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About The Kennesaw gazette. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1886-189? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 15, 1888)
1 5< . ! '*'“ or Vol. 111. Hail Columbia. Hail Columbia I happy land! Hail, ye heroes 1 heav’n-born band, Who fought and bled in freedom’s cause, Who fought and bled in freedom’s cause, And When the storm of war was gone, the peace yoiir valor Won. Let independence be odr bdastj Ever mindfdl whdt it cost; Ever grateful for the prize, Let its altar reach the skies! Immortal patriots, rise once more 1 Defend your rights, defend your shore; Let no rude foe with impious hands, Let no rude foe with impious hands, Invade the shrine where sacred lies Os toil and blood the well earn’d prize! While ofFring peace sincere and just, In heav’n we place a manly trust That truth and justice will prevail, And every scheme of bondage fail. Sound, sound the trump of fame, Let Washington’s great name Ring thro’ the world with great applause, Ring thro’ the world with great applause, Let every clime to freedom dear, Listen with a joyful ear, With equal skill, with god-like power, He governs in the fearful hour Os horrid war, or guides with ease The happier hours of honest peace! Behold the chief who now commandsl Once more to serve his country stands The rock on which the storm will beat, The rock on which the storm will l>eat, But arm’d in virtue, firm and true, His hopes are fixed in heaven and you! When hope was sinking in dismay, When gloom obscur’d Columbia’s day, His steady mind, from changes free, Resolv’d on death and victory I No Quarantine on the W. & A. We have noticed, with profound re gret, the statement that yellow fever had broken out and been declared epi demic in Jacksonville. It had previ ously made its appearance at one or two other points in Florida, and the indications are that this dread visitor will remain in the beautiful state south of us for a number of weeks if not for some two or three months. We trust very much indeed that the hand of a merciful Providence may be so placed above our neighboring state as will protect her from the threatened scourge. In the meantime, however, the citi zens are hurrying to points in the mountains of Georgia, the Carolinas, etc. To all who are compelled, from apprehension of danger or otherwise, to leave their homes for the next few weeks, we can say that a hearty wel- A. ixuxxiorous dare-devil—the very man to suit my purpose. bulweb. come will be extended to them by the towns on the line of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. While regretting the stern necessity which forces our Florida neighbors to leave their beautiful homes, we feel sure that the citizens of Atlanta, Ma rietta, Acworth, Emerson, Carters ville, Adairsville, Calhoun, Dalton and the other beautiful towns and vil lages along the line of the W. & A., will do all in their power to make their stay from home pleasant. Marietta, Ga. A Beautiful and A&ractive Little City Noted for Its Pretty Girls and Fine Climate. Marietta, August 3. —Perhaps there is not a more beautiful little city in Georgia than Marietta. Surely there is none so attractive in point of climate and general advantages of health as this “Gem City.” At the close of the late war Marietta was a pile of ruined build ings. Now there are elegant homes and fine buildings instead and Marietta is a fit representative of the wonderful growth of the new South. The society of Marietta is unsurpassed by any city in the South. Many .of the most wealthy families of Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta; also a number of Northerners and people from New Orleans have sum mer homes here, and live here a great portion of the year. We venture the as sertion that Marietta has more wealth than any city of its size iu the South. The wealthiest people of Atlanta have interests here, and Northern capitalists invest in Marietta real estate as largely as though the soil were rich in mineral ores. OUR “WE ARE GETTING THERE” NUMBER. ATLANTA, CA., AUCUST 15, 1888. E- M TUt 11 ' I A Characteristic Scene in August. The fact is, that Marietta, with its mountain scenery,its delightful climate, its groves and parks and rural shades for miles around, has come to be re garded the most delicious land in this Sunny South of ours —a veritable Arcadia. — Augusta Evening News. A writer in the Atlanta Evening Journal says: It is now generally believed that the next general assembly will grant a charter for the continuation of the M. &N. Ga. R. R. to Atlanta. The im pression now prevails that the Western & Atlantic Railroad can stand any amount of rivalry. This is a compliment which can be paid to no other railroad in the south, and to almost none in the north. Verily the W. & A. has made its im press upon the minds of statesmen and scholars as well as upon those of tour ists, capitalists and immigrants. If you want to ride over the best railroad in the south, be sure to see that your ticket reads over the W. &. A., and if you want to settle in the finest, most beautiful and most healthy region in America, come to the country trav ersed by the W. & A. W. &A. R. R. train No. I‘, which leaves Atlanta at 1:35 p. m., is said to carry, the year round, more pas sengers than any other train on any other road leaving Atlanta. It is frequently a beautiful sight to look at her as she pulls out of the union depot with every coach and the sleeper full to overflowing. At Chattanooga she always “gets there,” on time, too. The Kennesaw Route always ahead. (Tlje (Original Pixie. 1 wish I was in de land ob cotton, Old times dar am not forgotten, Look away—look away —look away —Dixie Land. In Dixie Land whar I was born in, Early on one frosty mornin’, Look away —look away —look away —Dixie Land. Chorus : Den I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray I In Dixie land I took my stdrid; To lib an’ die in Dixie, Away, away, away down Solitli iri Dixie. Old Missus marry “Will de Weaber,” William was a gay deceaber, Look away, &c. But when he put his arm around ’er. He smiled as fierce as a forty pounder, Look away, &c. Den I wish I was in Dixie, &c. His face was sharp as a butcher’s cleaber, But dat did not seem to grieb ’er, Look away, &c. Old Missus acted de foolish part, And died for a man, dat broke her heart, Look away, &c. Den I wish I was in Dixie, &c. Now here’s a health to de next old Missus, And all the gals dat want to kiss us, Look away, &c. But if you want to drive ’way sorrow, Come and hear dis song to-morrow, Look away, &c. Den I wish I was in Dixie, &c. Dar’s buckwheat cakes and Ingun bat ter, Makes you fat, or a little bit fatter, Look away, &c. Den hoe it down an’ scratch your grab ble. To Dixie’s land I’m bound to trabble, Look away, &c. Den I wish I was in Dixie, &c. The W. &A. Railroad company has experienced great benefit fi m its advance step in the way of cheap pas senger fares. The people met it naif way, and more, too. We don I sup pose there has ever been as muc i sum mer travel on the road before. This road, by the liberal and public-spirited course of its present managers, is do ing a good work for Georgia. — Car tersville Courant-American. The Western & Atlantic Railroad’s ticket sales for July, 1888, were 7,389 greater than for July, 1887. Its pat rons have met it half way, and the re sult is that they and the W. & A. are prospering together. NO. 16.
