The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-04-22

chartered to take the Governor and his
party to Raleigh in four hours, and a
banquet and reception were to be given
in the Governors Mansion at night.
The invitations We're out and society in
a flutter Of and gossip over
the romantic and brilliant career Of
young CASTOR, and his luck in winning
power. love and fortune in a day.
The letter the General received was a
brief note from Mcleod. at AsheNille,
informing him that his daughter was al
ready married, and that CASTOR was simp-
ly seeking his fortune by a subterfuge,
ana showing his power over him by hui
initiating him at the last moment before
the world.
Mcleod enclosed a transcript Of the
marriage record, signed by the Rev.
John Durham, and witnessed by Mrs.
Durham and Stella Holt. This record
was certified before the Clerk Of the
Court and bore his seal. There was no
doubt whatever of the facts.
When the General handed this letter
to Sallic she flushed. looked W~istfully
into his face, saw it's hard expression of
speeches. anger, turned pale and burst
into tears.
Her father without a word went to his
room and locked himself in for twenty
four hours, refusing to see her or speak
to her.
On the following day she forced her
way into his presence, and they had the
last great battle of wills. All the iron
power of his unconquered pride, accus-
toned for a lifetime to command men
and receive instant obedience, was rous-
ed to the pitch of madness.
Eff you marry him / swear to you a
thousand times you shall never cross my
doorstep, and you shall never receive one
penny of my fortune. He is a gambler
and an adventurer. and means to make
me a laughing stock for the world"
Papa, nothing could be further from
his thoughts. He always owe and re-
spected you. l assume all the RESPONSE
bility for our secret marriage"
Then sharper than a ~serpent's tooth
is the ingratitude of a disobedient
child,'
'Eut, papa, I waited five years o: pa
tient suffering trying to obey YOU" sic
protested.
L had rather see you dead than to see
YOU marry that man now, and have him
sheer his triumph in my face"
I'VE are already married. Why talk
like that" she pleaded tearfully.
= deny it. | am going 20 annul that
marriage. Felony is ground for the dis
solution of tie marriage tie. A cere-
mony performed under such conditions,
when one of the parties is in prison
charged with felony without bail, is il
legal, and I'll show it. The lawyers
will be here in an hour and l will take
action tomorrow"
Never with my CONSENT" she firmly
replied. She left the room, consulted
With her mother, and hastily dispatched
a telegram to Hambright, summoning
Caster to Independence Immediately.
When this telegram came he was in
his office hard at work on his inaugural
address, outlining the policy of his ad-
ministration. He was in a heated argu-
ment with the preacher about the ar
ticle en- education. which followed his
recommendation of the disfranchisement
of nine-tentns Of the negro vote.
He had advised large appropriations
for the industrial training of negroes
along the lines of the new movement Of
tEeiI more sober leaders.
It's a mistake" argued the preacher.
IF the negro is made master of the in
dustries of the South he Will become
master of the South. But he will not
do this. Sooner than allow him to take
the bread from their mouths, the white
men will kill him here, as they do North,
when the struggle for bread becomes as
tragic. You ate only putting off the day
CT battle and making it ten times more
terrible. The negro must ultimately
leave this continent. You might as we'll
begin to prepare for it,
But we propose to train him princi-
pally in agriculture. We need millions
of good farmers persisted CASTOR.
$50 much the verse, | tell you" per-
sisted the preacher. Make the negro a
scientific and successful farmer. and let
bim plant his feet deep N your soil, and
your white men becomes s~hop-keepers.
artisans, and wage-la bo1ers. and the ne
gro will lie an aristoCrat at last and
white men will serve at his table. This
Will mean a race war"
ct seems to me impracticab1e ever to
move him"
'Why?" asked the preacher. "Thos
over certain ages can be left to end their
days here. The negro has cost us al
ready the loss of 81, 600, OOO, 900, a war
that killed a million men, the debauch-
cry of our suffrage, the corruption of
our life, and threatens the future with
anarchy. Lincoln was right when be
said:
There Is q physical difference be-