The colored American., 1900-12-29

There Is an old saw to the effect that
-. :. more pleasant to give than to re-
-. The editor Of The COlOred
,osrican has tasted the sweets OF the
-.;,oent Of tnis saw and while he
-. given mlserly, for reasons that
ID aot be explained here, he has
IN the recipient of so many kind fav-
-. that The memory Of what he gave
more pleasant than the many good
- sunstantial things which he Ie'
.ivad l. would be an .lmpossl0lilty
ro publisb the msny letters OF c2mpii'
a,I,rarv nature that come to this office
and il would be bigger task, and, l
faor an fmmodest one to give the names
- the many friends who have essayed
% make our Christmas merry, and still ,
,ua did not mention Gov. Pincbb back,
m N. Curtis and John Edward
p,noa il would be criminal. These
individuals not only gave generously
INIT they saw to it that we got what
tbev gave. p. B. 8. Pinchback was
once governor of Louisiana and was
elected to the u, s. benate. His repu-
to+ion il national Dr.. A NJ. Curtis is
the gifted and renowned surgeOn-in-
chief Of Freedmen's Hospital, the ne
tiops pride and an institution support
cd by the government, which shows
what the race can do in.the world OF
medical science. John Ed ward Bruce
writes under the nom de plume OF
"Bruce Grlt,n and ike Shakespeare,
he says many things in particular
way thai will apply to the whole peo
ple in a general way. For that reason
am invading our private correspon'
dence to extrsct few thoughts in 8
letter which came TO me today.
We have gotten a great many useful presents
this year from friends in various parts of the Coun
ty. Mrs. Judge Whipper sent me from Beaufort,
S c.. very fat water million, which almost scared
me to death Dr. D. A. Rocha sent Mrs. Bruce {
silver heart made of African silver beautifully
chased Mrs Isabella Fyvie Mayo one of the edit
ors of the New Age, London, England, sent me
copp of Tolstoi.s last book, The New Slavery,
and Mrs. Bruce got bed quilt from an old lady
friend Of hers in New York, Mrs. Lewis which is
very pretty Miss Hoyt of this city gave her hand
some candelabra the centre of each being of onyz
while the bases and tops are of carved brass. Bro
Lewey Of Pensacola remembered me for writing al
article for his midwinter edition with a box of &
mighty smokable cigars; one Of Mrs. Bruces sun
day schools boys brought her pretty calendar anc
some ANONYMOUS friend sent a pint bottle o
Laycule- water Prof Loudin in London sent me
handsomely illustrated copy of the Crystal Pal
ace AlazaHne with full page portrait of S, Coler
idse Taylor. an interview with him and picture
of his English wife and their new baby Hiawatha
which looks like one of the little. .colored Ameri
cans"
Andyou dear friend have remembered Us IN true
Southern sly lie and have won our everlasting graft
tlde for the spirit of friendship and brOtherhooC
which moved you TO think of two friends who are
more than holiday friends" and wish you an(
yours heavens choicest blessings in the centurl
which now like jOCund day stands hptoe on the
misty mountain top. We have enjoyed the Christ
mas holiday in a quiet, transformations manner ant
with deep and profound sense of gratitude II
God for the many blessings which he has showere'
upon us and all others of our race during the year
which is soon to 30 glimmering down the must.
Corridors Of time to become a memory and tn
PLAY thing of lopsided historians. God bless yoi
and Mrs. Cooper and may the years to come brin'
!ol Joy happiness and particularly cash.
Good dnight!
Yours sincerely, BRUCE.
A NOBLE PAPER