The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-08

and It's causes aud consequences
makes the Southern spirit burn with
in YOU aud Il feeling of thankful pride
is revived in the Southern breast.
, Yes, it makes mo feel calm and Sc
lene
Hero is another book that tho
author has Just sout mo through tho
mail. lis title is "rho Case Of the
South Against the North," by Hon.
b. +. Grady, cultured son Of North
Carolina and lato member Of Con-
nr"Hs from that Stato~-and Con-
fcdertto veteran f four years soldier
service. | have only had time to
glance over its contents, but have
read enough to know that it will be
another valuable educator in our
schools, and will establish tho truth
. in The minds Of our Young people.
The long hclutnd South is making
hor own literature now, thank tho
Lord for his mrrcics. Here is a beau
tiful little book Of poems by Rov. r.
A. Wingard, Of Columbia, S. c. My
friend, e. II. Aull, Of The Newbnrry
Herald and News, published it and
sent copy to me. These poets seem
to como up in uight. This Luth-
eran preacher is no mere rhylnor; he
is true poet, and many OF his poems
arc as perfect gems rs over Haync or
Timrod wrote; some of them remind
one Of Cowpcr and Goldsmith. They
arc as tender and true as classic.
The verses "No cross, no CROWN" arc
exquisite, and so are the lines in mo-
moriam Of Winnie Davis.
And here have some numbers of
The Midland Monthly, of st. Louis,
that is an admirable magazine, and
ono entirely fair and just to the South.
My frlend, Benjamin T.. Green of
Dalton, was sent on secret mission
to Cuba aud st. Domingo, in 1913 by
President Taylor, and recently he
wrote truthful and very instructive
article containing his observations of
the people, and especially the conflict
between the white and negro races in
hese islands. This sketch was de-
'lined by every Northern magazine
If Republican instincts-declined
'ecanse its conclusions did not tallv
With Republican policy; but it was
promptly accepted by The Midland |
and Mr.. Green advises our
people to contribute to it and patron
20 1T. MIR. Green, we'll known scion
# that very notable and able gentle
1an Duff Green is himself one Of the
lost learned and reliable writer's of
he South. Then there is our own
'homas Nelson Page, whose cred
Jock" has awakened the conservative
eople of the North, and they declare
lth some signs of repentance that
hs9 AsY @ nSt RnSSw, RGSSw sethHy"il tho" sqat
ream that the South was so shame
ully and cruelty harra ssed in recon
truction days. May be they will
'pologize before long.
Yes, we are rising up again to the
ront, and will yet fulfill Albion
rourgee's prediction, for he says in
lis "Focps Errand," tho South con.
rolled and dominated the national
government for fifty years, and if our,
people continue to worship money
Is their God, the South will before
mother half century control and
dominate it again" The North like |
sees Mordecai sitting at the |
gate, and is unhappy, and her only |
hope is that there is niger in the |
woodpile who will some day break |
out and drench our land with blood. |
Let the North beware and let us
alone, for Haman was hanged on the
gallows he built for Nordecai We do |
not fear the negro, for though he is
n political fool, he is vet our friend,
But must be amiable today, for
it is the seventy-third anniversary Of
my birthday. have already had
forty kisses and a hundred good wish
es, and there are moro to como. NV
vito kissed me early kissed me first
and said with conjugal smile:
You must live on and on as long as
you can, for l don't know how we
would get along without Won" I'll