Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-26
Lettor From Atlantn, GeorrIn.


ED. JOURNAL NEARLY four months
since we l,ft Penysburg behind us. II
seems long time and yet the houre do
not drag, by any means, but ny far too
swiftly for all there is to be done. II was
the night train Of August 25th tsAt bore
US away from home and friehds ana lani- |
ed us, after the manner Of other tsetNsefs,
at early morning, In the city " Cincin-
natl.
After day pleasantly spent In seeing
some of the tlShts," We met at the even
ing train Miss s., who was to be our
guide and companion on the Journey,
with whom we were soon speeding upon
our way to Louisville. We re tmained
here from Ave o'clock in the morning un-
til eight, when we took the train ter
NAshvle. We rode all day Wednesday
and found ourselves tired enough at night
to very gladly accept the hospitality of
the Fisk University witch here forms q
resting place for teachers going fArthtr
S)uth.
Miss S told us we would find the jour
ney between Nashville and Chattanooga
the best and most interesting part of our
Jlurn.y, and 20 we did. We never saw
any scenery 'qual to it, and cannot give
you any idea Of Its beauty. We were IN
o midst of mountains for the last Atty
miles. They were on three sides Of us,
and covered with trees from the bottom
to the very top. We went through the
tunnel in the Cumberland mountains,
which seemed qile long, as tunnels al
ways do, believe. Crossed the Il, nnes-
see river In five or six places, quite agood
sized strealn, with banks borJered nith
trees. Just befJre We reached Chatanoo-
ga saw the two mountains, II coon and
{ Lookout. of which we had often heIrsl
The location Of Chattanooga Is deli ghtfLl
but the delay of only five or ten minute.
> In the trains, gave us but limited oppor.
: tunities for observation. The Atlantis
train landed us here little sfer twelve
Thursday night very tirel teach
ers for soon after the last change we dis
covered SIN )ng the passengers four more
young ladies', bound for tn, same pluce
two fIr the Methodist school, and two fol
the Sterr's.
The teachers In tho Storr's school al
f)rm one family, wish mstron at tl.s
head, and avry pleasant ftmily it is
The home Is two-story brown building
I with blinds of a darker shade. The ach
ers have heir choice Of r ,oms according
e t. the length # ime tlev have been here
, rhe school bu llings are in the next yar,l
; School opened the next Monday after on,
, arrival. We found the accommodations
far TOO limited for the many appl cants.
Each teacher has flfty scholars, and the
D authorities were obliged to turn awsy
, two hundred, fitted to enter the primary Y
schools. alone. The city ought to mske
better provi,io" for the colorrd people.
There are some things which make
teaching easier here than at the North.
: The parents very seldom interfere unless
it be TO recommend an unlimited appiica-
tion OF the "ro1." never saw children,
, especially the older ones, who red 80
little for whipping. Many of them are
too accustomed to hard knocks at home
) to mini any thing in that line which we
could apply. They disiike to remain sf.
t,r school more than anything else. AMI
will some times say, "Oh teacher have
such 'heaps' Of work to do. please, ma am
whip me and let me CO." Their express
: sions, many Of them, sound SO comicsl 70
a us. Instead Of saying ''tako your cho;os"
they use the expression, ia your rath.
, ers." They never use the worl stone,
every thing is crooks" with them. In
SundSy School, in answer to the ques-
4 stion, "What was the cause of Stephen
5 d a b ?" one little fellow sang out, "He
, was rocked to death"
Atlanta is considered a very healthy
place, although they have very sudden
changes in the weather. We are told that
j. in place Of our SHOWS, they have cold
. ra rs, of which we have already hal a
: foretaste, The soil Is Of a brick-red color,
and 1t looks strangely enough to sre the
. red roads stretching away in the distance
= bordered by the green fields. -.
= ATLANTA, Ca, d C. l5, 1871.