The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-22
Barlow Man Eal Sizzling Roast
For Indisoreet Prof. sleldI
CREATOR MADE BLACK RACE INFERIOR
And Status VIII Never be Changed,
No Matter What io Written.
Bill subs FOR Absent

A=AAtAt tulhka lfeN nk more than big
ones If l write that Neptune Is Six.
teen hundred millions Of miles from
the sun and It comes out in print six. |
teen millions it worries me. If write
that the doctor sewed up hare lips aad
lt comes ont hair lips, don't Ike 1t. |
The type didn't know that a rabbit
had slit under It's nose. II write
that I walked out into the garden to
let my choler down, meaning my an
ger the typo thinks I meant my shirt
collar and so changes the spelling to
suit his own idea But since read an
editors defense in a New York paper
/ feel better, for he says 1t Is amazing
how few Of these mistakes are made
IT, the great dailles that have to be
rushed through with lightning speed.
The constant pressure on type settlers
and proof readers is tremendous. but
they rarely make any serious blum
ders, and the intelligent reader can
generally correct them In his mind.
And SO will not worry any more
about It, There are some little things
that are Of more consequence Just
now. Our cook has quit and SO has
the house maid-gone off to Rockmart
for week or two-gone to a house
party, think. That is all right for
the cook has been faithful a long time
and needed rest. She is good SER
want and keeps a clean kitchen, and
we have had a house party ourselves
for several months. l have been sick,
but now We are reduced to the regular
family Of five and have but little to
cook and can get along on two meals
day. My wife arranged it for me
to fire up the stove and fill up the ket.
ties and grind the coffee and put on
the hominy and then ring the bell for
the girls to get up and finish up the
breakfast. She said If felt like it |
might sweet out the hall and the
front yeranda and settle up the front
room. Well Of course, had to split
up some klndling and bring in the
stove wood but | am getting. along
fairly well and my wife thinks the
exercise is doing me good. Last night
she limited that the veranda was badly
tracked up since the rain and needed
a good washing. So this morning |
turned loose the hose pipe on it and
she praised me a right smart and
brought her some roses from my gar
den. We let her sleep until breakfast
is ready, for she cleans up her room
and makes up two beds and then sews
all day for the grandchildren. Blu. /
want that colored house party to
break up as soon as possible, for
don't banker after this morning bust
ness as a regular job. Mrs, Mlmms
says she likes it, and think she does.
She has good room in the back
yard and good furniture and a hand
some lamp to read by, and her little
grandson lives with her, and I don't
know Of any colored woman that has a
better time. In fact, know of lots Of
good negroes in town who are con
tented with their situation and will
continue SO If they are let alone by
the northern fanatics and southern
cranks.
What craze has come over that man
sliced to cause him to write such a
fool piece for the Boston magazine
What good can It possibly do, even il
it was true? But it is not true and
only the product of diseased imagi
nation. would write hard things
about him but for his family connec
lions. For their sake he had better
have smothered his feelings and his
pen. The Atlantic Monthly has never
shown any love for the south, and why
should he select that as organ passetE
comprehension. Professor sledd say.
the negro is an inferior race. Ther
why does he insist that we give him {
place in our own churches and hotels
and railroad cars?
It was the work of the Creator tina
made him Inferior, and he will remain
so--and neither education nor misce
genatlon viii ever change it so far al
social equality is concerned. Nose
violated the law Of God when he mar
ried that Ethiopian woman, and hi
had to discard her and Aaron ant
Miriam chided him for it long after
wards. Numbers. xii. The story goes
according to Josephus, that the EgyI
tians were at war with the EthlC
plans and had suffered defeat In ever
battle until Pharaoh was advised tia
no one could command his army sue
nassfnllv but Moses. So Moses wa