The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-10-01
ACCOMMODATING ELIMINATION


 violently dragging reconstruction after It
 like rabid dog dragging block. ye; the
 rendition oi :" ncle Toms Cabin in the
 south IS still regarded as a dramatic O.
 pertinent. There IS no cause for alarm
 II is true. for the southerners hatred of
 ncle Tom xas not so much of z sen- timcni as tear les; the negroes should
 be iacited 10 depreciation. Since inc war chit has seized every Il ncie Tom ~ho visited the south. bu, there is no record 10 show that any of them have been Killed by the former slave holders. 4 number 9fthem should have been killed CT other wise removed from the stage. for ." nele Tom can lamen, more undramatio. un- lifelike and altogether sore-toed actors than any other play that has ever found American recognition.
 When an Uncle Tom Cabin com pany arrived in Little Rock the other day. man who owned blind negro woman and 4 mule col, before the war, went tO the manager and said
 say. Mr. Thcater Man. of course its none of my business. but thought I'd warn you. I've seen your pay in the north and 1 knox that II won, do 10 spread ou; your goods here We eX-slave holders are good union men now. you know, but we don't like to have this slave driving busin,ss flung up To Us like reproaeh.' V
 The manager. whose fears were easily excited. printed a card in one of the daily papers, stating that all objectionable fea- lures of the play would be eliminated, and ,ha, nothing would be produced 10 shock the mos; fastidious ante-bellum memory. The house was crowded. The manager intensely watched a boy who passed with basket of eggs. and drew an audible sigh of relief when he discov- cred that II was no, intended to use the fruit during the performance. When the curtain went up and revealed = Uncle Tom in his questionable cabin. standing under black broad clotl, patch. intend ing te fepfesen, d bald sPo; on the head of,he venerable slave the audience leaned forward in expectation oi seeing Il stout man. in cowhide boots. sip oat and kiek the old Airican across the stage. crack his skull with l hludsean and hease him over the feo,llghtS amid the mctalle shrlcks of the ptano and the swamp fever stretch ins sfoans af the bass tlol n. ! wave of disappointment ~eni oxer ihc audience when the door opened md an ordinary girl with an ordinary bov. entered The girl. yon know ~~A, running away. te ave her boy ~ho had been sold She wanted Tom tu go. for he had Ais1 been sold. bu, the old man could not view i, from tha, emincnee of independence. He loved freedom He would have en- loyed chasing the wild sra,shopper along the grassy slope, or To dis potatoes from his own patch. bu, with cheap church or gan in,onaiion he declared ;ha, he'd 5e blowed if he went. All this time the manager was arranging the coming elim- ination. Several men. shortly afterwards. followed the fugitive slave. George Har- ris. and were killed. The audience. ,ha, the death of these men featurcs-was part of the promised elimination. applauded. After few more tiresome turns and weary twists inthe performance. the stage mana ger began to lay his eliminating hand on poor little Eva. The audience had not regarded her as an objectionable ,fea- ,ure. but believing that the manager knew best. and that if the girl grew up she nigh, develop into something objec,lon- able. the head of submission was bowed and the manager permitted to eliminate the little girl. St Clair. EvaS father was nothed. jus, as he began to get inter ested m the play. ,o h> himself. shortly afterwards he was eliminated Tom soon passed into the possession of another master. but shortly after the purchase had been made the manager sent the follow ing communication to the new master " Dislike to cheat you out of valuable piece of property. but l have promised these people that would eliminate all features. know that times are hard and tha, you paid big price for old Tom. but he has become an objection able feature and must be eliminated
 The master read the note twice. and knowing that the managers word was law. he killed Old Tom with the butt end of his whip. The people of Little Rock appreciated the consideration of the manager.
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