The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-03
"GLORY, HALLELUJAHl"

coLoRED PEOPLE cELEBRATE THE ANNIvEn-
sARy oP THEIR EMANCIPATION AT MYh LIE
AVENUE PARK-scENEs OF JOY.
For twenty Two years The colored people OF New
YORK, Brooklyn ana williamsburg have been in the
habit of celebrating the anniversary OF the enamel
patton OF their race In the West Indies, and since
their emanc patton here the receives Joint
celsbratiou commemorative Of their disenthralment
from bondage on American soil as well
elsewhere. After the close of the
late war The anniversary was observed
for several years with great enthusasm but OF late
owing the hard times aud the natural disposition 10
forget iavors received the abounding gratitude Of
the colored people for their deverance from slavery
is not made striklDgy manifest The commemoa-
ton the anniversary took tho form yesterday as
years past. Of picnic At Myrtle Avenue Park,
Williamsburg. This Is a oistan and secluded place
Of about twenty OF low lying land covered With
locust. oak apd sycamore trees II has one immense
circular pavilion for dancing and variety OF diisp-
idated wooden structures. some Tor selling candy,
some tor beer and others for gun practico. flying
horses, bowling alleys, Punch and Judy. panorama,
photograph gallery, wheel Of fortune and gaivauic
battery. nJ
Darkiss from all points Of the compass kept arriv-
sembled under the man pav.lion. and the dancing
went on from fast TO furious rho IN
gorgeous array some mad Trains AZ iong as INC Tall
Of kite ana panierx ~ big a. beer barrel Green
calico trimmed with blue grenadsre, ana
brown straw hats were banged up behind
with yellow ribbon and trimmed In front with
red some were dazziDg "A RAINBOW. with all tho
primary colors scattered around from tnoir heads 10
their heels Wonderful tricks we're played with the
native wool the TOP OF she nead IL Was straiaht
ened out behind like norse's tail IN race
aud was shinslea down oyer r the eyebrows rows
lately revived IN Thompson street. here were
real high toned hrst class watermelon darkies
tsv,n mil
wash and kalsomins element, OF which there were
many. The niga toned danced in exclusive Quadriile
dunno how 70 dance wild do Toe and heel"
cried OF The p!ebeian 10 one o. the more pa
want 70. Dat'n do tor common niggers. an jest you
scsot away" Once III while, IS The daacers made
the dusI ny me native ana n ne ~"
everybody laughing Ia tho same Key. .7F.A 49,
FEATURES OF THE OCCASION
The reading OF the Emancipation PROCLAMATION
should have opened tne programmes of tue day, put
there one on hand disposed 70 read, 80 mat
rops performances ~ three O'Clock was intsrfersd
with Dy the rain, but II came oil lew
hours after ana proved !" nave s,,o,. n nScn
either the dancing or the MUSIC. During us progress
several female darkss got into an encounter and mad
Of stealing So from her and the accused retorted with
the declaration, 81 VIII mash the mouf 90
cusss me OBJ cher steaiin' red cent?"
The rsading Of the fifteenth amendment ana the loot
races wsr. and me evening was svSn
u gentemani old negro, very black the lace and
with several large protubcrances the back OF his
head, deplored the deEenerstton OF the age.
He said "Dar 10 100 much runnin' around fur
DO bon ehccnce OBJ de aspirin generation. Oar was
sensible prudentious folks IA my time and we
used 10 come 10 dis plcnc for de honor goriHca
ton Oh culud race but desc var young ieers link
os nohin bus gals an dano'n' and swissin beer an
too BIZ for en-" Uncle Gabs was utterly dis
gusted with che lsvi,y aud irvolitv OF the people
he met the lutte thought they gave 70 the object OF
the anniversary, ana the symptoms they were TOO
apt 10 having lost all their native graces and
gained nothing their piuce But, despite Ola Gsbe IS
gloomy and the wet weather. the picnic
was u success as lar as tue enjoy ment IT gave those
who were present was concerned. IL broke up little
alter ninc IN the evening, rs