The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-21
A ROMANCE OF THE WHITE MANS BURDEN

We begin next sunday the publication of he novel BY Thomas Dixon Jr The
leopards spots-a Romano of the white Man Burden. which is sure to Ee
Mr. Dixon a place among the first OF rvtngn oyelss. The idea I writing a novel
Of the period following the var showing he ruh Of 'onstrre'ion as Only sou'n-
"ern men living through the fiery ordeal knew it, is no new iea with Mr. DIXON .
% a long m he has been getting ready The material for a story ta would
give imperishsbie glory to tbs inpoverishsd men nd women ne war D
took U the asks Of rebuilding their fortunes a"er ne 49,
of war. He has told his story with graphic rearsm-put IN tbs
has told the story of cconsrucion in North Carolna-a reproduction Of Recon
struaionv with variations in all the southern states He "a painted IT as II
terrible pcture-as true an as faithful to truth a an'es pictures Of h' ana
the devil.
To the very core it IS Southern. It's warp and voof is ray Of te soil" II
North Carolina. Its haractcr bear North Carolina namcs. ans whHe the story
is fiction. tn novelist has made the history Of the times as perfect as if he Dad
not made it as vel a love story. The race question is II. race question as iSwod
BY te southern mar vho has a genuine affection for the negro and VII oerehd
Before writing a line of his powerful novel, NJ Dixon read every printed line
obtamab about econstructon For months he carefully went over tbs files OF
the newspapers of the day-the best indies Of ne Gan "S'ois !" p% ,ac
The Raleigh Sentinel the Standard nd other Raleigh papers published from 1865
p' ~ N.Y." 80 1mau. 80 ~ tins Of which he vritas He was full of
the ramatic events whch he had heard the actors describe before he pt per
to paper. More thar hat: He vas reared in a community heroe every boy vas
fired with the herdsm of peril nd he glory o. resistance to wrong a h learned
to spell ad read HI kne in his v community some of the most daring spirits
h led the Revolution against Reconstruction men as intrepid and honorable
as King Arthurs knights With this equipment, any autho could tell a inter
esung story of h most dramatic period in the history of this country. The gsn-
Jus Of Mr. Dixon has given to tn telling Of the story a power ad a charm nat
will make it as popular and as telling as Vnele Toms Cabin II 1T oud ave the
sam environment nd be read amid like conditions. Here is a summary Of the
THE 1EopARDs SPOTS.
The southern sdeo of reconstruction nd OF the race problem is dramatically
tz, and it ends with the present complete domination of a southern State BY
All h Intermediate history is deity worked into the tory h poverty Of the
cation of property, the ueo of the carpet bagsersa and The negroes 0hef RES IS i" m mn
h,t time a hf emr niou re OF i a aK Iarpe 81 n @en na"n Of rh snap s es umi a md
Through all this runs a story full Of he greatest dr'H'to p0~sF' 'u' every
The love story is tender md beautiful TIE tragedy is Overwhelming:
~ As ,a a ssrsl n ID i tn w ea h of sns Boston tn n and SG i. Ih s fS aS tht o o' the s0% North ts 5e
negro is treated nt according ra TO TO- f sni NTH dao. retention 0' win a crN'
sm The c c@ds rat .a so 'itiT snd 1m sns , fsa m nons n.r of , ts d nsun 'front.' TN r rh' pso5 he
'T Tor 0 osam ne Sc sn mv" af n oat r amy II n@ nmF q " pe, ua" that ato1 though 1om h a prto Of
hi st rs " is nD aee uoas G known lnovn Z" to # sf psas. a an a" it Presents sano a%G Southern er' at
Me- D5non son, naoh sme in reading %M.n the files $50 Southern sn, nfwp, 4m, that
A boo1deasr in s Norfolk -. ya; ~, who has s read am tn man nu eesn S is 50 sos sure r that 'i it
h ns s are %Ss' ,1 1ssTaaf s99 hs ' osa n'1 for S "a tbessanss on 'nS s@oae sf ss s"s' s s@s