The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

VHITTEN FOR THE CNDAY REPUBLIC.
nail philosopher with 4 stock of half cynical
HSsAly wisdom: a gunaw-forcins humor
4 tjncture Of kindliness 10 dilute his i'm
co1fh. attacks on fraud and pretense; and
Ateve al. q wonderful faculty OF express
4nS Ms conclusions from the standpoint OF
III fice-that II Brother Dickey." whom
Freuk l. Stanton has made famous through
3hers Of the Atlanta Constitution
X&4, there 10 . real Brother Dickey." too.
.fhough this will surprise the thousands of
peeSlS Who have laughed over and been
ap&ktiy refreshed by the wise comments and
KEN oings Of the old man.. Picture to your
asn6s eye an abbreviated. shutting gated
ofd3hegro, the tint Of darkness before dawn.
1tth but one eye, and that eye expressing
~aatsSDafely sheeplshness and shrewdness.
and you AVE him.. Just a sun-loving, mel
on-Norshiping. tobacco-chewing old Georgia
'dasky.". That's ali. unless you know him.
THeR you and in him those droll qualities
wh1Sd have thrown such minated life into
8tastea.0 'Just From Georgia" from day
20 DAY.
.Hr9ther pickey may safely claim kinship
~ M. DOoley. Dunno %rollicking Irish
An<1As in Mr.. me case, Mr.. Stanton
Napita Incidentally discovered the old man.
1an6 -overheafjnE his sapient remarks en-
.eSe1yet topics and human frailties. hningIed
ehAAs une0utkness and ~irreIevancy of the
seA-tims negro. stralshtway decided to
fasA ont the wheat from the chaf and
1G3se 70 hi h(a6ers the benefit OF the old
S1haafs homely. sveryday philosophy. The
has Jpseided Mr.. otanton's first Judg-
ISeent for. whenavsf ths Constitution goes
~ 'oyfnpyDf u, Brother Dickey'' are quoted
N~o03AN0ffv ana an Aa,t. AL> >-z&.-s
hilospSAsf has had an admiring, many
copsed audience made for him.
Author Frequently Develops a
Term Of Dickey's Thought.
NreQuentiy. It IL only the germ Of the
y9ought which Mr.. Stanton catches from
fHckey's lips as they move In drawing
%elect A hasty note Is made, and later
= germ natures into the full-dedged bit
- numor. or Il may be a sly hng at some
lib occurrence which has stirred the old
}2tioews latent sarcasm. Almost as often,
u 9ach nursing is necessary. and the say
toes into print verbatim from the little
~ hegro's rerbiage.
WBrother Dickey Is alternately an opt;mist
lPd9 pessimfst And It is most humil:at.ns
y have to confess that this fckleness OF
1ntiment Is due. as in a great many Others
" greater reputation. to the b b and flows
fortunes tide. II the world smiles on
sE9n. and Re knows where his next meal
I'll inject him. it is a cheerful, genial ph,-
Sreophy that he irradiatea. Should hunger
A&taw greedily at him. or his never failing
appetite for "terbacker" BE- unappeased. he
.lkpfetfy certain to remember only the dis
4reeab!e things in his experience with
>mankind or to See human weaknesses
fFough q magnifying glass. and virtues
through the small end Of the perspective.
1pt IN Simple Justice. II must be said that
s1 demands are few and easily supplied
Nd that at his best. while keeping his
eeagle eye wide open for hypocrisy. malice
I'D all uncharitableness, he IL hopeful and
Tolerant oe those who differ with him IN
etnffment. or who justify the scr.pturaI
oeetement that man is q little lower than
- angels"
What q world OF advice ana painful
men experience - compressed Into this
3ngb remark OF his:
ffa6eme folks spen' mo- time in rr,ev.n.
SSeri split milk dan dey does to drinkin'
Nuts on hand"
SCyiicism rings strong in another saving
beating:
TssDey's lots e contented mems In df,
Snrii but dey is ez hard ter find ez a dol !
v'en you amt got one."
ETo Illustrate how humor, keenness and
tfreyerent religion combine in his compo- |
9tdo4 are given two extracts. both taken
$em his "sayings' OF one day:
People orter use Jcdgmint In maxim
Nkstfr presents. Las April We sent one er |
4Cwbfnen heathens, cross de water, a ine |
Sster hat en- bless Gawd. she took IL fer
Spo1p plate"
.HD3ys 30 much light in de worl. dat |
70 dpme to de conclusion dat hits . crime |
anybody ter stumble
Then the Old Man
3til q Good Humor.
occasionally the old man seems in un- |
bal fettle. and it is then a rare privilege !
6gJstand by and listen as sentence after !
etegnce. breathing sound wisdom, Rener- |
fun. and an evaSive. Quick-wftted and
H0aiItIy-expressed criticism now from his |
The following quotations are the ag- |
mg5te results OF one OF these spells" as |
fcahfs them:
NSEf de devil is in de hot weather, hit nav |
a Sign dat hell is GOBLIN on, or Sittin' |
Ak3 hot fer him. |
EH$aven is so clost ter you. dat II you
- had faith enough you could tiptoe en- |
l6ch IL.
SSg5Dsy Is a good deal er sorrow in dis or
1rrs but lots er It is in thinkin' dat it's
1N2n:n'.. /
kVhen Latherus died, he went straight to
Neri Abraham's bosom; en- some er de sin
. mhut can't squeeze in Is er de 'pinion
~ Ietherus il takin' up too much room.
SMeee doan bring happiness. but II
Sy4a1 70, clost to it dat folks amt got no
ter make" -. -. - I
:. Dfother Dfckey Is frequently IN his best