tho rights amy vllto !nau
haa in Illinois or New York. And don't sou
will thom II .hoy (the whttes) didn't mako their
politics forever depend on this Niger question T"
II oxpec. so."' ahc replied; for nobody ID 80
Proud OF IN tla notice from nornebtdy whose
kind word from tho mon who used to own them.
I!1tt. you SOC, this whites cant como down to
elec1ionee1ing with tito nogroos, like your poll
tsctana Softh do for everybody'a votes. foM
can't c1noct than tn; thor never will; ard I'll
!hey mesn by the white line is To get tho ra!o
here, which
ind think 80 too"
couldn't discuss politics With lady to tho
h1tent Of telling her thas The whites hero now
had ~ many rights as American citt2ens nnr-
Whoro; that 90 had tho negroes; and that all
either had TO do was to work out their temporal
salvation By work. AZ tho rest Of us lad to do.
Uuk added l WAS sometimes afraid, II tho whites
could never adapt themselves to the new ordcr,
TINT thsy would iiud thaEo waa TO room loft for
the,n tnder tho "new ordcr." And with that
ondod the conversation on that topic with th,a
woman. who, With won1an's claveruess, It oc-
cursou to inc. had dtr,lck the situation exactly.
1t was IN accommodation tram, aAtd " Mack, ~
tho Conductor; and abont
THE MOST ACCOMMODATING TRAIN
over travelled OF, found it. We stopped 1t 3
1urg) without any occasion for stopping oyer 80
neconds. since nothing had kroaen down, aud
the freight to bo taken on aud put of was only
about good aheolbatrow-load.
"Do Yo,i atop ho,e moro thau an hour, Mack ?"
asked Passenger.
"No, hs-ee. responded tho Conductor. Two
Won't stop here over 90 minutes !" learning
which gos oil tho car, and walked into tho
"saloon which tho place boastcd, End which
eecmed' with tho depot. 70 constitute about oil
there waa Of tho town. Could get i lunch :
No: but anything 1 wanted to drink. / tllt,u't
want anything to t1nk, aud walked about So ya,lls
t, the dopot. There fonud tue Conductor in
tho mlds. Of crowd Of dazkcys. who we're Gu
banjo, accony auied OH a fiddle by one Of tho
brakesncn. fley plnged "Uld ZIP Coon," ausl
lot u plantation songs aud "bIeaidowus." :"
And. tho more they played, tho moro tho eyes
grestor WAS tho disp'ay Of lyorIca. And, the
wh1lo. recruits wese coming in from oil quarters,
bare. legged pickaui1,Dios. old lleid-hands with
woollJ bends, wiiIso an fleece, and Grawny young
womcn-tolk stood iu . group = few feet distant.
And tho GleatcRt triumph Of rrlua-donna was
never received With moro genuine enthusiasm,
at pauae in tho performance | asGed ii thore
was any place about wtlcro could got lnnoh.
had missed my dinner In haste for tlia train.
and It would not arrivo 1t Vieksausg It'll III tho
evening.
"Oh. yea |" a.id tue Conductor a. be timed
bis bal, 10 preparatory to another "treakdown
"fou CAN 0Er DINNER At DIGgr's."
"Noutd 'hers ba sime2"
accommodating Conductor OF that accomnods.
tion tram. 1--WE won't pull out without you
md. il you aren't nround, veil whistle aud glye
you limo enough to walk bnck;" !" and ho polnted
to Dicers.-a log cabin about 150 yards dis.
tant. When ruached It, entered passing uu.
der tho sign-board bonling tho 1o:cnd, 'Diccy
8piccr. Dinner for 80 cts" Dlcey nd old
ncgrcBA black ~ tho ace Of epadcs-hessclf re-
| cclyen me, was BorTy that tho bands Oft tha,
frcEht-train had eatcu up about all tue dinner
but, II Id wait, aho'd cook mo bite. waitct
for lack of better occupation, noting tho whlle
that tho rough floor had beon scrubbed till Il
WAS spotlessy eleau aud bright, auG
| that everything about tho cabin was
| remarkably tidT. Presently aho brought
| In an excellent onactetto, from tho s,zt
| Of It, probably ha1f-dozon eEgB wont to mako Il
| up,--a glass of ftosh buttcrnlk, and cup o
good coffee. With clean towel ont Of tho burcay
| for napkin. / remembered it all for tHo 1ca
| sons: l!EHt, because 1t Was the best dinner. al
In all, got in tho Stato and next. because silt
| Apologized for tho dinner and for tho prict
charged. Nobody in Mississippi knows how t
| keep : hotel, but every ono Of ule,u In tho Lua
moss knows AZ we'll how to makt out bill as tht
| most exquisite c1ork In tito Lloye fashionable
| carnraaEAry. The bill was bitz,-25 cotts
When l returned to tho train. th. Conductor ant
| brnteslnan wore continuing thu musical enter
tainmcnt at tho c!oeo Of which tho accommoda
| tion train pusled out for vicksbuIg. much to til,
| disappointment Of tho audlencuA At tho depot
who wAptod moro music. uAEprrN.