The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15

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RICHMOND. Va. De-. T. - far - thh
city IL concerned. '-rhe New South" =
realized Tho sectional snimosIties Of
few years. back are dying out. An occa~
10 tHe Introduction OF modern ways ane
means az coasltctng business, AID nfxo!
that Il is better 20 atics BY Uaditivna enq
uot give way 10 new enterprise. HON. u
the latin Of our fathers. quotes ne.
These old fellows are politely allowed &c
enter their objections. and then they arr
rs politely oNefrelcd, Win the sosufn4
OF Tue new year the last OF the tlme-hon-
0red bdb-tail horse-c1rs Will disappear
f.lectricny Nfa reign. The various cas-
lines IN the cifv have adopted the over.
head trolley, and only one road remains
with animal power. This line runs rev
cars only. in order to fulfiti the require
ments OF It's charter. and With the sompio-
I, ton OF its new foad--early In the year
another batch OF ru8ty-coatcd mules VII
be Knocked down 10 the highest bidder.
( Business houses are falling into uue
with those OF the North and East. and
everybody must get move on to De
I any kind OF "A success. The present
municipal government IL one OF business
, with Mayor Taylor az its head. The rhieI
OF Police. Howard. has been reading about
Teddy" Roosevelt IN New York, and has
been copying him. u H. as difficult now
} to got "bracer' In Richmond on sunday
, Virginia counted rightly. In consequence
the various clubs do biz SUNDAY
! business.
The da,1kv. although embracing good
! thicd OF the population. counts for tttle 10
I this city. For instance, De Is boxed OF
AT the theatre, debarrcd from the restau'
rants. forced TO attend certain chur ,heA
AMI compelled - fock together at school
But he doesn't mind II m the least. In
fact. he profits thereby. There Is n certain
lnhahtfg1
; clusively by colored folk-a colony OF
7 perhaps 10000 people. ~ Is laid out In
delightful little lanes. with pretty 'ramd
cottages. vines. lattice windows. f.ni all
that. At night one can saunter through
this corner Of the city and hear the sweet
tum-tum, clang- clang of the guitar and
mandolin ard the melody OF some South.
ern song, Tho pickaninnies are taught to
todde through the old Virginia break
down and the Mobile buck. and Tor
nickel you can see first class wing
dance on almost any corner.
There are colored doctors. colored law
/ yers land good ones. too. colored drug
I gist. editors. preachers, and all manner
I OF colorcd fradesmen And there IL the
colored politician, who works day ana
/ night. For weeks and weeks ne delivers
} as many as ten speeches d3y. On eiec-
! ton day when he lines up his men AT
! the polls only To have their votes thrown
, out he IL I'm no way Disconnected. lie
! opens the camp lign again ON me following
/ day and on the same lines. and mas been
/ doing this ever since the war, when he
| was captain at the corn shocking down
| at Marse Bohs place.
The undertaken or funeral director"
| as he Is called here. Il the most unpopular
man I'm Darkytown. Little children leave
| tops and marbles and run In terror from
| him. Old mammys and daddys shun him.
| and when forced TO meet him exhibit
| great nervousness and an inordihate
| amount of politeness. This individual MN
~ L.. Na.. It4au nsHl
| and is always glad to find you In SUCH
| good health" He wears Prince Albert,
white vest, and black cravat. and II ne 10
prosperous. or there has been an epidemic
| be sports brass-headed cane or umbrel@
! Ia according TO the weather, and smokes
| "A cigar He IL generally on excellent terms
| with the doctor and parson. ana occupies
| front pew at church.
The most popular person Is the dandy
coon that "blongs 20 de -ise club lie
| sings anything that anybody else can
sing" and has "A voice that stretches from
frst tenor TO second that stretches from
visible employment and IL supposed 10
have money"At any hour OF the night
1 or early morning he Is working at his
| trade-singing lie IL a hard worker. too.
| "As he walks along. he sings his song,
| And It's really passing fair
| This man Is always open for engage
| ments al cake walks and ''parlor socials.
| lie with "A lot OF his kind. both male and
| female recently gave good presentation
\ OF The Mkado." aud the white folk
| have requested repetition. most COM
| mendable Characteristic OF the average
| darky Is his inclination To stick 10
| friend" Kili iess performed for him are
seldom forgotten. While there are some
| who ARE sioveniy about their abodes, the
T; majority take pride IN Keeping theif
| floors clean and their walls and fences
| white &c,
The South cannot spare the darky. The
average white man IL too proud to engage
| i'm the work that the darky gladly accepts
| Hence il Is necessary that the South shall
| keep the colored man for her own benehf
| that he may help TO clean the cohwebs
| from Inc wheels OF industry I'm the South.
where great areas of fertile land are iyinE
idle: where magnificent water powers are
| wasting their force, where mountains
cling 10 their untold wealth. and where
| climate that gives health 10 the Invalid
| and prolongs life 10 the diving ~ stretch
ing out its hands.-fienry Tucker, u
| New York Press.