The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-03
ARP'S WEEKLY LETTER.
The BartoR Philosopher Tells a Good
Story.

lA0 DATUM IulVSupu0I l0llO uVVu
Story.
We have at last had glorious rain.
After nine long swelterng weeks, with
ont drop to lay dust. or purify the
atmosphere, it came with donwpour,
and everybody is happy. The gardens
will revive and the flowers will bloom
again and the farmers will rejoice, for
it has come in time to save the lang
uishing crops. The dear little sick
child whom we have been nursing SO
tenderly and watching for many days
will now get we'll. Ny wife or ono
of the girls is there day and night;
but the dust and the heat had almost
|overcome him when the rain came.
We are all air plants, and must have
it pure.
| Then, again, tried to take COM
fort by reading the tribute of Charles
Francis Adams has recently paid to
Gen. Robert E. Lee. It seems to be
getting quite fashionable to praise
Lee up here, but really 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. I don't like any man who
praises Lee and stabs Mr. Davis. Leo
and Davis were like brothers all
their mature lives. They were class
mates at West Point, and during our
civil war they were boon companions
and never disagreed about anything.
It is gross insult to the memory Of
Lee to slander his closest and dearest
friend.
1 What did Gen. Lee do before the
war or during the war or after that
did not have the hearty cooperation
of Mr.. Davis? What did Mr.. Davis
do that Gen. Lee did not approve
Both were good soldiers and won their
spurs. Both were devout christian
members of the Episcopal church, and
Senator Reagan said of Mr. Davis:
He was the most devout christian I
lever knew and the most lovable man. =
| He was conscientious believer in
the doctrine of states rights as ex-
lpounded by Mr.. Calhoun, and while q
lieutenant in the United States army
declared that he would resign his COM
mand before he would assist in the
coercion of sovereign state. The
International Cyclopedia says of him:
HE was great statesman and true
patriot. and his history will grow
brighter as the years roll on.
\ But 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
good cheer and wit and anecdote and
that is better than Illuminating about
politics and the niggcrs. We were
talking about dogs, and one of these
friends, who is railroad man, told
us about woman trying to board q
train down in Florida, and she had a
little poodle dog in her arms and the
conductor said: mo, madam, you
can't take that dog with you in the
passenger car. It is against the
rules. She was northern woman
with sharp features. Our southern
women don't carry poodle dogs around
with them; they prefer baby. Well,
she was very indignant and wanted to
know what she must do with her dog.
"Put him in the baggage car, = said
the conductor. AS she handed up the
canine to the baggageman she said,
well, reckon I can ride where my
dog rides and she went into the bag
gage car.
The man was disgusted He tied
the dog with little cord and she
squatted on a 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 companion the
tobacco smoke encircled her classic
head until she could not stand it, and
she turned to him and. said with .
snap: '
/ No gentleman would smoke in the
presence of lady
well, madam, he said kindly,
dis is de smokin' car. It is not de
ladies car. I is very sorry to trouble
Won wild mine pipe and tobacco, but
you had better 60 back 70 the ladies'
! car. =