Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-02
i)e freeman
New Publications.
MONTPELIER, VT.
"Wednesday Morning, May 2. 1866.

georgia
Andrews. Boston Ticknor and Fields.
The writer of this book travelled through
Georgia and the Carolinss last autumn as the |
correspondent of the Boston Advertiser and the
Chic0go Tribune, and most of the matter in
this uolume appeared in the form of letters in
those newspapers. He went out, as he SAYS
with Instructions to view the country, and min
g.e With the people, and faithfully report what
he saw and heard at the South. The insur-
gent communities were then in a transition
state, were holding conventions, and discussing
in these conventions, in the cars, hotels and at
the cross roads, the rebellion, President john
sons plan of reconstruction, the future of the
negro, and the fU ture of the South. Mr.. An
drews has given, apparently, honest and
faithful picture of the various phases of South
ern society, the temper Of the Southern peo-
pie, and the aspect of the country. The book
por,rays the social, industrial and political fea-
lures Of The South with a faclle and forcibe
pen. and we unhesitatingly commend it to those
who wish to obtain accurate and full informa-
tion Of the South the war left it,
We make room for an interesting sketch of
Of lhe author experience of the manners of
the people, and hotel life in the interior Of So.
Carolina
From Charleston to Orangeburg Court
House j. seventy-fve miles. Route, South
Carolina Railroad. Time, seven and a half
uour>. Fare, five dollars. There is one train
g-r d4y each way. Our train consisted of five
lre-gnt-clrs, the Daggage-car, box freight-car
vita seats for negroes, and one passenger
coach. The down train, which met At
Hr4.cnv .Ile-wher- Sherman ) army was 10 tin0
its Geon1-cou>isled Of seven fregh;-c4rs four
u- winch we're filed with troops on the way to
Charleston and home, the baggage-car and two
las--r ger-cgsches- Our one was uncom-
-lrt-u.Y iIll y hen we started /; but only eleven
a- The passengers came through.
T. u Tat sort Of accommodations can get a.
Or4ugeburg p | asked OF friend in Charles
TON.
You're not going to stop up there ? Oyou
cant DO IT,"
Well, shall Try it, at all events"
Doa do it; Orangeburg is just good
As any Of these towns but l advise you TO
-huu all of EN-. The accommodations are
awful push right on to Columbia"
wasn't 10 be put down that way, for had con-
suited gazetteer, and learned that q" Orange =
burg is pleasant and thriving town on the
northeast bank Of a north fork of the Edisto
T.,
md IS the centre of d large cotton trade. Pop
u.atI. . Two thousand seven hundred. I hat
was before the war, and knew that the place
had been partly burned but l felt confident
tnat ny friend exaggerated.
" = lett the city d seven and half O'Clock
in the morning Twenty miles out, the con
ductor came through the car, and collected our
fares for no tickets are sod in Charleston
In front Of me sat good-loOking young wo-
rristu tIr 4H rIe Wv | He.
nel very plainly say that he was going to Or
angeUurg, / determined to ask her about the
tuwu anC lis Motel accommodatI' rs
8. Yes, / We there" she said
Is 4 hotel IN the town, or any place
at winch person can stop ?"
O yes there's hotel, she said and after
pause she added, - but is hardly such q
pl4ce a. sentemau would choose, think
Sae spoke pleasantly enough, and, having
answer d II. question, might have dropped the
Conversation instead OF which, size went on
10 sly haJ persons who had occasion to stop in
town for some days frequently took room at a
private house, and were much better suited
than AZ the hotel
did The only thing | well could do-the
thing It perfectly natural l should do. |
asked her II she could mention one or TWO pri-
vate houses which / might ask for accommo-
daGIons II the hotel proved unbearabe.
fully expected she would say her mother
sometimes accomm dated gentlemen and
NAV : well own that | had determined what
reply 1 shou make to that announcement.
Instead, however, she turned 10 her seat so
to face me. ana sad with considerable vim
- Are you a \ 4nkee ?"
The question surprised me and | simply
answered." From the North"
g BY what right do YOU presume to speak TO
me- 7Ir p She asked, 10 clear and swapping
tone, that caught the ears of most OF the pas :
sengers.
The strangeness of the question: no less han
the remarkable change in her manner, coupled
with he fact that | knew myself to be under
tn observation Of thirty or more persons OF
southern bi.th and feeling, embarrassed me to
such degree hat l could only stammer, BY
the right which supposed a gentleman always
had to ask a lady civil question"
Wei, sir, DO not choose to talk with
you
And she settled herself sharply into her seat
JerkeI her lttIe body into upright position
and squared her shoulders in very positive
Manner while | sst flushed and confused
What should | do about ii That was g
question | asked myself twenty times per hour
Tor the next thirty miles. | was seriously IN.
clined to apologize, though | hardly knew for
what bat didn't, for | feared the little rebel
might suuo me again, # gave her an oppor-
tuui1y. In front of her sat a young man
VINO hAd Ueen a captain IN the rebel army.
lin she soon engaged in conversation, and
tney cheef-d the slow miles with lively chat
Surely, thought |, this is beginning the three
month Journey unfortunately. | could have
borne her Indignation quite easily but each
individual 10 the soon made me aware that
my Yankee b4seness was well known and thor
oughiy apl recated.
Iue forenoon away, and tue crazy old
engl1e dTagged itself along. Little Miss wa,
vivac.ous and entertaining the ex-officer wa,
evidently in q cheerful frame Of mind sal
alternating between repentance and indigna.
ton Finally the whistle sounded for Branch
vile.
Missy in her seat, shook out her skirts
drew her small thread glove, turned to m,
mind, you, not to the ex-officer, but TO me
and asked me if would be good enough tc
hand out her basket for her
Here was another surprise. Queer creature
these little rebels, said | % myself, as | fol
flowed her cut-caIrying the not heavy basket
She ddnt stop when reached the platform
OF the station mouse, Bat walked on towards it
upper nd and | followed, demurely bu
wCnGerIngly.
Fifteen twenty yards from the car, sh,
suddenly stopped, ana turned quickly upon II,
with 8 Thank you; | want to apologize to you
| was rude -
And here the greatest surprise of all
IL caught me Ii confusion out L managed L
say some hing 10 the effect that perhaps wa
TOO forwards IN asking lie question did.
No, You were not II right that yol
should ask Ii, and | rude to answer you 5,
uncSlily But you caught me al a dsadvan
l49e / tCn spoken 10 a Federal since Sum