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Dae’e Cc u nty Gazette.
HI 81N < l VAW X, G EOR( II A.
TfIIJRSDAY, April 10,1879.
To anal Rack.
It was a long trip to take horseback,
but sheer necessity dictated to us to go,
and accordingly on Thursday morning
the 3d inst., we “rid” out. We took
the “back valley” road and Continued in
it to Valley Head. Passing there be
fore the a. iu. train did, we felt like we
were.making pretty good time. At noon
we warmed our nose (for it was unusu
ally cold for April) at the tire of Mrs.
Allen, 20 miles from the point of start
ings Broke bread with the family, and
tipped our old slouch hat, and pursued
the even tenor of our way. At Fort
Payne we halted for a few minutes and
looked into the sanctum of the “Jour
nal,” where the editor was busily en
gaged grinding out papers. Bought a
nickje’s worth of inferior tobacco and
spurred “Biddie,” and dropped down
the valley four miles, where we supped
coffee with Mr. Henry Jacoway’s spoon.
After spending a pleasant night and
having the internal - function of our
equine strengthened with some of nature’s
rarest productions, early Friday morning
we were.on the highway cutting dirt.
Brandon—Porterville —didn’t see Jack
Majors, and took dinner with a Mr. Hill,
whom we found rather eccentric.
By-thc-wav, we 1 ke to have forgotten to
mention Collinsville. At this place we
called and crept softly up a flight of steps
on the outside of a long building, and on
entering pressed the hands of Pro’s Fear
ing & Heard, proprietors of the Will’s
Valley Post. Found them pleasant gen
tlemen, and willing to suffer a little from
the questions of an itinerant bore in the
shape of a newspaper man.
After passing Greenwood we took to
nivu..<iftrrrllrtOtlgll the
-woods from there to Gadsden, a distance
of 13 miles. Arriving in the pine city
about the time the cows come home, we
bad bur quadruped “stabulated” and
took quarters with that prince of good
fellows, John Gulley. .
Please let us notice the country just a
little, and in doing so would say that
there is evidence of improvement in the
entire valley—the farmers resetting
fences, plowing, and seem to be strug
gling to rise out of a dingy night of
poverty into the light of prosperity and
plenty. We saw some good farms and
tine dwellings, but here and there can be
seen a solitary chimney, looking like an
ancient castle, and speaking in silent
language of the days of slavery. These
aie the monuments of ante helium times,
and at the sight of these standing chim
nies, while the cabin has long since gone
to ashes or fallen under the lapse of years,
we could but think of the time when
“Billy Brown and I slid dow.n on Grime’s
door,” while the darkies hoed in
He” field. Or the time when Sambo
came home from the field with his fingers
all dusty and his shirt greasy, in the
still twilight he would bend to the banjo
while his sagacious dog lay at his feet,
and with a longing look scented the per
simmon grove, “just down the lane.”
But a change has come over our dreams,
and Sambo no longer touches those
strings with that easy,careless grace,but
poor fellow is crowded with the cares of
this world, for “massa’s” bacon has fail
ed to grease his shirt and lie liveth on
“hard tack ” We noticed some houses
that were once the pride of their owners,
now a perfect wreck, reminding the trav
eller that where peace and plenty once
brooded like an angel oi mercy, are now'
a picture of wasted p rity.
We saw a good ... f “one-horse”
farming by the w owing, or rather
scratching, with .. bull-tongno, pulled
l, v a long, lank,’ lean horse, that could
hardly walk a furrow straight. Such
..lowing would cause a laugh from a
man who knows what the word plow
Mollifies. No wonder the farmers hence
toVadsden raise so much pennyroyal
•aid so little corn and wheat. We ad
'vise that farmers go to the bottom of
,I,lm plow deep, and all the better it
v„u sub-soil. To fertilize „1 is the
loirit of industry, enterprise and mtelh
getK-e, but we are of the opinion .bat
and gnano are a failure
GADSDEN
is a busy, bustling little city, alive to
all its interest fetid filled with enterpris
ing citizens. Wte do not know of auy
place that promises as much as Gadsden
in so short a time—with its coal, iron
and lumber interests .1 it is destined to
make a place of considerable note,and to
attract sufficient capital to make it a
good business points We called on the
newspaper men and found both of them
hopeful. Gentlemen, you are going to
have the press association and now you
must spread yourselves.
Saturday morning we left for home;
Gadsden train a little behind—some of
the officials had followed up a “yaller”
dog. Took dinner at Attalla, with our
friend Smith, who, we will say, keeps
the best “hash” on the line. Arrived
home at 4 o’clock p. m., right side up
with care.
Fog Cabisi Religion.
In the days of log cabins, puncheon
floors and johnnie cake boards, tne sons
were not ashamed to chop the fire wood;
nor were the daughters too modest to
bake the bread and wash the dishes. In
these days all went to church on Sun
day. Some oil foot, walking in their
coarse shoos near the place of worship,
and sitting down on a log put on their
hue ones for fear of soiling them. Oth
ers on horseback some in wagons, others
in the old fashioned carry-all. The
preacher was a plain dignified gentle
man, whose soul was full of zeal tor his
fellow man. I 1 he- women were too noble
to traduce their sisters, and too humble
to boast of their wealth. The men were
ike David and Johnathan, ever ready
to reach out a helping hand. The God
of their fathers was their God; and all
the congregation bowed before Him
without ostentation. He who was
honest was God’s nobleman, without
regard to wealth or position in society.
Young men and youmg women were
taught to respect old age, and hold in
high esteem those who gave instructions
in the way of morality and virtue. Com
fort, cleanliness agid modesty ruled the
fashions rather than over dressing in
gaudy apparel, The [meeting houses
were full of happy people on Sunday.
The fields swarmed with illustrious
for six days. Ihe £spinnliijg wheel
and the loom were the music /in the
kitchen i \
Talk At House,
Endeavor always to talk your best be
fore your children. They hunger perpet
ually for new ideas. They will learn
with pleasure from the lips of patents
what thev will deem it drudgery to study
in books, and even if they have the mis
fortune to bj deprived of many educa
tional advantages they will grow up in
telligent if they enjoy in childhood the pri
vilege of listening daily to conversation
ol intelligent people. We sometimes see
parents, whoaie the life of every com
pany which they enter, dull, silent and
uninteresting at home among their chil
dren. If they have no mental activity
and mental stores sufficient for both let
them first use what they have for their
own households. A silent home is a
dull place for young people, a place from
which they will c.-cije ii they can. How
much useful information, on the other
hand, is often given in pleasant family
conversation, nmifwliat unconscious men
tal training in Body social argument.
Cultivate to the 11* -osi * lie grace ofcon
versa t ion.
I* e tv st n cv 03*8 A gc.
Bow low the head, hoy; do reverence
to the old man as he passes slowly along.
Oncu like you, the vicissitudes ot life
have silvered the hair and changed the
round face to the worn visage before you.
Once that heart heat with aspirations
co-equal to any you have felt; aspira
tions crushed by disappointment, as
youis are perhaps destined to be. (luce
that form stalked proudly through the
gay scenes ol pleasure, the beau ideal of
grace; now the handot f i ime, that with
ers the flower of yestenhr', lias warped
that figure and destroyed that noble car
riage. Once at vour age, he had the
thousand thoughts that pass through
vour brain —now wishing to accomplish
something worthy of a nook in tame;
anon imagining life a dr am that the
sooner he woke from the better. But he
has lived the dream very near through.
The time to awake is very near at hand,
yet his eye kindles at old deeds of daring,
and his hand takes a firmer the
staff. Bow low the head, boy, as you
would in your old age be reverenced.
Be sure and come to the concert next
Thursday night-
From Tcunes^e.
Buzzard’s Boost Owl Hollow Hickory
Bend Jeyvhiliken Postoffice.
Ed. Gazette —Sifice I last wrote I
have had the pleasure of seeing a num
ber of Dadeites: Willie Taylor and oth
ers arrived here Friday with teams of
Bond and Wilkeison. They came to
haul ore.’ There are seven of us here
row and moreJfxpected soon. The ISS:
pie begin to ask what misdemeanors*!
have been guiltv of down there
° - o
sends so many of us this way.
ply is that we come to assist De
velopment of their vast mineral resour
ces. * When our colony strengthens a
little we want you to move the Gazette
up here and advertise our egg house.
We can show you where all the buz
zards are hatched.
Well, we hope Dade will get along
without so valuable part ot her popula
tion, but if she can’t just send us word,
and we’ll drop a tear of regret over the
grave of the past, and cast lots to deter
mine who shall return.
To-day Mr. A. L. Howard, Mr. Lu
ther Green and myself, took a search
among a range of low, barren, flinty
hills, three miles west of Ooltcwah, for
iron ore which we had heard was very
abundant here. After walking eight
miles over the roughest of rough country
three jaded looking chaps filed into town
about noon, each carrying a small spec
imen of ore in a very conspicuous man
ner, and looking as happy as our ache
ing corns would let us.
I cannot forbear to mention the kind
ness of Mrs. M. 0. Bennett and Mr, das.
Bennett, of McDonald Station, to me
during a severe fit of ague which 1 took
on my return from Bradley county. Mr.
Bennett is cousin to Hon. J. A. Bennett,
and their kind attentions to me and un
feigned solicitude for my comfort during
my stay with them will never be forgot
ten. Levi Peck. s
Mast sj a sif rings.
Mr. Editor —The wheels of time ha ve
smoothly rolled apace without turning
up anything of interest after excepting
three pretty severe frosts which no doubt
has disposed of mo.,i_. if not all, the
peaches for this season. 1
On the morttinvyrs of the 4t l, oth and
Cth inst., that cold-breathed gentleman
(the very temliterature of his breath'fur
shod proof positive That*he had not
been drinking, though other f*attires of
his visits jm.<Wiced that he was on a
“high”)*VJatek called on us and left
the effects of icy presence each time.
Some say nothing is killed, but we
have examined no peaches tint were not
killed—apples not far enough a%mg to
be injured.
On yesterday week we \wa regular
circuit preaching by RuriPMr. Clem
mons. AVe predict a ghFious future, if
his life is spared, for this talentAl young
preacher. May he have son* for his
hire. f
Ilev. Mr. Clifton, presiding elder of
tliis district, held Lis second quarterly
conference here on last Saldiath and Sat
urday before, Mr. Clemmons was with
him until Saturday night,when his fam
ily called him away. The presiding el
der preached a very good sermon Sab
bath at 11 o’clock on “The Faith of
Abraham,*’ and administered the Sac
rament.
At the young men’s prayer-meeting
that night was, perhaps, the most inter
esting time. After Mr. Jno Morgan
hail conducted the meeting to near its
close he called on Rev. Prof, Callms for
any remarks he might have for tl?e hen
fit and interest of the meeting. Mr.
Callins, alter congratulating the young
men on what they had already done, and
giving them words of encouragement,
directed his remarks, more particularly,
to a number of young men and ladies
who are yet irreligious, and asked them
to kneel at their places if they drived
their young religions associates to pray
for them. It was a goodly sight 'that
followed—all, or nearly all, knelt at
once, and when Mr. C. had finished his
remarks he led in a deeply earnest, fer
vent prayer for all.'- It was a solemn oc
casion.
But little corn planted hereabouts as
yet. Raining some to-day. Planters
savthe ground is too cold. It looks as
if we are having March in April.
On the 27th lilt., at the residence of
the bride’s father by Allen Lea, Esq.,
was married Miss Chanie Chadwick to
Mr. Crow. Very respectfully,
Etmills.
Hanna Springs, April 7, 1870.
Deer Head Tfews.
Ed. Gazette —Seeing that you invite
local correspondence from different sec
tions, I enroll my name as one to write
from- old ILor 1 lead.
Fruit is about killed.
Prof. J. D. Cunningham lias been
sick for the last few clays, but is improv
ing now. He says lie has been taking a
good deal of tea for his cold.
Tanbark is being peeled rapidly; Ml.
John Case has SO or 40 cords peeled
now:
A. L. Austin has bought him a high
top hat since he has been blessed 'viclwi
fine daughter at his house. Andrew has
leaded for a mule that. l> e has to tie a
Bbard over his eyes to keep him in the
stable.
Pres Gibson is going to leave Pudding
Ridge for a more desirable locality.
Loney Smith has taken a contract lor
JO cords of bark, more or less. He ex
pects to make monej at it.
J. B. Cagle has left our Cove for the
city of Rising Fawn.
D. B. Burklialter is going to Fort
Pavnc to attend Commissioner’s Court.
“Sorgnm” Austin brags of a fine
daughter at bis bouse.
Lafayette Austin has another fine son
at his bouse. He lias hired a band and
is going to work right,
flames Dean swears he is going to peel a
half cord of bark and is going to take it
all up in Coffee.
Tlios. Payne lias sold a span of mules
for $l5O. He means to pay for his low
er farm.
Uncle Rich Blevins is no better; be
hasn’t turned himself over in tlie bed in
over two years.
Log rolling and old-fashioned sub
stantial dinners, such as boiled ham,lrion
ham, chicken pie, biscuit, butter and
good coflee, are the order of the day.
Ben Tinker lias been trading in cattle.
Tie swapped two for one and paid the
difference.
Mrs. Austin is in very bad health
caused by getting overheated while
lighting fire to prevent it from burning
her fence.
Johnny Austin is still improving.
Calvin Adkins is considered the best
workman and farmer we have, hut only
tolerably good on a hoive swap.
Smith Adkins is the best whistler we
have; lie whistles almost equal to the
music ol a violin. Di va Head.
Mt Barren, April 5, 1870.
Ed. Gazette —1 will drop you a tew
dots, hoping you will eon cider it worthy
of a place in the columns of the < 1 azettE.
The wheat crop looks flattering,.hilt
we can’t tell w.*sju the result will Le un
til harvest.
There are quite a number of men peel
ing tanbark on the east side of Sand
mountain. They don’t get as much for
bark by 25 cents on the cold as they did
two years ago, hut we think it is b.utei
by at least 20 per cent, than it was then
taking everything into considerat'on.
M. L. Austin boasts of a-fine boy at
bis bouse, it being the second he r and
both boys. \Y. B. also boasts of a fine
girl, and seems to think that n d>ody else
has a girl hut him and Kate.
There seems to be a considerable calm
ness in the north coi nev of Jnckson county
since the distilleries have been bursted
up by the revenue officers.
Bro. Hall will preach at Sliilo church
on Sand mountain, known as ttie Ad
vent Christian Church, the third Sun
day in this moiith at 11 o’clock; will al
so organize a cliuich at that place on
that day W e-hope .here will he a ga>
turnout as it is hie, k, M nppoi: imen- • <
that point. h‘ *y. 1 ‘ h.rgdo, - x
veil son, also . rcachis the second s.
bath and Saturday before in each u. n
at the above named point.
1 am trying t) influence my neighbors
to take the Gazette, as my paper ; a
convinced me that it is to the intuen
the people of Dade county and else a net
to take the borne paper.
The Pi imitive Baptists are tfxpecti i
J. E. Franklin in Deer Head Cove n
the first Sabbath in May, it being their
saerimental and foot washing time.
Jtf. nzEii.
[Neither of the above letters were ac
companied bv the name of thv author.
W e invite them to write often, but we
must, in every instance, be furnished
with the true name of the author—not
for publication but as a guarantee of
good faith.—Ed.]
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