St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-08

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Huntsville lAlaD Letter Ia the New York Times
The Poor Whites of the South.
In the very lonrlicst part of the for
est. we came to the cabin of family
belonging tn the class known in the
Sonth as poor whites. Before the wal
these people were looked on with con-
tempt 10y the rich planters aud slave
holders. BY the negroes they were
chi>tened poor white trash. and
since then they have not improved their
condition. still living III wild and re
mote places, and bringing mp large fam
lilies of children to he aS ignorant and
/ ;miftlc>s a> they are themselves. How
these people live OF where they come
from. l. often amy N>tcrN to their more
prosperous ncighbors. They settle uH
ii small patch of laud in some out-ot
thcway place. and. raisin" Just enough
corn to sustain lite. huddl,. tu-gethcr
from wears end To years end in Il
/ vrrtchcd cabin clum>ily built of rough
/ pine logs. Sometimes they come to the
/ town ur village nearest to them aud
/ sell Il few quail> or Il 'P">>rm. With
the money procured in this way they
buy Il supply OF the viie>t whisky. and
/ then return again 10 their secluded
! homes. They hold but little iutcI
cnui~e with the outside world. and Il
stranger has great difficulty in under
standing their many outlaudi>h eN-
pIc>sions. One characteristic OF this
strange class of people must not f"r
set to mention. They are thoroughly
honest. At all hours of the night ol
day Il traveller may pass their hut> with
out fear of mUlcStition or detention
and have met with number of gen
tlcmcn who tell me that they have uf.
ten been obliged 10 spend the night IL
one of these mountain cabins. and in
the morning invariably found their val
uahlr> safe and untouched. The hut
which | speak OF above l. situated som,
one hundred tcCt from the road. and i,
almost concealed by the many trees 10y
which il i surrounded. At my request
our wagon WaS draNu up i'll front 4"
the cabin. and had the opportunity 0l
closely Inspecting il. The walls wcIt
built of unhcWu logs, the openings be
tween them being filled up 10y what ap
pearcd t" he dry mud. In the middl,
of the hut AMI facing the road. Il low
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