The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
TIE NEGRO IN EUROPE.
His Color Sometimes Secures for Him Prec-
edence Over the White Trash.

edencc Over the White Trash.
From Moier" S,eiety
When was first at Vienna. some years ago.
I remember that the favorite and constant
playmate OF the young Archduchess Valerie.
daughter OF the Emperor. was young negro
named Mahmored who had been employed in
the Egyptian department OF the International
Exposition OF 1873. where he had taken the
fancy OF the Empress to such degree that
she attached him to her household. Notwith-
standing his color and the inferiority OF his
rank. he was treated with greater condo
scenson and familiarity and admitted to
much more intimacy. not only by the imperial
children. but also by the Empress than il he
had borne one OF the most ilustrious names
At Lisbon i have been present when tho
whole court invested three ull,blooded ne
Of knighthood OF the Order Of Christ. and one
of tho principal personages Of the kingdom
Queen ever since her marriage and who was
chief Of her Maiesty's attendants and maids;
.r Ras IN the 0 GA %yd sPd s0n Wbo
cult to comprehend He is made much Of.
sex. Before We had been long In London
that my vaot Tho was
making money at ''i rapid i rate q's and "a n
o somewhat peculiar manner: Some O. my
readers may Dc aware that the soldiers OF
pay By taking servant srls out for t walk is IN
Hyde Park on Sunday afternoons. On that
anery. and aping their employers promenade
IN Hyde Park; usually up and and down The banks
S @ oes Heec to the
girls feel the necessity OF suitable escort, not
so much for the sake OF conversation as the
they secure the services OF soldier. who
promenades them In the park for u couple OF
escort them home and leave them at t the back back
door OF the house whore they are employed
There is a regular tariIr.an infantryman hav-
the far more stately and imposing Life and
Horse Guard receive as much as u half crown.
don he seriously interfered with this source OF
revenue OF the British army. 1t seemed MS II
all the cooks and servant girls In South Ken
sington. whore was stopping were bent on
having him walk with them on sunday CON
scious OF the fact that his col or would attract
nary trooper. or even sergeant OF the Horse
Guards SO active was the competition that
seven shllings for promenading with stout
hours. along the Vanity Fair Of HYDE G Park. on
In Paris the attention Of the fair sex to my
coloIed gentleman became source Of consid-
trouble to prevent them from conn etely turn
ing the boys head. They served. however to
superior to ali other men servants OF the Whts
race. His concet teeame amazing. and re-
member that especially when. on tho day after
the death Of the late King Of Hanover in Paris
Prosburg to write my name on the visitors
book. was astonished to see Mike In the act
OF coming out / had not time to speak to him
at the moment. but a minute or two later
when inscribing mi, name, was Mortified to
see. In large and scrawling hand that OF
Mike at the topof the page and figuring Just
between that Of Lord Lyons, the British Am
bassador. and that OF Due d'Aumale.
On reaching home / INN sdiately inouired
what on earth he meant by such q piece OF
presumption. ,wheroupon he was good enough
that it was the correct ing to do and that in
asmuch as the Crown Prince Of Hanover-now
known as tho Duke OF Cumberland-h Tip
Mike considered 1t only proper to take this
means Of conveying to him his EXPRESSION OF
sympathy for the loss he had sustained.