Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-05-08
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some q the Trials " hich the Southern
Houaek Keeper Must Endure.
Light ana darkness, sunshine and
shadows strangely blend together all
through life and in thu negro charac-
ter the good and evil ~ indiscrimin-
ateiy mixed up, with she down weight
in favor Of the evil. In all human
natures Iquestion il any can call forth
as many petty annoying, disagreeable
traits Of charac ter q that Of orr ebony
hued domestics. Self-interestis the
ruling power which prompts every ac-
tion, and the reward to come actuates
every proffer Of assist stance. ,Ss4s
ts do not speak unadyisedly when
affirm that it is q part Of the freed
mans religion to dislike the white
man and to injnre and secretly appro-
pirate his property. Still, underlying
I their general demeanor there is spe-
cies Of urbanity, Difference, and humil-
ity which is an outcrop of their policy
and not Of their true, genuine good
will to 'sde white folks. - Yet think
the negro man is less bitter and pos
sesses more agreeable characteristics
than the dusky daughters of our soil.
for will place the su]ky, contentious.
sluggish freed lady of color'' against
the entire domestic world for disagree
ableness. They can try youto the ut
most limits Of your patience and exult
in your discontinue and ANNOYANCE
and maintain their stolld indifference
to the end. &C.,.
1t is not generally conceded that the
darky is very apt or possessed of I'M
usual inventive; genius, yet they CON-
bine the two qualities IN an unusually
exalted degree, for who can deny that
where a negro is caught in very tight
place they are extremely apt at in
venting a very plausible excuse be-
ing in that place. I have known a
''hand" to be caught in the field with
g we(l-stutfed bag OF corn on his Shout
der to solemnly affirm that he ..iis dun
tuck dat sack away from a strange
niger and fore de Lord he wus lis
dat mint a-gwine to fotch it to de
boss. :, He wouldn't Gin no wise steal
corn, 5kase he could get huff jis fur de
axing.'
They cling Us tenaciously to fabri-
! Gated statement Of their own fertile
imagination rs if it were gospel truth,
and as unblushingly as if their charac-
tiers for veracity were unimpeachable.
Perhaps, just at present, am not in
4 very charitable frame Of mind to-
ward the darby world, for am for the
twentieth time undergoing the trying
ordeal Of having my help 'tseek relig-
ion.'
This simple statement will call forth
the sympathy of many southern
housekeeper, and palliate my bitter
ness, but for the benefit Of the mex
periencedl will describe the symptoms
! Of q sinner suffering under the convic-
ton OF unpardoned sins. A very long
face, with more mournful express
ION than the one which denotes
''sulks," ushers in the proceedings.
The listless air, preoccupied manner,
| tightly-closed mouth, the martyr like
bearing, constitute a picture so fresh
and vivid that I shudder even as !
write. TO smile is indeed crime OF
| serious magnitude, for which double
penance must be paid in the shape of
a still more lugnbrlous expression OF
countenance. Each and every little
repremand is construed INTO a ''censc, -
| which must be borne by the "seeker'
with all meekness- the greater the
trials the more complete the victory.
Your work is sadly neglected,
''kase your heip "aln't got no mart
TO Wurk "hlle she IS a, seeking de sal,
batlon 90 her SOUL ana altogether
hardly can determine which IS the
greater OF the two evils, an acute at
tack OF chllls or a prolonged spell o.
religion seeking.
But all things must end, and early
some morning you will pc rudely
aroused from the blissful matutlnal
dreams by the so"l-freed shouts OF
your "heart's trial, and he RECALLED
with the pleasant information that
Use dun Cum treW wild de the olesslo
rellglon Oh our sabior; Use sarched az
LORD AIRY and late, and. frank az
hlgh Alng, !se dun 1oun MN; Ise
ana mas entereo lnto oe hlhgu9m;
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