Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-29
MEMPHIS AND THE FAR NORTH.
Old Residents Of the Bluff CITY Cannot
Forget her. and Still wish her
GOdspeed.
Prosperity and our Future, and Hope
the Evil Days Have Passed.


From an Occasional Correspondent Of the Appeal.
OTTUMwA, Iowa, November 2O.-Since
leaving Memphis / have many times resolved on
writing you OF things that might be Of interest TO
nome fOlkS thdt have come under my observation
while travelling Out never until now, II seems, have
| had Just the proper amount of time to devote to
that pleasure. The principal towns of Texas, Mis-
souri, Nebraska Wisconsin. Illinois, and this State
/ have visited, and have met great many former
residents OF the Bluff City, who are now scattered in
these States, and without exception, they all treas
ure the nope Of one day returning Memphis IS a
dear sweet place. and one cannot mlngle In her so
cety and become Identified with her people without
feeling Of regret and sorrow at leaving It. Its
warm hearted, generous people, and It's pleasant
cOngenial society makes Il attractive. There
must be fewer breasts in Memphis In
which the milk Of human Kindness has cOnRealed
than any place under the sun. met I'm Texas W. B.
DonOhO, who Is Just moving out to WeatherfOrd and
brighter skies, as far as prosperity is concerned
This is the point TO which Colonel Scott is having
the Texas Pacific railroad pushed, being twenty-five
miles beyond Fort Worth, and thiher flock the emil
now after the evening Shades have eStd sa aeoDd gye
may hear the rattle OF ball In box as It were
aoiIUnFd ii,aI D! Sdd & s sIsdhy voice Glig Y 10
exclamation; and, further on, the plaintive wall of
the ballet maiden breaks I'm upon your ear in the
stiffness OF the winter night with 1T Matters Little
Upon the Sewanee River" Now, by these
sounds, you may know that the place
is civilized, progressive and habitable.
George Mellersh is selling goods for commission
house In Dallas. Shields is also there, in the gro
cery business, and old Fatty Grant is doing some
building at the same place, Nelll Gross is at Fort
Smith, buying hides and skins from the 'bOOdy
In-ii-unS." B. NJ. MIKE is at San Antonio, trading
with the Mexicans. George Stahl IS also there and
much improved In health, as his many friends in
Memphis will be glad to know. There are many
who have gone to Texas with determination to
stick 1t out, and If needs be walk behind pillow,
who have done reasonably we'll, but any one with
this resolution formed in his mind need not go to
Texas or any other place. when at home they
have as good material and conditions as
place The negroes are improving their con-
dtiOn very materially, having bought lands and
now WOrxing.under their "Own vine and fig tree"
Some there are, however, in the condition of Uncle
Ephraim. That gentleman, on coming into the
store In which he usually did his trading was asked
By the clerk what he desired to purchase. =" want
some meat; how much you gimme for dOllar?'
Eight pounds, Uncle EphTaim; but let me suggest
that you buy some shlring the shirt you have on IS
honey don't tell you amt got but dollar; GIN
me de meat; you see l can put dat of, cause when
ak my back can 1t trust me 1t says yes; but when
| AK my stomach, it always calls for de cash"
Every one hereabOuts has the political fever
bad. Politicians are very rabid, and
are waxing warm over the Louisiana count.
prominent Republican here was heard to say a day
or two ago that he would rather see these streets run
with blood than see the old Democratic party In
power again. This case, however, may be one out
of a thousand the other nine hundred and ninety
nine deprecatng any sentiment or utterance OF that
nature. Colonel Headrig, OF posttradershlP nOtO-
riety, is editing the Courier OF this place. lie de-
MES not having made one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars through Belknaps generOs-
ity and adds, don't you forget IT," | find
tine APPEAL Is known, read and copied from all
through this northwestern country more so than
any other southern paper excepting the Louisville
CDtYer-JOuradl, and is looked upon rs the exponent
Of the views of the southern people VIII say
good night" for it is night, and cold, bleak
snowy one at that but wish to get nd Of the follow
ing lines, which have haunted my brain Tor forty
eight hours, as Mark Twain's was with the punch:
Count brothers. cOunt-cOunt with care,
Count ye the vote Of LOulsianaire-
A shOrt-slip ticket for the RefOrmaire,
A lOng-slip ticket for he from Ohiare;
Count in the presence Of the supervisaire;
Watch, brothers, Watch-Watch with care,
And see that the vote is counted fair.
Then count brothers, count, but count with care,
For at your back Is the blue sOldaire;
4 ShOrt-Slip ticket for the RefOrmaire,
A lOng-slIp ticket for Ohaire;
Count I'm the presence OF the superyisaTe.
SEYDNER