The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-05-21
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A YANKEE GIRL AT THE sOU IT,.
From q column of Mis- sent Ler,rs."

From rOiumn of Ms sent Lefhr.."
MouSr soRIAH. N. c. Jan. 90 1851.
To ZrMRI PoMPHRET, near Canaan, Conn.
DEAR ZINRI You kno~ was forwarded
.lth letters from our School mistress, to her
friends IN the old North State, and father
found an aeausio,snce gong within thirty
miles Of the very place was drec'ed 10, y no
promised TO take good care Of ue, and pu,
me IN the way of resching my destination
ssfeiy, with all my baggage.
II is pretty rough travelling 10 Nor'h Car
DINA at ths season OF the year, although
they say The roads are some'inrs serv good.
Bui ycu should see ~hat they cal rail road
muddy places The real railroad 10 r leigh
--whicn 10 very handsome io~n-has u.o'e
broken iron lsying 10 The middle of the road
than on the rail track so when It sDosss lii.
tie, snd they can't SEE the track, they haze o
give up I'LL there comes tha~
found The people verv kind 10 ne. and ev.
er ready TO do ANYTHING they could for my
comfort. Al fist II made tie We y uness, Ia
zee go many bIsek peopIs about, and 10 have
them waiting 90 me, but the slaves are So
chez fol and fa', and laugh and 90 10 and ou'
so pleasant, that | am getting quite used to
,ham.
OJnl you recolieci, Zimri, the temper.
snce lecturer ussd TO tell u, no. wrong 1t wa.
TO use any ardent spirits, even N moderate
way 7" and how .rnng II vas " 70 no msn
and women IN state of .etvliudp." Well
L.. 4
al home, b., since have hren here am b.
eianing 10 ihak he could never have seer
VIVA, have seen since left Conncci,cut.
Abou, The middle &C the afternoon OF lhs
last days ride, al We .ete jpuu, along IN,
big road in two ho,s- sage, We etnppeC
TO change the mail al a farmers hnuse, ~hc
had a blacksmith shop. 4 ce,f cd lad,
came W 10 me, very kindly az W.. STUN.
by the FIRE. 10 ask NE # | would AXE
"sweee,eued DRAM" | aas se'y much sur
prised, and told her. I" | belonged TO The TEN
psrsnce society,"" She ss,d I" there were
gooi many OF their folks belongsd, tno. bu
they oil loved good peach brand, ard honey
when the weather ass cod and ma, be ! hat
better take a Ii lie" excused myself yer,
gravely but mri, The post master, tn,
stage passengers, and The s,sge.drver, sI
drank the mis,u'e, and | never saw heller
behaved people 10 INV life The pos, mis-
tfess came again 10 offer me come she hac
mixed for herself, and when | sgsin refused
she drank il of very quietly, and then poured
some more brandy upon The honey that WA,
left in the lumber and called grea, b.
~bste.tooihed black ho.fIrr 10 her, End gs,,
him tho glass. He took Of his hst. d,arl
down the liquor at oae gUip. scrsped f"o
on the floor, aud cent laughing 10 The do =
ssyIag-"thst drsn most takes The ffO-i uD
OF my fogefs. Ms-'.i" The old lad, ,e
marked, that The black ones did NJ, care FL,
the honey as much as The q o'. and that
such weather was mighty hard ou fh,m r.
Just as We we're going 20 start, after chang
ing horses for the last time, a fry.halted
rudy .comPlexioned cheerful old gentleman
came IN, stamping the snow from bis feel
Everybody saluied him by the name OF ID &c
tor, and seemed glad to see hIn. ] heard
him joking with the ho.ilet 40 he came 10,
and he hsd laugh with the isndlsdy - he
crossed the bsr-toom. He proved 10 be an
acquaintance o. the Rfnlemsn in whose
charge 1 vas, and as soon ss he head where
was gong 10 keep school, he sad ut "a.
out OF my ~sy to 60 any farther 10 The s,sp.;
that he vas going to the Noun, IN a dsy or
two. and ~suid drive me Up. and hat hs would
take me home 10 tell them the De~s, and
lssrn ne to cat corn bead"
80 before had time to say ANYTHING sbour
i. my trunks we're duectsd to be for.sfdtd
in the proper d''tciien by sno'bsr ''ns Of
Stages. 1hs Oss.os told - :" 10 ssss oU!