Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-09-23

large place as we expected to find it,
but it is large enough. Here colored
people have clothing and dry good :
stores and the like, AID barring race
prejudice all goes we'll. There are
white men who pay no attention to the
racial Determinations and individual
ly recognize the colsred brother as a
Christian and a gentleman, but as q
mass they are nightly agin u.s."
Some Of the colored people are well
to do. Mr.. j. Z. O1dley, a contractor
and who was born in Charles CITY
County, Va, is the happy 'possessor OF
"A houses in the city. We were pres
ent at social given In his parlors OF
Wednesday night. Here we met Misses
Raven Gary and Gertrude Myers Of
@. A. Lloyd, Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Car
rutnsrs of Sc. Louis, Mr.. j. w. Wo.
mack and Mrs. g. a. Curl of Chicago.
Mrs M. s. Jones OF Hot Springs, Ark
ausas. Mr.. Alexander Johnson of St.
Augustine, Florida, Mr.. and MIS-. E.
w. Robinson, Mr.. L. James Davis of
Savannah. Ga, Mr.. Joseph L. Jones of
Cincinnati, o., aud Mrs. Charles C.
Davis, and others. All enjoyed them
selves.
We were the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs
Lawson OF $50 w. Union st. MI. Isaac
Joh' son keeps curiosity-shop filled
with souvenirs of Florida. he mad
boxes filled with live alligators. He
kills and stuffs them himself carrying
on quite trade.
One of the most interesting charac-
ters which we met was F. Douglass
Wetmore, attorney at law. He has
an Office in the Smith building, being
the only colored man ever accord ed
that privilege.
He is q graduate OF the law depsrt-
mens of Ann Arbor. Mich, and his
story is most interesting and romantic.
In company with him, we called on
the attractive Miss Raven Gary aud
the amiable Miss Gertr sde Myers
barely missing the accomplished Miss
Laura Garvin, but mseting the brill.
ant Miss Florence A. Smith, We met
also Mrs c. Aston of Washington.
1t was Saturday afternoon now and |
our ticket had been secured. We went |
to the depot ard called for q lower |
perth sleeping car ticket. 1t was de- |
IIvered. A few moments latar Mr.. h |
Carruthers aud Mr.. j. w. Womsck |
were refused sleeping car tickets at /
the same station with the stereotyped |
reminder that the berths were "all |
taken"
When we reached the Pullman sleep.
ing cSr. we found that we were tho ]
only colored person aboard AMI that I
only tive white persons held tickets.
A group OF white men were on the
platform and from their demeanor, we
felt convinced that they were discuss
ing the admission OF a colored person
TO the sleeping car.
When the tain pulled out, the Pull.
man conductor Reluctantly sold the
tickets which had previously been de-
MED at the station.
Reaching atlanta at z 80 A. M, we
went direct to the depot and called for
\ sleeping car ticket TO Richmond.
You don't want q ticket as soon as
I2 o'clock"
"Oh, yes, I do" Was the response. at
Wieh to get that as early as possible.
lm just in from Jacksonville" The |
ticket was handed over.
After taking breakfast with Col. W.
Pledger, where we net Mr.. P. =. |
Arnold, who is gauger of Monroe. Ga,
We returned to the station, boarded |
The sleeping car and were soon an
'oute to Richmond.
Mr. w. n, Oheatham was the porter.
At Chester, s. c., Mr.. N. A. TWittv
.Ame aboard and left as at Weldon, N.
We afterwards learned that in Jump
ng from the tr AIN before il stopped,
10 landed on his head, but WAS able to
proceed on his journey.