Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-12
MANS LITTLE WAYS
By the EmancIputcd woman

Nv the Emancipntcd woman
THERE was trouble In the marital
camp ot Mr. and Mrs. ErastuS
strawberry, Afro-Amerlcan. Fas.
tus attended the meeting OF the Coloieu
citizens Rights association and came
home at o'clock In he morning 80
full Of his rights or OF something eIse
that ne ordered his wife. 'Lizabeth Are
donIa, to rise from her bed ana menu
his garments at that unholy hour
Rastus was unrelieyed black. LIZ
abeth Aredonla was Of rich tint IKE
warm salmon. bun window shade
Through the years of her married NE
untu now 'Lizabeth Aredonla had
mceltly accorded TO Rastus that crown
OF headship and intellectual masculine
superlorlty which the Afro-Ametlcah
husband believes In as he believes IN
possum and sweet taters' But no"
/ 'Ligabeth belonged TO a womans cruz,
/ the order Of the star of the queen OF
gbeba. She had read her first paper
| She was beginning To- imbibe the deadly
poison of woman's rights. The demand
| Of Rastus that she should rise and So"
| his buttons on fired her soul, and she
answered.
"'Rastus strawberry, l wouldn't git
Inn al O'Clock In de mawnIn to fix yo
clo'es If you went out on the street ana
policeman arrested you for NAKED
ness! / amt a-goin TO quarrel win no
niger this time o. night because ! got
| TO git my res and git up early to go 10
work, but ] amt a-goin to put up WIN
no more Niger ways, To- de La"d.
Don't YOU be comm home intoxicated
and maxim sturbance with me no mo .
now, you mind
'Rastus was stunned. This thing that
had come upon him was unorthodoN.
He determined TO discipline 'Lizapeth
Aredonia But he was a little urea
then lie turned his face TO the wall
and slept. dreaming revenge.
In the morning he went as usual 10
the box wherein he Kept cornmeal 10
bake cakes for his yellow dog Al
though Erastus had "A wife and hye
children. that yellow dog was the one
object he loved. His wife supported
him and the children by day labor ne
supported the dog.
The meal box was empty. 'Rastus
glanced suspiciously at some hens that
were oluck.clucking contentedly in the
back yard, making little dabs with
their horny beaks at a fiat stone, after
the wont Of hens pecking at the remains
Of feast He saw and understood
He turned as near white with rage as
a velvet black man can. He exclaimed
and half the town could hear him roar
Elizabeth Aredonia Strawberry, how
dar' you! You been a-feedin my Gavin
meal TO yo' wuthless chickens and
a-starvin my pore dawg! I'll teach
/ you
But he got no further The member
{ Of the order Of the Star OF the Queen OF
Sheba had been making ready in hel
, mind for this attack for two hours anC
. had the advantage Of careful prepare
= ton
you stop right thar 'Rastus Straw
berry," she said. "Thars colored PEG
pie and thars niggers. Colored people
has white principles, and niggers has
, niger principles, and you got EN- al
, over. lain round all day, steyin out al
night and oneasin me from my sleep
You do It ag'in, and I won't suppot'
YOU no mo! ! don't have to, nohow
You black tarpot What did eve
marry you for, anyhow? Look at you
Look at them happy headed chillen''
well, / amt no cream colored mig
ger, anyway" replied Rastus.
on the whole, he replied meekly
There was a threat in 'Lizabeth's ora
ton. Suppose she should execute II
She advanced toward the boiling tea
kettle. She poured out a cup OF water
He eyed her warilv and slid toward tn
door. But she only began TO sip IT
white folks antebreakfast fashion
Rastus was relieved He remarke
soothngly:
That's rgh,. Hot wattah's good 70
yo indigestion, honey"
But 'Lizabeth was "on her hig
horse" She stopped slipping, wave
her right hand up and down and laid
down TO him thus.
"Befo' I married you ! lived with
Episcopal rectah's family, and my mad
am SIT Elft lilt Gu % anu Vt lihfl VI az
and an wanted Her husband he wa
e pasture Of a church TN he died Of 50
h rosis Of de liver; then she was 'Pi'
a copal rectah's widow And then I MAJ
T. ried you. you ole black thing and yo
e stayin out nights and comm home on
.e toXicated az o'clock in de mawni
like low, common nIggers, and me SUI
po'tin you Yah, II ! was once rid {
you wouldn't marry de best man d
10 Lawd ever blowed de breath Of life IL
~ 20. And YOU mind yo'self, or tn cit
p revorce and put de chillen in the 'sylul
\, and so and work for Sistah Layende
AZ de Reeterer. Folks has tole me many
n time ! got dc makins Of cook into m
"a won't put up with no mo- nigg,
20 ways, Rasus Strawberry
40 And Rastus could only answer sti
Is more soothngly:
If Hot wattah's mighty fine for go II
r.. digestion. honey
W SOME enc BoUDom ORNAMENT