The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-22
AChfyAlric SoutherRer.
By OR oSp special Correspondent

EDiTOR hbaALb-n len tbs p4et
week | wrote you, saying that /
should let the Southern question drop,
l really thought should, but on sec
ond thoughts | conclude 10 say 8
word Or two mere regarding that
gifted sad ehivalric people
To-day | received g newspaper
from Huntsville, and BY perusing it
find that I have touched The people
there in q Eo-e spot, and the pain has
made them vince and seuirm q little.
| insert the letter here and hope Won
viii give il all The prom hence il
deserves
Now, in the 6rsE place every word
which | wrote before is true in every
particular wherever | assert a thing
as M own experience
The question of ingratitade with
which they charge me, is q strange
Que to bring sgsinst me. | went
there 8 stranger, and paid ny wsy
and asked no favors Of any one. /
did give a lecture for the bene6, Of
the Presbyterian cburch,o of which |
have been s long time a member. /
never was invited by any u to give
lecture for nv own benefit, and /
would no. have done 50 II I had. Ia
all my stay iasre | never cultivated
with but one family. 9th
ers called upon me but / never re-
turned their calls, for | did not Ike
those people anv more than they did
me- / lived secluded, and only de-
sired 70 be let alone.
The editor of the Huntsville Dem
ccra, allows himself to make some re-
msrks which be had better have left
uusaid If be values truth al all, and
be slows that there is no possibility
of denying anything I stated
Instead of saying that | have pro-
mulgated a scandal against their city,
and held the Inhabitants up IN an ~
favorsble light.
His honor, the Mayor, aud all the
leading citizens should take files of
the three newspaper and sum up tie
terrible percentage of crime for the
las: siI months, aad set themselves
to work 70 Try and elevate the moral
standard q little, bv some means thai
are not lynch mobs. nor "coacoursesp
of citizens.
The editor took occasion 10 say
that | left there 10 secret, leaving
board, rent, etc unpaid, and again
says also that the people have more
reason 20 complain of me than / Ct
them. In common justice to myself,
| should correct thar statement sad
set myself right before The readers Of
the HERALD. as well as else where
| will say also. that ii is q fair speci-
mea OF chivalrie honor wheo 9 man
takes advantage of q persons sb-
seDee to say what be would not dare
TO do were che present
left SslhermOso Springs As | do
every where, without owing q pen
nv, though bearing the brunt OF such
expenses as would swamp any fami-
ly, and moved to HsnsvilIe. Here
| remained some six months, and dur
ing all that ti@e paid my wsy until
the last month. Then q series Of
misforiuHes aud losses fell upon me,
and ! fouud il impossible TO meet my
engagements.
l sold forsthst purpose. all my house
hvld furniture, ornaments. and wen
some clothes. and paid all with the
exception Of . small sum which l Sc
cured TO the parties by note, and in
tend to paw. "a soon as | can. had
my children aud am lame, and my
husband was away. sud | had all my
business 10 attend to myself. and
therefore il would have been impos
sible for me to leave secretly, had l
so desired. ILstesd, | told every
body interested, that I intended to go
by the train toos, and bid them ali
good-6y.
NY trip South has cost me over
two thousand dollars, 10 SAY nothing
of broken health. 10 writing about
Huntsville, / wss very moderate in
nv statements, and was for the mo-