The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-16
REV. ]. A. SCARBOROUGH
REPLIES TO MEMO S LAST LETTER
lN THE GASETTE.

Editor Gazette: My good Bro.
Memo is still taeking from point
to point, showing clearly that the
wind is against him. His well
written poem on
Dinners and SIS,
Ducks and asses,
shows high state Of spirituality,
and that his soul is still longing TO
Quit this mortal vale,
And soar TO worlds on high.
He forcibly reminds one Of a
chicken fluttering and floun lering
when its head is wrung off. An
old friend OF mine once said with
reference to a man working on his
farm: "Jim is good worker, but
he dabs about 80 much. - Bro.
Memo is a good writer, but he
dabs about so much. There is
something the matter with my
good Bro. Memo. | am not an
M. D., neither am a ID. d..
but ] am vain enough to believe
in my competency to diagnose
his case, which | pronounce,
ITCH FOR WRITING, or, lest might
get in the way of his incompre-
hensibility, will rather say that
Bro. Memo has a severe case OF
CAoETHEs sCRIBENDI. In his first
article, Bro. Memo struck every
Baptist preacher in the land
"under the belt, +" then intimates
that they have no right even to
grunt while they are looking
around for their breath.
In his reply to me, Bro. Memo
belabors himself to inform the
public as to the cause OF my de-
feat for state senator. Now,
that my good Bro. Nemo's mind
may be put TO rest as to my de-
feat, | will inform him that Il
was altogether owing TO the other
fellow getting more votes than ]
did. Bro. Memo seems to think
that little religion disqualifies q
man from having anything TO dc
; with the affairs Of his country,
hence preachers should have
nothing TO do with politics. The
, devil is of the same way of think
: ing, therefore he and Bro. Memo
can walk together il they so de-
/ sire, for they are certainly agreed
as touching one thing. Now
, Bro. Memo, you say ] asked you
: to pray to the devil. | didn't dc
it, brother. | only said it would
be in cline with your argument
for you to pray thus and etc
: This is only another wonderful
demonstration of your inclination
! to "dab about. - Bro. Memo
says: "The funniest thing il
Bro. SIS article is the prayer HI
, wishes Memo to pray,'' and il
| the next breath he says: ELI
: extempore prayer is triflinl
with sacred things. 2" Now, jus
how "trifling with sacred things
can be funny to one livint
: above the weak and beggarl,
elements Of this vain world is
Q mystery. Bro. Memo sets nj
? down as a 'preacher of note,'
j and then ridicules me for agree
ing with him. He that blowetI
not his own horn, verify it shal
2 not be blown.
Bro. Memo says my "article i
small, resentful and ungodly
ETC.. /" The homeopathic pill ha'
J a fine effect, brother. 1t cause'
you to throw off more than twl
columns of bad stuff. Continu
taking them and they vii
: straighten you up. Seasol
your articles a little more witt
the oil OF kindness and come o
> US will not be so resentful. Il
: his first article, Bro. Memo com
9 planned Of a lack of religion
3 conversation among church peo
Q pie. | confess that | am neve
e at a loss 10 find Christian peopl
who delight to converse on tn
subject OF religion. Perhaps yo'
d have been in the wrong compan,
(. Bro. Memo, as the tone Of you
articles seems to indicate.
= you viii go with me, Brother,
will conduit you into man
r Christian homes where there an
k sainted brethren and sister
whose delight 1t is to talk Of Go