New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-18

while so "A TO fill the whole seat: II amt
gon' to set with YOU I'm Democrat" "Well"
said the negro, Pm O Radical, an | wouldn't
set with you Of you wanted me to- Yes" the
white man replied, Il flowed you was Radical.
/ expect you're q good man, but you can't set with
me-" To this the negro retorted: You needht
make fuss I'm not a-goin' to make you stand up
because you're q Democrat "Well," the other
went on, EFF We hadn't got up I'd a-made yerF AL
this the negro gared him savagely, but said noth-
ing seat was offered him. but he declined it, say
ing that he should get out al the next station.
Now. had learned that my Texan friend was
chief of police in one of the larger towns OF the
State and when. two days ago, found myself IN
his city with an hour to spare, thought would 90
and see him. feeling certain of cordial greeting as
an old acquaintance. In this was not mistaken.
found him in his Office. He was very
glad to see me again. and opened his desk
and took ont bottle. rcmarking rs he ala
so "No use to ask yc to drink, reckon.
Uon't You take somcthin' this time" said
No with thanks" and he asked. HOWE you ben
maxim iti How do We like the country" had
told him when we separated before that was from
New England After some talk Of my travels l
asked him why he made the negro get up and leave
the seat at Jeannarcttc
"Why"h he said. do We sposc Id make myself
equal with n niggerl IF I'd set with HIM
wouldn't you think was no bcttcr'n niger
"No" said l. " | don't know that should look NJ
il that way"
We'll now" said he MS he put his feet MP on the
table tell us how You clltrs mp there would do III
such case How do you look at it, thcrcT
told HIM Northern people had no desire forspcciai
association with negroes. hut thought If We were
really superior people need not take much pans
to show it. except. perhaps. 10y being obhrlng I"
cvcryhodv and ] asked hin who lac thought
was about the greatest man IN the world
He Flowed General Washington was mehb'' OF
General Lee" Then askcdh hc Thought General
Lee would have been afraid people would think ne
was about the same ~ Niger If he All down hN
one. He understood and laughed heartily ~ h'
ansv cred, "Oh. but General Lee was heap bigger
man than am" And then he added. " On You
know. | wanted the ,cat. hadn't nothln' agin the
niger You know ! told him ! expected he was
good man" We had considerable talk. and h' ap-
pcar-d glad to learn That the " Niger equality 'h'
North hchc,cs in l. that justice shall be- 'ln'"N
within tho reach of every human being un''f our
f.g " amt nothin' Ia sIy aein that was ",
r.plv At the clos. Of onr talk. when t".d i"i !
was not certain that N"uh, IN men generally WOMB
treat the nc,roc, ANY better than Southern h'h' u
all tine Circumstance, were the slm" ho cNciAin'h'
'Drrucd cf don't believe yon'rc a. honest ~ any
of US"
AIonE Al ruT ARKANSAS CAPITN.
7 ran ND tn IAttl. Rock the other day. II j. q
placc of considerable business and capital h"t 'A'
.,r.ct. ar cNcccdiuely dirty and thu grounds "h"'
tb. state Unu.r have u wond, riully shabby ANA
,.ci,ct,d arnr,tlrcc. The Legislature was I'D
session, and won't i to $50 the rprr>r ntitv'- "i
tb,. tcorl. of Arkansas tEvcrS hody in the South
,,cst .a,--and ALWAYS has s..d-Afkan@wl Ih'S
are a hnc-looking holy of mon, and were d"'hg
their work with an appearance of dignity ana
dccor,irn Joined with good temper. "m'h sii"nRt
attracted and Interested me have been IA several
similar assemblies. and, - far ~ nave "'NfiN''
Southern men, IN such public bodies appear '' Ice
characterized by dccorou' good humor. lh'Y SEEN
to lc comfortable. a. II their business dd not
IrIitatc them.
The ucgroc, in Little Rock. and IN that region. do
not .cm b. be- in . very promising condition. Many
of them are idle and inlsPo~"d TO work and there II
a great deal Of work done 10y white men IN that
rcg,on winch would naturally belong to the negroes
If thcy would do A. There i some good country IN
Arkan-as the worst feature Of II being that II Is un
healthy along thc streams where much OF the rlch-
ct Land hes. Tho STATIC is too far north To be
s,p,lcrt aud ino far south Ia he Northern. and It
Ia, hardly attracted tho attention II deserves
There arc many Northern people IN Little Rock
same If them ar mol Of much advantage "a the
pl,rc. while oihrr, are DONG well IN business.
could rot learn that there has been any tronhlr
l.fwccn the races there Of late bui labor IA that
part If TIC country not so well Organized. "f 20
prosperous. as IN tho sugar rrrions of Louisiana
,,.,.,> t.n,,> ,xn rt.r,t ,rrI<rp
C,,,;,,,,. ,,rth,,,rd and eastward through ItVas
Il,d",.., a,ou,.ut.d with % poor fellow who had
I, ,,, ,,.,r. IA T,,,. having ron, out th,r, with
t .,,, ft., ~, If, marriage. from NIl.
=, ~ ..i.....t IN .,., ia. et.,, on LirL-
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