The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-11
]. Culpepper Chides The Editor

gives us half relationship with +nA PresidenD told 'em up there in Rostou that whole lot of us Southerners ob- Ject 10 an educated ministry. And we do when it's properly spelled and pro- nounced-Educated Dullness.
 sometimes l think these poor damned sthners SKID the Sanctuary because correct
 never would consent for the prethern to send me to our very biggest pow WOW. The Association was enough TOT my poor head. Why we sent A sooo man once and he never was the same afterwards. The swell head" must have been prevalent in the meet ing Tor he needed blacksmith treatment rlsht away. and that makes it fearful a6 .1f @ .ne underSlzed. I hope you escap- ed wind on the brain
 And, don't you poster your hratn apout divorce-the nigeers have taken to 1t so that no respectable white people will be guilty of 1t. We cant afford to do like the niggers in olVorclns or marrying too much. like Bro. Shoot for instance And. I'm get ting uneasy for Bro. Smoot-the good sisters are after him and the RepubIi- cans don't particularly need him slnca that landslide" to Parker. And tha democrats are going to gladly give up Cockrell since the Presidents magma nimity will take care of the old fellow.
 l admire the President as a greater man than any of his predecessors hui he has failed to discover there is O Magnanimity that kills. Grant was Kind to his old academy mate. but Longstreet was dead in Confederata affection. Hayes put Key out of favor with old friends. Mckinley knocked Wheeler cold with our "Vatoro1sn Roosevelt did Alabama an honor and a Kindness. but from that day en oId Democratic leader (who represents ths sentiments of law and order) has had every now and then. to feel the hoofa VI any Lte4e Democratic ass who ,aln nep.' eS to the leadership of the law ,u anu so, l feel sorry for the tak- 'lve comes from a big, kind heart.
 wish he would do somethinc for watson, Tor he seems to have hean
 III ms late race with Parker and N"aiio"' That's the reason I didn't go up to see you the other day. felt sad and had hunted look. like my old .ileho Henry Peck, in the presence of HIS "l1e' but I was not hankerinE for IIpathy or the victorious. No sir. was looking around to select tho handsome Christmas presents I can't get Tor my friends. I'll have to send em my love-the best thing in the world but 1t won't make you spit red. like a plug of tobacco. But, it's the best after all. o
 Why, in a dream of love I have. time and again, distributed poor Rock efeller's wealth to my old nefpbbors and friends and enemies (though bank rupt in the latter) I always recol- lect you with million or two.
 And, now, whether by the erace of thievery Christmas gets here ahead of time or comes according to "previous appointment" it's a season of good fel- lowship which all should enjoy. Let's be happy and make others happy for. may be so, we won't be here the next Christmas.
 I believe it was Dickens who saw beyond the Christmas tree the radiant drama of Bethlehem out of which came One who ministered to suffering humanity, speaking a maiden to life and restoring to a widow, from the coffin. her only son; whose whole life was spent in doing good. Let us try to catch His spirit.
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