The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-04
PICTURES OF PLANTATIONS.
STORIES OF THE NEGRO OF THE
PAST AND PRESENT.

STORIES OF THE NEGRO OF The
PAST AND PRESENT.
The Changes that Time Brings Driver
or by Treedom-Thc BENEFITS of Eduoa'
ton some Tall Spelling 90 Religion
Among the BLACKS.
IL is time that fixes everything The
Fourth Of July is no friend Of ice. The dii
ference in time between December and MAY
settles the question flowers or irozei
waterg The lapse ofyears mellows the TINT
Of pictures. In its onward sweep il WI
wine them ont Of existence. NJ certain
stages il enhances their value. SON ono
has described "a saint h. De "a man dead q
hundred years, canoned then -canonized
now"
Men on cars who rush past young towns
ON "a boom. through fields and past Old
homestead- with the changes of tweniy-iise
years written ON them: find special delight
and resi- Of mind In reYerting 90 the o.d
times. scenes ana surroundings. and coup
ling them with the things of to-day. Bacon :
Quarter was once a subdivision Of big es-
tate. Now il is a thriving suburb OF luch'
mond.
Railroads dartthr0ugh old marster's land
now. and take liberties with ms proper!
that were never dreamed Of IN the past
| The negro kitchens that used i0 dot the land
near the great house have been driven Oh hl
freedom and civilization so callcd-ano
the happy darkies. instead az pldyin-
around The Old cabin door. hide their duskt
fuces i'm the dark pine woods. hali--iaINtc-
blessing the Lord tnai they are free. lhel
drive bull now instead OF ial
mule. but be- j. their bull and
they can thWnp his sides. chain hi- horns
and drive him ITO meeting even II it takes
ten times %. long 90 get there as 1t would 4
man 10 walk that distance. Ihes can siarIe
the bull 10 death if they choose, and Whilc
the bulzards are picking out his dead eyes.
mot fear particle Of punishment Tor lheif
cruel conduct The banjo has been forgot
ten. and unmelodi0us chants called sacred
Tunes" with chorus such rs
keeps your lamp triml m-a burnin'
For dis wool is-a a.l a-l. si -ohe.
substituted.
CRJ DE IDEAS.
Showing some of the crude IDEAS that Will
stick On the negro. iu spite Of the attempt io
educate him. an incident can DE cited,
which occurred id Hanover county. \ well
known gentleman i'm that county lived about
three quarters ola mile from the railroad
station. iiehad a telephone placed Iva hi-
house. connecting il with the station lie
.mplOytd Young negro boy. WhoW very
faithful. This boy had seen his employer
lruup,ily answer the telephone bell, but he
had no idea what was going on al the oin'f
end of the phone. lie noticed one thing
that 10 usually caused the gentleman
fo .e.No the house ln - hurry. one m9An-
jar. the master was eating breakfast IN ne
dinine-room. in the basement of the house.
The negro. passing through the hail above,
heard tine telephone bell. He bounded down
stairs. leaucd into the middle Of the room,
showing every tooth in his head, and in an
excited manner yelled Mars Dick. run up
stars puickcr~ you you can, -omcDod! az de-
hyah trap
NEGRO AND a GOAT.
Thomas W scott. cX-Uniicd state,
Marshal for ihe Eastern District OF Virgil
MIA. tells good story of pre-rntday ne-
gro. who bad been taught io read. lla wac
sent % the express Office with goat. and
as the gentleman who Wd- shipping tine
GOAT knew that the negro could read. bee
Simply tied "a tag around the ai- neck
and told the negro 90 take MN i1 luo tA-
press Office and have him shipped according
Orb tbe directions on tine Tag. me H.-I
UhDNli. iir cnou-i 60 get tine goat 10 me rN-
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$40 Reward
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