New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-19
BIG WAGES IN TEXAS.
FOUR DOLLARS A MONTH FOR A ~yIGGER..
GOOD FIELD FOR MISSIONARY EFFORT
MEMORIES OF SLAVERY DAYS.

MEMORIES OF SLAVERY DAYS
FRoN AN OCCASIONAL CoRRrsPoNDENT TIE 1nIBrsp.
Rusk, Tex, July 1O.-A writer in THE A.
lanta Constitution reporting recent inter-
view with Mr. Abrm 5 Hewitt. says hat
Mr. Hewitt secs the natural solution OF the prob.
lem In a movement of the whites to towns and
cities. while the negroes occupy the country
new race. both white and black. will have to be
evolved before such result IS accomplished Under
the existing state Of things the idea appears 81
chimercal as 10 he rather amusing than otilerwlse
How is the negro laborcr Of the South T. become
landowner under system which not only keeps
bin In the most abicct poverty. but Is intll3rant II
attempt on his part 10 escape from that bondaccl
\ white farmer brought few stlchs Of fire.
wood the ether day and charged dollar. price
which would not have appeared eXordtant in the
City Of Los Angeles, perhaps. whore WOOD often
tails for from S2j to $50 per cord, but Il seemed
rather out Of place here. selling fire wood ought
to be pretty good business for y0u.7 / remarked,
thoughtiuly Surveying the wool-pe. Tie farmer
lifted his faded white hat with hand and re.
nectivcly scratched his head with the other Will,
the meaning OF this observation wo7aei
Its way slowly into his brain. lit
air pretty good" he said canddly, when
this fact accomplished. But You all mist un-
ders,and that expenses IS heavy. | Pay big wages TO
my Niger. | mouslt cit one cheaper. but tits Is a
good one and I'm w.ln' 10 pay a big price Cor ono
l can depend Oh. Now, no" MUCH d h'OHul 40 You
reckon | pay 70 that nigeerl'
Knowing something Of TIE general rate II pa} ment I
said Five dollars. perhaps " I pay him six
dollahs a month sab could sit one 70 toah but
pay him SIX Gee lang! ct up!' and the lumber
Ing ox-cart crcakcd slowly away.
1t Is true that the negro laborcT is neither
trustworthy nor industrious Why should he bel
What encouragement has hcl With wages for farm
labor at from four to six dollars per MONTH With tho
Of Dfp.
vanccment risdly closed against them, with tie BAL
lot practically withheld. with legal. SOC al and IN
teliectual ostracsm prevailing. what Glance Is there
for negroes 70 become independent lrceplde's u
the southern soill
Among the legal lights Of this town an attorney
who has on occasions been employed by negroes 10
defend them when tic relentless hand Of the law Wa
laid upon them And it laid heavily. for the slight
est offence as well a. lJr the sayeS This attorney
is always tauntnGly referred 10 by his fellows OF mo
bar as the niger lawyer and IS treated by them
with contcmDtuous Indifference or open insult. les
there is. among this large population OK negroes ho'
ono negro lawyer. the country mans refd.;
IN tOublOus times. a justice OF the peace. -,
The missionary societies wlncn are DONG SncA hoDo
work among the natives oil BOOrOOOOla Gina mlsA.
be surprised t. learn that the present incum)ent ot
the cOlored church Ot Rusk Is msaioh3i3- d nsstS
! here from the sandwich Islands. ans all@i
IL would prove a thouy held for White MISSIONARY
IL is claimed with ruth that. while negro thloINl
learn tile rudlnents Of education even more rapidly
/ tLan inc white they seldom advance bcl Ond THAI.
They appear t. belong Natures primary class Oo'h
=, regard, education and character. l am ie"lud@l
/ of this by recent occurrence here. one % Ue
Iudr" was tall. handsome mulatto. n0t
morS, tsan twenty tIrc. or twenty four years DID,
| whose education barely enables MN 70 red9 nc
icy wears a.6 he was married in the adlo.nl;
county of NagadOchcS, where he was raised ana l,e
marryge proved 50 unhappy that. escape the DIM
Guilty he came into ChcrUAce County, where De Ae' "
| woman IN the employ of the Judge, VINO 'ctIioA ~
/ HIM ali that heart Of man could wish He Ar onco
/ cd and
without going through the Formally OF PFocuF"s .
divorce from the first Wife ""o'' eAis',l' ""s 20, -,
| discovered. lie arrested .rcd and sent ''od -
two years hard labor In the state F'nit", .'.t
/ The defence. which he offered IN the ho't OK la'n,
was that he did know that II would be- necessary %
procure divorce If he was married ~ anot1cF 'oulie.
go little idea have this people Of the laws when tn,y
But the industries carried on by convict LABOR airy
many. The cotton fields on the brd1os River reg
that negroes withstand rs inroads better than whites,
The second wife, girl nearly white mat the hesgo
NAMED in the service OF her master, and was
present evening when she brought IN letcr u'1
her husband, asking her mistress To read II Tor her
The letter. written from prison. was prQteSiaton 81
undying affection for Ler and closed WIN Tie NONs
my love to old master and kiss him for me "ot
master was the Judge who sentenced MN IA
that such chdlhe simplicity and freedom from resent
mont would be thought rather touching. ~,
saw curious group few days ago. Three oli
men with faces as black and shiny as anthracite ana
hair rs white the wool which t 50 much Tc>einDlc
They were once slaves and must have been wen ad
vanccd IN years when freed. The WHIT" people ipa'
these old survivors of u vanished past Nl'h uu,n
kindly liberation. Their humble llowdy madN>a ~
return for chance >autation. ana tlcr HrN'u A..
OF meek Seryilty is felt to be the rtsht tmns IN lo
right place. one Of the men was 81 Oh thal no
looked as though he might belong, nAc shaAeSpeara.
{" Not TO an age but 10 all time seeing mo
regarding him curiOnSy. acquaintance came up an,
looking down AZ the negro asked " Dld you euSf
happcn to be in New orleans when shaver wa uh-
lnadngir NO" We'll. have, ana uiN olu tcIoN
looks exactly like the niggerN that were orus. h I'VE
I'm those ships He's African no douu' %out MN,
Ny NANNY was brUng over IN a slave sup PR,t
The old bundle OF rags. looking mp WIKI Ia y, SUM,
OF interest I'm his faded eye. she was WI" ~ =.
and thew cbched her and brlng her over. Ine.a
now Srl He's straight good can teIl You n's
Old are Won Unc' Jiml" 81 dunno. maaSsa NOS q
hun red | reckon Il reckon You are. 100. Les
see who'd you belong To. and what yo9
do j. A train Of "reminiscences sl9WR cE1Nva
and pred out established the fact that tne o,u lc~.
who came from Louisiana. could non De "'S NV"
ninety five and might well be dozen YEAR, ohior.
Those niggcrs the slaVers'' continued ny
friend when the question Of JIM az Lla pgCn ,,
posrd Of looked more like MONKEYS whch th'N uT'
came over than like human beings. II was Slght 10
500 ,em unoadcd. some Of EN- were Just crazy mao
with fear and pain They'd gnash their teeth ana
glare like wild beasts. Uut they soon got tame. a
faint murmur Of assent from the group Of old men VINO
had hecn witnesses In their time to the scenes de-
scrlbrd testified 10 the truth Of the statement
Not long ago / met old gentleman who was eN,,
bibitlnC a bit of coral rock an interested circle -
reckon you all want believe me-" he said, holding uo
rock on his palm and gazing AZ II contcInpttous',
- hut I'm told that there's lots OF this rock IN u:
ocean and that htS made by worms. The name oi
the worms Is Insects. don't know how true hi' 3D.