Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-12-03


The same is true OF some white
children as much so as it is of some
colored ones. Weighe in the scales OF
equal and exact justice and gagged
by their respe tive surroundings, it will
be found that tins latter-day Negro
offspring with his foibles and follies is
not one whit diff rent in this respect
from the latter-day white one.
There are hundreds of white families
in this country whose sons have drifted
West and even o Cuba aud the Philip
pines and no are not heard of by their
Grievmg parents. Gas Of this kind are
cons antly beng b. bught TO light, ann
any person must De- aware of tins fact
VINO takes even he usual trouble TO read
the daily newsp ipers.
Mr.. PAGE paws the following graphic,
brr glowing tribute 10 his Negro mann,
my:
The nanny Was. perhaps, the moss
important OF the Sc wants, as she was
al - the closest intimate of the family.
She was, lnoeed an actual member of
tn hOu, ehuId. She was usually select
ed IN her youth To be the companion of
the children by reason OF her beng the
child OF some favored servant aud, as
sue !, nkeiy To possess sense, amiabilIty
Jud Sment. ana The qualities which
gave PROMISE of character and efficiency
SO she grew up In intercourse with The
girls of the family, acd when she mar
RE she became. IN turn, the nurse an
81 h. nd Lnn -,
ma nny of her young mistress's child
rem, aud, after, of their children.
sue has never b. Ell adequately de
scr'oed. Chiefly, L fancy. because 1T
was Impossible To describe Ler as she
wa.
VINO may picture n motheIA We may
dab aud dab at It but when we have
done our best we know that we have
stu TX on a little paint and the eternal
yer ~ stands FIR like the eternal veri
ty OF the H,ly Mother. outside our con-
cepIon, only Be apprehended IN our
highest mulnenJS, and never TO be truly
pictured by pen ur pencil.
81 no one can describe what the mann
my Was and only those can apprehend
her who were rocked on her generous
hos IN. slept on her beo, fed at her table.
were Un ecteu ana controlled by her.
watched 10y her uusletpiug eye, and lei
by ner precrp5 al the way of truth, Jus
tlce ana humanity.
> 10 was TAR more than a servant
She was II member che family IN high
stan iing and OF unQucstioned influence
she Was ner mIst-esss oadjutresS an 4
her Wise adviser, and VIII, re the chill
dren were Couce red she was next to
her III authority
M taIner's nanny, old Krenda, was
said =" have been AN African princess
aud AheI Ter there was any other fopn-
dati IN Tor the iuea than her command
Ing presence ana character, [ know not;
but these were Iuestlopabie- He I
apnorisms have been ndndS d down in
the fanny Slice heI lime. Among them
Was Une which uds a smack at the old
Limes: Co, q mabners viii cyah you
mar money WON'T
| i reIuemb bel my mammy well, thou Oh
>ne utru ~ nen L va, a Chlld. Her maine
VAS LYDIA, uhd SHE was the daughter oi
al Betty, VINO Had been my great
-rdnu no hei s mani. Betty used C
,nd TO hex lstIe ) dni ing the latter
,eaisOi her lie, Amen she was blind.
LydL. hat been my mother s nanny
JoiOre sue VAS mine and my brother 5
ana I'll had the authority and prest igt
of having b-tn sucn.
After i'ItN five years, / recall with
mingled affection aud awe my nanny ;,
dignity, iurce. aud Kindness; her snowy
Oed. where L was put tn sleep in the lit
| lee up starr room, sealed with picture,
from the illustrate, If papers ana viii
fashion, plttes III which her artistic
feeling touud Us vent; and the deliciou,
| b sc"it bread" SHE made, which
thought better than hat of all the cook.
aud bakers Iii the world. In one corner
stood her tea-taCle, with her tea
'hlngs." her tea ANA white sugar.
I, member, {, o. the exercise of hel
authority, aud, Recall, at least, two
'goUd whipplngs' tina she gave me.
One curious recollection that L have
OF n Is OF discussion between heel
and one of her young nnstresses on the
subject OF slavery. III which the latter
tell back on what Is, p's IDLY. one of the
strongest arguments IT the slave holder
the BIB e, aud asserted that God hat
put each of them III their places. /
NAV be Il &c TO the reader to say. which
had the better % {. e argument. The
Interest Of the ma ter now is rathe
academic than practical
A lew days before my nanny dealt
she III de her will, dividing he
things" and such wills were rs strict
D y
- probate. Among her bequests wer,
her ieather-hed and pillows TO my eide
brother. She made NV mother bring
Pen and write his name on the bed anC
pillows. And these pillows are now IL
nls rectory III Brooklyn.
lie was from our mammies that w,
learned those delightful stories of ''Bre
Fox" and 'Brer .Hyah" which tn
children of "A later generation have learn
ed through the magic pen of 'Uncl
Remus Ii was from them also thu
We learned many OF the lessons of NOR
ality and truth.
Oh. that the memory of that saint,
foster mother would lead Mr. PAGE q
accord TO the worthy ones of us tina
equal and exact justice, of which w
stand SO sadly in needl
Oh. that the memories of those happ
days would render him less vitriolic il
his utterant es and lead him to realiz
that an unkind word here and bite
one there with reference to the PFC
| reSs! We Negro of today is tending Z