The bee., 1883-06-23

tlOn DIOck TO Tie HtSllto6 DAiuOl' " hNe
can We learn from the past? How
does the past compare with the present
and how will the future compare with
the present? If in the past we were
considered nothing else but common
chattles, and in the present, American
citizens in name, why in the future we
shall all be American citizens, in fact,
free to exercise every right and priv
ilege as any other citizens of u Re
puSlic They speak about thelsigns of
the times. What are the signs of the
time? an attempt on the part OF the
enimies to progress, to destroy our
Republic and degenerate race which
no other Nation will compete with in
the next century; the signs of the
times are the oveEthrOw of a Republic
by that element which has ever kept us
as progressive race from advancing
beyond that of a common slave; an at
tempt to deprive us of an institution
where the mind is being cultivated to
meet any emergency and impairment
that may be thrown before an oppressed
race. To an extent we are enemies TO
ourselves, We prevent the accomplish
ment and execution of these principles
which advance all nations. The object
of all institutions is to prepare the mind
to promote or increase civilization, to
graduate fools or wise men, but at
present it seems as if we graduate more
fools than men of wisdom. Some in
stitutions excepted of course, we
mean no reflection on our esteemed
friend and fellow citizen Rev. Laws,
there are none who has the confidence
and respect of the people more than he
in the noble work in which he is en-
gagged. They all tell us that we must
forget our old mother tongue and take
up that of the advanced age.
THE ADVANCED AGE
That may be all well enough
but mothers we know at this age, both
the tongue and brain of our old moth
ers and we know that the majority of
the mothers are different now than
what they were when we were young
We have but few mothers now who
can make their sons presidents, warri
ors and statesmen, we have no mothers
who can take the place when father is
sick, pick the cotton and bale it. Our
mothers now are thinking of higher
things. Our fathers now are too poor
our mothers have arrived at now is
when papa is unable to work, papa
must take the ticket of leave man. o,
we have wonderful mothers now, very
economical, u cheap piano at four hun
dred, buds for the sitting room and
flowers for the hOt-house, out of a sal
ary ranging from 20 to 100 dollars.
Our young mothers are so economical
now, that the age has begun to Won
der. But that mother who has family
cares, the education of her children,
the up building of morality, an adhear-
ance to religion, is the nOblest mother
of them all. A good and noble mother
inspires the son, she directs him to the |
path of virtue and builds for him a
monument which posterity honors and
which is an ornament to a republic. |
The duty of good mother is to study |
economy. There is within noble and !
good mother inspiration of success,
such qualities that no man possesses,
and man cannot pay nobler tribute !
to woman than by saying notMith-
standing her faults.
Fair woman sweetest prize,
Without the what are we?
God took from US paradise
But wisely left us thee"
HOW ALL CAN LEARN.
We can learn from the lives of those
who have risen above the common level.
While | do not mean to speak diSpar-
lngly of our colleges. | mean to say
that Il great deal in life depends upon
ourselves. To succeed in life we must
enter into every enterprise with de
to win, we must show to
our competitors that if they can make
fifty cents bring two dollars, we must
make twenty-five cents bring three
dollars, we ought to exhibit an inherent
quality that is peculiar to any of our
The more you do to re-
tard each others progress you are
thrown back just ten years. The less
you fail to support your own enter
prises the less are your advancements
in life.
NEGRO PHILOSOPHY.
If Mr.. \ keeps store on this cor
ler and Mr.. B on the other corner, our
is that Mr.. b is white
nan and a good citizen and l shall
support Mr.. B in preference to Mr.. A
who is black man. Mr.. 4 is doing
very well from the beginning, but Mr.
4 bought wagon last week which .
We don't like, Mr.. A is making little
progress hence we must deal with Mr..
B. Again we 60 to newspaper con-
rolled by white men and pay them 80
,ents for an advertisement for church
lotice, and on the other hand we take !
similar advertisement to colOred en- {
erprise and request that such Il notice {
'e inserted free of cost. This is negro
strong but true, observa-
ion has taught me this much of our 1
OUR HISTORIANS. I
Some of us may become historians: +
nut should that profession be :
endered to any of you by nature,
.uard against the untruth, always fol =
ow strictly that principle. The cOun- :
ry few months ago had come to the
OnclusiOn that the race had produced ::
colOred historian, but after careful
eading of the supposed history of the =
OlOred race in America it was ascer-
aimed that some of our greatest men :
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