Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-03-30
PAUL BAGLEY's aHOWHR or
EGGS.
The STORY Of HIS Little Alishap
In ClarksviIle, ArkansaW


Cor. Little Rock Gazette.l
noticed an article in your paper of
the 18th inst, containing an account
of the egging Of one Paul BagleY at
this place. Please allow space in
your paper for true and brief state
ment Of this little episode. Some
three weeks ago this celebrated bard,
preacher, foreign missionary and
newspaper correspondent, who writes
bitter essays about the cruelty and
lawlessness of the South, came 10 our
town and delivered a lecture in both
Of our churches. Our people ex-
tended him every courtesy and act of
kindness. They remembered his
former foundations and his solid
South letter, but desired to forget and
forgive. They turned out to hear his
lectures, and contributed means to
pay his expenses. By their liberality
and kindness they hoped to arouse a
spark of gratitude in his breast and
obliterate all eDmity and hatred; but
not so. In few days we hear more
Of his cslumny and abuse; be seems
content only in manufacturing
SANDER and traducing the char
aoter. of the PEOPLE who sup
port him in luxury and ease. He de-
hes public sentiment and seeks motto
riety in denouncing the South. He
has completely won the contempt OF
our people, and was advised to stay
away, but few days ago we found
him here again, this time visiting his
own elect, the oolored population, and
after seeking food in filthy, misera-
Bile cabin owned by one of our most
ignorant negroes, and after entertain
ing his colored brothers and sisters all
day by narrating to them the many
wrongs done their race by the South
ern people and many blood curdliug
incidents, he occupied their church at
night and delivered himself of his
stale lecture, after which he piteously
pleaded with them for money, and
lovingly asked place among them to
rest his weary head. His first request
was complied with by tie donation of
ten cents. His second was rejected on
the ground that they had made no ar
rangements to entertain their distin-
guished guest. Thus rejected and
turned away at night SO enkindled his
wrath against them that he declared
they we're worse than the heather
Chinese. and in scorn turned his back
upon them to find rest in the railroad
stationhouse. When out on his way
In the darkness of night, made black
by those around him, he encountered
a terrible storm of rotten eggs which
pelted him terribly, and covered him
from head to foot with thick, Shiny
mass OF rottenness. After the de-
struction of several bushels Of rotten
eggs, and when almost over
come by the sickening odors
around him, he hastily sought
safety and shelter in dark thicket
near by, where, in the solitude Of
night, he could feast his soul on
enniity and hate, and fall to sleep in
deep contemplation of revenge, with
nothing to disturb his dreams save
the frightful apparltions Of the MUIR
dered victims OF the South, wrought
in his own imagination. Here he re-
NAMED until the break of day, after
which, being careful to retain all the
signs of midnight amounting, lie
seemed to feel no humiliation-rather
feeling Of pride-that he had been SO
conspicuously advertised, and will
doubtlessly turn his rough treatment
TO good account among his partisan
friends Though voluntary act upon
the part of our colored people, it will
no doubt be set down as another act
Of cruelty and violence on the Part of
the South aud laid to their account.
Our people in general, though depre-
eating any act Of violence in our
peaceful little town, feel no regret or
remorse Of conscience at this deed.
and regard it as rather a deserved
retribution. We feel and know that
Paul was slaughtered in the house Of
his friends" without our knowledge or
consent, and adhere to the old adage
ito the yictors belong the spoils."
NJ.
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