Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-16
pARKIES HUSTLING.
one WAY OF MAKING THE EASY GO
ING NEGRO STIR HIMSELF.

A risasAni Industry for tho rhariss,on
coiored Folk Originated by New York
Iourl,is-scfamblln for sii,or-Diy-
Ing for uresnbaeisa.
Ae,eamof was 1ust leaving Charleston,
hound for jacksonville, Fla A stop VI
several hours at tho famous old earth.
quake city had mado pleasant break
IN the three days run from Now
York. MANY Of tho passengers had
taken advantage Of Il TO drive about tho
quaint old town, curiously observing tho
gieat cracks caused by tho uphcayal
that still remains In many Of tho build
ings. Others took o sail over to Fort
Moultrio or to Fort Sumter, where tho
civil war was started. Perhaps tho
most interesting point for the sighiseers
who remained ashore was old 81. Mich
aol's church. Some OF tho more sturdy
climbed far mp into tho stooplc, from
whence General Beaurcgarl had
wa,chcl anil directed the battle, until
the Yankee gunncrs had got the range
Of his observatory and put cannon ball
right through the sieeplc, not far from
the generals head, when ho discrcotly
rfirel
These passengers were 30 much inn
pressed with the historical associations
connected with tho place that IL was al.
most relief when half hours diver
sion came to them. As tho steamer was
moving away from herpier an ambitious
little tug that puifod and snortod aud
footed enough for u couple OF ocean
liners missed itshold, and the big steam
crs bow driltod slowly around until sho
lay broadsido to the outer end Of tho
pier. Hero she was held for awhile by
atiiG breeze that pinned her up against
Tho pier and by tho mud that gripod
her keel.
Perhaps Il was tho cheerful recollcc-
ton Of past experiences which they
hoped to have repeated that caused all
the darkios, big aud little, tho six.ycar.
old pickaninny and tho grayheaded,
s'oopshouldorod "Reminiscences Of slavery
daysto hurry down to the end OF thi,
per There aro few things that will
arouse the dusky southernor who makes
his home along tho river front. H. Isl an
Easy going, happy naturcd fellow, fond,
rot a laugh than hc 10 OF work, 'whc
hnds his greatest content in doing
away in some sun sheltered nook upor
The wharf resting TO tho full from tho
arln0ns toll that he iancies he may bt
called upon TO perform in the week tc
come
They were Of this class who cam,
uooping down TO the steamer by ia,
dozen and score. a careful patching
into one suit Of the attire Of half Of then
would have made IA beautiful crazy quill
garo for one. 1t 10 doubtful II tho mos
conscientious and painstaling cobblel
could have constructed n decent pair o
Shoes out OF tho material ho found upol
that pier.
However, Il was diversion TO the paa
,,rngeson the upper decl; to SEQ that mot
ieycnTd, and when n dumpy littlofollov
with hwonderfulmouth, that must hayl
created great vacuum in tho atmos
phere every time he breathed, pranco,
10 the front and shouted, "Now, ladic
ana gents, jcs' You tro dino Mt dis yor
mole n II don kotch 1t she dom count,
ihero were instantly three or four dino
AIMED ut tho "hole." But mono Of then
made q bullscye, / fancy tho gam
mus have been played before, for tn
Instant the dlmea flashed In tho sunligh
nAii dozen stalwart negroes loapo,
upon tho shoulders Of tho posseisor o
inc mouth and boro him TO tho ground.
Then there was n scramble. A Yale
harvard football scrimmage is suppose
10 contain as much of writing, contoi
uonlnB' muscular humanity as Il Is posi-
QUO 70 get into given space. But a Yalt
harvard tanglo would DO sort of kin
nvfsHr'en frolic in comparison. Tim
oes scramble lasted more than ten min
'.n' During that time tho pile OF dusk
Humanity was ten feet high Mt least, an
lhero were twoscore Of writhing form
IN the ho>o, all airuggling with dosperl
ulon TO get IT tbs unfortunate fellow
u9wn below who were supposed to Il
Slulching tho dimes. ~ warrant thu
guting that ton minutes there was n
Individual waste of energy that woul
s''e Kept tho participants In food for
",es II otherwise directed.
OUT That was only tho beginning. tn
'po.l became as exciting 20 tho watcher
70 ,hose who took part. Quarter
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