The broad ax., 1911-07-01
Madam HsekIsy Writes On the Jim
Crow" Cars In the South.
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in their pockets, and larger bottles in
satchels. They spend money like
lords, treating their friends, and
showing on. They yen out the car
windows at the crowds at the stations,
for Colored people DO not work Satur-
day afternoons, and every station has
it's crowd Of idlers, watching to see
friends.
One Saturday afternoon, there were
three women In the car, two young,
IeWd women and myself The car
was packed with men and boys enter
ing manhood Just paid on from q fac
tory up the road. One woman sat on
q mans life, while he sat on the arm
Of . seat. About six other men were
hagging her at the same time, even
the ColOred butcher boy entered the
list and neglected his work.
The girl who sat behind me had
i've hugging her. from the back Of
the seat, at the side, leaning over her
seat companion, Snd almost pushing
my seat companion from his place.
They paced the aisles like Gagged ami
mails, drank whiskey and slushed
%Coco-C Cola" All drank from the same
straw and one man dared 70 smoke.
You could not ''hesr your ears" The
wonderful thing to me is that no one
cursed. It was a terrible scene, but
not one swear-word was uttered. l
believe this is because Of the inhu-
ence OF the Col0red schools, which
prevents this habit. These men and
boys were not actually wicked-they
were simply showing on" and trying
70 have q good time after q weeks
work, and on their weekly visit to
their homes.
I have newspaper clippings show
ing that similar scenes are enacted
In the coaches for whites on Sundays.
think the Alabama people most
xiYen to hanging out Of the car wind
ows. Friends live along the road, and
conductors have a weary time collect
ing tickets because minds are intent
upon waving tareweIls.
one conductor with sense Of hum
or yelled Tickets, tickets" to deaf
ears, until he got tired. Il declare, l
win have to have the shades put down
after this until l can collect my tick
ets-" Every one Just laughed, saw
one conductor shake the arm Of a girl
vigorously, but she was 90 intent
looking out the window to wave to her
friends, that she never felt it They
have their tickets tied up In handker-
chiefs ana cloths, in boxes and bags,
ana oftened marVeIled at the pa
thence Of some Of the conductors, and
cid not wonder that some were hate
ful.
Some Colored passengers do not
know what the cuspidors are placed
IN every seat. They deliberately avoid
them and expectorate anywhere.
When the porteFs put them night I'M
der their noses, they VIII not use
them, and sometimes they get angry,
II the porter insists upon their use
one porter said he vas afraid to force
the men lest, they throw rocks IN
the window when the train would
pass at night.
Thsy bring anything into the car.
one boz brought q great big chunk Of
ice rigAf into his seat When the
stream OF vater ran down the lsle.
tie poresr noticed, and made re boy
put the ice h me sink Both the
BOY ana Mis- big sister became indig-
nant. The porter had 70 wipe up nm
dsf three seats and IN the ai1ie.
FWfl ten q 3Ske On myself At one
Of tie stations. one Saturday after
noon . large crowd vas gathered one
funny colored man kept everybody
srssching win his Eitticisms. Sud
denly he spIsd me. he gave long
whistle and said ~Who-eeeei" Just
Iook at us An in gray. too. As he
rIveted his eyes on ne. every one
looked, also. But he had reckoned
wrong. Il happens that am aceus-
toned 50 being stared ct 50 n tuEn.
IN perfect ease. proceeded to stare