Asheville daily citizen., 1892-05-30
THE TATTLER.
Some Things He Secs And Hears
Worth Talking About.

Inc IA LEN.
'OTne Things He Secs And Hears
worth Talking About.
Not long ago | witnessed a scene the
ike of which is at least iufrcqucnt. 1t
vas on street car. On the car, besides
myself, were two men, ono a handsome,
,ray-hcadcd white man. of perhaps fifty
i've, and the other very old AMI feeble
larkcy. The conductor came around ioi
arcs, and reached the gray haired man
irst. He paid his fare and gave the con
luctor an extra nickel, saying he We uld
,ay the old colorcd mans fare. After
title while the darkcy, not understand.
ng why he had not been called on for
are, beckoned the conductor to him and
lsked the cause. He was told that the
white man had paid his fare.
Well, it would have done YOU good to
sec the actions of the darkcy. For Il half
minute he did not seem to understand
fully hat had been told him. But his
senses apparently soon came to him,
and, moving up to the man who had be.
(riended him, he took off his hat and in
voice choked with emotion, while tears
ran down his cheeks like rain. said God
bless you. ole mahstah; God bless YOU"
And it seemed that he couldn't say this
Then the two began talking,
aud the white man, a visitor to Ashe-
vile, got the old negro to tell rs much of
his history as he could.
The colorcd patriarch said he was 10+
years old, and gave the listener stories of
Washington, Jackson and many others
of years gone by. When the end of the
line was reached the two parted, but not
before the white man had given the
negro half dollar. That capped the
climax and | believe that minute was
one of the happicst of the old ncgro's
long life. He was too full to talk, so he
had to cry out his thanks.
These old negroes, the respectful, good
hearted ones, arc fast disappearing. With
them alone the south would never see
any race trouble. But with the young
generation, the new stock, it is different.
They forget their place, and insolcnce is
oftcncr seen than respect. They have
been coddlcd so very long by-but Pm
getting irto politics, and that won't do.
As remarked last week, in substance,
it makes good deal of difference, in ell,
forcing the barb.wirc ordinance, who
the fence belongs to.
read last week telegram from Jack
sonville, Fla, stating that a man under
arrest had confessed to completely in the
murder of an express messenger near
Sanford. The dispatch further stated
that the poor devil confessed after hav.
ing been tortured with live Goals and
twstcrs. TO be sure no such confession
as that would be taken fer a row of pins
And the inhuman brutcs that tortured
the fellow deserve to be cast into fur.
mace heated seven times hot, without
their asbestos overcoats on.
There seems to be no ono in Ashcyille
Il mean in an office where knowledge
would do any good) who knows what
a policeman should and what he should
not do. The aldermen, ordinarily
would know, but in certain instances, YOU
know, they cannot afford to put their
noses very far into case.
The city has an ordinance in effect
that the street railway companies shal
not block the streets. That is goot
enough. But it seems to me that there
should also be an ordinance making it q
misdemeanor for teamstcr to block
the street car track. | have seen the
need Of this ordinance half dozen
times in the last week. A delay of five
minutes or even one minute may cause a
person to miss connection at the square
and lose train on which he wanted tC
go on urgent business.
DR.. Sandcrlin didn't get much at tho
state convention. don't care much
Bupconbe gave some votes to him
which" as Dave Hanks would say. al
most any other man mentioned nigh,
better have had, so far as the wishes o
the people of this county are concerned
Somehow, whenever think of the gCot
Doctor also think in the same breath
of the Bostian's bridge wreck.
The people of Ashevillc, many of them
at least, will sign petition for any
thing on the face of the earth. For in
stance, there was Advisor Hunts Be,
Tree petition. Advisor Conant sale
he had talked with several of the signcrs
and they admitted that they hardly
knew what they were signing. Now, al
to Mr.. Hunts whisper of a Job, he cal
be cer tain that there are enough eye.
watching the water supply business tc
detect any lob" and the taxpayer.
will learn all about it if there is one
which | don't apprchend. There was
Job" alleged here once, but so Ions
ago has it been that Gen. Young ha'
had time to smoke up in good cigars
the overpay. The aldermen have TIL,
matter in hand, and will probably settl,
it in 1909-if the Commercial club dom
interfere.
Ten-foot sidewalks on South Mair
street appear to be correct. If thai
width will suit the property owner.
down there l am sure it will suit
The Tattler.