“That you should bring a nigger into this church?”
“It is my pew.”
“Your pew, is it? And, because it is your pew, you must insult the whole congregation!”
“He is intelligent and well educated,” answered the merchant.
“What do I care for that? He is a nigger!”
“But he is a friend of mine.”
“What of that? Must you therefore insult the whole congregation?”
“But he is a Christian, and belongs to the same denomination.”
“What do I care for that? Let him worship with his nigger Christians.”
“But he is worth five million dollars,” said the merchant.