The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-25
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Chicago Record. tscene-A gorgeous
rpartmcnt supposed 10 be a reception
room adjoining hotel cafe. Entrance
a, rear otstagc. Piano at one side OF
stage. Enter Mr.. jackson. colored. the
real article, He Is attlred as a waites.)
Mr.. Jackson 10 the nudlence) LET
me tell you somethln, my pale breth.i
I'm. II eveh yo' u cpllud man don't
work In no hotel wheah cullud people:
come In to cat. a culiud man knows
how to use a white man and n white,
man knows how to use q cullud man,
but when one coon begins to ohdeh an.
uthch one around, you've got the be-
glnnIn, OF a murder trial right then and
thcah. I'm 'spectln' a kind Of yellow
man In hcah to-day, and may have to
yacelnate him. hate to cut him all up.
because It'll spoil A!s clothes. hut feel
that this heah Awestchn hemlspheah
aIn't large enough for him and me. I
kind O. know I've got to do a surgical
opation on that boy. because j dreamed
about rldin' In the cabs last might. and
when you dream about rldin,------' &. !
Alr. Perkins (who has entered unob-
served and has been listening )--""What
that you dreumin' about. watch 2" is
Mr.. jackson Ito the audience. when
ne turns and sees Mr.. Perkins)-"He's
the man ] was tellln' you about Ito
MIR. Perkins,. l Jus say l had Q dream
that's ALL"
Mr. Perkins--..I 'spose a pooh cullud
boy like you that has TO walt on the la
bic gets a great deal OF reconciliation
out OF dreams" "a
Mr.. Jaekson--"Yes. Mr.. Perkins, Il
seems to eShlluate me. a good deal. I
had lovely dream one night this
week." 5,{ q, " x
MIR. Perklns-"R Relate it to me. coon.
I love to heah pooh people talk"
Mr.. Jackson Ito audience)-"Don' so
way. I want you all fob my Witness
es Ito Mr.. Perkins,, Yes, sch. I
drcamt was In q big boat that was
made out OF a half OF a watermelon, an
this boat had pohk chops for sails an
was floatln'.in a ocean. OF GIN u
Mr.. Perkins-"All GIN boy? '"g Is, q
Mr.. Jackson-"A kind OF blush
Tom gin. In this sea, Misteh Perkins.
theah was great many fried chickens,
ewlmni!n' around, and each one had a
puhl-handled raZah In its mouth. Afteh!
while we come to n big island all COW
ehed with trees, and theah was nothin'
growln' on these trees but policy; tickets
Theah was a red carriage waitin' fob
me, and It had To- white horses. ] got
in and l rode up to a big palace that,
was made out OF hot biscuits and had
yellow roses growin' oil over the front
OF Il. / went inside and stheah was cul-
lud orchestra OF two thousan' pieces
playIn' the .Passa- ma-la. Two white
men come up an began to shoot musk
pertumc'y on me with a hose. Afteh
that they brought me In plum-cullud
suit with white publ buttons, all yell
low satin inside, an a white silk neck
tie. Goodness. Misteh Perkins, that was
all could stand.
Mr.. Perkins-'.Wat d'you do. boy.
wake up?' sf . &
Mr.. Jackson-.wake7 up! Huhuh! I
died! died o. Joy, right then and theah.
tBell r!ngs), Excuse me. Somebody
wants me-" tExit.)
NJ. Perkins-"That boy dreams very
we'll for an ignorant pusson. (He goes
over and touches a few chords on the
plano. Mr.. Jackson starts across the
stage carrying a large tray covered
with dishes. Mr. Perkins strikes up a
rag-tIme melody. Mr.. Jackson attempts
the "st. Louis trot" and falls, splitting
the dIshes.)
Mr.. jackson tsitting UP and holding
his head)-"Stop! stop! stop, 1t, mani"
Mr.. Peckins-'".What's the match,
boy?"
Mr.. Jackson-...Look iieah, don't you
know betteh than to play my o that
enticin' stuff when I'm sehvin an or
Deb. My goodness! When heah that
rag-time I kind @. get a green light in
my eyes and evy'thing begins to tuhn
round and round. CIR. Perkins re-
surnes the rag time.) Don't! I ask you
man, not to. (Marks time). See what
you doin' to my sassy feet!
Mr.. Jackson sings, accompanied by
Mr.. Perkins.)
Mr. Pe-klns-""Now, boy, want to
tell you I'm expectIn' Miss Lutte White
heah In few moments to take lunch
with me. / want strip O. red cahpet
laid through that doorway and cut flow
chs strewn In ouah path, cause when
we come in heah. we won't be touchin'
the ground OF all. Now, get some style
into you, an use me right an I'll slip
> nickel to you when we go out.
Mr.. jackson Ito the audience)-"He
The thinks he's goin' TO get out O. here
Mr.. Perkins-Put on yo' smoked
glasses, you pooh; low-down employee.
Well be comm In In q minute" eek
IT, ~ s 81
(Mr. Jackson puts a strip OF red car
pet UP the center OF the stage and
s;rews II with American beauty roses
taken from vase on the piano. Cake
walk music. Mr.. Perkins and Miss
White enter and advance toward the
footllghts. doing q very hot walk. Mr..
Jackson takes one look at them, and
then goes behind the piano and begins
10 hone a razor. Mr.. Perkins and Miss
Lutte do full cake-walk speciality, Mr..
Jackson occasionally look at them from
behind the piano and evidently suffering
great agony. AT least he goes out and
interrupts the walk) SIS Z.
Mr.. Jackson--"Heah. stop! Stop hurt
In my feelin's.E i been a spectatah heah
long enough"
Miss whIte-"why, Mistah Perkins.
who Is the rough pusson?" geo. e
Mr.. Perklns-"why. Miss Lutte. he's
the boy that waits on me when come
heah." /, K (
Mr.. ,Jackson-.'Keep on. man. keep
on! Er'ry time YOU speak ike that you
gut feweh minutes to- live. Don't you
know i got TO eltheh kill YOU or else
break your"
Mr.. Perkins-""Hush yo'self up, boy.
Yo'-not in my class. I'm n spoht."
(Mr. Jackson has been making suspi-
cious movements toward his razor poe
ket)
Mr.. Jackson-"Yo' a spoht. Is you?
Heah! Heah!s (He goes to the piano and
takes out two huge dce). Now. II you
nIn,t In thu -r.rannr hnIisn