The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1884-08-08
ARP AND THE NEGRO.
He Believes in the Growing Pow
er Of the Race-When They
Know Their Place They are
the Best Servants in the
World

i Was fiuinS alOng on tie tali-
road the other day, when We stop
ped at a station and a colored
''scurshion" got on and settled down
all around me. They were all we'll
dressed aud we'll behased, but
when The conductor came along
after tickets two OF them had no
tickets and no money. lie stop
ped the train in the woods aud put
them of. was sorry tor the ras-
Gals, for they did want to 90 so
bad. lasked some of the crowd
why they dldn't lend them some
money, aud they showed their
pearly teeth aud said: eve
knows dem niggers; dcy nebber
pay back. Dem nisycr's like Il
broke bank-dey owes everybody
now. Dey just tryin' to slip aud
slide along, tink de conductor no
fluid 'cm. You know, dar is always
some sheep among de goats.1
Well, there are, aud sometimes |
think the darkey expressed 1t right,
though be ,lident mean 1t. There
are u power of goats in this sub
luuary world, aud fit WAS not for
u few sheep scattered, society aud
law and order would be in Il bad
fix.
But !. like the nigger. | like
him better than ] did ten years ago.
| eau look back and remember
what he was soon after the war,
aud am satisfied he is improving.
lie works better aud is more res.
pecltul. lie has almost quit poll
tics aud settled down to his natu-
raj condition. don't know so well
about the towns aud cities, but
country niggers are doing well
where they are mixed up with
white folks in the right proportion.
Most all negroes are good natured,
aud love to depend on the white
man, but the white man must
treat them fnirly and kindly, and
act like he was not only master
but u friend. Tho negro is con
scious OF bis inieriority and is con-
tent with 1t. He likes a mar who
orders him around III u diynilet
way better than u man who puts
himself on an equality with him.
The white man was born 10 COM
mand aud the negro knows 1t. The
white man ranks him, aud rank Ia
u thing recognized and submitted
to everywhere, and has been In all
ages, and 10 il right. Rank is the
safeguard of the social circle. l
rank some folks and some folks
rank me, aud We are all happier
aud feel more at ease ~ our own
circles than in those above us. l
was once Invited to . party IN .
fashionable city, and there were
distinguished gentlmen there and
splendid ladies, aud | put on my
very best behavior, and after while
u lady friend called me out on the
verandah and Iaughingly told me
that the hostess, a lovely and ac
complished lady, said to her: ooh,
my dear, l do feel 50 much relieved
for l diden't know Mr.. Arp aDt
was afraid he was rough aud com
mon, and wonldent kno = how t.
behave iu this elegant company
but | find him to be perfect gen
tleman.n You see they ranked
me and / knew it, but l came ou1
pretty we'll. When told Mrs. Arr
about it she said :"WellI l don't won
der at it, for you write so much fool
|lshness the people who don't know
us think we are all crackers Thel
she looked away of, and added
"But l don't care. | know wha
you are, and it's nobody's business
we can have gentlemen here Al
well as thcre. Some folks don't knoy
q gentleman when they see him.
"But you do, my DEAR said
"You always did. You had tina
knowledge away back yondcr, aD'
that is the reason you----'
"Never mind that now,' sal
she; "that will do. "The best Q
us are mistaken sometimes An
resumed her work.
The negro is % good invention
/, and he will continue to be good q
long as be is negro. When the
try to set him up with q hight
lutin education aud make whit
} man OF him, he becomes q ne
!, ! creature aud public nuisanc
Tho colored colleges are tnrniu