The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-09-23
THE END.
The Moderl Virginia Negro.

The second generation, grown up
since the war, is not without education,
but it wholly lacks discipline and sense
of responsibility. Naturally, having
escaped out of slavery, it regards liberty,
often interpreted license, rs the chief
good, and it is very slow to learn habits
of industry and thrift Idle and ill-clad
negroes about the streets are 4 common
sight. Perhaps the women are more
Industrious; they certainly develop a
fondness for dress and cheap iewelry
but their morals are not II recognizable
quality among the assets o. character
The negroes and it is the same wher-
ever went in the state-are gregarlous;
they like to live in town, to huddle to-
gether in close neighborhoodS and a
good many in tenement Many OF
them own little places and cheap houses
of their own, but their present ambition
does not go beyond a hand-to-mouth
existence A good many of The girls 90
to White Sulphur and other watering
places in the summer and pick up
enough in one way and another to keep
them during the winter Some OF them
who are single or who have become so
by the loss of Their husbands, frankly say
that they prefer to remain alone rather
than undertake the support OF an idle
darkcy-too many ''good-tor-nothing
niggersN around seems to be their point
Of view. The long and short of is
that the colored brother likes TO enjoy
himself with ~ little eXortion as pos
sible, ald he has equal delight in re-
ligion balls and dancing, and larkIng
around in the night generally. His re.
ligion has no relation to morals-it is
something to be enjoyed for its own
sake, The question of domestic SER
vice is n serious one in Virginia just
now. The negro has a monopoly OF
this labor market, and he likes TO show
his independence. No servants, men or
women, live in the houses where they
are employed, not even in the hotels.
They come in the morning, when it
suits their convenience, get through the
work Of the day as easily as they can,
and then 90 home. The consequence
Of this is that there is no control and no
discipline. 1t is the general complaint
that only the elders who were slaves
before the war are Of much account as
servants They are not on. hand in the
evening, aud they come around in the
morning to get breakfast at such an
hour as suits their convenience or pleas
ures of the night. 1t is also common
complaint that both house and field lab
orerS slight their work, and it is impos-
sible to give them a realizing sense OF
the eighth Commandment. They see
no reason why they should not help
themselves to whatever they want from
the lardcr or the field, or take articles
convenient to wear. A curious annoy
ance heard spoken of: Articles sent to
the washer woman are apt to be worn
by her and her friend some days before
they were sent home 1t must be own
va tIal the llrglnlans endure the anom-
alous condition OF affairs with more
good humor than northerners would,
and patiently hope that education and
time will change them. But education
thus far does not appear to teach in
dustry, thrift or morality, and | fancy
that the best thing that could happen to
the negroes would be some competition
in the labor field ChaS. Dudley War
ner, IN HartJord COHrant