Richmond planet., 1896-09-26


which Rev. w u White is pastor held
its anniversary on last Sunday. We
learn that great success attended
them.
At the Moore St. Baptist Church,
Rev. X. o. Johnson preached an excel
lent sermon. He dwelt on Ananias
and Sapphire, as his subject, and de-
clared that they committed the I'm
pardonable Sin"
Sickness and deaths are again fire.
quent visitors of this section, and
many a loved one has crossed the
margin of time.
Marriages are again being notable
features of this section. Who will be
the next2
Backward turn backward.
. time in your flight;
Old maid, your age and glossy hair.
Can fool our boys in the night.
But TO straddle your bones.
In the seat of a bike:
Its manish and disgraccful.
Even I'm the night
We do not intend to make war upon
the article published concerning us
last week, for this section has done it
all About a dozen females heard the
reading of 1t at o-e place on last Sun
day evening. and denounced it in the
ly criticized during this week.
We are glad that the "Old maid" can
see that we have some brains, though
shallow, Gas she says), for we cannot
see where she possesses any. We are
sure the public does not need any of
her apologies as they can readily see
that somebody must have been severe
ly wounded or nothing would have
been said. We took our would-be
dose, and swallowed it with ease but
she has failed to swallow hers, and il il
bubbling forth in words of abuse and
preposterous assertions.
This lady states that we denounce
the old maids and old bachelors be-
cause they allow themselves to go tc
| that stage We deny such, as will
all sensible people We will admit
that we have urged them at times
| to marry and chastised their wrong do.
| ings. We also make an attack upof
the wrong doings of the younger ele
ment, both male and female.
We have and will stand by the fe-
males of all ages. but we Will never
shut our eyes on the wrongs of either
young or old.
But why is it that of all this number
only one sensible CD old maid felt i
her christian duty" ESQ she says), t.
assail us
| Doesn't she know that she tells u
| that one of our arrows has struck her
Doesn't she know that she tells tn,
| public the same? Doesn't she know
that her friends are laughing at he
Ignorance?
She wants us to throw our ink int,
the ash-barrel. and us to Jump int'
the nearest river; but we will not un
til she throws the bike" aside in dis
gust, and disguise herself in sackclotl
and ashes for reformation.
We are extremely sorry that sh
is so unwise as to think that all tn
world i s right around her and she ca
see it all at moments glance. Poor
ldeluded creature.
| Again, it is a terrible exaggeratiO
for her to say that the management q
this paper is criticized on every han'
about our articles each week, for tn
public knows there is no truth in it
but remember the "Sapphires" ar
not all dead yet.
. Well, we cannot spare more space I
contend with the ignoramic and dia
bolical ideas of IA sensible CD old malC
So you can continue to straddle tn
bike" and you may hear from US q
times.
"rhere is a way that seemeth righ
to man Cor woman); but the en-
thereof are ways of death"
! Politics are booming in the WarC
and the Bryan-SewalI Club cannot b
heard of; while its members are dis
downing their names.
On last Tuesday night, a meeting {
: all the colored voters of Jack son War
, was called at the various precinct
; Quite a commotiOn was caused at eac
| on account of the infringement on til
? rights of voters to elect delegates. A
t the Second precinct Mr.. Dick ALE.
| the chairman, refused to allow the v,
ters to enter the hall, whereupon the
t secured table and light. and held
meeting in the street and elected del
/ gates. After this was done, the vote
b decided to boycott the grocery bus
- ness of the chairman, and instru
their wives to do the same.
t Never had the people of this sectiC
t heard the "Gold and Silver Question
so plainly discussed as they did on la
Monday night by the Editor of tn
journal, who showed the question
issue in all its phases
The time is near at hand when di
lphanous summer draperies will be
Ichaff before the wind.
We learned that some of our bo
we're hunting up those pawn-shop tic
= cts for their overcOats on last Satu
= Iday night. Yes, they say they W
u take them from the moth-pOts.
II On last Sunday night, going dov
one OF our streets, we saw lady
looming up the street smoking a cIgs
- yet one presumes that we should n
:, say anything about such.
- Young men, live sober lives, al
avoid the frequent use of strong drin
a There are some people who will ii
- in vice and wickedness and dare y
to open your mouth.
The people OF this section was ma
to rejoice on last Monday night
- know that the prison-doors at Lyme
burg were flung open, and Mary Abe
l. nathy and her baby once more cou
breathe pure atmosphere.
Some of the members Of the Et'
nal Sons of Rest have secured butto
= designating their society, saying,
u, belong to the Eternal Sons OF Res
81 The voters of this section have
nounced the actions of Judge Edmu
s. Waddill and Edgar Allan in toto.
1t was extremely accommodating
his part to introduce that fellow
s, her but what brand was cast or
when he subsequently kissed her, q
slapped at his partner for attempt
the same. Be cautious next time, !
boy.
> The total number OF deaths for /,
week were 34-28 whiteland colors
A remarkable difference.
Say, Jim, what do you mean by 16
l12 JIM don't know whether
means the white mans $l6 20 my 81
my l6 cents to his s L; but II tell yC
l6 cents is high-lOw t-t-tO me now.
We regard a tattler nothing less tn