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The general reader has doubtless but
little idea Of the length to which our negro
|or servile population carry their social
distinctions. They have their circles,
their classes and their caetes-their ex-
clusives and their non-exclusives: each
revolving within its own sphere, and all
jealously tenacious Of any obtrusion with
in its orbit on the part Of any Of the
others. The boundaries between them
are SO wide that the instances are few
in which they are over-stepped; and
should one Of them have the temerity to
ascend from lower to q higher circle, he
is Immediately "cut'' by all "hands," un-
less he had previously paved the way for
his due introduction. In this respect, the
aristocratic clubs Of England are not more
conservative Of their exclusive identity.


In an alteration between two negroes,
to which we once listened, we heard one
Of them remark to the other:


"Now you 60 way, niggerl You's not
on an elevation ob society wild dis child.
My massa's cotton buyer: yours is nuf-
fin more dan common drayman."


It is well known that the negroes Of
many Of our citizens who do not them
selves keep house, are boarded by their
owners, in several Of the hotels, their la
bic being the same as ts,t of the negroes
Of the establishment :-"How is you,
Jake?" said one Of these, the other day,
to brother darkey, who, like himself,
''boarded out"


"Wal, Brutus," said Jake, Il feels an
indelicacy bout being imperlite; but l
doesn't tink it comes you 10 ask me de
question. boards at de Exchange, and
does, mt stop at de resterat. Them as does,
should know dar place."


But one Of the greatest stretches Of Af-
rican aristocracy ION record" is that per-
haps to which we listened yesterday
Two negroes met nearly opposite the St.
Charles, who, it appeared, had been SPEND
ing the summer North-that is, they trav-
ellcd with their respective masters.


"Why, Sampson, how is youp" said one.


"Well, rs well, tank YOU" said the
other.


"You's been to the North, has you?"
said Jefferson.


"I's lust cum home," said Sampson.


"Aint the free niggers mighty mean?"
said jefferson.


lob course dey is" said Sampson, ''but
dat comes oh dere habin' no masters"


"Ce'tainly," said Jefferson ''dey's labor
in under de abolition OF intelligence. But
whar did you stop when you was North,
Samp?"


"Why, fac is, JEFF" said Sampson, 81
spent most oh my time at dc Wirginny
Springs"


"You did, did ycu?" said Jefferson.


.Wal, reckons | did," said Sampson.


.'Den you isn't 'ciety for dis nigga" said
Jefferson. .I's been 'mong the reclusises,
at Saratoga myself We dances de Polka
dere; | reckons Wirginny break-downs
can't shine. Good by, nigga! But look
hea, when you meets color'd lem'man
wat drank de Congress water, you pass
him by wild silent dispect-dat's all. And
saying this Jefferson's round eye dilated
and this thick lip swelled at the idea Of
being accosted and conversed with in the
public street by negro who had never
mixed in more fashionable society than he
must have met with at the Virginia Springs,
who never had drank Congress water, and
who was utterly ignorant of the Polka!-


". @. Iicay ne.