"A foolish preacher in Boston who enjoys a National reputation has been in the habit of rousing his hearers to a round of cheers by stamping his foot, lifting hands above his head and yelling:
"'The only way to save the Union now is for Northern mothers to rear more children than Southern mothers!'
"And the sad part of it is that thousands of otherwise sane people in New England and other sections of the North and West believed this idiotic statement to be literally true. It is no longer possible to fool them with such chaff——"
The professor rose and shook out his finely creased trousers until the lavender hose scarcely showed:
"I am afraid, Major Norton, that it is useless for us to continue this discussion. You are quite determined to maintain the policy of your paper on this point?"
"Quite."
"I am sorry. The Eagle and Phoenix is a very powerful influence in this state. The distinguished associates whom I represent sent me in the vain hope that I might persuade you to drop the agitation of this subject and join with us in developing the material and educational needs of the South——"
Norton laughed aloud:
The visitor flushed at the marked sneer in his tones, and fumbled his lavender tie: