The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-04

paragraph. showing that the Som
even then expected the aid Of Enrlana
IN case ii Should have an antt-sla&.r
war with the North.
II am far from saying tina; f..1
the advantage Of having the plede, -
your arm, your stronger arm. N.t
please. for h protection of r.. 49,
mine. and that my interest in eep.r.1
have been and must continue to I. he
better for your aid and counsel r H..
| management of them. But. ~ -
other hand. you must be ecuall, -.
sible that the aid of my purS. y
| have its value in the hands az ,aI
Bull (E,nsland), or any other rI,n ht-
igous fellow who puts us 10 IN. ~
| penSe of another tedious lawsuit
The next paragraph OF tn. r,v..
takes up the charge that the SoGth
not then paying its share Ct the t4ee>
and Mary shows that the agricultural
South has in its slaves more mos-h1
to feed. and hence must buy Nor,
thar the North. and, Therefore la.
more in direct taxes. 1t shows ttat
the manufacturing North. makr. :
great part Of the gods it usts. must
pay less. that it has the shippine tnat
carries the Southern exports. ana IN
together that the business a~dvaut..t~
of the Union are on Johns sid. rather
than hers. She then continues her
prOteSt against Il possible divorce -
follows:
said not by way Of complaint TO- /
am well satisfied that our gain Is n1t
altogether my loss in this more han
in many other instances, and tha,
what profits you Immediately may
profit me also in the long u hut
will not dwell on these calculauorx
and comparisons Of interest. for when
I cnnc,,1t INV nun heart and eGD I'll.
mind ali the e~ndearing proofs yod had
given of your being in sympathy with
it, | must need hope that thero are
other ties than mere interests to pre-
vent us from eve suffering q tran
Sient resentment on either SIDE OF
without cause to bring on both al the
consequences Of a divorce, consequent
ces, too. which would be a sad lnherl-
: lance. indeed, for our numerous and
beloved o~ffspring.'"
: AS to III charge that her people
/ have had the most Presidents. Mary
goes on to defend the South as fol
lows:
LAS to the other point, relative 10
I the head steward, / must own my
{ worthy husband, that | am altogether
: at a loss for any cause of diSsallstac-
s ton on your part or blame on nine.
e 1t is true, as you say, that there have
; been Oftener taken from among my
: tenants than yours, but under other
4 circumstances the reverse might as
. we'll have happened. If the stewart
| appointed Ia made their way to the
T important trust 10y corrupt and fa!la-
clOuS means, if they nae been pre-
h ferred merely because they dwelt 81
G my estate, Or had succeeded by inter
position OF my own contrary to Nou'
G inclination or, finally, If they had adj
q nlDlStofo0 the trust unfalthTn1l% $40
rlficlng your interest for my own o.
q the interests of both to selfish OF IN.
worthy purposes-in either of thee,
cases you would have ground for YOU
II complaint. But l know, John, that 70,
y are too Just n too candid not 10 ad
Y NIT that no such ground exists
q The head stewards III auestIel
U could not have been appointed with
out your own participation as Wei a
my own. They were recommended t.
our joint choice by the reputeG fair
ness or their characters, by then trie,
hdellty n competency in previou
trusts and by their exemption from
- all charges OF impure and sraspin& d.
signs, and SO far were they from he
le ing partial to my interests at the ~
- penses OF your, that they were rathe
y merit more favorable to yours tnaD I
: mine. L need not say that allude I
the bountles direct and indirect :
your teams and boats, to the hands ert
~ pioyed IN your fisheries and manufac
lures, which, such
se ment, would not be able to meet n
~ threatened rivalry Of interferIn
" n~elshoors. | say only that these idea
~ were IN the heads Of some Of my ter
ants. AS for myself, I should not hay
- mentioned them but as a defeu>
against what l must regard as 50 ~
A'unueo that it ought not to te %
or SiOn.'"
ay "rR ,av;,o . ~
~ efaslons ! repeat, my dear John. ia.
Il ,ne appointment Of the head steuaT
RI nes as much, if not more. with ~
'4ah with me. Let the choice fl
IA were 1t may you will find me fail
/ best nose;hle "A.'hei = - -
or wishino 49, no. anu sI'i''''