Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-29
Etiquette Among the Negroes.
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Etiquette Among the Negroes.
As is generally known thenegroes do
not, except in few isolated cases,
possess any given name which is theirs
by right of birth and inheritance.
Since freedom, however, they have
adopted any last name which strikes
their fancy and evince the greatest de-
light when they are addressed as Mr..
Mrs. or Miss Wilson, Walker or Jones'
as the case may be.
For years after the new order OF
things South, says writer in the Phil
adelphia Times, the lady orgentleman
OF the house would show and express
considerable disgust and Indignation
| If, when called out to see Mr.. or Mrs.
Somebody, they should be confronted
by a dusky son or daughter of our
land. But habit becomes second ma
ture and We are becoming quite accus-
| toned to the Mr.. and Mrs. ofthe freed
denizens of the south. This mode OF
| address, however, is never employed
| by cur whites, we still cling to the
uncle and aunt of antebellum days,
where the age of the person addressed
warrants the courtesy.
| As general thing the negro puts on
his Sunday manners with his Sunday
clothes and the grimy working John
| of the week on Sundays develops him.
self into the respectable, dashing Mr..
Thomas, aping to perfection the man.
ners and style of the young boss of the
plantation, while the dusky bellies
borrow many little airs and graces
from de white woman" whom at
heart they utterly detest. This Sun
day civility rarely ever extends itself
to the whites, and they frequently pass
you with sullen, defiant looks or with
averted heads, this being more espe
cially noticeable in the freed women,
nor are the men as polite to the whites
when they are in company with the
gentler sex as when they ale alone.
Not long since a gentleman and his
wife returning from church met quite
a dusky throng just from their meet
ing-house. Both the lady and gentle
man gave them kindly bow and
smile, while the gentleman bent for
ward and pleasantly remarked: you
have had a nice day for going to
church" Not smile, not word in
answer to this salutation, only a sea
of dark brows and sullen faces. Sore
| ly discounted the gentleman drew his
head in the buggy, while his wife quiet
ly chuckled in her corner and teasing
ly observed: Your politeness was
lost on that crowd"
"Oh, no." he replied, mot lost, but
do feel sorter cheap"
| And now fora conversation between
Miss Wilson and Mr.. Hunter.
| Good evening, Miss Wilson. / is
more'n pleased to see you. How is
your hef."
"Jis middling, frank you, Mr.. Hun
ter. How is you staining the times
yusef?"
"Jis tolarable, frank you, Miss Will
son, ! was coming down to eeyou to-
| mite"
"All right, Mr.. Hunter, do so; FL be
more'n proud to 'ceibe you. / jis
canned up TO de quarter to see Mrs
Walker 'cording to a ointment made
with her. / will be turning home in
less den no time"
"In dat case, miss, I'll glib myself de
pledger of rescorting you back home;
dat is if you amt in no way posed to
habing my company"
'Jis lissen, Mr.. Hunter, how you is
a talking! In course I'll be more'n
proud 'ceibe your retentions and
amt gwine to keep your patience
waiting long nudder. is jis gwine
to pass few words wild Mrs. Walker
and den will be at your serbice."
| OFF Miss Wilson trlpped, her mine
ing gait and croquettish twists and
turns playing havoc with the heart OF
errustic lover.
dat sure am fine young GAL" he
muttered aloud, IAN dar AIM annud-
der young oman dis side oh the creek
what kin git aroun' SO libely as Miss
Wilson, and, Jeminyl she kin whirl
aroun' so rapid when she is dancing
twill it farely makes my head swim.
| sure is gwine to see her home dis
mite if nuthing don't happen 'twixt
| dis and dark"
wallace" cried !, "have you fed
up the stock and locked the stables?"
al is gwine rite now, Miss Amy, rite
dis mint. Dress YOU" he added in a
low tone, / cum mighty nigh forgetting
dem horses an mules"
'.Miss Lucy" asked a young lad OF
| 16 of my housemaid, who is Just in her
| teens, raised and educated by our.
! selves, and is consequently devoid OF
a great many negro peculiarities, chow
is you joiced yuself at de party las
nite?"
ooh, had right nice time. How
| did you like it YOURSELF"
al fought it was all jam up 'kase you
was dar, Miss Lucy. is you tux motto
oh dat black gal wild de yellow frock
on?"
"No; what about herr"
"Wall, she axed me twice to treat
her and teld her as Iinginierally axes
| the ladies what | wants to treat, and
she had better wait till | axes her to
| low me to treat her"
"Did you ever ask herP querieo
young Lucy.
sin course not; | amt think it is
coming in q oman to ak agemmen to
treat her. Miss Lucy" he continued,
looking down at his feet, chow is you
liked dem two treats gin youl"
"Oh, | liked them ever so much
Did you enjoy the dancing?"
Don't talk about it Dat dancing
beat creation. 1t pears like as how
you gifts aroun' nifty lite and easy
like. Dat Baker gal filings herself
aroun' like she was gwine to tare fings
all to splinters and yet you beats her
all hollow"
"You must know, replied Lucy with
q conscious tone of Importance, chat
the white folks taught me how to dance.
| dances just as the white children
dance. likes the glide, thepolka, tine
waltz and SIGH like, but these quarter
hands can't dance no such as that"
That's So" replied the lad; "but
ain you think as how | KEEP up wild
you pretty well las night. ! kin
whistle all dem airs Miss Amy plays,
and it pears to me as il is ketchins
dem fancy stops rite along.
"Oh, yes, Watsy, you does right,
considering; but Miss Amy is just call.
| ing me and ] must go. Good night
Don't forget to pile me up some wood
on the gallery before you go, and may
be one of these days | will learn you
how to dance the right way. Good
night again."
What is an April fool? An April
fool is a man who puts on his sum-
mer underclothing in April, under the
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