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VOLUME 111.
The Cartersville American.
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directory.
COURT CALENDAR—CHEROKEE CIR
CUIT.
J. < Fain, Judge. J. W. Harris, Jr,, Solicitor
General. ~, , , _
Bartow County—Second Monday in January
and July.
Catoosa County—Second Monday in February
and August
Murray County— I Thiid Monday in February
and August.
Gordon County—Fourth Monday m February
and A iigust.
I ado County—Third Monday in March and
September.
Whitfield County—Fiist Monday in April
and October.
BARTOW COUNTY COURT.
G. S. Tumliii, Judge. J. J. Conner, Sol. Gen.
Geo. A. Howard, Clerk. J. G. Broughton,
Bailiff.
Quarterly Terms—Fiist Monday in March,
June, Sep tcm her and December.
Monthly Term—First Monday in each month.
JUSTICES COURTS.
Times for holding Justices Courts in the dif
ferent Militia Districtsof Bartow connty, Ga,:
Cartersvillo— No. 822d Second Tue days,
Adairsville “ 85<5th....Fourth Fridays,
( assville “ 828ih.....-econd Fridays,
Kingston “ 952d First Fridays,
hub nice “ Hol't......Sec’mt Satuidayf,
Allatoona “ 819th.... Third Saturdays,
Wolf Pen “ 10415 t.... Fourth Saturdays,
Stamp ( reek “ '.Mid i t hird Saturdays,
Sixth Distiict “ ffidih... Fourth Saturdu) s
Pine Log *• 827ih— First Saturdays,
COUNTY OFFICERS.
J. A. Howard, Ordinary.
F. M. Durham, Clerk Superior Uofirt.
H. W. Cobb, Treasurer.
John A. Gladden, sheriff. A. M. Franklin,
Deputy Sheriff.
Bailey A. Barton, Tax Collector.
\\. W. Ginn, Tux Receiver.
A. M. Willingham, Coroner.
i>. W. K. Peacock, Surveyor.
Commissioners—S. (j. Prichard, T. G. Moore,
A. Vincent, John 11. Wikie, T. S. Hawkins.
CITY OFFICERS.
A. P. Wofford, Mayor.
James 1). Wilkerson, Marshal.
Geo. S. Cobb, Clerk.
B. U. Mountcastle, Treasurer.
Aldermen—First Ward, J. C. Wofford, A. R.
Hudgins; Second Ward, G. Harwell, VV. H.
Barron; Third Ward, John u.. Stover, Elihu
llall; Fourth Ward, W. C. Edwards, Aaron
Collin*.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Street—Collins, Hudgins, Barron.
Finance—Stover, Edwards, Wofford.
Cemetery—Hudgins, Collins, Edwuids.
Public llall—llall, Wofford, Barron.
Relief—Edwards, Barron, Harwell.
CHUKCHI DIKKC TOK t.
Methodist. Pastor, Rev. J. B. Robins. Ser
vices, every Sunday at 11, a. m , and 7:30, ]>. m.
Prayer liicetlnjr, every Wednesday at 7:30, p.
in. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 0:3), a.
in.; Jno. W. Akin, Supt. Young men’s prayer
meeting, every Thursday at 7:30, p. m.
Baptist.— Pastor, Rev. F. M, Daniel. Ser
vices, every Sunday at 10: 15, a. in. and 7:15, p.
m. Prayer meeting,every Wednesday at 7:15,
|i. in. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9:30,
a. j (M ; D. \V. K. Peacock, Supt. Youcg men’s
prayer meeting, every Sunday at3, p. hi. Ser
ice ol'kopg, every Sunday at 3, p. in. Month
ly conluicnce, third Sundry ol eaeli month at
tt, p. m,
Presbyterian.— Pastor, Rev. T. E. Smith.
Services, every first and third Sundays at 11, p.
m. Sabbath School, every Sunday at 9, a. in.;
T. \V. Milner, Supt. Prayer meeting;, every
Wednesday at 7:30, p. in.
Episcopal.— Church of the Ascension. Min
ister in charge, Rev. W. It. McConnell. Ser
vices, every Sunday, except third in each
mopth, at 11, a. m. Sabbath School, every Sun
day at 10. a. in.
Proles# ional Cards.
f. V. JUILNER. J. W. HARRIS, JR.
AtlorueysAiliaw.
Office over Howard’s Bank.
Cartersvillc, Ga.
JOF.N U. WIKLE. DOUGLAS WIKLE.
IVIHLE & WIKLE,
Attorueys-at-Law & Real Estate Agents
Offices at Court House and on Main Street
above Erwin, Cartersvillc, Ga.
OFOHGF JOUXSOX,
Altorney-at-Law,
Office, West Side Public Square,
CARTERS VILLE, GA.
Will practice In all the Courts.
A. M. EOUTE. WALTER M. RYAI.S.
FOIJTE fc BYALS,
At(orucy§>At-Law.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COORTS
of this state. Prompt and laithlul at
tention given to all business entrusted to us.
Office, corner Main and Erwin Streets, up
stairs. Cai tersville, Ga.
J. M. NEEL. J. J. CONNER. W. J. NEEL.
SKEIa, CONFER & NEEL,
Attorncys-At-Luw.
WILL PRACTICE IN ALL TIIE COURTS
of this state. Litigated cases made a
specialty. Prompt attention given to all bus
iness entrusted to us.
Office on Erwin Street, between Main and
Market. Cartersville, Ga.
JAMES B. CONYERS,
Attoruey-a<-Law
Office Up-Stairs, Bank Block, Carter sville, Ga
Will practice in all the Courts of the Chero
kee an.l adjoining Circuits, and in the Su
preme JCourt. Prompt attention given to all
business. Collections made a specialty.
Railroads.
KEHNESAW ROUTE!
WESTERN & ATLANTIC R. R.
The following time card in effect Sunday,
Dec. 30,1883:
NORTH ROUND
NO, B—WESTERN EX PRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 7 3n a. m
Arrive Marietta 8 V 0
Cartersville 9 25
“ Kingston 9 52
“ Dalton.. 1123
“ Chattanooga 100 p.m.
NO. 1-FAST EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 2 35 p. m.
Arrive Marietta 3 27
“ CartersVilie 4 29
“ Dalton (5 22
“ Chattanooga 8 00
NO. 11—LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Leave Atlanta 11 40 p. m.
Arrive Marietta 12 39j,. in.
“ Cartersville 1 43
“ Dalton 3 41
“ Chattanooga. 515
Rome Express—North—Daily, except Sunday.
Leave Atlanta 4 05 p. m.
Arrive Marietta 3(0
“ Cartersville G 03
“ Rome 7 20
No. 1 carries Pullman cars from Atlanta to
Louisville, Jacksonville to Cincinnati, New
Orleans to Washington.
Mo. 11 carries Pullman cars from Savannah
to Chicago and Atlanta to Nashville.
SOUTH BOUND.
NO. 4-FAST EXPRESS.
Leave Chattanooga 8 00 a. ra.
Arrive Dalton.... 9 33
*• Kingston 11 10
“ Cartersville 1142
“ Marietta 12 40 p.m.
Arrive Atlanta 1 45
NO. 2—SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
Leave Chattanooga 2 55 p, ni .
Arrive Dalton 4 30
“ Kingston . 002
•* Cartersville 0 31
“ Marietta 7 17
Arrive Atlanta 8 40
NO. 12-LIMITED EXPRESS—DaiIy.
Loava Chattanooga .... 10 15 p. m.
Arrive Dalton .. 11 49
Cartersville 147 a.m.
“ Marietta 2 50
“ Atlanta . 3 4(>
Rome Express—South—Daily, Except Sunday.
Leave Rome... 8 30 a. m.
Arrive Cartersville 9 45
“ Marietta 10 49
“ Atlanta 11 45
No. 4 carries Pullman cars from Cincinnati
to Atlanta, Washington, Now Orleans, Louis
ville to Atlanta.
No. 12 carries Pullman ears from Chicago to
Savannah and Louisville to Atlanta.
B VV. WRKNX, Gen’l. Pass. Agt.
R. A. ANDERSON, Superintendent.
EAST & WEST R. R. OF ALA.
ON and alter Sunday, Nov. 14, 1883, trains
on this road will run as follows:
GOINg WEST—Daily, Except Sunday.
no, 1. no. 3.
Leave Cartersville 050 a. in, 4JO p. m.
“ Stilesboro 10 02 4 42
“ Taylorsville 10 37 5 17
“ Rookmart 11 10 5 50
Arrive Ccdartown 12 00 <> 40
GOING EAST—Daily, Except Sunday.
no. 2. no. 4.
Leave Ccdartown 205 p. in. 715a. m,
“ Roekmart 3 00 8 07
*•
“ Sti ftsboro 7 . 3 53 8 55
Arrive Cartersville 4 25 9 25
SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going Eest.
Leave Ccdartown 8 00 a. m.
“ Stilesboro 8 52
“ Taylorsville 9*21
“ Roekmart 9 40
Arrive Cartersville 10 10
SUNDAY ACCOMMODATION—Going West.
Leave Cartersville 2 50 p.m.
“ Stilesboro 3 21
“ Taylorsville 3 37
“ Roekmart 4 1J
Arrive Ccdartown 5 00
ALABAMA DIVISION.
Daily, Except Sunday.
Leave East & West Junction 2 55 p, m.
Arrive Broken Arrow G ( 0
Leave Broken Arrow 9 00 a. m.
Arrive East & West Junction 1 15 p. iu.
ROME RAILROAD.
The following is the present passenger
schedule:
no. 1. no. 3.
Leave Rome 610a. m. 415 p. m.
Arrive Kingston 8 55 5 30
NO. 2. NO. 4.
Leave Kingston 920a. m. 555 p. m.
Arrive Rome 10 25 a. m. 650
NO. 5.
Leave Rome 8 00 a. m.
Arrive Kingston 9 00
no. G.
Leave Kingston 9 20 a. m.
Arrive Rome 10 10
Nos. 1,2, 3 and 4 will run daily except Sun
days.
Nos. 5 and 6 will run Sundays only.
No 1 will not stop at the junction. Makes
close connection at Kingston for Atlanta and
Chattanooga.
No. 2 makes connection at Rome with E. T.
Vn. & Ga. It. It., for points south.
EBKN liII.LYGR, President.
J. A. SMITH, Geu’l. Pass. Agent.
IF YOU ARE
GOING
NORTHWEST
on
SOUTHWEST.
BE SURE
Your Tickets Read via the
IT., C. & St. L. Ry.
Tlie Mclienzießoute
The First-claas and Emigrant Passengers
FAVORITE!
Albert B. Wrenn, W. I. Rogers,
Pas. Agent, Pas. Agent,
Atlanta, €s. Chattanooga, Tenn.
U. L,. DAffl-kY,
Gen. Pas A Tkt. Agent,
Nashville, Tenn,
EISEMjATvT BROS
MANUFACTURING
CLOTHIERS t TAILORS
WWTKHAIX ST BEET,
ATLANTA, OEORGIA.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY (, 1884.
The Cartersville American.
Entered at the Punt Office at Cartersville ,
Ga., May oth, 18S2, as second class matter.
TUESDAY, MAY 6. I*B4.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ES.
x No. 5.
(A.. AY . BUFORD.
k 8014N T 15W—DIED 1870. .
Rev. A. W. Buford wn* born in Gar
rard county, Kentucky, in 1809. At sev
■ eiitcen years of age lie joined the Pres
byterian church. He was educated with
a view to the ministry, at Centre College.
Danville. When twenty-six years cl
age, lie was impressed with the ith-a that
he was not fitted spiritually for the holy
office of minister; and, having beer
recommended rs a teacher by Hon. R,
P. Letcher, member of congress from
Kentucky, he left home and family and
came to Georgia. For several years lit
taught the school at Prospect Academy,
near Lexington, Oglethorpe county
Georgia, being a member of the Lexing
ton Presbyterian church. At that time,
Dr. N. M. Crawford, who was for year
president of Mercer University, was
member of this church.
Though living in a Baptist community
and surrounded by Baptist influences.
Mr. Buford remained true to his Presby
terian views, until in the Sunday school,
of which ho was superintendent, the
baptismal qustiou came up for discus
sion. He entered into a written contro
versy on the subject with Mr. Hay P.
Landrum, and became convinced, after
carefully examining the New Testament
both in English and Greek, that he had
never been baptized. He immediately
attached himself to the church at Baird's,
and was immersed by Rev. Neville
Lumpkin.
Iu 1839, he married Miss S. E. Jack
son, and the same year moved to Polk
county, Tennessee, where he joined the
Baptist church at Friendship. The
question of personal duty as to the min
istry again occupied his serious attention,
and lie simply waited for the Lord to
make his way clear before lnm, submit
ting to the Divine guidance. Ho was
ordained in 1840, from which iime until
the close of 1877, he had charge of three
or four churches constantly. Shortly af
ter entering the ministry, lie moved from
East Tennessee to Bartow county, Geor
gia, where he spent the remainder of his
days. He died in 1879.
Rev. A. W. Buford was one of the
pioneer preachers of Cherokee Georgia.
In person ho was tall, spare and erect,
with gray eyes and dark complexion and
liair, the latter sprinkled with gray. In
his section he did much for the Baptist
denomination, in a broad field of lalxir,
assisting, effectively, iff the organization
of churches, the ordination of ministers,
the establishment of schools and celieges,
and in preaching to three or four coun
try churches. .At one time he was a
member of the Board of Trustees foi
Cherokee Baptist College, and for a num
ber of years, was moderator of the Mid
dle Cherokee Association.
Asa pastor, lie was ever prompt and
regular, conscientiously discharging the
duties of his position. His religious
studies were pursued principally in the
family. He raised a large group of
children, some of whom—three sons and
four daughters—are still living.
So many of the prominent Democrats,
who are possible candidates for the presi
dency, are in poor health that it looks as
though their national convention would
be obliged to nominate a second-class
man. However, the past winter has
been a hard one, and most every one has
been more or less affected by it. When
the July sun kind of warms things up,
and there lias been some definite posi
tion taken on the tariff question, and a
clearer view can be had as to the possi
ble action of the delegates, the health of
the great men may improve.
The dispatches announce that “a fancy
bloodhound” tore off the ear of a lady at
Eockaway Beach. Tearing off ladies’
ears may be a fancy bloodhound busi
ness, but the less fancy work of this
kind, the better. About an ounce of
lead, with a good charge of powder be
hind it, should always be kept on hand
to do a little fancy open work on blood
hounds.
“I am a firm believer in free trade,”
remarked the tramp, as he tackled the
free luneli counter. “And I in protec
tion,” remarked the saloon-keeper as he
planted Iris boots in the basement section
of the tramp’s pants. All further discus
sion of the question was postponed in
definitely.
A dispatch announces the fact that a
book agent “nearly choked to death” in
an Illinois town. That is about as near
death as you can ever get a book agent.
Death is afraid of ’em. “Nearly” is
is as near as death ever come3 of over
taking a book agent.
Now that Mr. Headricks’ health is so
poor that he cannot risk it in the turmoil
of a campaign, why does he not come out
for McDonald? That would be mag
nanimity, especially if lie thought that
McDonald couldn’t reach the goal.
:‘^CARTEKSViLLF..
| How it Appeared a Third of a
Oentuiy ago - Who were
Here and what They
were Doing-
What changes have been made within
the last thirty-three years ! The writer
came to this place iu April, 1851, thirty
three years ago. When I look around I
can call to mind lut very few persons
cow living here, and whom I found here
then. They are gone, and many, alas!
never to return. Those still living are
probably wildly scattered.
/ I found here, one hotel, kept by Dr.
Humphreys, who died a few years ago
at Atlanta, wad kb wife died at this place
last year. One livery stable, kept by
Powell kCu iyus. Mr. Powell was well
•known here, and died a few years ago.
A portion of his family are still here.
The other partner, D. B. Cunyus, was
then living near Stilesboro, where he
yet remains, one cf Bartow’s most re
pected citizens.
There were three practicing physicians
here at that time, Drs. Muitbie, Mil
ner and Reed, all young men. Dr.
Milner survived but a few months after
my arrival nero. Dr. ncltbie died sev
eral years before the war. He lived to
make a reputation as one of the most
learned and successful physicians in this
section, and was regarded as a young
man of line ability. Dr. Reed was high
ly esteemed as a man and physician, and
married the daughter of our fellow citi
zen, C pi. E. D. .Puckett. He died
during the war, while serving Ids coun
try. The merchants, r.:> far as lean re
member, were J. F. Sproull & Cos., J.
V. and S. Erwin, Wm, 31. Puckett, Ste
phen L nig, H. M. Morgan and Gran
tham and Logan. The retail grocery
and saloon keepers were Isli-im Alley,
Thus. S. Miller, Smith, McKee,
and perhaps some others whom I can’t
call to mind.
The firm of Sproull & fjo., was com
posed of J. F. Sproull ‘ and John A.
Towers. Mr. Sproull ..now resides at
Stilesboro, and is well and favorably
known to all our citizens, as he served us
so efficiently a few years ago as tax col
lector. I have always regarded him as
one of our best citizens, and an honest
The other member of the firm, Col.
John A. Towers, is now a citizen of
Floyd county—was colonel of a regiment
during the war, and# was afterwards
elected sheriff'of Floyd county, and more
recently a member of* the legislature
from that county, and is now the effi
cient assistant keeper of the penitentiary,
which office lie has held for several
years, giving general satisfaction. When
lie resided here, he was one of our most
put die - spirited citizens, an active co
worker in everything that tended to the
prosperity and well-being of the citizens.
He owned and occupied the house for
merly occupied by Mrs. Dr. Curry. He
removed to Rome a few years before the
war. He had a young brother with
him iu the store, and who remained
here after the colonel left, but survived
only a short time. He was an upright
and moral young man, and his early
death was deplored by all who knew
him. I should state here that the store
house of J. F. Sproull & Cos., stood
where Curry’s drug store is now located.
J. A. & S. Erwin (John A. Erwin and
Samford Erwin) occupied a store room iu
the hotel until they built a two-story
store house on the lot now occupied by
Roberts & Collins. John A. Erwin had
not then moved to this place, but was
running a store at Casaville. He moved
here the next fall, 1851, and built and
occupied ike house now occupied by R.
L. Sellers. This house did the leading
mercantile business here for many years,
and they were very popular’as merchants
and citizens. The senior of the firm is
too well known to require any eulogy of
his virtues at my hand. A few months
ago his remains wore consigned to their
last resting place, in our cemetery. Al
though he had removed to another state,
and died in a distant state, his decease
was mourned by our whole community.
We Lave probably never had a citizen
who maintained, to a greater degree,
the unbroken confidence and esteem *of
our citizenst as John A. Erwin. He was
a gentleman, a Christian and an honest
mail. Tiie junior of the firm is now a
respected citizen of Kentucky.
' H. M. Morgan occupied the brick
store (“the Big Brick”) which stood os
the vacant corner lot, next to Wikle’s
book store. The house was built and
owned by the late Lewis Tumlin and
Maj. John 8. Rowland—the two wealth
iest man in the county. It was said that
it required their joint efforts and capital
to build such a house. It was the only
brick building in the place. Morgan
did a considerable business for awhile.
He was a genial, liberal and inclined to
be 'extravagant, gentleman. He built
and occupied the house now occupied by
Mrs. Col. Abda Johnson. Having but
little, if any capital, to commence busi
ness on, be soon failed. He removed
to Atlanta from here. Thejast I heard
of him, a few years ago, he was in one
of the north-western states.
William M. Puckett, who so lately de
ceased, occupied a store louse oi the
public square, near where Howard’s
bank is now located.
Btephen L vig occupied a house wh e a
st<>- uVi..-re Stokt-iy, Williams ,v
house now m i-. He was itfn then
married, but I believe he married the
next year (1852), discontinued business
and went to farming. He was a genial,
whole-souled man, and strictly honest.
Everybody who knew him. liked Ste
phen Lang. Ho was killed during the
war—l b -n.-ve in the battle fought near
Jouosi no, Ga. His widow still sur
vive', highly respected by all her neigh
bors.
Grantham A "Logan had a store in a
lion e which stood where P. L. Moon’s
store house is now 1 eated. They were
from b niou county —were unsuccessful
in business, and left here the latter part
of 1851. Ido not know whether they
are yet living or not.
I believe the above names embrace all
the dry go< >ds merchants I found here
at the time of wliiehTl write. There
were several retail liquor groceries, one
of which was kept by laliani Alley, esq.,
who is so well known as one of our most
successful dry goods merchants. He
soon abandoned the liquor business and
went into the dry good,- trade, which he
has followed ever since. He served a
term as justice of the peace several
years before the war. Ho is, with one
or two-exceptions, the only person resid
ing at the seme spot where I found him
in April, 1851. The only exceptions are
the Harwell family and Mrs. Atwood.
TkoS. ft. Miller had a liquor grocery
an what 'is now known as the bank
block. He continued the business up to
the time of his death, which occurred
early in the war. He accumulated some
property. He is one of the few men
whom 1 heard say repeatedly that lie was
killing himself drinking-—yet ho was in
the coils c f the monster from which he
could not extricate himself. There are
some men in this town now in the same
deplorable condition, if they would ac
knowledge it.
There was a man here who was called
“Col.” Smith, who had a retail liquor
saloon. He soon, failed and left. I don’t
know what became of him. There was
also a man by the name of McKee in the
same business. I don’t know where he
went. He was a liberal drinker, and it
is probable that he did not survive long.
The kite Nathan Howard also kept
family groceries and liquors. He was,
at that time, one of the justices of the
peace for this district, lie resided
where P. L. Moon now lives. He was
one of the first inhabitants of the place,
and was well known to the present gen
eration. The late David On iries was
his associate justice of th<? ptrace
There were two wagon shops here,
which turned out an excellent class of
work. One was run by Back Harwell,
now deceased, and John Greenwood—
the former did the iron work and the
latter the wo and work. As is known, Mr.
Harwell died not long after the close of
the war—his f onily is still here, living
at the id >ntic.d spot where I found them
33 ye.u* ago. The other shop was run
by N. D. Lewis, whose shop was near
the prose*! •: residence of ft, T. McCanless.
Mr, Lewis is still a citizen of this coun
ty. So is M*. John Greenwood. I be
lieve there was one or two other black
smith shops hers. A. F. Morrison, who
still remains with us, worked in one of
them.
The leading builders and contractors
here wore Glazeaer & Clayton. I don’t
know where Stephen GI izeuer is —John
W. Ciavton is now a citizen of Athens,
Gw., and was connected with Jackson’s
machine shop, of this place, while it was
in operation, lie had the reputation of
being a splendid carpenter. Mr. Milton
Loveless lived on a lot of laud now be
longing to Mrs. Akerm.vn. lie sold it
and bniit near where he now resides.
He is well and favorably known to every
body here. I can say that 1 found here,
two men whose uniform and consistent
Christian, deportment, during my ac
piaiatanee with them, for thirty-three
years, has never been excelled by any
person I have ever known. They have
maintained their integrity in every vicis
situde of their lives during that long
period. I allude to John Greenwood and
Milton Loveless —they have been model
church members, living, as I believe,
fully up to their professions. They still
survive as two of the old landmarks.
There may have been some other car
penters here whose names have escaped
my memory.
More anon. J. It. W.
Says the Norristown Herald: “The
motto of a great many congressmen
should be, ‘He serves his country beat
who gets the biggest appropriations for
his district. ’ ” There is too much truth
in this to be considered a joke.
As the warm rains and sunshine of
spring bring back to life the grasses and
flowers, so let your good deeds rain on
those about you and your smile encour
age some weary brother to renewed life
and activity.
Three million dollars is the estimate
on the present peanut crop in the south.
This is a sure guarantee of a good and
profitable circus season. You can’t have
a first class circus without peanuts.
One of the great drawbacks in this
world is that the milk of human kindness
is skimmed before it is passed around.
Skim milk of human kindness is mighty
weak stuff.
SAM BROWN.
•
He Talks about Backing Out &
Man what Sometimes Wears
a Half-Moou Smile—
Getting Kicked by
a Gun—Etc.
I reckon fifty people have asked me
why I stopped writing for the paper, and
I have made about the same answer to
each and every one: I ain’t stopped;
that is, I have about concluded I wouldn’t
stop. But, to tell the truth, I came pret
ty near stopping for two reasons.
First: 1 said something about a man
who lives on Bull-Neck, in the town of
Cartersville, and, though I didn’t mean
any harm, yet that man got mad; he did,
certain. He was a great big man, who
sometimes wears a half-moon smile. I
am a little bit of a man, skinny and
peaceable in my disposition. I don’t like
a man who wants to fight me. It may
not he showing a Christian spirit on my
part, but I can’t help that. Well, this
great big man, what sometimes wears a
half-moon smile, looked raging fierce,
and says he to me: “Sam, you have got
to stop poking fun at me.” “What for?”
says I. “If I have been poking fun at
you, I won’t do that any more; so help
me, George Washington.” Well, I have
always been considered a pretty brave
man, but I began to feel sorter uneasy,
for that man was just a little more than
I thought I could crawl. So I kinder
smiled as sweetly as I knew how, and my
mouth began to get powerful dry, and
my face felt sorter like it had red pepper
on it, and I looked up into his great big
mad face, and says I, “Your name will
never again be inscribed in a letter of
mine; and, upon my soul, you were al
ways a favorite friend of mine; so please
don’t be mad no more,” I could kinder
feel the liquid brine swimming up to my
eyes, and I took a chew of tobacco to
keep my spirits up. This great big man
what sometimes wears a half-moon smile,
towered above me powerful high; he did,
certain. And his eyes began to get a
little red, and I began to think we would
have a street row in spite of all I could do.
So I clapped on a summer-drouth smile,
and says I, “A man told me just now
that you were the most obliging mer
chant in Cartersville, and alient the best
looking, too; for a fact, certain.” Says
he, “Sam, you and I have always been
powerful bully friends, and I don’t want
any unprejudieial, circumstantial, uncon
ventic nal and dispensational bulwark of
rigidity to come betwixt us; so shake,
and be careful not to mention iny name
in your uninteresting and unmagnetic
letters no more.” The anger faded from
his great big eyes just likS a shaving
burns when you put it in the fire; his
great big body kinder untowered; and I
felt easy, I did, certain.
Some of my friends told me it was my
duty to challenge this great big man,
and make him fight me with some kind
of weapons; but I declined to challenge
him. My friends insisted, but I told
them positively that I didn’t have lime to
fight a duel. "When I got home my wife
asked me what was the matter. I told
her about how I backed out a great big
man what sometimes wears a half-moon
smile. Sue begged me not to write any
more letters; and I promised her faith
fully that I would not, unless she gave
me her permission to do so.
The second reason why I have not
written letters for the last week, is, be
cause the monstrous flood that we had
the other day knocked all the ideas out
of my head, and illustrated me awfully; it
did, certain. I know if old Noah had
been here he would have begun to build
another ark. It l oomed to me that we
would have anotherJtiToah’s flood, in spite
of ail that I could do or think. Cyclones
are bad enough, but a yearling flood is
worse than a cyclone. Instead of digging
juts, we folks what live on the rivers and
creeks had better build us some boats.
I’ll bet Alf Greenwood thinks so, if no
body else does. Poor Alf ! I’m sorry for
him. He had to move his family out of
his house about two hours before day.
If there is anything in the world that I
would not like to do, it is to move my
family out of a river before day. And I
just know' my old woman would hate it
just as bad as I would, for she is power
ful high strung and gets flustrated pow
erful easy. I guess all of us river folks
what have been opposed to the no-fence
law would vote for it now, since the river
has washed away all our fences. If there
is anything in the world that I do de
spise, it is to start out to church or to
mill or to town or to somewhere else, and
have to open about a thousand gates be
fore I get to my journey’s end. I reckon
the people will learn some sense after
awhile, and vote away all these abomina
ble gates and fences what are enough to
make a saint cuss; I do, certain.
There is a pond near my house where
wild ducks sometimes come to frolic and
swim. One day last week there must
have been five thousand ducks on this
pond. I slipped up to my house, got
my little single-barreled shot guu, and
sneaked out into my horse lot what is
close up to the pond. My old woman
came out, with a little frisky smile
prancing over her face, and wearing an
hilarious twinkle in her usually sedate
aval meditative eyes. I got a fair sweep
a! the ducks and let drive, and the first
thing that I knew I was on the other
NUMBER 1.
side of the fence—a fourteen mil, stake*!
am! riilered—my little ok! gun was still
kicking at me. I called my old woman
aud told her to put a rail on the gun to
stop its devilment. This she did, laugh
ing all the time like she was trying to
break or stretch her rilw. There was 1,
removed iu the twinkling of aa eye from
one side to the other of a fourteen rail,
staked anil riilered lot fence, groaning
like a man with the colic. My first
thoughts were, “Where am I, who am I,
and how iu the world did I get there?’’
My old woman tried to speak, hut she
couldn’t make it for aland five minutes.
At last she asked me if I thought I had
killed many ilueks. I began to see that
I was being made a fool of—that I had
been victimized—made the butt of a
practical joke, at the butt end of a little
old single-barrelled shot gun. Talk
about being mad, if you want to, but I
was mad sure enough. “Ducks be
hanged,” says I; “what do I care for
ducks when I am lying here worse than
dead.” “Oh, no,” says she, “you are
not hurt, Sam; only a little stunned.”
“Stunned, be frizzled,” says I; “I teal
you old woman I'm knocked into an un
timely grave, I’m all broke up, I am,
certain.” She ran off to the pond, aud,
iu a few minutes, came back to where I
was with nineteen ducks in a cotton bas
ket. .1 first moved my left foot a little,
and then my right. This convinced me
that I was not so badly hurt after all. I
got up and walked into the house, still
alive, but remarkably sober. Every bit
of the life and fun was knocked out of
me; it was, certain. I sat down iu a lit
tle rocking chair and tried to thiuk about
death. Just about that time here came
Morgan Hornbuckle, my son, Mack, and
Sam Morgan, sneaking into the house,
grinning and giggling like a parcel of
blamed fools. They had loaded my little
old gun chock full with powder and duck
shot, aud then packed paper on top of
the load as hard as a flint rock. I
thought then that I would never smile
again; but I was mistaken, for I have
smiled several times since.
Lovingly yours,
Sam Bkown.
John Sherman “had a barty, vere ia
dot barty now' ? ”
It is said that in private there is really
great enthusiasm for the old ticket among
Tilden and Hendricks.
In sowing for pastures aim at the
greatest possible variety. The reason
why is ou the surface.
There is one thing about a house which
seldom falls, but never hurts the occu
pant when it does—that is, the rent.
Even though prohibition should pre
vail all over this country, it would not
prevent whisky from being still made.
John Sherman’s outrage boom didn’t
work. His presidential prospects seem
to have been lost where there is no hope
of finding them this season.
When a New Yorker goes home late at
night, he is sometimes puzzled to see his
front door stoop. This is not necessarily
because the door is drunk.
Ten million artificial teeth were manu
fiictured in the United States last year.
And still there are people who stick to
gum and gum drops.
The enterprising south has surpassed
the north-west iu its cyclone business.
You can,t dodge a southern cyclone any
more than you can a streak of greased
lightning.
“Do you believe in cremation?” asked
a dude of Miss Dudine. “Yas, my deali.
Ice cremation.” Poor dude clapped his
hand on liis empty pocket book and
fainted.
Forty children were born Feb. 29th in
Brooklyn. As these children will have a
birthday but once in four years, it is dol
lars to chips that every baby bora was a
girl.
The following excuse w'as written to a
Southbridge school teacher: “Tonne
stade at home cuz he had no cloze and
chats excuz enuff god nose. Tomie was
“exkused.”
A New York man who was married in
the morning was a maniac before night.
Don’t get married in the morning. It
gives the bride’s mother a whole day to
talk to you.
Well, it looks as though Mary had
done it. Several weeks ago it was an
nounced that Mary Anderson was going
to Home, and would kiss the pope’s toe.
The latest cable dispatches announce
that the pope walks quite lame. Mary
should be muzzled.
A story comes from St. Paul, stating
that a twenty dollar gold piece was re
cently found in a roll of butter in that
city. If this lottery business keeps on,
the next thing we know they will be
making butter out of cream, A strin
gent law' should be made and enforced
against this adulteration of butter.
At a recent gathering of musical people
at Washington Remenvi played a piece
with unusual good taste and was congrat
ulated by a lady to whom he replied in
pure and expressive United States Eng
lish: “You bet I done got dat piece
played up like a brick, and don’t you for
got it. ” These foreign artists sooner or
later catch onto the English language,