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Show Tho Colored Brother I.louized Id Germany. Berlin is less cosmopolitan than almost any other of the large cities of the world. It is comparatively seldom that one Bees Btrange costumes and strange people, as is daily the case in New York, Paris and London. It is not a great while since the street gamins would follow an Englishman Eng-lishman or American, whose dress di fered somewhat from the ordinary, and cry ut the top of their voices, "Eng-landerl" "Eng-landerl" or "Van keel" Although that has changed somewhat In the course of time, the novelty has not yet worn off. A colored man clad in respectable gar- i ments who uppears in Berlin is almost lionized. There is no race prejudica On the contrary, he is the equal of all. and people speak of the handsome "brunette" and the frauleins saddle Pegasus in his honor. 1 have seen hundreds of promenaders stop before the Cafe zur Opera and gaze for minutes at the colored man who acts as porter to the establishment. His presence draws numerous people to the restaurant who would otherwise pass it I by. The big fellow appreciates his position posi-tion now, has become proud, and shows his white teeth in smiles of recognition to many fashionable people in the 6treet. His wages are high, and, being the only attraction of his kind in Berlin, he is able to dictate his terms. In the classical city of Weimar a negro married" the daughter of the court preacher. The wedding was honored by tbo presence oi his royal highness Grand Duke Alexander and all the aristocratio people of that modern Athens. London Letter. |