New-York tribune., 1902-04-06

30 that the money slips through his fingers ana
the wealthy negro is almost unknown.
The average colored Bermudan has two sources
Of income. He works hostler. mason. day
laborer, farmer or servant for some one else, and
likewise has his patch Of land under cultivation.
Farming alone will not support a family. but 1t
supplements handsomely the mans daily wage He
ti!ls the sol and harvests his crops between his
ether Jobs in the early morning late evening.
His children help him, while as like as not his WIFE
takes in washing to swell the common income
Under these conditions thrifty Frenchman or
German would soon buy his farm and put money
in the bank The Portuguese who are now focking
to Bermuda manage to live and TO lay aside some
thing from farming alone Indeed. they to be
driving all others from agriculture a sole eecu-
patton
1t must not be inferred that no black men own
their farms for many Of them do. The right to
rests on the ownership OF real estate worth
$50 and the number OF negro voters is considerable
In some parishes IL is one-third Of the total: in
other places even more. But most Of these landed
proprietors have mortgages on their places SO that
their equity in them may be small
In spite OF his numerical strength the negro
voter is nonentity, far any organized move
n1ent is concerned. The island House Of Assembly
usually has one or two members Of dark hue, but
the elections not conducted color lines
For thing the negro is lacking in the skill OF
political organization. and is not ambitious for
Office. Again, he has a high civic ideal, which
overbaiances any racial feeling.
Why didn't I vote for the black man7" said
ono Of them. Because he wasn't good enough to
sit in the Assembly. voted for the white man.
Apparently it chance that carried the hrst
negro into the island Legislature His opponent,
VINO was a candidate for reelection. had attacked
the Church of England In debate. white electors
Joined with colored in relegatlng him to the
outside. The few negro legislators do not seem
TO feel their oats, and remain decorously IN tho
background
1fvp IN ha
Southern United States. largely lacking in
Bermuda. There are separate schools and
churches, but otherwise the association pet@een
uae Two races is close BACK ana ~its WI s. ei teees
ana ferryboats there are no Jim Gro" coni-
The Bermuda negro is really an admirable per-
son he is much OF the ante-bellum type or oncie
Tom; lie is Intelligent kind hearted and honest.
IN the main. with occasional weakness, now
ever, for neighbors watermelons As you @ meet
and in conversation with you he is respectfuI
without eringing. and sef-assured without trace
Burgiary and crimes Of violence are not to be
The West Indies dangerous. but the colored
Berniuoian is not even 10 be feared when In liquor.
he u Doylsh 10 the end, and may be seen playing
marbles with his cronies at the age of forty
he talks to himself as ike as not: a cook w1Il be
leafe chatung with herself all day long. This de-
patons that are not solitary AS domestic
thew are or ,aa, as oes describing points Of
:, g 80 iIOst Happy They are not overenergetic,
:, @ y uue but give them time and they Will always
"A disturbing element in the island now is the
sIsiulerant -fom Turks Island Barbados, st.
AttIs Montsefrat and others of the West Indies;
"a aAshs h &c The British army and navy stations and
70 the tourists. Bermuda is prospering Some of
si sasse otner Islands overpopuiated that
naI Sd nSSalon is necessary. These newcomers are
.S soe ai@ays Desirable, Bermuda excludes such
somehow '-' &C. 't' '''N' wv
n,se .pese newcomers are not so well educated as the
xmsrs..n i.ssfo, nor so used 10 civilization. An
1n,rettacsI VINO engaged a skilled cook from
8 9, e FOUND that the damsel had lighted
1aie ~ stove. All her meals had been boiled in
wereon por leh wnleh hung IL the fireplace Stockings
sans. a. Sntnown article of dress TO her the alb
49, vi tnem being accenfuated by rainy daisy
~ ra tis same cook caused nierrirnent along
se '"ao py taxing a baby carriage under her arm.