The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-07-25
LIZ ARP'S LETTER
S FRIENDS CALL AND BUOY uIM UP
allroad Man Reoales Him With
story Of a Dutehman and His
Pipe Versus lrate Woman
And Her Poodle Dog.


We have at last had a glorious rain.
fter nine long swelterlng weeks with
bat drop to lay the dust or purify the
fmosphere 1t came with a downpour
nd everybody is happy The gardens
glll revive and the flowers will bloom
gain and the farmers viii rejoice,
or It has come in time to save their
anguishing crops The dear little sick
hlld whom we have been nursing so
enderly and watching for many days
kll now get we'll My wife or one of
Ne girls Is there day and night but
dj6 dust and the heat had almost over
pome him when the rain came. We
are all air plants and must have it
pure.
Then again, tried to take comfort
by reading the tribute that Charles
Francis Adams has recently paid to
neral Robert E. Lee It seems to be
xting quite fashionable to praise Lee
Ywthere, but really I don't see why
They should single him out and damn
Mr.. Davis and all the rest of us and
the cause for which Lee fought. l
don't ike any man who praises Lee
and stabs Mr.. Davis. Lee and Davis
were like brothers all their mature
Dives. They were classmates at West
SPoint and during our civil war they
Were bosom friends and never disa-
greed about anything. It is a gross in
suit to the memory of Lee to SANDER
his closest and dearest friend No
gentleman would do it. l have not
heard Of Charles Francis Adams SLAM
dsd, AZ Mr.. Davis, but we have good
rePnlns to suspect that he belongs to
theB Goodwin Smith and Roosevelt
crowd for he voluntarily took command
n Of a negro regiment during the war;
and that is a bad sign. No gentleman
would have done it. 1t was an evidence
that he believed niggers would make
war hell to uG and they would kill and
rob and rape and burn out of revenge.
No have no respect for this Adams
Lew Wallace nor any other man
who commanded negroes during the
war ut was not humane nor legiti-
mate warfare. 1t showed venom and
brutality and malignity. What did
General Lee do before the war or dur
Ing the war or after the war that did
not have the hearty cooperation of
MIR. Davis? What did Mr. Davis do
that General Lee did not approve
Both were good soldiers and won their
spurs. Both were deyout Christian
members of the Episcopal church and
Senator Reagan said Of Mr.. Davis:
'He was the most devout Christian
ever knew and the most lovable man
Ne was a conscientious believer in the
doctrine of states rights as expounded
by Mr.. Calhoun and while lieutenant
in the United States army declared he
would resign his command before he
would assist in the coercion of a SOW
erelgn state. The International Cy
clopedia says Of him: "He was a grea'
statesman and a true patriot, and his
history will grow brighter as the years
? roll on" But this presidential acct
dent says he was an arch traitor ant
arch repudiator and he hasn't the man
illness to take it back and apologize.
But here come some genial friends
to call and see how am getting on, TO-
am still suffering and need sympathy
When they come they bring good chez
and wit and anecdote and that is bet
go than Eliminating about politics ant
ldggers. We were talking about dog
and obs a. these friends, who is rail
road man. told us about a woman try
ing to board train down in Florid
and sac had little poodle dog in he
arms. and the conductor said: INC
madam, you can't take that dog wit
you in the passenger car. 1t is agains
the rules" She was a northern VIC
Nan with sharp features, Our south
ern women don't carry poodle dog
around with them; they prefer a baby
Well she was very indignant an
wanted to know what she must
with her dog. "Put him in the bal
gage car" said the conductor. AS sh
anded up the canine to the baggag
man she said, "WeH I reckon 1 ca
ride where my dog rides" and sh
went into the baggage car. The ma
was Cisgusted He tied the dog wit
a little cord and she sQuatted on a DO
near by. After they passed Sanfor
she got tired, and unueing the dol
took him in her arms and went bae
IN the smoker That car was full