Excerpt from The Reminiscences of Carl Schurz, Vol. 2: 1852-1863 The reminiscences OF carl schurz intervals, standing for a second motionless. At another clang Of their commander's bell they lif ted their tureens high up and then deposited them upon the table With a bump that made the chandehers tremble and came near terrifying the ladies. But this was not the end Of the ceremony. The negroes held fast With their right hands to the handles Of the silver covers until another stroke Of the bell resounded Then they jerked Off the covers, swung them high over their heads, and thus marched Off as if carrying away their booty in triumph. SO the dinner went on, With several repetitions Of such proceedings, the negroes getting all the while more and more enthusiastic and bizarre in their performances. I was told that like customs existed at other hotels, but I have never seen them elsewhere executed With the same perfection as at our first dinner in America. It may well be believed that they then astonished us greatly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.