The bee., 1883-12-08
LOUISE TO CLARA.

DEAR CLARA: 1t is with tears in my
eyes and Indignation in my soul this
week. Ihave never been so disappoin-
ted in matt rs social as / have for the
last two weeks. On Monday visited the
Capitol, aud while that august body in
the House was delibcrating and perftr-
ting its organization, one thought struck
me forcibly. Just to thinf, some few
years ago, there were among the great
men, SMALL, Raiuey, Elliott and Cain.
To-day we are forced to sit in the House
of Representatives and see those places
occupied and represented by the Gun
Shot policy. Well, there is Mr.. O'Harra
the only colored representative in the
House. He is an honorable man and no
doubt will be credit to the race. l
visited the Senate, but alas didn't see
that great man who represented the State
of Mississippi with dignity and honor.
I am constrained to digress a little this
week and hope that you will excuse me
for short time before l discuss things
social. What we as race desire is rep
resentatiye as Vice President. am ever
so pleased to see the BEE advocating Hon.
3. K. B. read with pleasure the editor
iaI from the Warren, Ohio, TRIBUNE.
endorse the compliment and believe
that that is the only method by which
the colorcd race is to get recognition.
am anxious to see my dear Mrs. r. the
wife of Vice President. She woul con-
duct herself with so much dignity. |
visited the Bethel Literary week before
last and hearG the Bishop read a paper.
Well. Clara, it was the tamest apology
for paper ever heard. After its read.
ing it was open for discussion. The Star
Chamber president with his silly pets
around him, who have no more sense
than he, allowed the dimutive Bishop to
rise and interrupt others, which is against
the rules of the institution Well you
know how the literary is carried on. Six
members constitutes the Institution, those
six elects the officers and do all the voting
Well, the corcern is visited by the intelIi-
gencc of the city, and yet the insults of
the Euglishman are accepted. He is Il
great deal better now than he use to be.
Our dear Flor won the watch. She re-
ceiYed 960 votes. She deserved it. The
fair has been well conducted and to nv
surprise you have not paid visit.
| would be pleased TO have you to accom-
pany NJ. NJ. and myself to the Asbury
Church next Sunday. The scenes there
| are really amusing. If there was an in
telligent minister appointed at this church
the intellectual tene of the church
| would be changed. was greatly amused
last Sunday riorning at the minister Mr.
c. He told his congregation to leave of
all their jewolry rs there would be slcre-
ment il the evening. Can you inform
me what effect jewelry would have on
the sacrement? In the evening before
time for the feast, he asked the members
| if they had left off their jewolry. This is
| the most ridiculous piece of moral core c.
ton ever heard of. He was not after
the hearts of the congregation, but the
iewelry, lie didn't seem to care about
their souls. 1t is wonder to me that
the congregation don't object to so much
begging for money. This minister is
amusing and want you to go with me to
| the church. | cannot see how the intclli-
gent people of the congregation can
stand it. Our pulpits need educated men
in them, because ignorance in the pulpit
does more to injure our race than any
thing else. There is an excellent choir
there which will do your soul good to
hear. Prof. 7. P. B. should receive all
the credit due him for the many fine
pieces he presents. / did not attend the
Sparta hop, but AspaSia informs me that
the attendance was small. There is not
one social club, except the Juniors that
don't charge admission to their entertain
ments. / received an invitation to be
present at the Cadets house warming.
Presuming that l would fined none pre-
ent but people above suspicion, was
surprised that alter being invited to a
complimentary reception and finding that
respectable people were compelled to
associate with loose characters, who had
been invited. is shame and an insult to
a respectable community. If the Cadets
desire to have entertainments for low