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Show i From Jurli to irey. New Vork Sun. l-'ivo colored men entered an elevated i railroad car the other day and took j se.us ailiogether in lino. They were of i live tb e-ieos of darkness, and it was ; curious to see how they ranged theni- selves when they sat down. 'The end 1 seat next to the door was taken by a coal black negro, next to him was a j in in oi ra'her light" r complexion, he-,' he-,' i i him w is a n.n iillo. the next' man I appeal ed to be a quadroon aud the fifth man in the l ne had the comp ex-i ex-i n of uu octoroon, i,g he sat beside a ; wi ii pi st n,'er. It looked ns though ! the live coli red men rat g.ul thenisel-.es ; thus without i.ny forethought upon the ; color pus.imi. ami merely because ; they hapjioned to enter the elevated car in the order in which they took seals. They were evidently acquaintances acquaint-ances fi r they talked with each other till they left the train, headed by the jet black man, who was stalwart and active. |