| Show SENATOR TACT sow he solved ali kaca problem on a mississippi river boat commodore van Sant one of the wealthiest of hew york businessmen the owner of the hudson river line of boats narrated a most interesting and wholly now anecdote about mr eruce the commodore said that after mr bruce had been elected senator from mississippi he engaged passage on one of the mississippi steamboats up tho river on his way to washington tho captain of the steamboat heard that the black senator elect was to take passage by the boat and he said that he would teach this colored upstart bis place if be tried to put on any airs on the steamboat the captain himself told commodore van Sant what followed he said that senator bruce came aboard tho boat and at the first convenient opportunity sought the captain he said to him captain I 1 am going a part of my journey on your steamboat and I 1 want to say to yon that I 1 want my trip to be made as pleasant and agreeable to you as it possibly can be therefore it you will arsian me to that place on the boat where my people are usually located and give me a place at the table where the colored people fat their meals I 1 shall be very much obliged to you when ho said that said the captain and as modestly as politely as ever a man spoke to ana in my life I 1 looked a him lor a mo ment and then seized him by the arm and said come with me there is nothing on my boat too good for you sir and I 1 insist that you shall sit with me at my own table at meal hours the race problem said commodore van Sant so far aa senator bauco is concerned is already solved rf |
