Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-26

| that the negroes in the north are so
impudent. giving back as strong as
given them, that he avoided coming In
contact with them. I had noticed the
| impudence displayed by the northern
negroes and agreed with my friend.
Just about that time our broad
shouldered friend with utter disgust,
yawned and exclaimed, o, hell! What's
the matter with you folks Is that you
don't know how to manage the negro!
Neither nor my friends made any
reply, whereupon the speaker continu-
ed by saying that he was going to give
!, little demonstration Of his own just
to show US that he knew the negro;
knew how to handle him and that he
would make the negro appreciate his
position and remain within the boun-
daries of that position.
This big fellow leaned over and
punched the button for the porter. and
it so happened that this porter on this
particular car was regular giant. He
came to the door, pushed the curtain
aside with all the dignity he could
command, and in his insolent way, so
well practiced by Pullman porters, de-
manded to know who had sounded the
alarm and what was wanted.
I'VE didn't know what to expect next
but it was soon brought vividly to our
minds that the bold, surley appearance
Of the porter had brought no fear to
our semi-drunken companion. for with
the awful strong voice of his. he replied,
I'm the gentleman that rang the de-
claration being emphasized by several
curse words. What want continued
to get drinks for the crowd"
"The negro porter replied in the most
insulting tone ever heard that no IL
quors were served on the car Our
young southern friend. for we had now
become to recognize in him a friend,
came back at the porter thusly. I
didn't ask you If they allowed drinks
on this train. What I said was for you
to get drinks for the crowd"
Capt Arnold said that the climax
had been reached he thought. but not
so, so for an instant the big southerner
reached up his big hand and grabbed
the porter by the coat, around his neck.
The porter was yanked inside the smok-
er and the southerner whipped out a
big A and pushed 1t in the face Of the
negro, saying told you to get drinks
for the crowd?' Are you ready to go
for them now?'
I'm a meek and submissive voice the
big buck negro hurriedly replied. Yes,
SER boss and he was released. In a
minute or two after disappearing the
negro returned with drinks for the
bunch.
"The funniest thing about the whole
thing was that the young lawyer had
boasted to us before the southerner got
aboard that he had never tasted liquor
in his life. The southerner directed the
negro to pass the glasses around and
all of us save our lawyer friend, took
glass. The southerner noticing that
one glass was left said in his COM
manding voice Take that glass The
lawyer didn't hesitate for he grabbed
the glass in an instant and all Of US,
except the lawyer, drank the whisky
down. The lawyer eased his hand to-
ward cupsidor and was trying to
empty the whisky in 1t when the south
erner detected what he was doing. He
gave another command, Drink that
whisky, and let me tell you. 1t didn't
take long for that glass to get to the
lawyers lips.
THE negro went out Of the smoker"
continued Capt. Arnold, land a little bit
later the southerner pushed the button.
The negro reappeared and with the ut
most politeness asked II boss desired
anything else. The man had torn the
porter's coat when he grabbed him and
he inquired to know what the coat cost
and what he had paid for the liquor.
The total bill was $1.75. The southern
er handed the negro a two dollar bill
with the advice to always do without
comment anything a white man tells
him to do Let me tell you one thing.
| George, down my way the sour tree
grows to the right. All the negroes
know that, and it would be we'll for
you to remember that, too
| That's the way to handle negroes
declared our young friend. who we az
| forwards learned hailed from Knox
vile. I had to knock two of the Wash
/ T. L., ha lifnh (p1aa ming
the gutter), because they weren't in
clined to give me all the sidewalk. ]
needed "and you can take 1t from me-
said Mr.. Arnold, that man certainly
must have needed a lot Of sidewalk
ROOM"
| THE crowd retired shortly after this
and about an hour later the Knoxville
gentleman became sick, due to the
| amount of liquor consumed, probably.
He was occupying an upper berth and
didn't have the time, energy or strength
to get down. He began vomiting out In
the aisle. THE noise, Of course" Mr..
Arnold said, "awoke every occupant In
the car and all stuck their heads out
| to see what was the matter. Inc young
lawyer from Brooklyn. who had been
forced to take drink and who was
quite sullen when he retired, became
| jubilant because the big man was suf-
fering, and didn't hesitate to show his
delight by laughing. The big man,
amid his vomiting spell, reached back
in his berth, grasped his big pistol and
aimed it at the young lawyer. COM
manding him to take in his head and
stop that laughing. The lawyer did
what he was commanded to do.
| Next morning when I got up we
saw the Knoxville man. He was not
feeling the best in the world, but he
talked pleasantly with us, giving us
card and telling us to hunt him up
when we came to Knoxville. He didn't
refer to what occurred the night be-
fore.
You can't imagine what lesson
that was to that negro porter" contin-