The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1874-07-31
The Marietta gnilrnal.
Marietta, Georgia, July 80, 1874,
TRIP TO CHEROKEE.

Canton, and gives an account Of his
trip in this manner -
"Near sunset, stopped to tarry
for the night, with Mr.. j. En-.
who has been living in that county
thirty years. As I entered his yard
| was surprised to see SO many chick
ems just the size to fry, butt did
not see any on the supper table
They seem, up there, not to have
recovered from the war, straits yet.
They still give you coffee, not ryo,
sweetened with long sweetening.
The old gentleman had just threshed
his wheat, and had it all, some two
hundred bushels or more, in his
house; SO / had to climb over large
heap of wheat to get to my bed
which l finally reached without the
aid Of a light, undressed, got in and
soon forgot my surroundings. The
next thing / knew another day had
dawned--the sun bad risen, and to
my no little perplexity, | discovered
that there was very wide door
without4a shelter directly between
me and the place whore mine hostess
and her two grown daughters were
preparing breakfast in an adjoining
room. After wondering awhile how
| should dress without breech Of
etiquette, / reached over and got my
pants and drew them on while lying
on the bed. / guess those girls think
that I slept with my breaches on,
but I didn't. went to the break
fast table fully expecting to get fried
chicken, but / didn't again. Having
done breakfast, paid my fare and
resumed my journey. After walk
ing mile or two l stopped al well
to get a drink of water. The lady
Of the house brought me a gourd, ana
said that if would step to tho door
she would show me a sight which |
perhaps had never seen. Invent and
found the sight to be a triplet Of
pretty little black-eyed girls, aged
about three years and SO nearly alike
were the little trio that their mother
to distinguish them, one from the
others, had different coins strung
around their necks. Again on my
Journey, / was again lucky-meeting
a wagon going my way--and rode to
Canton which found to be about
such q town, in size, as our Zebulon.
II was burned during thewar. They
are building new court house there,
which bids fair to be a respectful
structure. There is a new railroad
being built from Marietta to Duck
towns Tenn, via Canton and Ellijay.
The road is to be narrow guage.
One hundred convists are now at
work on it.
left Canton Tuesday evening at
three o'clock for Marietta. Had to
take the s'grayel train"--one mile
from Canton / overlook two ladies
one riding a mule and the other on
the "gravel train" AS soon as |
neared them they began conversa-
ton by asking me my name, my
whence, whittier, etc.
Z After satisfying their curiosity by
politely answering all their questions,
i asked what Fsmout" be their names
and where they lived. They lived
four miles head on my road. Thus
You see / was TO have company for
they were determined to keep up
with me and was determined not TO
be out-walkod by a lady. So we
had it, you bet, for two miles, when
the one riding proposed toilet my
companion ride some, and dismount-
ed in the road. My companion
then took hold Of the bride and
asked me to "help her up, / pro-
posed to lead the mule to a stump
which I saw near, but, no she could
get up there in the road. She raised
one foot behind her and requested
me to take hold. / did, and she
soon rode on. 1t was novelto me,
thus to assist lady in mounting q
horse but supposed 1t ID the fashion
there. They invited me to stop and
stay the night with them, but being
in a hurry, / passed on six miles far
Their and lodged at the house of one
Mr.. j., aged eighty-six years.---
He was very active and lively for q
man Of his age, and talkatiye withal.
It was amusing and interesting to
hear him tell how they eft" around
his house during the late war. The
Yankees took several cracks at him
one morning when in his "tater0
patch, be said but the good, Lord
hadn't said that his time had come,
and therefore It was impossible to hit
him.
Next morning got to ride il q
wagon to Marietta. ] here passed
through fine section Of farming
country. Among the many attrac-
tive objects was Bullock's barn.
People in Cherokee and Cobb have
made fine crops Of wheat, and have
good prospect for fine corn and
cotton crops. / took the train at
Marietta at II NJ, arrived at Allan
ia about one, and reached homo be-
fore night PIKE.
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