Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-12
III U IN O r
Provisions Of Civil Rights.


tRepublished by request.l
A sapient-looking Fayetteville (Ga.)
darkey, oscillating between twenty and
twenty-five summers, overlook an old
negro on the street the other day, and,
wedging him in fence corner, proceeded
to acauaint him with all the gorgeous
provisions of the Civil Rights Bill. Young
Africa impaired to Old Africa fund OF
valuable information, thusly. according to
the Fayetteville Express"
well, Uncle Billy, Summers Swivel
Rights Bill has passed de Senate OBJ de
United States widout a murmur.'
els dat so, Josiar?''
''Jess SO, Uncle Billy. And gay, Uncle
Billy, we colored pussons is gwine to see
whose provisions is in de pot. We are
gwine to be allowed to ride free on de
railroads, smoke in de ladies' car, and put
our feet. on de percussions oh de seals
wheneber we dam please"
SIS dat SO, Josiar?"
:sJess so, Uncle Billy. And say. Uncle
Billy, we's gwine to be allowed to stop at
and hab de biggest slices oh de chickens,
and Law around in de parlor, and spit On de
carpets. and make de white trash hustle
themselves and wait on us widout grum
him. and Wheneber de boss OBJ de concern
shoyes bill at us, we'll hab him sent to
Washington and obscured in the plenipo-
tentiary.''
SIS dat so, JOSIAH"
ssJess so, Uncle Billy. And say, Uncle
Billy. we's gwine to be allowed to go to de
white schools and set up on de Platform
wild de teacher and learn gehography, .trig-
germenometry. gehominy, Latin, Dutch,
French, Choctaw, algeebray, rheumatics,
and de rule OBJ three"
..GoOd Godi is dat so, J0siar?'
..Jess so, Uncle Billy. And says Uncle
Billy. we's gwine to be allowed to be buried
in italic collins wild looking-glasses on top
ali dem. and dey will hab to carry us on a
hearse to de graveyard and bury us on top
oh de white folks, SO when de day oh resur-
rection am arrived an de Angel Gabriel
come tootin' along, he'll sing out troo his
trumpet: 'All you colored gemmen rise
fust.' And say, Uncle Billy. de peryisions
OBJ dat Bili-'N
What's dat you say bout pervisions,
Josiar?'7
..Wen, Uncle Billy, as I was gwine to
state. the provisions ob dat bill"
-.Stop right dar, Josiar. You say dar's
va.ryisions in dat bill?7
.sJess so, Uncle Billy de provisions OBJ de
Bill
Stop right dar, Josiaf. Ef dar's per-
visions in dat Bill, want a sack oh -four
dis berry minnit Dam de smokin' in the
ladies' car and de gehography and Latin
and de italic collins. | want de pervisions,
Iosar. DeY's all dar is in de Bill Wifi a
dam cent"
He laid down the basket of chips he had
u5ltered, and looking hard at the urchin
WHO had been making a target of him by
shooting at him with ''nigger killefs" |
said. 1sWhar wus you raised, chile? y
-.shueargo,' saia the young hoodlum, Sin
flu. Norf ~ 'sYeth, thur" 81 tort so. Sud- /
dern white folks children wuddunt do like |
dat. Lemme tell you, honey manners /
.ysvine to carry you furder den money. You
hear me ?''-Dallas (Teras) Herold.
Evef, in the saloons, opinions upon grags
subjects are expressed forcibly. A gentle [
man slightly under the intoxicating bowl !
eurnished proof Of this fact, a night ortwo |
ago. "Whiskey, uars" he said, ''hic-
10 h.
trodueed into the public Schools zur,''
Jost. Billings says: eff you're going TO give
a man anyJbing' give it to him cheerfully
and quick, and don't make him get down on
mis- knees in front of you and iasten to the
ton commandments and then give hilp Fl te
cents.
Dubllqe boy was rather troubled 1or
ss.r that he would not know bis father
when they both reached heaven SQS LIS
mother easea him by remarking. " All y@R |
have to do is to look for an angel wiSh
red nose on him. y
Tbeg announce births curiously in the
Commercial" For example; |
g Rirth-Heei1.---To the wife Of Allen IL.
Heck. a SOL. Thanks to DR.. Cleveland"
Rrt if Heck is satisfied nobody else las
anF right to complain
said gentleman to his mistress. youaEe
p.rv handsome sPooh said the lady,
go Won woald say if you did not think
% y sAnd SO you think answered lie,
though l should Fot say sou
Ht ss time to stop italffslg about the soft
.aailng Influence of women. 4 Massach,l-
,ests saan who has four wiveshas ptast been
sent to the peaitfntiary for stealing horses. !