The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-08
BACK TO NORTH CAROLINA.
A Sketch on the Cars.

rLetter In Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
Stuck away In corner, rolled up almost
like ball, was the countryman who has
paid fifty cents for having his boots pulled on.
"Piease read my ticket" he said, handing 1t
10 me: III can't read"
I did so, and asked where he was from.
Indiana" he replied.
Indiana, and can't read! 1t was most too
unnatural. and ventured 10 ask him If he was
born In that State.
mo, SIR" he answered; II was born In
North Carolina"
My guess was right after all. he was verl.
table tar-heel. :;
How long have you been living in Indi'
ana ?" I asked.
s'Two years. I'm Just now going back"
Don't you like 1t up there!"
don't have fair show. You see was In the
rebel army four years. I'm willing to &C
knowledge that am whipped; but / don't
want TO take all the blame on our side ior all
the trouble. Up in Indiana they seem 10 think
that all the blame should 60 agin the South.
don't quite acknowledge them principles,
and that makes discord. The Democrats
ABOUT where live. We only polled thirty-four
votes In the township out OF about three hun
dred."
"You got 10 among the Radicals. then !"
mo; the sort about where l live are not
old, straight out 'Pubilcans. l call them
worse than Radicals"
"Are you going 10 return to North caro-
lima :"
Southern poor man has little show there,
tell you. 'Pears like the whole community Ia
SUSPICIOUS OF him. Then l believe every man
gets along best among his own sort OF people.
The Northern folks are different from the
soulhern-a heap different. They don't even
chaw tobacco alike. Up there they use what
they call 'fne-cut.' don't want any OF 1t 10
me. We North Caroinians stick TO the old
plug. Well, but that aint lne only oinerenee. @
Southern people have bigger hearts. They
are more kind and consideratiDg. They
don't make money their god like The Yam
KEGS. know men about Indianapolis that
have got money enough 10 buy out half OF
North Carolina, but slill they are on the hunt
for more. Seems like they can't get enough.
SO much money, or trying 10 get more, or
something. makes them CROSS Iney Won.t
STOP aud talk like a Southern man. If you
ask one OF them the way anywhere he will
nearly snap Your head of. A Southern man
will stop and give you all the directions you
want, and talk with you long time, and ask
about your crops and family, and II you won't
come in and lake drink, and Ii you don't
want TO come around to the held aud see some
OF his 5LOCE, AuQ I'LL LuhI. Dup up Sotth, Ioii
Won. they don't do things on that style. They
won't stop long enough to answer you civil
question. In the cilies every fellow walks
ike the devil was alter him. Northern man
in q city will walk faster than North Caroline
horse can go, and they will run over you u
YOU don't get out OF the way, which horse
won't do. Inever saw such people 10 stave
ahead and let every fellow look out for him
sell. Pears like they don't care anything fol
one another. They ain't jovlal, and don't 60 ir
tor good time like we In North Carolina. You
can siay in Indiana a year aud never be inVi
led to drink, but you can't 10 North Carolina
But they get us on the money. They have 60
more money than We have, that's fact. Tint
two people are alike oRly in one way-the.
have both got to die and leave what they have
and there we have the advantage, for w
haven't much to leave aud be sorry for"
$50 YOU don't like Indiana ?" unused.
"No; she's too cold and swift for me. wan
| to get back to The Old North State, Wher'
things are run more according to my notion
| I am plumb sick of Indiana. The old Womal
has soured on 1t too. She says she woul'
rather have dirt-foor cabin ln North Caro-
lima than whole township In Indiana