The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-11-17
,NYSCEEL.z .vEOES.
HOMESPUN YARN.
The " Experience" ofhe Blacksmith ofthe
Uoua'dia Pass.
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uOMESPUN YARN.

NllAI En- ~
Al the entrance of one Of those .orses,
or gaps IN lho great Appalachian chain OF
mountains, in their passage across the north.
ern portion of Georgia, bac ksDiih had
erected his forge, in the early settlement oil
tina, region By the American race, and drove
a thrifty trade in the way Of facing axes and
pointing p.oashs fos the settlers, and shoe.
ing horses Cor way faring people IN their
transit through the country 10 examine gold
mines and land.
As he was no ordinary parsonage n the
affairs of his neishborhood, and will make
a conspicuous figure in tits narrative, some
account Of his pecularties will not be un.
interesting. Having acted through life on
a homely maxim OF his own-"Psy up as
you 90 up"--he had acquired some money
aud was out Of debt, and consequently en-.
ioyed 'the glorious privilege Of being indie
/ pendent" in degree that is unknown 10
many who occupy larger portion Of the
worlds attention than himself He was
burly, well looking man Of thirty five. just
Young enough to feel that all his faculties,
mental and physical, had reached their
greatest development, and just Old enough
to have amassed sufficient experience Of
men and things 70 make The rast serve as a
finger post to his future journey through life.
+ With a shrewd, but open, bold and honest
look, there was gleefu expression in the
+ corners Of his eyes, that spoke Of fun. 1 be
=" laughing devil in his eye" vas no: ma
liclous spirit, however. His physical con
formation was that which combined great
strength sth agility, and it he bad been IA
( ted to have been contemporary Of bis great
prototype, Vulcan, there can be no doubt but
the Lamuln blacksmith would have allotted
to hlm from! forge IN his establishment, 10
act as a sort Of pattern card, aud TO divert tue
public gaze from his own game leg 10 the
fair proportions OF his foreman.
Nov, although Ned Forgeron, for such
vas the name he had inherited from some
Galllc ancestor, was good natured man,
yet the possession Of great muscular strength
and courage, and the admiration which a
successful exercise Of these powers never
falls to command, had somewhat spoiled
him. Without meaning to injlre suy NOR
tai be had m mayed, nevertheless, 70 Try hi
proves on sundry Of his neighbors, anc
, from the success which always crow ned hl'
f honest efforts IN that way, had unconscious
) Iy acquired the character Of fully.
With very few early advantages Of ele
f men,ary education, he had nevertheless, a
1 different periods, collected mass of he'e
rogeneous information, which be was vert
; fond Of displaying on occasions. He was
sort OF political an,iquary, and could tell tn
opinion of Mr.. Jefferson or Mr.. Madison
on any subject, and was referred 10 on al
: disputed points Of the theory and history o
: he government, that arose among The can
!. dLlles for the legislature and county poll
ticians. THIS he studied on account Of tn
g consequence it invested bin with. Iii
. Why he bad treasured up an old and wcI
!. ihumbed copy Of Paine's " Agc Of Reason,
e and affected scePliclsm as 10 The yeraclty {
the story Of Jonah and the whaie, and Ba
lam and his ass, would he hard accouniiu
for, unless it proceeded from the dosfc Of
.. character for siugularlty and ctn1hion.-
o When vanity once get; the mastery of
$. mans reason, there is NJ telling the absurd
ties il will lead him into. He vas fond {
speaking Of Volney, and being found wit
re copy Of Taylor's Diegesis" in his hanC
4. although few Of his neighbors had heard {
is the author Of the Runs" or knew ina
" Diegesls meant.
r. This popularity, together with the pei
iinaci'y of,he missionaries, WORCESTER az