Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-02

The Young Married Couple on ths
Hucxleberry acknowledgements
-Ku-KIux in FI0rIda-MOnttcclIS
The Irishman and the Alligator
To the Editors Of the Union and American.
SAVANNAH, GA, March %, 1871
left Selma on an accommodation (ol
huckleberry) train, anticipating very
duh time, but changed my mind after rid
ing few miles, for on board was tht
gushingest
YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE
you ever saw. The groom would look
lovingly st his Belinda Ann for a mo.
ment, aud then flop her head down on
his shoulders. This proceeding seemed
70 suit her very well. In fact it was evi
dent she rather liked it, and then the dear
little silly head would lsy contented in 9
mass of curly brown hair. (She was pretty
and, therefore, felt, was entitled to my
sympathy As for her lord, after one Of
these affectionste demonstrations, the
villain would look around q. me with a
complscent leer on his face, and an ex-
preston that said plainly, Chow will that
do for hight" Thinks l, what would my
dear Polly Jane, my own Mrs. Sporum,
say, were she to see such sight, and
that, too, on the public carsl Oh, myl
Oh, myl 1t is true, have done a good
share of that in my life, and az times
have even, in q VeTy sportive mood, held
out my arms and invited Polly Jane to
'fcome rest in this BOSOM but then, it
was not on an accommodation train be-
tween Selma and Montgomery. No, in
deed. l would not think of such thing.
Montgomery is quite a nice place
good hotels, some besutiful gardens, now
in all their glory of roses and rare flow
eIs, and some very tasteful residences.
After accomplishing my business, took
the cars for Townsville, Ga, making
the last sixty miles of the trip in one of
those delightful box cars, yclept ca
bose, in which enjoyed the rare priv
lege of riding on trunk studded with
big brass-headeG nails. which, with the
dust, gave at least vsritty to the trip.
From Townsville to Monticello in Flor
ida, is twenty-five miles, which / made
in buggy drawn by a little gray FLY,
driven by a saddle-colored youth of the
African persuasion, who enlivened the
way with some very interesting accounts
of matters and things about Townsville,
among which l viii give you his account
of the
'iKU-KLUx AND DE- 'BATIN sIETY."
You sees, gentlemen" quoth my
dusky friend, ''dat de niggers had herd
dat de Ku-Klux was ridin' bout of mites,
and dey sens word to de Ku-Klux dat if
dey interfered wild dem dey would catch
fits Now de niggers had 'batin siety,
whar dey 'sputed bout questions of diff
ferent sorts; for instance, dat night de
siety met in q ole house out of
town, and de niggers tuck dar muskits sn
pistols along, and weLt to see de fun
well gentlemen, wun niger tuck de
cheer, an called EN- to order, and sed,
'ENow you gents and ladies can pose
questions So wun niger he posed
(Which is de bestest fur foxes, horse or
cow2n Another posed, (which has de
most fun, married or single foksl"-
Nuther wun SEE, SIS salt more useful or
Is meat2" Den another wun jumps up
an SEE (Which is strongest, wind or
wsterl" An dey was batin dis questun
for morn one our. Ole gal got up an
sed wind was de stronges, fur it blowed
her daddy once into jining county one
mite, rite through the pine woods. About
dis time ! gifts sleepy, an leaned my he'd
back sgin de wall wild my cap on, fur de
niggers had way of stealth hsts dat l
didn't like. l was walked up wild de
wust screaming an prsyin l ever heard in
all my life. De niggers jest piled upon
me til l like to smothered,
and when riz I seed de
Ku-Klux, and dey was jest walopin de
niggers, but didn't say a word. Dem
niggers furgot all about dar muslkits, an
de he niggers run over de wimmen des
like dey were hogs. You bet it didn't
take me long to git home dat night, an if
you ever gifts me to go TO emmy more
'batin sieties you may have my head fur
a foot ball."
MONTICELLO.
Arrived at Monticello, l had the
pleasure of meeting some dear friends,
with whom / spent couple of days de-
lightfully. This is one of the most pleas
ant little towns in Florida, noted for the
culture and refinement of its population.
have set up a white stone in my memory
TO mark my visit 10 Monticello, where |
was the recipient of so much kindness.
The whole country is in bloom. Truly,
1t is a land of flowers Speaking Of
flowers reminds me that they have also
alligators, aud which reminds me of q
story heard of the
FRESHMAN AND ALLIGAToRs.
Listsnl A nice Irish jintlemsn be the
name of Michael Patrick O'Flannegan,
from County Lmrick, sittled in Florida
some years ago. Now, Michael Patrick
OF. had two weaknesses; one was fhis-
- and the other was aigs. One day
NJ OF. was walking along the lake
ahora ,vbe he espied a nice white aig
Sicting ont q, the sand, which proved
on examination 70 ,Ns one of fine, large
nest of about fifty aigs, on discovering
which Michael Patrick couid not contain
himself. "Oh wha. an illegSnt hin It
must be to lay SIGH a foine big Lest OIL
aigs.n He danced, and capered, and re-
ioiced, and took his treasure home. he
ate dozen or two, and
as they were very large
he concluded 10 set them under his hens
in due time the aigs Matched, when such
a cacklin and squalling among the mems
was never heard before, since st. Patrick
was baby. Out bounced Michael T.,
when to his CONSERVATION, he saw lot
of young alligators running about with
the shells on their backs. 'Ohl an its
the divil's own aigs I've Matched, oh, l
am kilt intircly; an thin my billy must
be full of the young Bilzibubs, fur I've
eat two dozen at Taste Ochonel ochoGe!
what shall l doG What shall do2" He
vvas inconsOlable. and thought the young
alligators hatched out by his hens we're
the sEdivil's spswns." Michael Patrick
.OFlannegan returned TO swate Ireland.
SAVANNAH.
savannah is very beautiful place, and
fuIi of energy and life, and is to-day,
having cotton from Mississippi for sale
ana shipment. Yours,
- Prrrp EpnPrM