Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-21
MORE TALES OF TRAVELLERS
Stories OF British West Indian
Negroes I'm the South.
washington Post)

Even Ida B Wells has not e1hausted
the creduiity Of the British public. We
find In the London Weekly Dispatch. OF
the issue Of July 10Th. tremendous burst
of romance under the title Of Color Line
In American" The article is prefaced by
n few brief statements OF what the author
innocently regards as fact, and then we
plunge into the adventures In the Uhiteu
States of "a colored gentleman de-
scrlbed as "a West Indian, MEMBER OIL
tho English bar" This person had been
visiting London, and there had recelFel
nothing but courtesy-a rather unusuai
experience. we should say, for a Visltor
of any color in that island-but on reach-
ing New York, en- route 10 ms tToplc
home. he found everything sadly inherent
His various adventures must have been
almost romantically exciting. but We
leave them at this point TO follow the
fortunes of another colored West lndian'
who. having studied medicine in England
and become accustomed TO the deIerehcc
ALWAYS shown by Engllshmen to coiofeu
persons. decided to transfer ms aclNI''cs
TO America, and TO take up the Gaining Oh
preacher and lecturer. The experiences OF
this latter West Indian so FAR eAcei III
variety and dramatic interest the expert
ences Of the other West Indian that we
follow him with alacrity and delight.
orr ci-devant physician went hrst 10
Eoston. so runs the story, and there IN
fashionable restaurant, he gave the IAN
koes the first taste of his quality and cui-
ture. Not getting served as promptly as
he thought a colored gentleman OF Lon
don education should be, he raised a us
turbance by shouting TO the waiter III
stentorian tones" An ordinary white man
guilty of such rowdyism In any resort
freauented by respectable people IN TINS
country would be promptly eJected by the
"bouncer" and handed over 10 the ponce
But the West Indian colored gentleman
seems to have intimidated the Haiase
mont in this particular restaurant, ana
The ceremony usual in such cases was
omitted. The floor walker, or Whatever
they call him In Boston, approacheu 'he
angry cOlored gentleman ana expiaiheu
tbat they did not serve colOred persons
In that establishment. At that the west
Indian gave full rein to his tempestuouS
passion. Look here he sh0uteu' III
not one of your loW-down southern hls-
gers. brought up under the iash. III q
Rritish-born citizen, raised uhder inc
union lack, and, IL you don't Drihs me ia!
lunch I tell YOU. I'll make things hum"
Dc course after this demonstration OF
biqh spirit and delicate British breedihg'
a., yyeet Indian was served by the trem-
bling minions of the place. nor is A. ne
cesearv To add that the cause OF the race
voc Greatly promoted by his noble ana
engaging manners.
I, US at the South, however, tnat OUT
oolored gentleman achieved his most en-
1u,,np triumph, but as nothing couId 90
iustice TO the artless narrative OF tiie
Weekly Dispatch, we prefer to quote '"c
episode entire: ,,
ION another occasion the West lnulah
received an invitation from an ola coiof-
cd nreacher. who had been slave. 10 20
south TO lecture. He had heard with as
gust of the treatment accorded 10 the
colored population In the southern ota'es'
and fully made up his mind 10 prook ho
insult, Accompanied by his OLD negro
friend. he proceeded TO the railway uepot
at New York, and was about to book
tbrough first class. NO. no. said the ex-
slave in alarm we had better so second
Tbere'u be trouble down South II we so
IN a drst-class saloon You can go Sc
cond If YOU like, replied the West Indian;
I'm going first And the old man.
shaking his he ad sorrowfully, was led into
what he considered TO be desperate
venture.
.The West Indian. before starting, In
u,Iired of the booking clerk whether MS
ticket would insure him a lirst-class seat
right through. and received an assurance
that II certainly would. An, they say
it's all right here. observed the Old
negro. but IL won't be all right down
South However, the travellers boarded
their train, and the journey passed with
out incident until they changed trains
at Washington, and entered carriage In
which were an old planter and his daugh'
ter. No sooner had he taken his seal
than the West Indian observed IN one
Of the mirrors which surrounded the walls
of the carriage that the young lady was
gesticuiating wildly in order TO call hei
parents attention to the invaders.
1.-The old man at last grasped the situa
ton and. crossing over 10 our Traveller
shouted: What are you doing here, Mig
ger?' The West Indian. pretending 10 bt
absorbed in his newspaper, took no notice
of the question. This so exasperated tbs
planter that he dashed the paper out OF
his fellow passengers hand. and RAISED
his fist as IL to strike. Then came th'
| climax. The West Indian jumped 10 hi:
| feet, and. placing his hand on his hip
| pocket. cried: If you strike me. I'll make
| a hole through your The old gentleman
drew back In alarm, whereupon the mar
| he had insulted. addressing him IN indig
nant tones, said: Look you here; l WASH
| dragged up here in slavery. I'm British
born citizen. and I'm not going to put al
with any Of your insults The planter
| appealed TO the conductor. but the latter
| replied You've brought II all on your
self. can't put the man off. He's got
| "a ticket. and IL w don't like being here
| you must find another carriage"
Does any one wonder that people FED
on such amazing stun as this are ready
TO swallow with appetite and TO dges
with contentment the comparatively ten
der meat OF Ida Weiss fancy? Here We
are confronted with colored gentleman
from West India who goes staggering
through this country from Boston to At.
lanta bullying the whites everywhere
taking possession OF fashionable restau.
rants. cleaning out whole railroad trains,
offering battle to everybody. and reaching