The sun., 1899-07-02
NO POLES NOW AT PECONIC.
OUsTED By NEGROES At FARM AND
HOUSEHOLD WORK.

Tho Negroes tho Fifth Kind of Help to La-
Dor on the Enst End of Long Island
Groups of tho Blacks on Sunday Walks
Give n Now Appearance to the Country
PEcoNIo. L. l., July 1.-Visitors to this
part Of Long Island this summer are remark
ing upon noticeable change in the features
OF life hereabouts. 1t amounts almost to a
change in the face OF the landscape as we'll as
in the conditions Of life. The Poles. who until
about year ago performed almost all OF the
farm labor except that done by the farmers
themselves have all but vanished. With them
have gone the Polish women who did the
household work. Their migration. although
not effected as q colony. has been almost as
complete as that OF some nomadic tribe fitting
from region which had become monotonous
to them or whose resources they had ex-
hausted. But the Poles did not drain the coun-
try OF it's milk and honey. Their passing was
due to a complexity of reasons. They have
been succeeded bv Virginia negroes whose
coming was somewhat in the manner OF that
Of the 20 les. following upon the accidental en-
poyment OF one. whose services gave sutfi-
eient ei satisfaction to warrant the iptroduc.-
ton oil more, and who IN turn was well enough
pleased with his lot to seek to bring on some
Here and there a Pole is still seen. Just as
now and again German may be found who
has been i'll the employ OF one person for
OF iarm help antedating the advent OF the Po-
lander. For the neEroes make tho fifth class
that the "hyphen enatod", American is practi-
fSs sSay unkno%n here where and
land. or what might be called typically AmerI-
can: 1t Is partly for this reason that the classes
OF farm help that have followed one another
have made such distinct Impressions at tho
times Of their presence First, Of course; come
they were not needed at home They lived as
members OF the family for whom they, worked.
between the first and the latter classes OF help.
After them came Irish ,laborers. who were fol-
Occcasi iona!ly the German may lie found In
small house with his family. settled, comforts
soon as there were enough of them they wero
likely to solve the living problem by clubbing
instances servants rooms have been prepared
for those now, here: in others the negroes sleep
fitted up for them.
There is no present indication that the de-
parture Of the Poles will inure to tho disad-
vantage of the farmers or to their discomfort.
i there be satisiaction in well doing. tho
should be content. They have educated in the
speech and ways OF the country numbers Of
slow to take advantage Of their education. and
are, no doubt utilizing their requirements
in the land. The Pole came here absolutely
green so far as the work required of hlm,
the way to go about it and the medium of com.
munlcatiun were concerned. He was willing
10 work, and for little money. though the even5
Indicated that his vii ngness was, in part, at
least, the enid oil his desire for the education.
The moment he got so that he could frame his
demand in speech he stipulated for, higher
do the things that were required OF him he put
out his palm for more remuneration and res
H. had benefited.
Then, too, he was testy creature. especially
40 while under the hand'cap of his inability 10
converse except IN the most rudmrntary way
with his employer. Not understanding. lie was
Gf2nS,ant,y fearful nnI lnrllned to suspicion.
him he half charged that an attempt was being
Iia maze TO- poison hlm. or he 9ulklly conveyed
otherwise it would be thrown away. This
proneness to a dlSagrcea bic sl"ptirism compl-
Gated what was u ready "A problem. namely. tho
supplying o. loQd to these dark aud curious
r"Gple. The Poles were enormous eaters.
valiant at the trcnchnr out of all proportion TO
the size OF the physical man. tn" negro has
always been he'd to b" man Of healthy appe-
moderate. III" negro. too. At least Ms he has
come here from Virginia. Is cheerful and good
tn%.9rrd Gn@ydnE InarF G"nt%rnfI % with th9
ontinuuuslv when not actively occupied at his
work. Ann 'nGh coming from the land Of to-
bacco. the negroes smoke much less.
1t Is on SUNDAY IN particular that tho change
from tn" Poles to III" negroes a. farm and
stead OF lone role ON his way to see another
one. or a line Of them seated backed up against
HOUSES s't on" now scag % % % o .nsgtsm!
pered dnrkl"s m"andering across the country.
l mere are b'ln men dnl women. Inc women
were tho first To com" here, fow Of them hav-
ing been hnrr last year. More came this year
and men with them. 1t is Il curious point that
M Orleut ilft""n miles from here. mt the north
fork u' IA" island. there haN" '"ru negro wO-
men "mpiuyed lOr several wears. hut no men.
Another nId feotur" "f The locAI !nhor problem
Is thal ar tut'hogur. only n lew miles west Ot
here. Poles are sti employed and negroes
hay" not yet appeared.
Th" n"wlg arrived negroes hnvo not ap3ar-
emily Interested themselves yet IN Cum City,
the negro settlement back Ot JAmcSbOrt re
Crutly described il TGiE >U;
some Oi the Poles wet away because they
wer" not hired for another season. some be-
cauS" they demanded IA. .r" money. which the
Farmers wuuldn pay: SON" wives and somo
husbands accompanied the departing help
mates, The n"grOeS who have followed the
first arrival from Virginia ~""m 10 do their
work pryttv we! although they sometimes are
SLOW. rs hard enmugh. down here. To got
any KIND OF hrip The u"grrssos. To- tho as
tonlHhInent Of the folks here. have complained
9th" hot srcis s. saving thar N their southern
homes it got hot early and STAYED so. 50 that
they, pot accustomed TO tho heat and didn't
mlnd II.
lntil the advent Of the dark Virginians there
had cen hut single negro IN pcconic one
who has been In the house Of his employer
from boyhOoi when he was taken to be SdQ.