The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-05-15
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sIanninG's Ceiored Messenger : comleal
stupidity OF Another Messenger.

j. Stupluty OF Anptuef 11thbtpkuts
WARRINGTON, May 14.-The coal blacl
negro brought by Secretary Manning irqn
Albany, N. Y, TO attend his door in The
Treasury Department, has been pointed
out by the other colored messengers and
door keepers to visitors as a curiosity
''There," they would say, sis tho new
Democratic colored man." The object o.
all this attention did not appear to be
much embarrassed by the notoriety given
him. He leaned his head back against
the wall when not otherwise engaged and
regarded his inspectors with a calm look
Of conscious superiority that none but q
New Yorker could assume. Heweakened
this afternoon, however, and lost ut the
same time his claim 10 distinction. Avis.
itor to whom the ''colored Democrat" was
pointed out approached, and in loud
voice told him he wanted to shake hands
with the first black Democrat he had ever
seen. All the other colored men, in the
hall paused TO see what the new man
would do. He was not equal to the oe-
easion. Instead OF accepting the invita-.
tion to shake hands, he glanced around
ut his brother door keepers, but, reading
nothing in their faces to encourage him,
he faltered.
" amt no Democrat II
"You ain't?n exclaimed the visitor and
all the door-keepers in one surprised
voice.
.No, / ain,ln answered the New Yorker
sullenly, looking about as II he feared q
razor. b
"Then you is Republican 2" ques.
toned one OF the colored men.
mo, amt no Republican, neither,
said the darkey, with stubborn glance
towards Manning's door. ~ amt no Re.
publican nor no Democrat. never voted
inmy life. What you fellers been given
me since l come here, anywoy?" he
askedreproachiully trying TO make friends
as;he saw how be had dropped in depart
.ment estimation. -Allfturned away from
the new man, Who was neither Demo
crat nor a Republican, and hereafter he
will be ostracised until there are more OF
his own kind brought in to keep him COM
'pany.
i They have new white messenger-an
lrishman-in the Department OF Justice
that beats Manning's colored man. Tho
first day the messenger was put on duty
the Attorney General rang his bell and
the Irishmali answered 1t.
"rell the Solicitor General I would like
to see him, "said Garland.
I "rell who, sor2p asked tho Irishman,
much agitated by his first order.
1.-The Solicitor General, answered Mr..
Garland, as he scratched away at a letter
without looking up.
5Y..All right, sor,n said the man, as he
hurried out TO find where the Solicitor
General was.
He was soon in that officers room.
"say!" lie yelled at the astonished solici-
tor General, whose title he had probably
forgotten, "there's gintleman down stairs
that wants to see yez.
"Tcll him to come up, then, " snarled
the Solicitor General. annoyed at theman-
ner Of the announcement.
Down went the willing Ir;shman to the
Attorney Generals room with the invita-.
lion, "the gintleman up stairs SEE for yez
to come up, ,sor, said the messenger with
a triumphant air, ss II he had accomf
nlished his errand with great diplomacy.
He says for me to come upP" inquired
the amazed Attorney General, as he
dropped his pen and nearly stopped breath
ing.
5.Yis. sor, lie did, answered the Irish.
man. Wondering what could be the mat;
ter to cause such an extraordinary mes.
sage from his subordinate, and fixing up .
sentence to crush the presuming man ifhe
should discover any attempt at disrespect
the Attorney General went up stairs, Had
ghost appeared TO the Solicitor General
he could not have been more surprised
than when he saw who tho "gfntleman''
was that wanted to see him. It did not
take long for explanations and M under
standing, when an appreciation Of the joke
caused by the new mans stupidity caused
both officials to laugh heartily.