The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-08-16
ARP TAKING A REST.
6'it wall Not Lecture Until Victuals
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"'ii Wall Not Lecture Until Victuala
Are Exhausted.
"Tls home where the heart ia, and
Inc most OF mine is here. The epicure
aliea his stomach with choicest food
Sno exclaimed, "Fate cannot harm me,
have dined today" and 80 | have
alled my heart with the sweets and
comforts OF home, and feel defiant OF
human misery. Fate cannot harm me,
10r my home is my castle where, as
blackstone says, the king OF England
dare not enter uninvited." But an old
man did enter not long ago and said he
came to stay few days II it was con-
venient. | saw his baggage on tho iron
seat In the verandah. He said,
travel free and lodge free and mix with
none but the best people, and 30 have
come to abide with you for a few days.
hope 1t ia convenient." Well, 1t Was
ent convenient, for my wife was at
Rome and my daughters away, and
mad never heard Of him, and 80 told
him 1t was not convenient. He seemed
surprised and asked mo II was Vir-
gilman. told him no, was u Georgian,
and he said that Virginians seemed to
be scarce in this region and he feared
that old Virginia hospitality had not
reached here that Bishop Nelson had
entertained him In Atlanta, and he had
found welcome among all Virginiane.
What are you going to do with me?"
he asked. Il am lame and can't walk
l was told you had carriage and would
drive me anywhere | wished to 60"
No, sir, have neither carriage nor
buggy, but | will go down town and get
vehicle and take you anywhere you
wish to CO." Then he said that Brother |
Bealer told him that II would not take |
him, there WAS poor widow across |
town who would, and ho would speak |
to her. So | took him there and left !
him, and will pay his bill If Brother
Bealer dident. There are religious
tramps rs we'll as sinner tramps, and
they are not angels unawares. | was
down In the wiregrass region for nearly
two weeks, and have most pleasant
memo ries OF my new found friends, but
the last day WAS the best for | was on
my journey home and counted the
mllestones rs we speeded along. Happy
faces and loving kisses greeted me
when came, and here am going to
rest until the larder gets low and my
vile insists that | had better make
another venture. And now let the
procession proceed. Let the war go
might have stopped at Santiago, bu,
our Yankee brethren seem to love the
nigger afar of and have bough,
100000 at two dollars and half q
head, which was cheap enough If Spain
could nave delivered the goods. but
they have cost ten times that now and
are still In the woods We used 10
advertise our runawsys and say " Ten
dollars reward-Runawsy from the
feet 10 inches high, black compile xion
and very fiat nose. The above reward
VIII be paid on his delivery to me or
his lodgment In the nearest jail" Why
not try that on Aguinaldu aud the
other runaways? But II they catch
them don't know what they arc 90 no
to DO with them they wouldent let
Agulnaldo set up a barber shop in
Manila no more than they would in
boston or Chicago. Professor Council,
who is president OF the colored
agricultural college in Alabama,
understands this. He is the smartest
and best leader OF his race, and when
he speaks or writes TO the public
always says the right thing. l have
great respect tor him.
But this awful muddle with China
which was precipitated by our aggres.
sion upon the Philippines, seems tc
nave no end In sight. Rev. DR.. Halder.
man, OF New York, who ia said to bo a
strated year ago from scr!ptual pro.
phecy that the present year would find
al The nations at war, and there would
De mighty struggle between Russin
and China, and that Russia would eyon.
tuaily gain the supremacy; but that for
time the hordes from China will
Dreak In an awful avalanche upon the
western nations and the greed, the
raphclty, the Christloss, Goddess sell
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its reward, and therc will be a terrible
Daiance sheet against those Christian
natlons who have poisoned China with
opium and made them look upon All
Christians as rapaciOus foreign devils.
he says that the Chinese are tipht-
Ing for their homes and institutions,
and know that the Christian nations
are seeking to rob them, and that
thelr missionaries are backed by guns
ana swords and Goddess soldiers ready
10 Kill and slay. This infuriates them,
and they look upon any white man ns
ueVll VINO should be slain. He SAWS
that while this impending and destruc-
Tive war Ia ordained OF God and fore.
told by His prophets, yet the SIN OF Il
lies at the doors Of Christian nations.
Onenses must needs come but woe
unto those by whom they come. The
love OF money ls still the root OF All
o'tA' iauo Will lOllOW Inc nag ~ la
the shlboleth OF commerce, and if thn
nag has to be stained with blood it does
not matter.
These are my convictions, and hence
cant work up any enthusiasm nor
any revenge. In 1871 England took
hong Kong. In lSi8 england made
China pay $2O,0OO,00O because she de-
stroyed 20, 600 chests OF opium that had
Goen stored there by English merchants.
In 1858 Russia grabbed all the Amoor
country, containing 100000 square
miles, and when the United States
grabbed the Philippines the suspicious
Chinaman said, The Christians are
coming they want more" No, it IA
none OF my war. The blood OF it is on
somebody's hands.
l SEQ that General Gordon ia going
up yOnder on another mission OF peace
trying to mix up the blue and tho
gray and make compromise color
that will satisfy both sides. He can't
do IT, but maybe he enjoys the fun of
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