Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-09
Back to North Carolina,

almost like ball, was the country
man who had paid fifty cents fol
having his boots pulled off, y. y !
please read my ticket" he said
handing tito me; II can't read
| IL did so, and asked where he was
from. - ~ g" .-e5 ;lne :1ai.;o
Indianna, he replied. 'a.ei7 49,
Indiana, and can't readt It was
most too unnatural, and I.".ventured
to ask himSaf he was born in that
State. - m :A.
."No; sill, y he answered, 81 was
born in North Carolina" 2epq 10.
My guess was right after all. He
was veritable Tar.hee1.lr = -
"How long have. you been living
in Indiana p asked, .. -
Two years. I'm just now going
back s.,'. ..>.
mot so mighty well. A South
ern man don't have fair show. You
see L was. in the rebel army four
years. I'm willing 20 acknowledge
that I am whipped, but I:don't want
to take all the blame on our side for
all the trouble. d Up in Indiana, they
seem to think that all the blame
should go agin the South. l.. don't
quite acknowledge them principles
and7that makes discord!- The DEM
ocrats .sorter held up for me, but
there amt many about where I live.
We only polled thirty-four; votes in
the township out of about three hum
dred."":, aeig g,..lt Of .a,.. III an .
"You got'in among the, Radicals,
then?" = iai,pH" slo' ..9aeT
!, mo; the sort about where I live
call them worse than Radicals.
: " Are you going to return to North.
Carolina?"
!" Yes; I can't be satisfied in In
diana. A Southern poor man has
little show there, l tell you. Pears
the whole community is suspicious of
him. Then, believe every man
gets along best among his own sort
Of people. The Northern folks are
from Southerners--aheap diff
ferent. They don't even chew to-
bacco alike. Up there they use what
they call 'inecut.' I don't want an1
Of it in me. We North Carolinians
stick to the oldplug. Well, but that
amt the only ;aitference!l Southern
people have bigger hearts They
are more kind and considerating.
Thev don't make money like the
Yankees. I know men about Indi-
anapolis that have got money enough
% buy out half of North Carolina,
out still they are on the hunt for
more. Seems like they cant get
enough. So much mon y, or trying
o get more, or something, makes
hem cross. They won't stop and !
ak like a Southern man. Ii. yeuI
SIX one OF them the way anywhere.
lie will nearly snap your hsad of.
\ Southern man will stop pand give
'ou all the directions you want and
alk with you long time, and ask
bout your crops and family, and ii
on won't come in and take IL drink,
nd if you don't want to come around
0 the field and see some of his stool,,
nd all that. But up North, / tell
on, they don't do things on that {
tyIe. They woS's stop long enough
, answer You civil question. In !
he cities every fellow walks like the
evil was after.-Aim. A Northern
Ian in city will, walk faster than a
[orth Carolina horse can. 60, and !
ley will run over you if you don't s;
ct out of the way, whicha horse i
ont do. l never suoh people i
stave aAeaa aud let every fellow !
ok aut ioY himself. Pears like l
,ey don't care anything for one an L
her. They amt jovial, and don't )
, in for good time like vein North .
arolina. You can stay in Indiana a
year and never be invited to drink, q
1t you cant in North Carolina. But !, II
ey ges US on the money. They /,
we got more money than we have, a
at's.a fact. The two people are p
ike only in one way, they have al
'th got to die and leave what they w
we, and there we have the advan- :.
ge, for we haven't much. to leave
d be sorry for
/" So you don't Ike Indiana p I 7
used. iin -.it :
ANo, she's too cold and swift for 1 I
:. l want to get back to the old n
3rth State, where things are run r 5
're according to my notion. ! am 81 s.
umb sick of Indiana. The old wo-
IN has soured ON it too. She says
9 would rather have a dirt floor
bin home in North Carolina than