The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20

w orld gratis Out tuey Ieiueeu ~
allow me to criticise one of thei,
contributors through their columns.
Yours very truly,
W. G Chaffee.
Augusta, Ga. Oct l7th. 1899,
Editor New York World: 1n
your issue of Sunday, Oct Is, on
page 20, under the general head Of
Editorial Forum there appears an
article entitled as follows "My
Full Blooded Cow. by T. De Witt
Talmage, the most popular orator in
America" IN which inat world
renowned divine has contributed a
humorous account of tine ludicrous
actions Of a COW purchased BY him
at public sale. Of the several
million readers of your popular Sun
dav edition, doubtless there were few
who did no. read this article before
any other on the page. There were
probably few who did not share with
ny amazement that, after dismissing
with a paragraph the heart-rending
c;rcumstances under which he be.
came possessed of the COW, that the
eminent doctor of divinity could
have had the heart to weave funny
story concerning few erratic move
ments Of the animal. / beg, there
fore, in behalf of the admirers of
this great man. and for the informa-
tion of your readers in every nook
and corner of this great country. a
little space in your columns for few
questions, for Dr. Talmage, and some
observations concerning his article
Do you know. Doctor, that ser,
mons and lectures are read in every
hamlet, as we'll as great city, in
America that. in the remotest and
quaintest rural districts, many an
honest old farmer. when his days
work is done. puts on his iron rim.
mid "specs" aud reads to his faithful
old wife, from his little county news.
paper, one of your sermons, filled
with lofty appeals to charity, bright
pictures of the love of God and good
will to men Z
IF 80, I beg you to say to the
severa, millions vino have read your
article, if you really were, as you
write, spectator of the scene you
describe as fol!ows:
..The nan had not been able to pay
his debts The mortgage on the
farm had been forec!osed The day
of sale had come. The sheriff stood
on a box reading she terms o. ven
due. Ali payments to be made IN
six months. The auctioneer took his
place TIE old man and his wife AID
children ali cried. and the piano and
the chairs, and the pictures. aud the
carpets, AID the bedsteads went at
half their worth When the piano
went it seemed to the old people as
if the sheriff were selling all the
fingers that had ever played on 1t,
and wben the carpets were struck ch
I think the father and mother thought
of me .i:,Ie feet that had tramped
it
..But to Us the auction reached IT'S
climax os ;nteres. when we (himself
and w;fe) went 10 the barn. We
were spending our summers 10 the
country and must have COW
There were 10 or Is to be sold
We marked 10, our own a COW that
was said TO be full blooded. whether
Aideruay or Durham. OF Galloway or
Avrshite will not tell. lest some
cattle faucies feel insa:ted by what |
say, and if there is any grace that
/ pride myself on it is prudence and
a determination TO say smooth
things.
How uaoe ia BID Tor this magol6
ceur full b;ooded COW - c:iea the
.u,,ionee.. .Seyeasg Eve cellars.
shoe.sd -ome ooe made it eighty.
He mad. ,s aicc'3 Somebody else
oo;oss7 made i. bundred After tue
BIDS cad riseo 50 $l25 | got ao'uased
aud .eso;7sa eaes | woaid have 'be coz
if it ,nok u9 !as; ceas-
.Oac taad.ed aod forty dollars J.
shou ed uy oppooea'
.Tas auc.,onee. said it vas the finest
COW be bad ever sold. aud. DOT knowing
much aoou: veodues. | believed h'n.
Il vas good deaf OF moaey fo7 a
m;nis.ar 10 pay. 5u' teen ! could get
the Whole matter OF m3 bands oy
e:7iag . oo:e 10 u:'er de6aoce Of
every aiog. cried on:. O>e hundred
a,d if:y do!iars!!' Going a. thai
oace, ;vicc, three times sooe. Mr.
Ta!G*ge has it. e;c
D.. ssai.ze. doc:or, that your pride
go say enoo,h ,biass' mas tor once, at
,o9 that :nlta2H