New-York tribune., 1879-04-24


fu,ter and wave a. If conscious that they bad at
lasf found m atmosphere IN winch they were free
20 wave ~ long as here was thread left. Further
DOWN on the bank Of the river the people are
gathered In little groups each having for its centre
a tiny fire of dry sticks. and offering many
glimpse of the picturesque ~ well a many touches
OF humor, TO the appreciatve eye.
One pccaliar.ty of the company Is that
they are all young and vigorous men and
women, and cmldren-such quantities OF
children in fact that i a If all the largest
flmiles must have been picked out to come West.
One old aunty. surrounded by glItJering row OF
ebony pickaninnles Informed me that she mad four
married daughters the company, and bout
leven grandchildren, throwing a comprehensive
glance about her If 70 indicate that precise cal
culation would hardly be expected Of her. Another
woman pointed proudly To nine inhnltcsimal speci-
mems of the race who displayed nine cleaning
rows of ivory at .her mothers assertion that they
was to be Western boys and gals In the whole
party saw only one disconsOlate face, and that
belonged 20 q tiny darkey who was suffering from
malaria" darkey with " malaria" Is always
the saddest thing on the face of the earth. HIS
color impresses one as a wild aud futile attempt on
his part to be pale the whites Of his eyes brill
liant yellow. and he sits hunched-up." with his
hands hanging over his knees. II hs soul had set
tied down in his heels forever. This particular
case Of detection was rendered more apparent
by his fathers reiteration that he gittin'
right peart now: down in 81. Louis he very low,
but row he was right peart. ght peart,' where
upon the little darbey would squeeze forth "A wan
smile and hang his little hands still more defect
edly over his shaking knees. IL IS impossible Row.
ever, 20 win from any of them word OF dlscour-
agcmcnt. or the slightest intmation OF desire TO
90 back where they came from. The universal ex-
preston seems TO be that they have had such
" mighty hard time where they came from that
II would be imposs bic 10 find worse place. They
say they only want chance o. To work fair and
square so that they can get just little patch o.
ground for a lome.' They make no fuss or moan
about the treatment they have received in the
SOUTH bur some of the experiences they relate give
one very vivid idea OF their reasons for wishing
10 depart. One man told me, for instance, that be
had bought horse a couple of years ago, for winch
he was 10 pay $50 in regular instalmcnts. BUT
every time he went 10 pay any money on the ami
NAL horsetcsh had riz,' SO that though he had
been paying for HIM a,siduousiy ever since be
bought HIM, he never was able To- reach his final
price, and was Obliged 10 come away and leave him
behind. result by the way, in which the
Lords hand was clearly visible. SINCE the poor
fellow can buy a horse in Kansas Tor less than the
cost Of transportation would have been from Mis-
sissppl.
Ihcv do not seem 20 be az an downcast by their
nist0rtGncs on future prospects. however. tue
particularly Jolly looking 4ueclmeu saw ludu-tu-
ously whiting. Tie was 'ue fuuude5t, most ~u-
pTruelr tlt uraeT no Is possible t' inaIn.' WIN
skin Wh ch put % shame, uY The intensity OF us
color. all the blacks nave eyer seen. HIS halr was
tied un iu countless little tails with white yarn, and
Pee was hEsllN engaged ID rNpoluG-Hs re SlAi', g"
things ro "a number of auditors. pon beng asAtd
bow they Wer. gatuug along, ana I iLt} Ldu any
money oE bread, hr responded satllcHlI+ .h
yes; wcs got lots o. bread; most too much OF ifi
yi4t we wants the worst now I-aLIfver' And seeing
the looks Of uv-IUcarOn HIjI which rms statement
was greeted. Poe added with % suggestive gesture
" >onethiu to crease 20 au make Dc go DOWN lt-
awful hard after "ai'h DE =" iil l-'o away HaI'tI
than ever. and rynGtIatrd on ST. IIuIs opinion nl
be stomach, and the yruetO bee found u bacon. evi
IDENTIFY tIhln- huge ue -lS &c u tHe "ptoItdhiS ot-
far-d of displaying his familiarity with scripture.
EVERYWHERE tLe sentiment expressed was that pto-
ple had been yer. kind. and that as soon rs they
for the aid they received. Oue man denied lndlg-
uautIv the imuulaIou that ,hey were sLlitless
ulZger,,' and declared tmpIatiga-y that they La1
come away only To AHd 4iiF cAdAtt
10 work. and that others were coming al
ter them. Lg9n being asked - wArtner l,i,, lie l,
farming required ~ Kansas, he responded eagerly,
' You'll hna we's mighty peart at pckiT up new
ways when we's workiH for ourselves an. Wei
plant wheat % mighty sight qulcheru we ever
picked cotton or bOed c0u.' They seem 20 De
throughout an unusually en nlerprIsiug anu lnteul-
IrDrr 80 .r ID
negroes J have ever seen, apparently or unmXeG
African blood with hardly an exception, and Win
nothing IlZv OF CrUC'Bg u their bearing. IurN
look forward 10 Kansas a. a sort of Canaan, and
they deserve to- reacu 10. Nowhere else can they
find Us good Iu opportunity to acquire idlu anu
make an independent living; and they Will be uo
To The state. here ara at present very
few COlOred people IN Kansas, ana an lnnuN OF a
good. trustworthy class OF these people VIII Dee an
advantage IN more ways than one. lney have EVIL
Ceutlv been driven away from their homes by uO
frrrI+ l4r hour glT q II
make them better citizens IN the future. The eX-
tent of theT emigration is something singular ana
and uespedk- the presence OF some
decided cause Tor It's existence Ilose VINO are h'Ie
declare hat more are coming, while late travellers
from NeN-Drlears sag that the banks of the Mlsss-
4iUD are l1cd with parties of them waiting Tor "a
onuortunirv % come away. The cOOrrd people
from the south who have ucen living here for some
time. welcomed them as fellow-C0urfrymen rescued
from imminent danger; and the Oldauuues g0abOut
with upLlted bands. eXcalm.ng With ieryor that
90 tIe Lord I'D It.' while they are all Wiling l0
share rhclr last earnings with their newly arrived
brethren.
HE sentiment among the white people Of Wyan-
dOite. IN the meanwhile, ls often amusing. Nyan-
dotte a small town. and. If the influx continues.
bids far % be entirely OYerrun and eaten up
by the Qusly arrivals VINO make II their
4 dapper little druggist, the untor-
tunate proprietor of store, the sunny location or
which makes the tenn, alton TO LOUNGE IN nom OF
irresistible To the ddr1ry soul, discusses the Arr
can problem with frenzy ~ his eye and threatens
To leave the town II tine Immi grafton continues. and
all Wyaudotte wakes warm over the injustice OF
being ged 10 bear the whole burden alone. The
Africans seem to have a chrome aversion % Mis-
souri, and refuse 10 remain u Kansas City because
~ is on 5SOur SOIL hut turJ seem 10 JhAc LAtI 81"
jOuru III YludOtte earnest that perseverance
viii really buug them at last 10 that heart Ot
Kansas which they desire. II 5 hard 10 tell *
icty what he end Of the movement Will De. IEeY
cannot get any further az present without ard, and
they cannot remain much longer 20 Nyandutie
" thOu suffering real pryutOn. II has been great
mistake TO send all tho assistance gwen to ~;
Lous .s that city uses The money provided % send
hem here where they arrive entirely destitute. IN
time doubtless provision will be made Tor thrn but
10 should DO done speedily, tor their position al
present u TAR from comfortable, and they are en-
JJeIY helpless.