human
By the way, old man, what's all this about a quarter of a million for a colored college down South?
gpt
Oh, that's Mrs. Henderson's affair. They say it's the most magnificent college building south of Washington. It's big enough. I've seen the plan of it. Henderson Hall, they are going to call it. I suggested Margaret Henderson Hall, but she wouldn't have it.
human
What is it for?
gpt
One end of it is scientific, geological, chemical, electric, biological, and all that; and the other end is theological. Miss Eschelle says it's to reconcile science and religion.
human
She's a daisy-that girl. Seems to me, though, that you are educating the colored brother all on top. I suppose, however, it wouldn't have been so philanthropic to build a hall for a white college.
gpt
You keep your eye on the religious sentiment of the North, Uncle Jerry. I told Mrs. Henderson that we had gone long on the colored brother a good while. She said this was nothing. We could endow a Henderson University by-and-by in the Southwest, white as alabaster, and I suppose we shall.
human
Yes, probably we've got to do something in that region to keep 'em quiet. The public is a curious fish. It wants plenty of bait.
gpt
And something to talk about, continued Henderson.
human
We are going down next week to dedicate Henderson Hall. I couldn't get out of it.
gpt
Oh, it will pay,