The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-06-22

| 6"1e ScSuSshtS Huits ;
men and W men all busy at work.
The soil rich and clean of weeds:
well and deeply worked; hedges
trimmed; walks of garden gravel.
ed beds of cabbage, tomatoes,
melons m.ist, and the plants of
iuxuriant growth. "What State did
your ancestors come from Z" eaid
Thecla. "Pennsylvania," )" said the
woman: "Then they were free
peoplew said Thecla. "Thev
were free when they came here"
said the woman. "Did you think
they were slaves there r. said Thee.
Ia. "Yes, / have heard my great
grand mother speak of her gre,t
grand mothers aunt Fancy, who
was a slave in the county of Phila-
delphia and lived near the Della.
ware River" said the woman
"Do you think the people are as
happy and prosperous in South
America as they used to be in
North America ." said Thccla.-
I'VE think this is our promised
land" said the woman. "Have
You any trouble among you 2" said
Thecla. "Yes, there is trouble
among us about the schools. The
Brazilians and West India blacks
are Catholic, and they object to the
Bible in schools" said the woman.
Whyf said Thecla. eth @
Priest tells them if they place the
Bible in the cbildrens' hands, the
children will soon spit in their
parents faces" said the woman -
"Oh-oh--shocking, said Thecla.
1.-The Protestants say the Bible
shall be the first book Taught in
the schools. II is o difficult
question to settle; You know the
Catholics believe, that If they as
siss to pave the path towards
heaven for others, they are laying
up treasure for their own souls. I
have q Catholic neighbor who
talks to me about it. She tells me
that the Catholics think when they
are paying tax for schools, with
Protestant teachers, they are help
ing to pave the wrong path" said
the woman. "Are there more of
one belief than the other Y" said
Thecla. "They are dreadfully near
equal in numbers" said the wo-
man." 4" What do the authorities
say 2" said Thecla. "The new
President is a Protestant, and be.
lieves the Bible should be read
every day in the schools to the
children. He says the difficulty
has been owing to some of the
teachers. They are devoting their
time to outside issues," said the
woman. "What does he mean by
outside issucsT" said Thecla.
"Property and power" said the
woman. Ihear the bell ringing-a
walk in, Miss. will your Thecla
was surprised to find that the
dense growth Of foliage had entire.
ly shut from view a neat white.
washed house, which, as they ap.
preached, appeared to present the
Spanish style of architecture. They
entered a large pair of doors, passed
through a pateo or hollow square,
with paved floor. In the centre
flowed a fountain, around which
were flowers. Ascending the mar.
bic stairs, under the piazza, with
slender marble pillars, reaching
the upper balcony, a tall, black
black man bowed. Thecla re.
marked tC the woman, that he
looked like the President. AYES,
Miss, 1t is he you heard speaking
to the people in the Plaza-he Is
my husband, and these are our
two daughters-thesc are all we
have" said the woman. "Presi.
dent Kamrasi, may I ask where
you got the plan of this beautiful
house :" said Thecla. II once
commanded a merchant ship to
Cadiz, and paid visit to SevilIa.
The plan was drawn from a house
in Sevilla, said to have belonged
to POntius Plate. 1t is Moorish
STYLE" said the President. Mr..
President" " said Thecla, "will You
tell ne from what part of the world
you are p 81 am descended direct
ly from q set of kings near the
Mountains of the Moon" said he.
You had better not speak OF
kings, now. you are q Republican
President" said his wife, as she
passed into the house. ~ am not
so proud Of my kingly ancestors
of Africa, as my wife is of her
slave ancestors Of Pennsylvania, y
said the President. "Come, Mas.
and take dinner with u.s." said the
lady Of the house. al.
The table was decorated will
flowers and fruits, cherimoyas,
granadillas, grapes, peaches, pears
, from the mountain, oranges, ba
nanas, tanerines and figs from the
valley. The room was large, cooI
: and repnarkahiv oaat w.. ,hou