The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
Southern Manners.

4 corrospondent 81 the News ! len .eatder !
4. :, rns herself "One OF the Dctest eo
Yankees says f a IA .i3 I,
"Wl, yo,, kindly pornt me, throus = ~
cn,,,n,ns OF your paper, to bog that SYM. -
Virrininn explain wherein we p 'S' ~ =.
ItheTSNorth are SO different TOW 'u, ~,
rInin,,s, and why we arc 80 aotestc T., IN
we IRE constantly being ui,eu ~ ~ -,
subtle press BY such Ssltrs .ns tl'oss,
editorial entitled Two Views ,si 4. j
re ftla writer of. TINT editorial q repre-
sentative &c the culture and good breed
insrs ~ Virginia? If ho Is, is u 70 l q. ~.
i'm I rood breeding that lie Wnnto tiy NJ M
suits Thousands OF Northern aIcs .,,y :,
n yirgnil by speaking OF me No,s'' =,
tho rontcnptuous manner no does III u. 5' tiio
editorial referred toE III II \. Sl, ~
THAT Is d serious charge for q 70 :
mike AGAINST n virginia now sp'lp per- 9 l q
We request specifications The artlcl q y =
rho Tlmcs- Dispatch was In reply re- ~ 70 70 tWo
communications. Our comment on INC
first lcttcr3was as follows: q ii,
eve were amazed at the sentiments ~, ea
pressed by this CORRESPONDENT fll lt nv ~
came 10 tho confessio In the GIG SHE ii1ie .,
Tint 'ho had been living at the YIN
in ouryiow his sentiments nave ~. W., W.
improved BY his Northern q v =
'dofnot. as lie does. draw the ini nc en-,
'thnt8the Southern woman III New 7 e. o !rls
who sent her neighbor "a plate OF no. nov DIS
cults was a pushing person, ana we uo
NOT gree thnt5if this woman. had snloVeu
~ Richmond and had shown slcn q
friendly attention TO her. next-door 1lels u n
nor IT. would have been regal ded as L az !.
affront We repudiate our cor respeo 9, !,
ent,s s,1GgestlonIt that an attention OF th Is
has only the vulgar significance
Of sending victunls. We also reputIliISIl y !.
his Complication thnt the residents sltl 4. 4 o.
Wakefield or Church Road or anS'sot q,
village in Virginia are lacking NJ, ~ aei.-
cacy 5and good manners or tilat ll ~ - !
bory customs In those places nfe ous y
vogue and offensive I'M Richmond. lIlle
gentlemen and true gentleWomcn IN Viz
yin,n nrnl the same in manners and NOR
as whether they llve6inf the cities aor$h
tho rural Districts. SSass q. jsl5s 80,
And here IS the comment on the second second
communca ton: g4: XII
I "T,here is III this refined and amlable
genuine refresh1nent. Slt
is a MESA co. from q @llospitablc5 Southern
home. vi 1T is the sentiment OF ~ Soulnern
ron tlewoman, and altogether lovely. W 9
nirrec with this gentle correspondent nat
Inc North is a good place for a South
trn woman to visit I HAT she may the bet bet
Ter appreciate her own land. " ershuVe
no quarrel Will, our friends at the NORTH.
,rhey arc .cntitled$to their own manners
ana #customs,gto their own rules OF pro-
priety, to their own code Of ethics, ana
we do not eycn criticize, for IN these re-
spects each and every section and com
mmity must bc d law unto itself. s /,
.sThe Southern woman III New y ork
who broke through the Ice OF Northern
convent ionnlism with q plate Of hot bis
cults ia her hand made q mistake, and
got q cold bath for her pains, but we
love her FOL, it, ana we hopc that sho
has long since returned to the lind
where she belongs. Tho North is vel
come to It's cold bread and frgld CUSTOMS
but hot biscuits are good enough for us,
and they are SC much the bette when
they come from the home Of q generous
reighbor smoking with hospitality and
good cheer and ldimpled with the impress
Of her own dainty fingers. IT his DO
treason, we glory in It. sss5
e Now, IL tho News Leaders offended cor
respondent will point out any word or
phrase III the above extracts, II which IS
.",.wantonly Insulting to Northerners we
promise to make a prompt disayow wal! and t
a gentleman's apology. s
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