Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
11eer Things Encountered in Jamaica.
Lila, and Financial Affairs of the Island-Eeconteites in
-eadsoar-EnsIsh as She is sPeke-PeeuIiarities
of Negro Jews.

repetltlons. each yelled louder than be-
fore as n by that means to arouse my |
dul understanding, an obAginv by
aiandcr. familiar with what r. known
as "Quaahie English" Translated the
porter'a words 10 signify shat he would |
do the Job very quickly Tor "quattlc." /
or Onc.qulricr Of an Engllgh siK-pence |
Uhree cents in our munyej, Tor carry
Ink each ~ the small pieces. and Tan /
uer." a slN-pfncc, FOR The trunk
The poorest ~ these neEroos arr cx- |
frcmciy polite 90 ons another. az we'll |
a. 30 strAngur8. D. u amusing 90 hear |
u hlif-rlk0i fellow, htucss AMI aauo- !
ioaa. buNlng lpw 10 another IN the sumo I
cuuliaun aud saying With she air ~ 4 ]
Cheatorneld. 'uinW DO Dis morn, utrf ]
Hope um De- be- well. sar." The response
Invariably ls. quite well. um. d. morn. !
tot understood bui t.s use o. CONSTANT
in every scuienae and Gar" ur "mafgn-
lady" are never mittcd. Seeing women
hfeiklnE stuue ON The roadside. ealing
ships In the hlfbor. working m che
foida ana doing alI the business Df mar
kutnE, you wonder what the men do
for "a WING. u b. ~ true fhlt he
men are altogether idlc. though the
wunen perform UJsi Of The labor whlch
calls Tor strength ana endurance. The
uulurel "luida ~ croft IN" In thts rurt
~ The WUfid are Wiling 10 De- dressed
w in the becoming uuiform Of soldiers
and glory In the r1rgroua tuuic, SCARLET
jacket and blue z1uaVc brooches ~ bar
btric splCndur
1hcy Will even perform she light
functions OF the police f1rve-lhih0ugh
u - aald 90 be rcncfvtlly necessary t1
thump jamaican policeman on the
head ~ wake him up when murder
l. being committed under hs ulFr. one
nf1s uauvr men on the railroads, TOO,
apparently enjoying tho free rides aa|
conductors und engineers. ala uH fnlr-
graph operators, giaaa-di1mlnd boz
dccktd clerks IN ahlpe and hotels ana
osrrners Of the n1-ctlicd "weaknr aox"
VIM are breaking stone ana dlEEing
1 dliChcs. n toll the truth. the AmiEln-
/ hans kpk bettrr able 90 do hard work
| than the iankcy. ufdsrsxed men. The
Dol ekrat and hrnwnieat - thwu chal-
/ lcurs admlrn, pn when met on the road.
husc bufdrrs balanced on their hetrif,
/ loose rlrmcrra tucked high nrpund tho
hrs arms swinging, Htrdlng nj tnr with
the graceful motion which frc-hlm %
I body ara limb alone can give. With
/ Nr1rouH arms thny helahur fhc poor
/ little dnnkcya. laden from ears TO tan
| with Gulnla pflss mr. ~ own dinner
/ ana variety % ur.iclca. unimatr AMI
| intuimnte. either % purchaae or % sale.
/ The splendid roada. which are she pride
ana bauE, of the ISLAND, were originally
| built hy oonvfcts. ART rhr work ~ keep.
] Ing them IN fcpllr - not dinicuit You
! Sun ciaac 10 feel pity Tor the fcmllrs
J who ARE dong n when you observe how
c0niontod. even hilarious, shey are.
Here ana thgre along the roadside they
oct M four pole AMI thtich chem with
I palm-ienvsa. 90 aifpfd shelter from the
Fun, md under these primitive huts
/ they ~, h1ppy aa any queen on her
I Ihfune. making q fr1lic of pounding up
the casily crummed yolnamc rnck,
. J. UH.|a Iii 49,
on these fuful roads you NEST a great
many more pedestrians than vehicles.
Musg Of the lanisT are quner. three
wheeled curtis. drawn by three hull1cka
ahrafit. Of by threv mules, or three
horses. or maybe n - a badly mixed
tclrn Of hofsc. OK and mile harncsaed
niie by Nie.
| Nowadayu every jamaica negro
prdes himessf on dcacour or connection
with ths Murpunn. who murdered the
Frvnch and dcfcd tho English. IN 1861.
claiming The famous old cadlo" a. one
of his proEcni,ors ana Ignoring every
/ other coinr IN ha hind but black or
brown. Yc, rhe truth - that the blood
~ almost every n1tnn muglrs IN hla
vfsns Whfir the cocolnur head
| crowned with atifcst wool predomluh-
tea. every duk of The hair ana c1lor OF
thr eyes may be- found, with almosl
every shade % complexion. from ebony
o.
Among the most singular people In
JamaiAi are she oolor-i Jews, who
unite the dark skin ana prcfruilnF llp'
~ Abe African with the Hebrews uharI
features, tWfnklinF eyes afi nose Of ali
normal development. There y vera
large Jewish olrmunt in fhe island, IL
, proportion % w. size and pnpulwgion
Kingston aiune has a jewish colon,
e a.OOv strong The control o
. IN, mercantile businessi and Win
the same accommodating spirit whici
distinguishes the sect elsewhere. thel
, are always ready 10 lend a helpin'
I hand, under the sign of the three gold
o en- balls. 90 any snendthrift Creole
Z who are bent on running themselves
e The exception social Importance ~ tn
{ IFrnelltes In Jamaica IL due 60 the tuc
: that the island was settled Will
}, Cromwell ruled In EnKand-and every
y body knows that the protector sympa
, thlzed strongly with the refugees from
x ncurlshlnE synaEogueH In Kingston
r ono FOR spanish aud Portuguese jews
n when also includes the negroes. tn
u other Tor English and German Jews.
h This ought TO be the most plouH Is
b. land under the sun. Judging from IN
i church records. Although the insiit
II tionH 81 the Church OF England ar
r. most In evidence. fully one-thlrd Of IN
n . nnpulatlon ore iiaptIHta. and ever
u other religious denomination IL trp
n resented. i.oakilW over tie ftatlni a
a ! md that there arc in..A Episcopal
u ians In jamaica ~ ~ haptltta; 20
n 900 Meth ldlsts. $3.50 Roman IAiholei
a ard gI.s)) me nicrl OF other Chr's;,
d. churches,
" The clergy includes 70 Baptist min
= listers: 20 wesleyan. 20 Presbyterian
n IL Moravlaua. United Methodist an
is Froe missionaries and 10 from the Lor
"A don mission society nnd nobody know
"a. nn,, ,rnnv Htnte.pnid rectOTa and ct
Ii rates on the churches Of England on
T. scotland. Romlsh priests and JEWS
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD,
N |
Al 1900 ,n,Y,ur.r