Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-04
THINGS wEsa AND OrMHRwEsE

efs g. description Of some ct the scenes ana LA
pressions which have witntsssd and exys
rieneed during ny stay in Atlanta.
There is an anomaly in this city patent &
every eye, which It is well for sonsbody skat i
hAs not attracted The keen observation Of Jcka
Happy else Justice weuld have been forced Il
drop hem hsT nsrveless grasp the sAsttsred
scsles and the reverend soiguors of the tewn
Icouncl h.ve WINGED under his trenshsnt satire;
the blind goddess stands on the reof Of the
court hOuse in The espscity Of 8 wesshsI-cock,
yOoring to the four points ef the compass, the
slave Of every shlftiag bresas. Since our late
disaE:er st the front, shs has polnssd with ex-
tended arm BoT;hwsf5 toward TsnResses, as II
20 ssy, " He has besz we ghed in the balance
aad found wanting
1 have act ms. ia any other part Of tho ooun-
| Try with 50 mary lovely Eomsa IS arc 10 be seeh
daily On the streets Of Atlanta. Their abundant
and sunny hair Is net the mssnss. Of their 81
sIectieEs: thelr somglsxl0n Is unrivElled-
"'Tis beauty truly bsnt, Whose red and white
Natures own sweet and cunning band laid CD"
It 8 pity the ladies Of AiIastE bsvs 80 lit
.ls Of the good taste IN dress or the beWiIshing
grace of their fair counirywomsz Of Leuisisna
If they combined these lat,ez with tie bsaufss
with which nature has endowed them, tbs Tzrk
weuld resign al slams 20 Pagsdias, fer ihe
privilege Of hTisg oas his zAtzral term in tbs
socisty Of half dsssn Of these Georgian hOuris
when arst cana to Glargis, was struck
with tie stern expression Of nany 8 fair aud
youthful faos. theughs a. frss, IN the guile
lsssness Of ny heart, that the poor creatures
were sufsriHF rem she hoTeIs Of tbs war shat
they were nozrniHg husband, lo7ersr brother,
barred IN a soldiers graves or, that wssFs stem
odict lad made its baleful impress en- those
faaltless features weRdersd and wondered,
but il vain, Ratil lac secret was ct length re-
vealed
Ono evening, I was travelling with some Tefu-
gee friends from New Orleans, on the Georgia
Central. We,FeTe IN ths ladies' car and altsi
partskiBg Of sB excellent luncheon, which wss
topped of with moulhfnl of royal old Bour-
bon, We all felt & streDg desire to smoke 1t
vas, Of course, out Of the question to light snI
pipes, unless TIE example was set by some Of
40 l1ll3l- AAAeal = NAAe1 . NHA@AAb40 NaElt5 ]
teok CUT hsr knife, and shaving some tobacco |
from huge plue, stuEtd Der pips snd ineop-
tlneRily began 70 puff. Encouraged by her &C.
ton, We followed salt. Eear by sal tive bssuti- /
fal girls ef sweet sixteen, who were perfectly i
~esceHt as long Is the old lady wss the only /
:. = ss1s up the fragrant ineenssf bat when
!. 49,, tSsy issssd their heads, and wondered
,h.t H. 60, "a wss coming to, when geaile-
.,B a. fsr fs7oo, IS suselves - to smoke in tbs
,ssspes Of Is5iss1 ~ coarse, sverJ pipe wss
q znediasely hidden froT1 sights est Asi AZ
cur afierward. As the san was soieps ~ lae
Vest. we noased il Eute ssto. .Nishslehs Spe y''l-
oW heisisd, and the two hsreiHe5 aPiEHng fsep
obaeeo juice through fAs aperture via all sac
usso and RenehslHnes Of ceupls 81 1SoA
'aIs Of crsiss,
More ibaa tVo-thirds Of the-&sorgia wsES'h
nc secs on shs railroad and at the hotsls, uSs
nuf fer ekswlng, OF " dipping" Asit IS ealledi |
nd cherry stick is as necessary sad fsshiSn-
bio ca aPPsHdsgs as an umbrella 0n rainy
sy. It IS iReonosivabls how beautiful girl
an indulge ia this foal aA,d leRthsome habit,
smprsssing and vishsling tE'Oss lips which ns-
are hsd moulded As pousizg, fresh and invitisg
, a dowy rosebud, and infse ling iAst SSlHy
asuth, once savoring Of
-"the Ewset South,
Which breathes upon bank Of Wallets,
sisaiIns and giving cdsrr
In men, it IS too trse, tse excessive use Of
,baeeo sxcitss a thirst for sIoag drink. In
omen the effect must be tho sane ;'sad TIA 7uEh
ava far fTom bsirg 50 fsclish as ts believe IL ct
very woman who travels on the railroads
lrOsgh Atlanta Is E native Of Georgia, sill /
ave on more than o6s occasion seen yeung
ad eood-looklng females =. the depos and on i
le streets In state Of Wolul inioxieasIUD, dead
ell modsBiy aud shame
cui5 snin Venus ebris sursif
ingunis q oapIus qua mnt diserimiAa nsJsii,
The lettering and wssthsr-wern eoIiAemsn
bo patrol the sirests Of this city auria the
~, sad who make night hidssus By calling, thO
osrs after 8 P. NJ, bring one bssk to the L sJs
hea Dogbery aud YeTgss lived, ana n, de
leir names immortal. q Write me dswn an
ss," insisted tho ingsnaoss DogseIy sad l
AZ if the canvass for mayer is dsfs frsd mAHy
sys longer, more thaR one Of the caadidstSs
Y ihs sivis crown win have wit bnzsolf down
Dc, By the cards they al publish in sLa papers.
Where do the crowds come trom zad whittier
0 thsy 90, tsat sPpssr and disappear uPeE the
reefs ef Atlanta 10 me this is q. raystsrT.
I,hsve seen poor sufferer, psT Al,'ses in his
Wsr limbs, wheeling with astonishing ease snd
sEterity aboat the depot, in his little ear, and
ihking an hersss living By the ssIe Of books
I'd another, with = siRilar inhImity, pursuing
Is solitary way to some distant town, in small
sgOn propelled Or buf;ed By couple Of billy
asts.
1 have slse seen what struck me IS ths Eisss
ldieToas cagisAsurs thst ever presented itself te
umsr visions eennryman, Of tho size of
Jewell Cobb, riding into town ca . donkey
OF two hands hgksr thar Texan rah Bit
Sidney Smith wss ere day staadisg at BIS
ate, wAsE JeRreys rode up on 8 DO nkey, ts
Hit hia. T1orovsrsnd wit spsssropI issd the
itic, improEIptu as follawsi
Witty a. HorasIus FlscsuE
As Era ct . JaoobIa a. 90rAcehus
Fat th o. not 40 stout, as bscohus
Riding little iaekarA
have also seen iE Atlanta many bf1 sc and |
sivalrous Epirts. Cheaiksm, whS, when
oked ints the clear, cold depths Of ibis blue
ves, and nosiesd lac irsn fTmnsss Of Ii lever |
W, struck &e Is ons Ehs weuld sstsrIa t any |
;bisvemsnt sr wslSOze sHy responsible isy-
or shsn an enesuztsr svsrs with that mia hty |
i0sgh ssllen angel, whom MiIten pOrirsys,
Eltk Atlantean shouC lsrs at % bear
The weight Of mighae st mOraFeAisH"
EekusT, lac gifted post. She accomplished geI-
sman and thorough soldier, with Ais siEgular
ad striking face. bis qui IT, sHsbtrssive Rsanner,
'esning to shun ebssFy Ltien; RsyEolds, with
is small, sotivs figure, Ills Roman pTesie, aid
is eye glitlsdng, rsste ss and piercing as 8
aRk's, ever the life Of tie eompazy in (Which /