The southern argus., 1891-10-08

NARY CHAMP CAMPBELL
luster to the pages OF literature. OF fe-
ton. of poetry. Among the likely
claimants for future honor IN the field
Of literature Is Mrs Mary Champ Camp
bell This lady but short time since
budded into vvomanhood- however with
IN her are the germs Of the poet 1t
has been said that nine out Of every
ten are born poets She is one OF the
nine She IS native Of Parkersburg,
W Va, and the only daughter OF the
late Prof Champ, a former principal o.
the coIored schools OF Parkersburg-
She attended school at Harmer. o..
graduating from the high school at
that place after which she entered
Oberlin college and graduated from
this famous institution OF learning
She was recently married to Mr.. james
E Campbell, young man Of Pomeroy,
O., whose mind Is also Of literary
turn
1t Is a well matched pair, since both
are true lovers Of literature, and both
have written some very meritoriouS
verses
Mrs CampbelIs style IS soft and en-
trancing. a style that always pleases-
dare say the race has no fair repre-
sentative who possesses more OF the
poetical fire. more Of the Muses. inspir-
alton than Mrs Mary Champ Campbell
In conversation with a gentleman not
long since. referring 10 Miss Champ,
now Mrs Campbell he said: Il predict
IN her the race 5 Felicia Hemans-"
Tt is not generally known that the
wife of Prof caroorough. of WILDER
force, is a white lady, but such *
fact, and she is one Of the most brilliant
Of women She is writer for some OF
the best magazines and periodicals
extant, and her matter always COM
mands excellent compensation This
alliance Is one Of those exceptions that
affirms that love goeth " mere 'er it
list" However il is a union of two
great minds. A gentleman who i well
acquainted with both. in speaking of
them. said: Il consider Mrs Scar
borough one Of the brainest women /
ever met, and I dare say the country
has not her superior. As between her
and the professor ! believe sh- p IS
sesses the finer mind and | honestly
believe that many Of the article, pu
lished over the name of the professor
is her work, and one well acqua nted
can trace her fine Italian hand a
through them However | do not
tract from Prof Scar borough, a. /
Il l.. = - :
most learned educators the race has, or
for that matter, the country possesses.
To find a definition of high life
one has but TO visit Washington. ID. c.
There you find Negro aristocracy in all
its glory, and what does it avail? The
employees of the government in Wash
ington among the Afro American con
tingent live well up to their income
and very few save anything, the result
is when by political presto change
they find themselves out in the cold,
cold world, the great majority have
nothing. But while they hold their
positions they have style and lots of If
poor consolation when the chilly
winds of want blow methodically
through their lawn tennis suit or fan
their Gordon sash. Not long since we
met a gentleman who for the last
decade has pulled most tenaciously a,
the public teat and engaged him in con-
versation- Roscoe Conklin in his palm
lest days never displayed the gorgeous
style that this man does, and Jay Gould
when buying blocks of stock al twenty
FIVE per cent off never felt more conf
dence in his millions than did this de-
scendant of Ham in his ability to live
He had been holding Office so long and
al such remunerative salary that the
denizens outside of Washington have
been reputIng him to lie worth all the
way from so. 900 TO sT5. 030 Naturally
the conversation drifted to politics-it
always does when you converse with
Washingtonian-and we discussed the
probabilities and possibilities of an ad.
ministration politically opposite this
succeeding it The very idea appalled,
him, and in short time he became con.
fdential and admitted that without the
government stipend life would be
burden to him Here is man who Is
high in the councils Of his race and one
who has been an arJache Of the govern
ment at Washington ever since he was
enfranchised, almost quaking with
fear lest he lose his position The
moral is obvious and needs no furthe,
illustration. LARPH
Maud-"Its strange, isn't it how the
oeacn can resist the roaring pillows of
ocean? Aigernon-"Oh, wei. vop
Know l suppose it's because it has so
much sand Boston Post