New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-13
THE COLORED MINISTER VAS SERFED
A WAITER REFUSED TO GIVE HIN FOOD. boS
THE PRoPRI EToR SAW THAT HE
DID NOT GO HUNGRY.

A WAITER REFUSED TO GIVE HIM FOOD. BuS
THE PRoPRI EToR SAW THAT HE
DID NOT 60 HUNGRY.
II happened at Nash & Brush's restaurant yesor
day. The dining. rooms were crowded. IL was noon
and almost every table was occupied Al the long
luncheon counters. thich extend clear through ron
Park Place Bare3yst., not vacant seat could %
soon A hungry crowd OF busy merchants. nervous
clerks anxious lawyers ana Sleek ruddy-faced CITY
officials stood behind those eating impatentiy avail
ing 10 hear calls for " check The corps OF "eu'
trained colored walters were In high feather' ~
was their harvest hour. Almost every man at the
counters or tables a regular patron Of the pce'
Almost every regular patron has his iaVoriie waiter
ana between them the relations Of Upper and uppee'
ora sa,isfnc,orllly established Just when the rush
was greatest n man entered the Park Place door,
xho~, appearance attracted immediate attention.
He was a negro of middle age, not exactly naii'
bloodsd but the strain Of white In nm was only
sufficient to relieve his skin OF the deep black which
characterIzes the pure African. He was not dressed
in The latest fashion, but lie was ciednlooHing anu
his apparel was neat He carried valse. MS
appnrance Indicated that he was stranger IN the
city, AT first glance every one seemed TO take MN
tor a new cook walter, who had Just COME ano
vim did not know about basement entrance, which
/, reserved for employees But when instead OK
making his way to the kitchen he placed bis baggage
on the floor and quietly awaited for vacancy AZ
I'm, counter he was scritinzed more carefully.
Fortune favored him for a few minutes. He haa
not waited long when the stool In front OF him wa
abandoned. lie sat down. pulled his valise aiong'
side OF him and removing his hat. disclosing Well
balanced head and one indicating an unusual amount
OF intellectual power lie picked mp tAe Dill vi iaf'
and scanned II carefully.
nv mis- time the people around him were con.
siderably wrought up particularly the colored waiter.
Johnson, whose place IL was TO serve him. ie"
minutes before Johnsons face was raciant WIN
SMILES: now IL was shrouded in gloom. Apparently
he, was torn by conflicting emotions. Loyal TO ms
own race lie was also faithful to the interests OK
IN. establishment and he knew that he could not
fill the order. STILL he hated to say so. lie avoided
the issue as long he could, busying himseH WIN
The wants. real and imaginary OF the white patrons
until Il was impossible for I'll. stranger 70 avoio
noticing that he was being neglected. lie looked At
,o,,son irnuIrinrlv Johnson leaned over and
WHISPERED with some feeling rs his sympa;hies came
around:
81 cannot serve you here, SIR"
You cannot" replied the other in tone OF ~
tonishment, land why not prayf"
Because It Is against orders. You must see
Mr. Brush
The dark eyes Of the stranger flashed as he picked
I'M his hat and vaise and started toward the desk
where the pretty young girl who acts as cashier sits
enthroned. All eyes were on him by this ume'
The Tammany men smiled Not much dherence
after all between the North and SOUTH" one OF them
remarked 10 MS HelkHDoT. lnc he'eho"f i~"oASS
and nodded approvngly. Two or three Republicans
one of whom had been sitting beside the nesros
looked troubled Must this stranger, whose ap-
pearance was that OF gentleman be driven out In
the street simply because his skin was dark Was
the color line TO be drawn sharply In this great
cosmopolitan city that hungry traveller could not
got II neal of vctuas In Il respectable eatng-houset
speculation cut short by the arrival OF Ma
Brush lie had been summoned by the cashier
Mr. Brush Is Il stalwart specimen Of manhood, with Q
frank intelligent face. and the general air OF man
who Knows his business. so he does. lie took u
the situation at g,ance.
Mr.. Brush began the negro, IL am strang0
In the city,
WE'LL rejoined the landlord.
IL am also "a minister OF the Gospel
THAT Is nothing against you'
81 want to get something To cat.'
why don't you do soF
"Mhere?"
Right here"
But they Will not let me.'
"Oh. yes. they Will"
"Tve Just been refused at that very COUNTER
Certainly. That Is not the place you should 60
] A.cp an eatlng house that H. supported BY white
people. They my customers. | do not seek any
other class OF trade. but when respectable colored
gentleman like you happens 10 drop In, and does
in good faith. ! give him. ms III give you, a table
by yourself where you Will be served like any
other reputable citizen"
The negro bowed, and, escorted by the foor-mau.
went back TO table and ate his meal In peace
and comfort. The Democrats looked surprised, the
Republicans satisfied, while Mr.. Brush walked away,
muttering to friend. No trouble about getting
along with such matters II one uses little common
and courtesy"
Twelve fast trains to Buffalo and Niagara Tslls.