Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-11
-.s-r-.- f. "A TAR.HEELA',
Going Back frem Indiana to North
(ArOlim0.

Dr.. Henry rictDr Redfeid's Railroad Letter ss
cincinaoti Commercial
Stuckaway in corner, rolled up almost like
hall, was the cOuntryman who had paid 20
cents for having his boot pulled off.
PLEASE read my ticket" he said, handing it
to me; IL can't read"
1 did 20, and asked where be was from.
"fndiana," he replied;
Indiana, and can't read, II was most too un-
natural, and ventured 10 ask him II he was
mo, sir, he answered; 81 was born in North
Carolina"
Ny guess was right, after all. He was YER
How long have you been living in Indiana"
I s-ked.
Two wears; I'm Just nov going back"
! Don't you like it up there?''
mot 50 mighty well A Southern man don't
Rave a fair show. You see I was in the rebel
army four wears Pm willing to acknowledge
that am whipped, but 4 don't want TO take an
the blame on our side for all the trouble. I'D i'm
Indiana they seem TO think that all the blame
should GO agin the south. L don't quite &C
hiowledge them principles, and that makesds-
cord. The democrats sorter held up for me, but
there Amt many about where live. We only
l,elled thirty -four votes in the township out Of
''YOu got in among the radicals. then?,
mo; the sort about where live are not old
straight-out 'publicans. L call them worse than
'.Are You going to return to North Carolina?s'
Yes; 4 can't be satisfied IN Indiana. A
southern poor man has little show there, tell
picious OF him. Then, believe every man gets
along better among his own sort of people. The
northern folks are different from the southerns
"a heap different. They don't even chew to-
lacco alike. Up there they use what they call
'hne-cut.' don't want any of il i'm mine. We
North Carolnians stick TO the old plug. Ven.
hut that amt the only difference. Soufhfn
Ieople have bigger hearts. They are more hind
and considering. They don't make money their
god like the Yankees. know men about Indi-
annapolis that have got enough of money to buy
cut half of North Carolina, but still they are on
the hunt for more. Seems like they can't get
enough. So much money, or trying 10 get more,
err something. makes them cross. They won't
stop and talk like asouthern man. IL you ask
one OF them the way anywhere, he will nearly
snap your head of. A southern man win stop
and give yOu an the directions you want and talk
with YOU a long time, and ask YOU about your
crops and your family, and If you won't come in
sround to the field and see some OF his stock, and
all that. But mp north, tell YOU. they don't do
things on that style. They won't stop long
enough to answer you civil question. In the
him. A northern man in q city will walk faster
than North Carolina horse can 90, and they
will run over you if YOU don't get out OF the ay
which a horse won't do. 1 never saw such people
himself. Pears like they don't care ANYTHING
for one another. They amt jovial and don't 20
In for a good time like we in North Carolina
But they get US on the money. They have got
more money than we have, that's a fact. The
Two people are alike only in one way, they have
both got to die and leave whist they have and
there We have the advantage, for We haven't
mush to leave and be sorry for" - "
$50 you don't like Intiana?'' mused
NO; she's too cold and swift for me. Ivant
to set back 70 the old north state, where things
are run more according to my notion. am
Tipmb SICK Of Indiana The old woman has
atnt floor cabin home In North Carolina than q
I whole township in Indiana"