The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-17
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vain fans at the truth In many instances
the Misrepresentation are yillanOus, 90 say
the least;
m TuE HEART or THE SOUTH.
Everyone will admit that travelling by rail
II tircsomc. On the steamboat where the
traveller disposcs OF his time II Is pleasure
Leaving Cincinnati. and going down the river
by one Of the beautiful boats Of the Mem.
phis aud Cincinnati Packet company, until
reaching Cairo, he will see finer scenery than
he could see when travelling on the Rhine.
There are numerous places In the United
States which suipass In grandeur, beauty
and scenery the place Of ronown visited by
Americans in Europe. Why, then, cNpond
American money ON European soil? The
number Of European visitors 30 our country
Is very small, compared with Americans 20.
ing abroad. II Il only a vain preference
paid to the old hemisphere.
As soon m We passed Cairo We could see
distinctly the difference VI colors between
the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. lcould not
see the reason why the first has a clear blue
color aud the second n muddy color A
northern man, pure Yankee, said Ia me.
"Thc south IA still full Of mud which runs
In the mother Of our rivers and causes Us
disgusting color" How true that IL | do
not know, but give Il to my readers for
what Is worth
Now We are In Memphis, Tenn, called the
heart Of the south, aud In old times the
Blun City. They claim 1900 inhabitants,
aud the principal business done " cotton.
Along the wharf there are about fifty great
commission houses, employing from four To
ten white men for clerical aud overseeing
work, and fifty 10 100 colorcd men for hard
work. The salary Of the white men u from
80 20 t55 a month and the colorcd laborcr
gets from 10 cents 10 Is cents for day.
work
ON the hill there Is the government build
ing In which the custom-housc. postoihc,
aud circuit court are placed. On Main stree
there are some, but very few, nicc.buildinFs
Among them are the two principal hotels
charging you from ~ 10 90 per day. but yot
have 90 be satisfied, for the Tcason that th
bill Of fare, lcopy " which | inclosc) con
lains among other delicate catahlcs frog
legs fried. cream sauce and when you as
Tor a portion, the big, pcrpirng waiter nu
Iwors you We are just cut Of them frog,
legS"
The Memphis ladies dress we'll and appca
very respectable on the streets Said gen
ilcman "a me. These southern ladies' nj
though poor keep up their old Style hnyin
from three 20 five colurcd servants nj thci
houses" Where do they pct their mcansY
asked I. Nobody can tell was the reply
The gentlemen here wear very Nid
Trousers, fitting GETAWAY coats and stm'
bats with large colorcd ribbons. II IL th
fashion, now, but suppose only here.
Women aud men here consider the colorc
man not less aud not more than n dog |
my two days stay here. have not seen
friendly look nor good word addressed /
them. When awhile man u walking ON HI
street, the colorcd man OF woman appruacl
Ing him, will pass from the sidewalk whic
u large enough for Va, 10 the middle of N
street, exposing him OF herself Ia be hurt 4
ala.Is HI. A
This sort Of treatment 10 tho uniurtuna
race, i, after my opinion, a shame 10 Anne
lean civilization.
Memphis has two morning and two eyci
Ing newspapers last evening was waikiki
on the street and lad asked me to buy
paper from him. How muchg "fi,
cents, - said he. But look here, my bo
the heading shows that Il delivered for
cents week why do you ask . cents for OF
oopyl' 'Oh, mister aid the lad, II ha,
no paper for you. Sure YOU come from Ne
York and you would like n paper for
penny" And away he went I felt N
inflated, not for myself but for the 20
southern people. They ttill hate the nor
and they learn their children 30 hate thcf
They and their States belong to the ere
Union, aud In the meantime are stroi
Democrats
Nine different railroad companies IA
their termlni In this city. The only roI
which has H. headquarters here l. the NJ
<Ak4<Alppi Valley road, or the L., ~ q. A =
roing direct 20 New Orleans The passeng
trains do not pay the coal on the engin
carrying them. Freight trains arc bett
and the clerks In the auditors Office h,
work only five or six hours a day. What
difference with the work done by the DO
Of The g. q. and q. :. railroads Ia Fam u,
nardino.
II Il raining here since five days, and, on
think OF H. right In the midst of this G,
spell Of weather report comes that wat
melons are rpcning In Florida The appc
ancc Of watermelons In the market thus ca
In the Presidential campaign looks 10
like scheme Of the Prohibluonists 10 q
furo the colorcd vote. The man and brotl
may be induced 10 consent 10 the exclusi