The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-08-21

reader can generally correct them i,
his mind. And 30 | will not worr
any more about it.
There are some other little thing
that are of moro consequence ius
now. Our cook has quit, and so ha
the house maid--gone of to Rockmar
fo1 week or two-gonc to q hous,
party, L think. That is all RIGHT. foI
the cook has beon faithful long Tim,
and needed rest. She is Il good ser
want and keeps a clean kitchen. and
we have had q house party ourselves
for several months. | have been sick
but now we arc reduced to the rcgu!a,
family of five and havo but little to
cook and can get along on two meals a
day. My wife arranged it for me to
lire up the stove and fill up the kettles
and grind the coffee and put on the
hominy, and then ring the bell for
the girls to got up and finish up the
breakfast. She said that if felt like
it | might sweep out tho hall and the
front veranda and settle up the front
room.
Well, Of course, had to split up
some kindling and bring in tho stove
wood, but [ am getting along fairly
well and my wife thinks The exercise
is dong me good. Last night she hint
ed that the vcranda was badly tracked
up since the rain and needed a good
washing. So this morning 1 turned
loose the hose pipe on it and she prais-
cd me right smart, and l brought her
some roses from my garden. We let her
sleep until breakfast is roady, for she
cleans up her room and makes up two
beds aud then sews all day for the
grandchildren. But l want that col
ored house party TO break up as soon
as possible, for l don't banker after
this morning business as regular job.
Mrs. Mimms says she likes it, and l
think she does. She has a good room
in the back yard and good furniture
and good lamp to read by, and her
little grandson lives with her, and l
don't know of any colored woman
that has a better time. In fact, l
know Of lots of good negroes in town
who are contented with their situation
and will continue 80 if they arc let
alone by the Northern fanatics and
Southern craRks.
What craze has como over that man
Sledd to cause him to write such a fool
piece for the Boston magazine? What
good can it possibly do, even if it was
true2 But it is not true and only the
product of a diseased imagination. l
/ would write hard things about him,
but for his family connections. For
their sake he had better have smothercd
his feelings and bis pen. The Allan
tic Monthly has never shown any love
for the South, and why he should Sc
lect that as his organ passcth compre-
hension. Professor Siedd says The ne
gro is an inferior race. Then why docs
he insist that VIC give him a space in
our own churches and hotols and rail-
road cars2
twas the work of the Creator that
made him inferior, and he will remain
so-and neither education nor mis-
cegenation will ever change it SO far
as social equality is concerned. Moses
violated the law of God when he mar
ried that Ethiopian woman, and he
had to discard her, and Aaron and
Miriam chidcd him for it long after
wards. Numbers, xii. The story goes,
according to Josephus, that the Egyp
tlans were at war with the ELhiopiaL g
and had suffered defeat in every bat
tie until Pharaoh was advised that no
one could command his army success
fully but Moses. So Moses was given
command and he marched with the
army to the borders of Ethiopia and
met the enemy and defeated them and
marched on TO Saba, the royal city, and
attacked the walls, and Tharbis, the
daughter of the king, saw Moses from
the window of her tower, and he was
80 handsome she fell desperately in
love with him and sent q messenger
TO him to say that if he would marry
her she would surrender the city and
army to him. Moses agreed to this
and their marriage was at once consum-
mated. Then Moses returned with
his victorious army to Egypt. He did
not take with him his Ethiopian wife,
but not long after he married Zipporah,
the daughter of Jethro, the Midianite.
So we must suppose that Moses mar
ricd the Ethiopian princess as war
measure and with no idea of keeping
his promise. At any rate it caused
trouble and shame in the family, and
so it has done ever since whenever q
white person mates with negro.
What monstrous falsehood to say
that the Southern negro is dcbuman.
lied. Right here in our town every
negro mechanic is employed at gooC
wages. Blacksmiths, carpenters, ma
sons, painters, draymen are all busy
Cooks, nurses and washerwomcn fint
constant elnployment-and they ar,
not contented, but sometimes dar'
to be merry and laugh. Where dit
Slcdd get all that rot about kickinl
and cursing and beating the negroes
Wo never hear of such treatment il
this region. Mr.. Milan, q truthful gen
tleman, whose business keeps him OF
the street, told me the other day tha
he had heard but one oath uttere,
by anybody within year, and tha
was by Northern man towards nc
gro who asked him civil question
Dehumanlzed, indeedl Ask Tribbl
and Brown who give their shops tn