The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-11-21
lathcrn Field and Flre,ll..l
Hard Roads 20 TrareI.

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unfortun8tr 1h3 following frr- selected ouf of
many instance, presume no IL y path fnier
sill hare any lssi;rtion 20 acknowledging But
before referring tony rasc< Il nay not te cut of
place 10 state fhas am tho greatest nan oa earth
Tor losing my Ery-fndccd. I btiicTe u Vas fore-
ordained that such should be ny fate; en1 a. q
nndins anything, thafs as mt cat q thc ques-
ton as Il Is for sPeeulatcr t have an honcrf
thought. Ii ever picked up~f tEentF-fre cent
pierre II tbc street, which IN rrslilr did hsrrs1
once. some one vas sure~to sinE out. Ihat's ny
quarter When quite young I r. ccnbcr ny moth
CT, sending me~t9 leck for the nigs. bsf bad not
gone tEo huHflret yards from a. house Before
was lost, and bcfpre I c0uid fnd NJ way b1rk. the
pigs bad found their way hons IAN sure have
bought and lost knives enough 1 81 up verT
spcctabie cutiery estahlishneni never sii1-
myself ~ take letter or any in- cisc fr-ri crc
friend 90 another, because an iire 10 ios- r. NJ
! wife complains great deal thas + rqsr hand
70 VISIT. 11t the rruth = DO ont bec.1se
cannot frd my rAy 70 the neg ors'. - irAt folk
her il would - aith ccrtsi-ty OF lorin- her
7 as reil as myself ! shall nevr forget The tine
started With her b q snd - Hrs- fir-uos. ard
landed bar AZ Mrf- " Ninkics-1 t.- fe wrong rad,
ns h7~s done since S,rl- -1cs c-e rill .ose
MS roai from rectiri1s ur0l dirocrons. anl .s-lc
things. as II ny case, from natural defect disz
bling hrr Tor fndlnS the T. shr one I'll nov.
give the fcw
vas on ny way 70 Sc frienl, r,,id;n< so,6s
ten miles from Caerav south Caroiins. aud affer
takir- the wr0ns road thrcc times. cane " n \
s1asli ios house On the Wayside. ~ which racir-
ia 20 zti7 and gel iirerfions- In ansrfr n, r-r
hello good old lsdy came l. fh- dor -.--1
How a. you d.. Nais-n -
How Do you d.. -ir -
2. au quite well 1 thank s. 90. nBa-sn
o We'll, Iln glad to hear Il. for y always huris
ny feelings 70 hear q any one hejhs sick
- VIII you be - Kind saaisufs- a. . sive ne q
rcctians u Nr- Nsdlyss-
Certaio. Sir. VII what riout vonr name tee-
.- Ny naH-c Is Sat1eEell aadsn-
o. Wei I wonder II your name isSnifie6eii. a..
kin 10 The widow SutflefelJsr
Al II rnrF ma not
pleasure of that lady aclunintarcc
We'll. know herJF cll-she vas . mighty fae
old la.lr- she and mr. belonged 70 the same church.
and nlany> the tigle she an me Sot under psrson
Clutches rreacb5n. bat Il tel you ne used a.
somctimfs preach awful long sarmons-buf. poor
soul, shes g0.se long aso. her datfeffnarried Bill
Switched. an lives down IN the crick now. and
carries on 7little farm. but he an ncftr-tlat's
his wife. widow Suttlefelds d.tsr-tont 60 pn
loo urll5on account Of some rctorr-----
-But, inT dear madam. n getting ate rni
~ouidii iike 20 be getting on
..Yell. ves. you Just keep ai.,t+ahcad til rou
rct 70 where the roads fork an then YOU f-c The
let an Keep that ten you get 10 . large cypress.
fken Ncr VIII see another fork thea take thc
right an keep on tell ron pass tLree O. four 9TH
CT forks. brf don ron notice a1F on en- tiil rof
come 20 big forked oak-noT amt sure Fl tam.
pine-Fcli. any how, ron take the right. an
about \ quarter an a half quarter from thar fon
VIII iind Mr. NedIey's house.
After ipSing myself tro.or three times nore
arrived ~ Hr- Medley about rinc O'Clock
On another occasion, IN North Carolina. ! N.
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night ROAD % a certain place. had then been
lost t1r three hours Tnd had Travelled considerably
out 81 uly way
-. rcsh II knowsh the fo.d very u-lk I've
been lfEips here over tptuty years lon goes
right oo1l this road FOR bout f4o mile an dare
you riil ind one foak IN dc road. an you uoosf
dake the right or TIC lea. bat I'm not sure lch
an when you shall 60 some dree mile more For
must takc dc rlcht- dat am -l-e Of
A0tr t.kipe fhrce or four u<oDz roads Iound
M was sifh the aid of a little uesro boF .riosc
nH.| HI.a
.-sonss time aiser rs. brirS ss z.r.i 10 10
wrong road. appealed % negro rbo stood On
the ~zrside. 20 put me riShf-
Certain. ruassa. said he. you cant x wron.-
less Foutry, for dere amt but tHo forks-arfer
you pass squire Swimson's mil. vou take A.
riglt1lnd follow dat till you como 10 uasss lar
klns COW pea, an dar you VIII hod Ee road 90
fork IN IRE places. one 20 straight ahead an Dc
nddeT ONES q de night aud iefi. but vou he c1re-
fni 70 lake de lef. an daf me al fAke rou -
ma=sl Pl.nson--'
.Ifrr ihr i II from here
o. Ink Il must be full ten nile.
After figuring from sine bslf dozen ofhers-
found rly place hcf nos tn1re than fre miles ik-
stead Of ten nv black Informant had i1licatci
c0s1l1 cnumerafc many other instances bcsi1e
the foregoius, but vii pas theui over give =
hard rad % travel Il was IN Aiahzrna h.i
been lost Tor nearly the whole dan when I met
ycnsicrnan on the road and askci him II zas -
The ri<ht'rosd 10 Mr- Ibonpscn's -
No. sir sail he hnt can pat you thr r--tt
rad 1in Keep right until the road FORK. a1l
sand hill about t-ee i.es lony, ths rad Hi fhc-s
fork as.ir yor take the right aud continue fili
you come 70 an Old rickety- briiyr, and you mast
Be very Fhrtcrl1r crossing IL lor The r1nk1 -r4y
give way and land youin tEcntF fcet Eatcr- Ab1rt
one mile from fhe old h--e take The is. ard after
going iH3 miles over The rockicEt road rcn erer
znU-IE- Klsr l1s--E1l VII ccr1c - ar-the< :, Il
pass his horsc for be keeps SIX of the biggest s1rt
q dogs, and Il Is net uncomnon thinE for then
70 jerk man out q his buggy anl by hard fEht-
in- yon may gct by safely About nile ard L
hah from Drivers houses gou vii pass ratticsnnke
point. ard ihcrc again you vii have u f<ht. and
even with Al fighting yoa viii ie lacT II you pass
the point WITHOUT yeur horse being bittcu- Ab11i
mile after yea pass the point, yon Ill ce-1e q
long bog that's place in the read for 1re nile
where The mud vii reach Up 70 lie hubs - your
bux<r uhcels.- I,
Sc her. sTieai- said L have ron a risiei ss.a'
No SIR. replied be. VIA shouid you want = -
one
Wei, sfr. II you vii just have the kindness q
aud buggy
les. st, that's my nanc-
Anhhaye you forgotton your college chum. Nil-
son Gene 60 my house and spend the night.
+ and to-mpfroU I -ill put yon better road-
+, Aud sure enough. my fricnd Wilson rerognizcl
nc, and knowing my rrgpensity -tsr getting lost
made mp the lad read story t. indncc ne 70 spend
the night with him. I need net say ! E1cnt The
night very pleasantly AID len The ncxf morninE
got lost hrcc times IN gong fre miles and IN ca
ciusien vii only add have heen lost many =
lime since, and expect % Be lost many tine o.
CONE
Letter from the Late Judge Taney