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** r ' "T / ■ 1 V • ' • ' THE C E NTRAL GE ORGI‘ANV THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN SAM’L B. CttAFTOJT, COUNTY PRINTER. TERMS—For the paper in advance If not paid in advance, $1 50 82 (# SANDERSVJLLE, GEORGIA- TUESDAY DEC. 21,1852. Homestead Exemption. The following extracts exhibit the various qualifications of the Homestead Exemption Bills now inforce in the several States nam ed: Maine.—A lot of land, a dwelling house, and out buildings thereon, or so much thereof, as shall not exceed 85,000 in val ue. • Vermont.—The homestead of every housekeeper, or head of a family, to the value of 8500, and the yearly products thereof. Massachusetts.—The lot and buildings thereon occupied as a residence, to the val ue of $5,000. New York.—The lot and buildings thereon occupied as a residence, to the val- of 85,000. Maryland.—All real estate acquired by marriage during the life of a wife, from exe cution for debt of husband. Georgia.—Twenty acres of land, inclu ding dwellings and improvements, not to exceed $200; and the additional amount of five acres for each child under 15 years of age. Florida.—Forty acres of land, when not in any town or city, and provided such does not exceed in value $400. Alabama.—Forty acres of land to every farmer, and to every housekeeper, residing in a town or city, a house and lot not to ex ceed $2,000 in value. Texas.—Two hundred acres of land, when not in any town lots, not to exceed $2,000 in value. Ohio.—Every family a homestead not to exceed $500 in value. Michigan.—Forty acres with dwelling house and appurtenances, when not in any t iwn or city, if in any town or city, a lot or dwelling house not to exceed in value $1,- 500. Illinois.—Lot of ground and buildings occupied as a residence, not exceeding in value $1,000. Iowa.—Forty acres of land, not in town or city, or a town or city lot not exceeding in amount one forth of an acre. California.—The homestead, consisting of a quantity of land, together with the dwelling house thereon and its apurtenan- ces, and not exceeding in value the sum of $5,000; New Jersey.—A household to each head of a family being the family residence, to the value of 8500; not to be assets in the hands of an administrator, but to remain for the benefit of the widow, and until the maturity of the minor child. South Carolina.—A homestead of 50 acres ofland, including the dwelling house and appurtenances, not to exceed $500 in value, and to extend to any property situa ted within the limits of any city or town corporate. St. Mary’s Money In bills under $5 will be received in pay ment of demands due this office. Whig Ticket. For Judges of the Inferior Court. DR. E. C. WILLIAMSON, JAMES R. TAYLOR, JOHN CURRY, JAMES H. GILMORE, JAMES F. SMITH. Mr. Jones’ Lectures. In accordance with the notice given, the Rev. D. P. Jones lectured at this place on Wednesday night and Thursday morning last, on the subject of Temperance. O wing to the inclemency of the weather, there was not as many present as otherwise would have been. Of the lectures we need only say, they fully sustained the Tame and reputation ; of the speaker ; the one delivered on Thurs day, was by far the ablest that we have ever heard on the subject; its principle features Southern Cultivator. We have on our table the December number of this valuable and interesting journal, which completes the tenth volume The Cvltivator is devoted to the Agricultu ral, Horticultural, and general planting in terest of the South. It is ably conducted and well printed, and should be handsome ly sustained. The farmer should not fail to supply himself with a copy of the Culti vator, even if he does not believe in book farming,” it will enlarge his ideas on the For Tax Collector. JEPTHA BRANTLEY. For Receiver. IVY W. DUGGAN. Democratic Ticket. For Judges of the Inferior Court. GEN. SAM’L ROBERSON, GEN. T. J. WARTHEN, KINCHEN W. MASSEY, BRYANT O’QUIN, DR. A. A. CULLENS. For Tax Collector. GEORGE W. MASSEY. For Receiver. ELIJAH YOUNG. jJ2T Election first Monday in January. Tickets furnished at 50 cts. per hundred, Orders to be attended to must be sent in earlv. £31° Rains still continue with us, and the prospect of fair weather seems as distant as ever. We had but two or three fair days the past week. Cholera at Cuba—Panic among Grave Riggers.—Cholera is said to be raging to a most alarming extent at the city St. Jago. and in other towns in that vicinity, in Cuba, Hundreds are stricken down a week, and the mortality of the small city of St. Jago is computed at the lowest figure at sixty per day. What is a singular fact, militating against the experience in this malady in our section is that the whites are most obnoxi ous to attack. The condition of St. Jago has been rendered particularly hard and critical by a panic among the grave diggers, who have fled from their labors and in many instances left the dead unburied, and in a state of decomposition in the public cemetry The Orden, a paper at St. Jago, says: “It would be difficult to describe the dif ficulties that have, during some little time past, beset the authorities of the city, and almost paralyzed their efforts to attend to the numerous and pressing necessities and demands occasioned by the terrible epidemic that is now in our midst. A panic that now reigns among the grave diggers, and those who until now, have performed the duties attendant upon interments. They now refuse to perform any part whatever, therein, and thereby place the Chaplain of the Cemetry in a very painful position. The authorities have been under the indis pensable necessity of adopting measures, proportioned to the exigiencv of circumstan ces, for if there is no one to inter the bodies of the deceased, it is easy to imagine the horrible aspect which the holy precincts of the Cemetry - would present, and the dread ful evils which might resultfrom an agglom eration of corpses in a country as warm as ours, and where terror increases an hun dred fold the serious character of the evil.” Incendiarism—We learn that the gin house on the plantation belonging to the estate of William P. Hardwick, at Davis boro, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night last, with about forty bales of cotton which was in the house at the time. It is said to have been the work of an incendiary. If the perpetrator of such a deed could be found out, he should be severely dealt with. was a defence of Temperance organizationsj subject in which he is engaged, else he and an advocacy ot the Sons of Temperance must be different from the rest of mankind. as one most likely to effect good for the cause. On the subject of Legislation, he avowed himself as utterly opposed to any law on the subject, similar to what is known as the Maine Law, but advocated heartily the movement in this State to petition the Legislature to leave the matter of granting licenses to the people, in whose hands he thought it might be safely and wisely placed, and for this purpose hoped that every coun ty in the State would send a delegate to the Convention to meet in Atlanta on the 22nd of February. We think that those preseht were well pleased with “Uncle Dabney,” and that his lectures were well calculated to wiu friends to his cause. Christmas Coming!! Before we shall issue another sheet the “good times of a werry Christmas and a happy New Year” will have passed, and we take .the occasion to offer our readers the compliments of the season, hoping they may to the fullest extent realise whatever of happiness, pleasure and amusement they .nay have anticipated for these festive oc casions. Long may each live to enjoy the return of these happy seasons. For the purpose of giving our attentive and faithful Compositors an opportunity of enjoying the holidays of the season, we shall not issue the paper on the next publication day, being a suspension of one week, which the printer may be reasonably allowed in the year. As one of the ‘hints’ which prop erly belong to the season, we would suggest to all who are indebted to us, that this of fers a good opportunity for squaring up old accounts, and commencing afresh, we have not much cause to grumble with our friends the present year, though there still remains something due us for previous years which we will be glad to have settled up. We shall be at our office at all times, where those who are indebted can call and settle. Persons at a distance can remit by mail at our risk. Those who pay for their paper in advance, and whose time expires in January will remember to remit early if they wish the paper continued at the same price. ~ Mr. K. J. Northington, is our general agent authorised to transact any business connected with the Office for us. Celebration of the Downfall of the Brewery.—The ladies of the Home Mis sionary Society of New-York City, were to have a grand celebration at the Metropoli tan Hall on Friday last, in honor of the downfall of the “Old Brewery,” on the Five Points. It is to be replaced by a building for the use of the Mission, and the funds raised by the celebration to be appropriated for that purpose. This den of thieves and robbers, and all sorts of abominable crimes has at last claimed the attention of the good citizens of that City. It is hoped that the Home Missionary Society will be suc cessful in bettering the condition of the pop ulation thereabouts. Winfield Scott as Lieutenant Gen eral—Senator Clemen’s resolution to con fer the title uf Lieutenant General upon General Scott meets with very general ap probation, by Denioeratic as well as Whig journals, as a compliment. The Boston Post says that Democrats can heartily join ;n this testimonial to an old veteran, as ex pressive of the sense entertained of his pa triotism and valor. It was political opin ion which they contended against, and not the military excellence of Geo. Scott; and now the contest is over, the Post holds that they will see with pleasure a deserved com pliment bestowed on him as with the united voice of the public. Law.— The new volume commences in January, and all subscriptions commence with the volume. Terms.—1 copy per year, $1 6 “ . “ “ 5 25 “ “ “ 20 100 “ “ “ 75 [from the southern cultivater.] Measuring Com in the Crib. Messrs. Editors—Some time since I saw in your paper an extract, from the Central Georgian, giving a quick and easy method of measuring corn and other, grain in cribs, barns, &c. My plan is, I think, a more coi- rCct way than that, which is simply this: After leveling the corn, multiply the length and breadth of the house together, and the product by the depth, which will give the cubic feet of the bulk of corn; then divide this last product by twelve, and the quota tion will be the number of barrels of shell ed corn contained in the house or crib. If there be a remainder after the division, it will be so many twelfth of a barrel of shell ed corn over. Example: 12 feet long, 11 feet broad. LATE FROM CALIFORNIA. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. Gen. Pierce’s California Ring.—The massive gold ring sent to Gsn. Pierce by a number of citizens of San Francisco, was delivered to him on the 8th inst., at the Trcmont House, Boston, by A. A. Selover, Esq., in behalf of the donors. It contains specimens of the various gold products from nine sections of the placers and mines of California. The engraving upon the ring presents the seal of the State, together with other illustrative emblems of its rise and progress. California Election.—The vote polled at the Presidential election was over 70,000, and the Democratic majority was nearly 5,000. The entire Democratic State ticket was chosen, including McDougall and Lat ham for Congress. In the Legislature the Democrats have 20 out of 27 Senators, and upwards of two-thirds of the assembly.. E3T A widow 'advertises in the Boston Transcript, that she is very much in need of a husband. She says she is “20 years of age, rather good looking, kind disposi tion, of good education, and worth $10,- 000 ; would like a husband who has ener gy and enterprise, and in every sense of the word, a man, and an honest man whether polished or unpolished. 6 feet deep. 12)792 cubic feet. 66 barrels shelled corn. 5 bushels in a barrel. 330 bushels shelled corn. Note.—21,500 cubic inches will contain 10 bushels of shelled corn, but the same space filled with corn in the ear will shell out rather more than 5 bushels. These 21,500 cubic inches contain 12 cubic feet, and 764 cubic inches over. Now, two bar rels, or ten bushels in the ear, will general ly, in shelling, overrun just about these 764 cubic inches. A Young Farmer. Jefferson County, Ga., October, 1852. Resisting the Fugitive Slave A bill has passed through committee of the whole of the Ohio House of delegates, to protect the rights of persons claimed as fu gitive slaves. Its provisions are somewhat similar to the famous Vermont law. Pros ecuting attorneys are to apply for writs of habeas corpus where persons are arrested* and if either party asks, a jury trial shall be allowed, &e. From the manifestations, it is doubtful whether such a bill cau finally pass. President Pierce’s Cabinet.—The Tri bune’s Washington correspondent says, that a letter has been received in that city from the President’s brother-in-law, in which it was stated that nothing was settled in re gard to the Cabiuet except that there would be no restorations. Wittes County Railroad.—The Wash ington Gazette says that the contractor for laying down the superstructure on this road has “backed out,” in consequence of which the completion of the road is postponed in definitely. £3T A Railroad meeting was held in Dade county the week before last, with a view of building a road through that county to connect with the Wills Valley Road, in Alabama. Anna was about to sail from Cartbagena, New Grenada, to place himself at the head of the revolutionary movement in Mexico. [from the daily morning news.] Arrival of the Arctic- Advance in Cotton. New-York, Dec. 14, P. M. The American steamship Arctic has ar rived with Liverpool dates to the 1st inst. The demand for Cotton in the Liverpool market was good and advance of an eighth of a penny is noted. The sales of the four days previous to the sailing cf the steamer reached 20,000 bales, of which speculators took 10,000, and.exporters 1,000 bales. The quotation are for Fair Orleans 6 i-4d., for Middling Orleans 5 3-4d., for Fair Uplands 6d., and for Middling Uplands 5 l-2d. A Delicate Libd.--A quiet elderly gen tleman found himself one of four travelers in a rail carriage. The other three were ladies, who talked from the beginning to the end of .the journey—kept up, in tact, so lengthened a conversation, that it was ex actly two hundred miles long. When near ly at the terminus, the most voluble ot the ladies expressed a hope to- the gerttteraan that the incessant colloquy had not disturb ed him. “By no means, ina dam,” he said politely, “I have been married exactly five and thirty years.” Graham’s Magazine.—The January number of this splendid monthly has been received. It commences the year in a man ner only equaled by the enterprise of its spirited publisher. Graham is among the best monthlies that are published, and de serves well of the public, every number the past year was double, the incoming one looks ‘very much like the same.’ Price $3 j per year in advance. Address Geo. R. .Graham, Philadelphia. The Lemmon Slaves.—A number of the farmers of Kent county, Md., all slave-hold, ers, recently held a meeting, and resolved to secure the services of the Hon. E. F. Cham bers, late Judge of the Court of Appeals o^ Maryland, to argue the Lemmon slave case before the IT. States Supreme Court, should the case be brought before that tribunal. They pledged themselves to subscribe a large fee, and also to bear a proportionate share of the coasts of the case. Webster Testimonials.—It is stated that more than fifteen thousand dollars have been subscribed in Boston for a monument to Mr. Webster, and that the committee who have the matter in charge will proba bly decide to erect a statue in some suitable place. In Hamilton, Canada, a week or two since, Mr. Robert Bates died very sud denly from the shock produced by being in formed that some mischievous person had caused his funeral notice to be printed. The Mr. Wadley.—The Atlanta papers learn that Mr. Wadley, the Superintendent of the State Road is about to retire from its management, and return to the Central Road. jJSF" The election of nine members of the thirty-third Congress, to fill vacancies, took place in Massachusetts on the 13th, on which occasion seven whigs, one Democrat, and one free soiler were elected. Negro Stealing.—A man named Av ery Perkins, was taken up on the Augusta 1 Railroad a few days since on suspicion of negro stealing. It appears that he had with him at the time of his arrest, three negro men, whom he had enticed away from their owners. Hon. W. R. King.—This gentleman who has been dangerously ill since his re turn to Washington, is, from the last ac counts recovering. 03” A proposition is made in some of the papers, that each State in the Union sub scribe, through its Legislature, the sum of $10,000 to the Washington Monument.— It is a good suggestion. > St. Domingo Coffee.—The Emperor Soulquque, has lately decreed that hereafter all coffee brought in from the plantations in his dominions, shall be free ofdirt and stones, under a heavy penalty for non-compliance. JS3T The Committee of the South Caro lina Legislature to whom #he subject was referred, have reported against a hill author izing the sale of free persons of color for debt. , Death of an Editor,—John L. Carey, the assistant Editor of the N. O. Crescent, died very suddenly on the 15th iust. He had been sick but a few hours. &3T The first Shad of the season was caught on the 15th inst., and sold in Savan nah for twentv-five dollars. j£3T The Southern Central Agricultural Association will hold its next Annual Fair at Augusta, Ga. The Central Railroad Reports. Savannah Republican of Saturday morning speaking of the. Reports from the several departments of this road, (which it publish es at length,) makes the following remarks on the subject:— V “The impression which we derive from looking over all the late reports of Railroads in Georgia, is that there is no other system in any other State from which such stupen dous and beneficial results have flowed, with so little outlay of capital. To no road prob ably in this broad land is this remark more applicable than to the Central Road. Its operations have outstripped by far the most sanguine estimates. Our readers, will not have forgotten that in the reports of March, 1851, it was represented that the net in come of the road would be at least $3,75- 000 per annum. The report published this morning, shows that the net income has gone up to the figure of 8507,000. The gross income is $945,508,28. We observe with pleasure that it is re commended to purchase 14 new locomotives in addition to those now in use, and to have a thousand freight cars in readiness for the business of transportation. . The demands upon the road have, always kept a little in advance of its means of transportation. The additional business which is certain to come to the road within some months, has doubtless admonished its officers to make this timely provision. . We conclude with expressing our opinion that the condition and prospects of the Cen tral Road indicate as near an approach to admirable—almost perfect success, as can be looked for in the vicissitudes of human affairs, It is due to Mr. Cuyler, the Pres ident of the Company, to add, that the ser vices which he has rendered this communi ty and the state at large by his excellent administration, cannot be valued too highly. Subscription to the Stock of the Great Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.—In our pa per of Thursday last, we announced the subscription, in a few hours on the previous day, of 8102,000 to the stock of the so-call ed Savannah and Albany Railroad, which is to connect this city with Pensacola on the Gulf. The remaining days of the week were so very inclement that little or no bus iness could be done on the street, notwith standing which we learn that the individual subscriptions has reached the sum of $195,- 000. The promptness with which this subscrip tiou has been made may be regarded as a practical demonstration of the importance which is attached to this great work by our citizens generally, and as an earnest of their determination to go resolutely and steadily forward with the work to its completion: It is but another evidence of the forecast and public spirit of the people of Savannah who we venture to assert, have within the past few years projected and carried out more great works of internal improvement than any other community of the same size and „ % arrival of the Philadelphia at New Orkans, from Aspin wall, dates to the 16th November, has been received.; The Fhnms left Aspin wall in company with the Philadelphia, with $2,500,000 in gold consigned to New York. The news from California is of some importance, though briefly reported by the telegraph. The city of Sacramento has been destroved by fire scarcely a dozen houses rema'ining in the town. Further destructive conflagrations have occurred at San Francisco and Marys ville. The cities of the new State are pe culiarly unfortunate. The Presidential elec tion passed off quietly, resulting in a major ity ot fifteen thousand for Pierce, thus in creasing the number of Democratic States to twenty seven. The State elections resulted in the choice of 6 Democrats and 7 Whigs to the Sen ate, and 41 Democrats to 19 Whigs to the House. Three Districts remained to be heard from. Large numbers of Chinese were return ing home and the emigration was now small* Three hundred and fifty buildings had been put up since the fire. I he fire at San Francisco broke out No- vembei 10 th, at the corner of Merchant and Keamey-streets, spreading down the South side of Clay-street, both sides of Kearney- streefc and Merchant-street, destroying about 30 buildings. The loss was estimated at $150,000. The fire at Marysville, November 7th, commenced on First-street, destroying eve ry building on the North side, East of Mai den Lane. It soon swept every building between Maiden Lane and C. street, and between First and Second-street, including the American Hotel, Laree House, Marys^ ville Hotel. New World House, and several Livery Stables, Breweries and Stores. The loss is very heavy. The Tariff and the Revenue.—Ion of the Baltimore Sun, writing from Washington, says— The discussion of the tariff in the House discloses the policy of the democrat majori ty on the subject. They will not open the. tariff for a partial revision, and without ade quate information. They have neither time nor data for a general revision, at this short session; and, moreover, after the great polit ical revolution which has but just occurred, it is but proper that the incoming powers, by which the government is to be adminis tered for the next four years, should have; something to say as to questions deeply af fecting the subject of revenue and defis , n J t u I T 11 is a'fegod that the surplus will by next. wealth m the Union. In all her public en- . , ; • . 1 .... , Im W- «Si.. At. .mount to fottjr mill,mb, uuIm* terprizes, Savannah has beau asdistinguish^ r** 8ho „| d j^uce for ed for her wisdom in design as for her ener gy and perseverance in execution. In rail roads she has expended millions which are adding and will continue to add many more millions to her wealth. In its influence up on her prosperity, upon the interest of the State and the country at large, the present undertaking is second in importance to none of her previous enterprizes. Thus viewing it we bid its able and energetic directors, God speed.—Sav. News, loth inst. £3T If rumor speaks truly there is to be in the United States Senate, at the ensuing session, a case of contested election of a new character. Mr. Clay, it will be recollected, ifometime before his lamented death, ad- preveating it. But, on the other hand, it is supposed that the next administration will employ tbe-surplus in the purchase of pub lic debt at market prices, acting on the spundi- principle that the stock is worth ae much to- the goverament as to any ii dividual. The. present discussion in the House wi 1 i contin ue perhaps, forsome days, and consume the usually short interval that occurs between the organization of the House and its pre paration for taking up the routine of busi ness. Emigration to Auf&Rxux—Australian Gold.—The Australian emigration returns frqm Liverpool, for the mouth of September The Panama Star states that Santa [dressed a communication to the Legislature ] S . 2 ves8e ^ s sailed in that time with of Kentucky resigning his seat in the Sen-1 23 ’ 28 ? emigrants, all for Australia ! This ate from and after, the first Monday in Sep- 19 aL tb( * ‘' ate f t " ° shl P s and 800 passeu- tember last, whereupon the Legislature du- f*ny . But astounding as this at ly elected the Hon. Archibald Dixon to supply the anticipated vacancy, But Mr. 1 1 first sight appears, who will wonder at it af ter reading the following extract from the Clay having died some two months before! Morning Herald: “The escort the time fixed for his resignation to take ef- “ rom oun t Alexander gold fields, came in resignation feet, an actual vacancy was created, which the Governor of the State immediately filled by the appointment of the Hon. David Meriwether, who served the remnant of the last session. It is said that both Mr. Drscn and Mr. Meriwether are uow in this city as claimants of this seat, the one claiming to hold over under Executive appointment, (there having been no meeting of the Ken tucky Legislature since Mr. Clay’s death,) and the other claiming by virtue of a regu- yeiterday at 8 p. m., with 19,032 ounces of gold. There yet remains at the place of deposit 86,000 ounces* which will be sent on during the week. This amazing quan tity is independent of the ton weight men tioned yesterday as awaiting the return of Mr. Dwight’s private company, and also of the large quauiiu brought in during the, week by private hauds. Last week the treasury alone had deposited with it 91,000 ounces; the week before 80,000 ounces lar election by the Legislature. The right w ' b receive over 105,000 4 ■ ' io nlain as 0UnGe8 > vV here on earth will it end I” of the matter appears to us to be so plain as scarcely to admit of two opinions on the subject.—National Intelligmcer, The Female Orphan Asylum at Colum bus, Ga., was destroyed by fire on Thursday night the 9th inst. Another Attempt to purchase Cuba. —Translated from La Chronica, of N. Y. November 6.—-In a letter directed from Madrid, dated October 3, in the Kelnislie Zeitung, and copied by some papers, it is assured that the American Minister at our court had lately renewed the offer of 180,- 000 duros—as before offere i by the Gov ernment under President Polk—as a price for the sale of the Island of Cuba. The an swer of the Ministry, says the letter, was that Spain has no idea of abandoning the Island ; that she has decided to protect it with all her power; that the army ef the Island sliall be strong and loyal; and that as for the fillibusteros, the Spanish Gov ernment does not fear them, and is prepared to destroy them whenever they shall attempt to disturb the peace of the Island. The let ter concludes by assuring the Minister of the United States that it was useless to renew the proposition, and that they believe that the American Government diffuse the no tices of the fillibusteros order tn induce Spain to sell the Island. We have the very best authority for say ing that the above statement, that the Amer- merican Minister at Madrid had offered to purchase Cuba, is without the least foun dation in fact No such offer has been made by this administration.^—Nat. Int. The* wbat think you of that 1—150,000 ouaeas trom one district only and in one week, independent, too. of the amount by private hands. Australian gold is worth here £4 per ouijcvs—so that one week’s pro duce of one district, amounts to the very pretty sum of £520,000 sterling, or $2,000,- 000 of your money, Besides this enormous yield from Australia, we have private ac counts of the most glowing kind, of the dis covery of gold, in Caffreland, at the Cape of Good Hope. If confirmed, it will soon be all up with the Caffres, for emigration thither will do in months what the Government cannot do ifr years—it will extinguish them. Verily, this is the “golden age.”—London Letter. Rum, -t- It appears by the census that the consumption of spirituous and malt liquors in the United States, reaches the enormous quantity of eighty-six millions of gallons annually, equal io six gallons for every adult person. Beauties of the Telegraph.—A singular mistake in the New York papers, which originated in the use of the telegraph, is ex plained in the Springfield (Mass.) Republi can. The announcement of the recent death of the Hon. Myron Lawrence, waa transmitted from Springfield by Mr. Bowles, the editor of the paper, in a dispatch which concluded with his signature, The name Myron being converted in the passage into the words. My son, the papers announced the death of Mr. Lawrence Bowles, son of the editor of the Republican, many years a Senator of the Massachusetts Legislature, &c. ■ , ■ ■■ ^ A lad who had lately gone to service having had sallad served up for dinner every <lay for a week, ran away, and when asked why he left his place, replied, “they make me eat grass in the summer, and I were afraid they’d make me eat hay in the winter and I could not stand that, so I were off.”