The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
soME WARRINGTON NEGROES.
The Fat Boy mt Home-A Limit of Riches
A Woman Named Vienna.

Woman Named Vienna.
WAsHINGToS. June 24.-Iast summer a col-
ored youth OF the Dickens Fat Boy type came
10 live with family in the outskirts OF WASH
ington. His principal duty was to keep flies
off the table. run errands to the stable and
around the place generally. and fan the ladies'
II they got too warm while playing the piano
or reading His principal pleasure was TO eat.
and he much enjoyed living where he had
plenty OF chance to indulge his appetite. but
he devoted himself so exclusively to that one
pursuit that he was soon discharged. At the
be ginning OF this summer one Of the ladies' OF
the family was driving some miles from homo
on a quest for another boy. She met boy
riding an I'D horse. and slowed up. thinking
grin caused her to look more closely. and there
was 9q KS, GROVE Wh so hn she fSarfe
matter was that he had lost so much flesh
Charles ingenuously answered:
-. Dead. don know'm ess'n it's cause I'm
Twin round home now !!
Colored folks. rule. are not fond OF thun-
dcrstorms. There is great deal OF electricity
in them which responds somewhat uncom-
fortably to the elements. and their deep belief
in the supernatural upsets them a good deal
when the lightning is playing and the thunder
rolling. Nearly all old colored women pretend
to have been struck by lightning at some time
tales they tell about balls OF Are les rolin'
roun' like dcy was nuthin' at ALL" and Of the
prrsopal effects OF the lightning. A day or
two aftern recent severe storm an old negro
woman. who comes daily to help with the extra
work of Washington family. explained her
absence from duty the day before, by telling
her mistress that she had been laid UP by the
Dat lightnn' ies' played rSoun' and played
69a" i oH M" sSes ss y1S
ma'am. | WIS all swole NJ. but ncvah los my
Conscience 10 minnit.
Window gardens are more plentiful In Wash
inGton than in any other city OF tho country.
Houses that might otherwise look gloomy In
their stately proportions are frightened and
almost humanl2ed bv the gay masses OF color
In their many windows. Small. plain houses
are beautined by the running vines and sweet
blossoms on the window lodges. The other
house whose windows we're a mass Of sweet
pens in bloom. The mistress OF the house was
Looking carefully at the h93es and snippinc on
ncstly, and wondered { hat SO much lovellncss
could come from simple sweet peas. and re-
marked a. he turned away:
j. I.awi. eff some pussons WAS to plant q
jewsharp it nd come up a panner."
Last week an old colored woman. who was
horn in Georgetown and had never been ten
miles from home in her seventy years OF life.
started on n journey to see her niece. who lives
about thirty miles from Washington on tho
Virginia Midland. The trains are nearly all Of
the accommodation variety and run very
slowly. The conductors personally know every
body who travels on the road and children and
old peop" are always couflded to their care
This was the case with the old colored woman.
and the conductor was requested to see that
sh" dit not leave the car at the frat station
re1chel. as sh" WAS very likely to do unless
watch"i. llc sat her down in the end seat Of
tn" car. as it is called hodged her abOnuwith
her parcels and told her,not to bulge until he
called her. Tho second stop made was at n
little station called Vienna, and Just as the con-
ductor was about to sound the atarting bell he
saw the old woman tumhllnG on the car, spill
ing her bundles in all directions in her hurry,
where are YOU going? Get back on that
car" h. shouted. Didn't tell you not to get
out till | called your"
Please. Mister. you done called me-"
mo ddn'ts Get back quick"
Decd YOU did emil me. sab" persisted aun-
tie. "a sh" scrambled aboard. You done call
my namo twice"
Called your nNme2 What is your namc2"
asked the conductor.
My name. please. sab. is Vienna. sab"