Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-10-25


and furniture in a manner indicative
of demoniacal possession. Tho police
men of the city were directed to make
every man found upon the streets after
one o'clock in the morning give an ac-
count of himself. A young co1ored
man starting out to work shortly before
five o'clock in the morning was accost-
ed by a man ross the street from him,
whom, in the gloom, he could not dis
tinctly see was an officer in uniform.
The darby took to his heels, the officer
fred, struck his man, arrested him and
took him to the hospital. 1t was
learned that the young man instantly
ran without giving any account Of him
self, believed that he was accosted by
a might DOCTOR" and he was too ter
ror-stricken to inquire who his inter
1ocutor was.
These colored people adopt all sorts
of means of securing a hveihood; and
their principal object seems to be to
get living out of the white people by
hook or by crook. once had colored
woman employed in my house who
was discovered to be guilty of carrying
home with her various articles, such as
tea, coffee, sugar; while her son was in
the habit of calling during the day
with two coal scuttles which he filed
and carried home. When the discovery
was made and Aunt Lima, as she was
called, VIZ reminded of the fact that
she was ~ devoted member OF the
church anu had been violating her al
legged religious principles, she replied:
s'When de chillen of Israel was taken
outen the house of bondage, dey was
tole to Spite de Egyptians When de
cul1ud people come out of de house OF
bondage we had right to Spite de
Egyptians. We supported de white
people long enough and now de white
people must support u.s."
That seemed to Aunt Lima to be good
logic, upon a Scriptural basis; and she
was undoubtedly sincere in her belief.
Very many of the professional beg
gars in this city are young negro
girls who infest the residence part OF
the city and demand pennies or five
cent pieces from ladies. AS rule,
they work in pairs and divide the re-
suit of the days work. While it is
true that Washington lives on govern
ment officials and representatives, it is
more than true that the negro lives on
Washington, and lives with as little
exertion as the lily of the field, and,
CuOugn CldO WIFI DIS MUCH P1
sents hardly SO beautiful an appear
ance. The negro is as much Washing
ton as is the capitol; and it is not an
exaggeration to say that if removed
one would be missed as much as the
other.
The young negroes here are catch
penny fellows. They are up to all
sorts of tricks to get money, in small
amounts. Those who are really try
ing to do something, no matter how
trivial it may he, are encouraged by
the white people; because SO many OF
them are trying to secure a living with
out doing anything. There are two
| little fellows who dance at nights or
the sidewalks, and they catch many {
penny and nickel from people who
watch and enjoy their antics These
little black imps are neither of then
thirty-six inches high, yet each small
agile body is surmounted by rounc
black head and face that looks OLE
enough for a veteran. of the Mexican
war, and the two pairs of little roun'
black ewes snap and gliSten almost a