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

your ieeuo 0f cunday, Ocs 10, oI
psge ~. under tho general head o
Editorial Forum" there appears al
article eslitlsd % follows: "My
Full B'ooded Cow. by T. De Wit
TaImsge. the most popular orator IL
America" N which that worlt
renowned divine hes contributed ,
humorous account Of tho ludicrou,
scsious Of . COW parchssed BY him
q . public ssle. or she severa
million resdess Of yoos popular Sun.
day edition. doabtless there were few
Who did not read this article before
any other on the page. There were
probably few Who did not share with
my amusement that, siter dismissing
with . paragraph the heart. ding
circumstances under which he be-
came possessed Of the COW, that the
eminent doctor Of divinity could
hsvG mad The heart 10 weave funny
story conoeraing . few erraiio move
msnss Of the animal beg. there.
fere. in bshslf Of the admirers oi
this great msn. and for the informa.
tion Of yous readers 10 every nook
end corner Of this great country. q
lissls space 10 your oolumns for Q few
questions. for DE- Talmsge. and some
observations concerning his article
Do you know. Doctor, that ser.
mons and lectures ere read In every
hamlet. - we'll % great city, in
Ataesica shst. 10 the rsmotest and
qusintsss rural Districts, many au
honest old farmer. whom bic days
work 10 done. puts on bic iron rim.
mid "spses'' spd reads 10 bic faithful
old wife. from bic LITTLE county news.
paper. one Of your sermons. filed
With lohy sppssis 10 charity, bright
pictures Of she love Of God and good
viii TO neu
II %, beg you to cay TO the
several millions who have read your
sstiole. u 700 really were. - you
write. . spectator Of the scene you
describe ~ fol'ows:
'The nan had not been able to pay
Lis debts The mortgage on the
farm had been foreolosed The day
Of sale had oome. The sheriff stood
on box reading the terms Of ven
duo. All payments to be made in
elk months. The suo,iouoer took bis
place The old man and his wife aud
children oil cried. and the piano and
ths chsirs. aud shs pictures. aud the
carpets. and the bedsteads won't at
half their worth When the piano
went Il seemed TO the old people a.
10 the sheriff we're selling oil the
fingers that had ever played on il.
and when tho carpets were struck of
/ think the father sud mother thought
Of the little feet that had trsmped
10
"But 10 ss the auction reached ito
climax of interest when wc (bimseIf
and wife) went to the barn. We
were spending our summers in the
country and mus; have a COW
There were 10 or Is TO be sold
We msIked fos our own . COW that
wss said to be ful, blooded. whether
Alderusy os Durham. or Galloway or
Ayrshire I will not tell. les, some
cattle fsacier feel insuited by what l
cay. and if there 10 any grace that
! pride myself on Il 10 prudence and
. determiostion TO ssy smooth
things
+" Hoe naob IL bid for this msgoi6
ssor. foil blooded eow 7" cried the
sos,ioneor, 'Sevsnty 6vs collars.
shoaisd .oms zoe I made m eighty.
Hs made w oioo'y Sonebody else
quiotly msds IL . hundred. After the
b,ds b.d ri.se 20 1l25 I got animated
sod resolved sass I soola have rbs Gov
II 10 took oy last e-s:.
"'Ooo buudret sod forty dollars I
shou I'd uy oppoosoi
"Tns customer ssid IL vas the finest
eov he bsd ever cold. and. DOT koo~iog
maeb sbou: vsodues. I believed him.
IL vs . good deal OF moosy for .
minister 20 psy. bat then could get
the whole matter OF my hands by
giviog a oote 10 utter de6aace Of
every hiog. I oriod oss. 'O,e hundred
sod City doiIsrs! Going Q; that
once. tvioe. three times gooe! Mr.
Tslmsge has it. e,o.
Dol reslis,. doctor. that your pride
TO say smooth things" has Tor ouoo. q.
least. led yos ,s,ssy. and that. instead
Of producing . buuo'ous story. you
have iodolsed 10 . piece OF beArtless
fsosiiousnsss. which is . stab dirso. at
the faith you teach {; that it has caused
soce TO dosbs the sincerity Of the
clergy. many more to doubt your
isdividual sioosrilyf
Do you really believe 10 the gres,
truths you % ably expouod. or are you