The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-03
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SOUTHERN TKAIG|
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Mr. f b Haskell, editor IN ef
Of the Boston Herald. has lately t:n
on an extended tour through ne
south His conclusions are OF PA
liar value in that they repEesesf re
views af man of independeui nli.
of extended travel, of shrewd ~
mont. aud Of one who would 1gDe
mi>ied by appearances. Ills sc
remarks 90 lhe semi.rursl nsintNof
sou bern cities and the fact th&tf he
south still remains M sgrlcu hqAi
section Beyond the Mississippi gbd
horsemapship is universal, esep pc
negroes being greatly addicted 10 qsie
riding Athletic out door sports NE
given the men an erect carriage en
exemption from those optical di
ties which place the eye.glsss
of so many young New Eogs
Though no book worms the soy
conservatism dues not Srr0~~J
take kindly TO those delinea
morbid mental phenomena 'or
800 often successful sttemp,sat
ali-tic nastiness which crowdths
sellers counters and feed tie iu%.a
BILE patrons Of our circulating libraries
A feature OF southern Character is
the reverence IN which theelergy are
held. The respect shown e ministers
of every denomination reHinds one
of The traditions of early ecelesiastical
New England. when the minister was
far more a power in the sommuuiiy
than he is TO day The proportion of
young men iu the souihers churches
is greater than is the case inthc north
To have the reputation of AZ iufde or
an atheist in the south carries with 1t
the penalty OF social isolation New
England liberalism Is Looked upon
with suspicion, aud the Concord
School. of Philosophy" would com
mand no attendance in any southern
state The free lovers, who hold their
debates aud lectures 40 publicly, in
New England, would end their necks
in immediate danger in any town from
Virginia TO Texas.
IL every southern community female e
honor is gusrded by public sent
men, ~ inexorable to offenders as the
laws OF Draco All through the south
ladies ride over the loueliesi roads
without fear of insult. The tramp,
that hdeous production of civilization,
il almost unknown in the south ln
southern cities ladies can walk the
streets uunole,ted by we'll d, essed
scouudrels Every white man in the
community considers himself the pro-
tector OF every lady The tone of pub
lie sentiment 10 this regard is so heal
thy that women IN the south have "a
freedom recalling the cEivalric days OF
old A certain sort OF men who haunt
,he streets of northern cities would
have short shift ia Savannah, Nicks-
burg or New Orleans The southern
nau OF woman. not Ssss.,< s-sSSa oFVs 20
newspapers. magazines aud books, Gas
retained what Is in many of our en-
munities a lost art-that of converse.
ton
One of the marks Of good breesGng
is the ability to converse we'll Cen-
versation is cultivated a. 6ne srt
A Almos, every body talks aud talks we'll
The Conversational vocabulary OF
,ouiherners is we'll stored with good
English words. There Is certain
oid-iashioned way of pronOuucing
many words. due TO the fact that con
versaiion, aud not books. gives the law
to pronunciation Tie effect is some
times laughable to 4 noriheruer who
has been drilled into the recognition
of hypercritical aud intractable die
tionary distinctions Ii is common to
hear ~Jeems" for James, "cIark" for
clerk. "gyurl" for girl "rigimeut" for
regiment. etc. Sometimes words are
odiy accented; for example: Fanatic
with the stress laid on the 6rst sylla
bic, Temperament" with the accent on
the second. etc
4 Southern young man does not get
TO be twenty one" but "one and
twenty" Il reckon" stands for the
New England Il guess" At the
Southern bar and in the legislative
hall a good deal of attention is paid
to oratory Rhetoric is studied The
Southern orator is apt TO soar into
realms OF highfaluiin. In Kenfucky
every other man is able to talk Que to
death.
Contrary to Northern opinion. the
South is not given over to whisky
There is less drinking in many South.
ern cities 10 proportion to the popula.
ton than in Boston The wearers o tht
blue ribbon are many Among th,
negroes there Is noticeable aHNAce
of hat jolliiy and gayety a'ribu W L
them by the novels and tales Of ~
belIum days Sambo has hung
fiddle an de bow and 'jined de,
The pious Del roes are as 67
posed TO worldly amusements.
dancing aud 6ddliUg, as ever "
Purirans The war, say obs B,
| Southerners, took the fun out \
colored people
The South. though not an elysiuI
nor even a faint reproduction of para
disc, has many points of social excel
lence The sense of 'hoDsh. althoug
often oversirained. has made inter
course between man and man 10 IN
South something delightful There
mutual Difference. a quiet courtes
OF nanuer and an absence of brusqus
uess. even in business formaii'le
which impresses the observer from 4
North. Life South has moro outwar
finish aud more inward repose ths
with US.
Paducah News: If the next Lsg
islature fail as the last did to arrsng
The peniientiary matter, Gov. BLACK
burn would not be blamed for pardon
ing every convict out of that Instltu
iion and starting the thing airesh-
making a new deal entirely.