Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-02
it's pretty much with them as it is with me

It's pretty muCn Win Ln6In as III Is Will ine
and nay husband" 4ass.aa ssEe- =
This statement was confirmed in part by
whites with whom | afterwards talked. She
had little education herself, had not sent her
children to school, but hoped to do so-a-vain
hope | fear Asked what was the matter
with her sister she said "consumption," but
Guessed it was kinder mixed with liver co'n-
plaint,'' Four of her brothers and sisters had
already died of the same disease
Hearing there was colored barber n the
townEwent purpesefy tosee him "a silent boy
of II, indsposed to talk but | drew him out
after while Born in New Jersey. | think,
had studied Latin and algebra, played on the
piano (by note too, was studying neafcitse;
showed me Dalton's Physiology and Hygiene
in proof boarded with Mr.. Silas Cheney at
"a month, eating at the same table with hiri
Cheney is worth perhaps 800: 0O0-haa
been here two weeks and in that time had
saved $11. He did not altogether like the
North how would he do in Richmond as a
doctor? Ii he brought regular diploma he
might do well, was my reply. He told me OF
DR.. Creole in New Haven, and Of DR.. Nc
Donald in New York, both Scolored, who had
very large practice among the blacks. and
were also employed by a few whites. "i}iit
why do You not like the North z" | inquire.
because the people are prejndiced against
cOlored men and women" ., ..e r~ss
'liow do they show it 7" ~- 49, ,-.-
"Weil, they refuse to take them, even in the
second class hotels"
If he. had other reasons he did not give them
Like the woman mentioned above, this boy
had lost brothers and sisters by consumption.
All were dead except himself, and he was far
from being healthy. No one here seems IL.
feel much sympathy for the .colored race In
former years it was fashionable to- employ
them as servants, but now they get along as
best they can, picking up a job here and
there. They wander around here, get 10
fail for petty theft, and when turned out SCI
tie down upon us, said gentleman not with
cut importance. While there. is no fanatical
regard for them, I noticed in the Congrega-
tanal church white and black woman in
adjoining pews singing out of the same hymn
book, each having band on it. - = *tI~
So, briefly Uold ends my visit to Litchfield.
No insult, no hatred of the South yet, and my
visit to New England is half over, That ha-
tired (call it prejudice if you prefer is here
somewhere, as we of the South sadly know,
and I have just heard exactly where it is to be
found. My trunk packed. l leave for that
very place this afternoon. The only approach
to disconftesy occurred yesterday, when Twas
standing on hetopof sa:stone wall on MrSF
r. Stars great dairy farm admiring the Rem
brandt effect of the village etched in profile
against the western sky, with the round blue
head of Mt. Tom in the distance. A loud yell
ing began as soon as l mounted the wall, and
kept up for some time 1t came from farm
no use of the lower class. five hundred yards
aw ay, and was aimed at me, but l was slow
to discover the fact. AT last made out the
words, ''Saoy you there, gtdown cut O that
S aoy; saoy, preacher, come ere, want to
speak to yer" 1t was coarse, male voice
you might have heard it mile off, and then
there were shouts from children. They GER
tainlv did not know l was a Southern man.
and it is equally certain that l am not a
preacher. The fellow must have had the de-
lirum tremens. got down off that fence, re-
traced my steps, and rode to town in Starts
milk wagon. .ss.gsS b.