The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-05-25
LETTER rRnM STONE MOUNTAIN.


NJ EJ;toy IL have thought that SOME
items from this part Of the country might no'
iS;l 10 amnse sonie of the many readers oil 'iie
po.t even should they be wanting IN merit
60 antartain that very faeetlous gentleman
~. snrary;sor However, but little can be
otaJ from one who does not occupy a
.;,t'ot;en so distantly germane to the quiz
paternity" as that of an occasional eohtrlou-
tor. :; ,Io aCm,;ro State M
S',I - Georgia is the State OF Rail
e"e Of nroeress and enterprise; in short,
.Vna we TO credit one half Georgians tell Us,
W.. would imagine G eorgia to be the persona
6.stiop of every thing prolific fancy might
attach to an earthly elysium. The pertinen-
cv of a short anecdote here prompts its rela'
ton. A young hopeful, not many Sabbath
DAYS journey" from one Of Georgia's first
towns, and, dare say, from one of her first
families" also, was sent to Northern Univsr-
sity to increase his exceedingly small stock
Of ideas. The sequel will prove that OF
knowledge there was a dearth. In passing
Il beg the young mans lardon. in attempting
TO pass, the examination for admission, his
astonishing ignorance Of everything else,
prompted the Professor to try him in GeOgra-
ply:
Prof-"Where is the Natural Bridge, sirf'
Hopeful.-"l forget whether in Henry or
Butts county, Georgia-in one though | am
sure. am well acquainted with the man
that bmiA it," (Ersitnt omnes
Judging from the vociferatons of friend
Brownlow, the political excitement is certain
ly rife in your State. The turf" in Georgia
promises admirable sport at the races to come
of in the ensuing October. Several entries
al T. ID f.., IL ara
bernstorial chair" The horse Temperance
has been entered come months-rider,- b. II.
OVERLY. Mr.. OVERLY is a citizen of Atlanta,
a clergyman (Methodst.) and an attorney at
law, and with ALL a very clever man. 1t is
thought that W. c. Dawson, one of Georgia .
most gifted sons. will ride the horse Native
Americanism;" jenkins, conservative Wing"
and ii. V. Johnson, the present incumbent,
will endeavor to put through "0ld Line De-
mocracy." ! speak advisedly when say
that the latter gentleman's administration
has been unpopular with many of his quou.
dam friends and supporters: yet his acts are
ratified generally at the Democratic meetings
throughout the State.
/ will wind up this TRADE with specimen
of the advocates of Modern Reform. who
halls. / believe, from the Gland of wooden
nutmegs." few evenings since it was an,
nounced that Madame - would attend
in our little village for the purpose of lee.
turing on the subject of Temperance, in its
comprehensive sense. At the appointed time
the Town Hall was crowded with all classes
of the genus homo Madame - made her
appearance. escorted by young gentleman
from - College where she had been lee,
turing On motion of -, ESD, Dir. -
was called to the Chair. The house being
called to order Mr.. -, Madame --'s
cavalier, was requested to explain the object
of the meeting Mr.. - arose, bored the
audience full twenty minutes with a bonn
bastic harangue about the eloquence of Henry
Clay and Dan. Webster, in all of which the
big and little yoa was painfully manifest.
He closed with the following Coup de MAIN"
'And ladies and gentlemen, she comes to us
sceH recomnended-we have every reason to
believe her 0 roman Of good moral character 9"
Aheml exclaimed several old gentlemen, and
several ladies wells fell over as many scarf ct
faces. Madame appeared insensible to her
gallants 'Jdur pas, and soon commenced
her address-detaned US but few minutes
informed us her expenses toere paid by voun-
tary contributions, and at our want of com
prehension exhibited a specimen Of petticoat
irritability, which, 'me JUDGE" was sufficient
to make the most uxorious man among us a
complete misogynist for life. BY inquiry
learned that the Amazon was en- route for
East Tennessee.
The Hotel in this place, owned by Messrs.
Clark IL Hitchcock, supper house to the
down train on the Georgia Railroad, was de.
stroyed by fire on the night of the 10th inst
Loss $4,000. Your. DC, F.GP.
Stone Mountain, Ga May II. 1855.