The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-03
BILL ARP rs CONVALESCING.
HE is READING GTIIEpAPERS
Comments From Ills Sick Room
on Charles Francis Adans'
Speech.

Atlanta COnsi,tution
We have ut last had q glorious rain
After nine long swcltcmng weeks with
outa drop to lay the dust or purify th
atmosphere it came with Il downpou
and everybody is happy. The garden
Will revive and the flowers will bloom
again and the farmers will rejoice 70
II has come in time to save thei
languishiug crops. The dear little slcl
child whom we have been nursing 81
tendcrly and watching for many day,
will now get well. My wife or one o
the girls is there day and night, but
the dust and the hear had almost
overcome him when the rain came
We are all air plants and must have il
pure.
Then again | tried to take comfort
by reading the tribute that Charles
Francis Adams has recently paid to
General Robert E. Lee. 1t seems to
be getting quite fashionable to praise
l.eo up there, but really ! don't see
why they should single him out and
damn MIR. Davis and all the rest of us
and the cause for which Leo fought.
don't like any man who praises Lee
and slabs MIR. Davis. Loc and Davis
wore like brothers all their mature
lives. They were classmates at West
folnt and during our civil war they
were bosom companions and ncvor dis
agreed about anything. 1t is a gross
insult TO tho momory of Ice to slander
his closest and dearest friend No
gentleman would do il.
| have not heard of Charles Francis
Adams slandcring Mr.. Davis, but we
have good reasons to suspect that he
belongs to the G0ldwin Smith and
Roosevelt crowd, for he voluntarily
took command of negro regiment
during the war, and that is bad sign.
No gentleman would have done it, 1t
was an evidence that he believed Mig
gers would make war he'll to us and
they would kill and rob and rare and
burn out of revenge. No, have no
respect for this Adams nor Lew Wal
lace nor any other man who command
ed negroes during the war. 1t was
not humane nor legitimate warfare.
1T showed venom and brutality and
malignity.
What did General Lee do before the
war or during tie war or after the war
that did not have the hearty co,opera-
ton Of MIR. Davis? What did Mr..
Davis do that General Lee did not an
prove? Both were good soldiers and
won their spurs. Both were devouL
Christian members Of the Episcopal
church and Senator Reagan said of
MIR. Davis: "llc was the most devOut
Christian | ever knew and the most.
lovabIe man." He was a conscientious
believer in the doctrine of States
rights as cNpoundcd by Mr.. Calhoun,
and while lieutenant in the United
States army declared that he would re-
sign his command before he would as
slst in the coercion of Il sovereign
State. The international Cyclopedia
says of him: " lie was Il great states
man and true patriot, and his history
VIII grow brighter as the years roll
on" But this Presidential accident
says he was an arch traitor and arch
rcpudiat0r, and he hasn't the manl-
ness TO take it back and apologize.
hdl here come some genial friends
TO call and see how am getting on,
for | am still suffering and need sym.
pathy. When they come they bring
COOL cheer and wit and anccdote and
that is better than Illuminating about
politics and the niggers. We were
talking about dogs and one of these
friends, who is n railroad man. told us
about woman trying to board train
down III Florida and she had little
poodle log in her arms and the con-
ducLor said: "No, madam, you can't
take that dog with you in the passen-
ger car. 1T is against the rules" She
was Northern woman with sharp
features. Our Southern women don't
carry poodle dogs around with them :;
they prefer II baby. Well, she was
very indignant and wanted to know
what shosmust do with her dog. " Put
HIM in the baggage car" said the con-
ductor. AS she handed up the canine
to the baggage man she said, " Well,
reckon ! can ride where my dog rides. !"
and she went into the baggage car.
The man was disgustcd. lie tied the
dog with little cord and she squatted
on IL box near by.
After they passed Sanford she got
tired, and untying The dog, took him
in her arms and went back to the
smoker. That car was full of Jolly
good fellows, but she demanded seat
and they gave her one. She took one
half and laid her poodle on the other
half. A jolly Dutchman sat behind
her and was smoking an old pipe that
gave an unearthly odor and as he
talked and laughed with his conpan.
ion the tobacco smoke encircled hel
classic head until she couldn't stand l,
and she turned to him and said with q
snap, {" No gentleman would smoke in
the presence of lady" I. well
madam" he said kindly, "dis is dc
smokin' car. 1t ie not dc ladies' car
is very sorry to trouble you wild mine
pipe and tobacco, but you had better
go back to dc ladies' car" I" They
won't let my dog go in THERE" sait
she. Dot il very bad" he said ant
kept on smoking.
By and bya voluminous cloud .lik
that which came from the crater, o
Mont Pelce rolled over her and in he
rage she seized his pipe, jerked it;frou
his month and throw il out of the win