, 1880-06-11


obliged to mako IN Central Missouri last neccnt-
ber, was accompanied, In tho onpaeIty Of guide
and driver, by man OF middle agc, who had
boon recommended to MO by tho obsequlous
lnndlord whom the Journey began o. "A gpntle-
thasi, assuru you; born Ut Que OF the best fam.
lilies Of this whole region. Why, bis father was
ono Of tho carly surveyors OF this section, md
onco owned largo tracts Of laud and ma,iy nig-
gers: but, like all tho rest Of us, be hns been
left fiat by the Wah. lie got shut Of forty mfg
gers, which ho owned OF his own right, In lca8
thnn two weeks. They all rim nway md lined
tho Union army. It was blastej harsl; but We
NIL had to como to It. He never did dny1s work
III bis life TO. tho Wal nor after, except what ho
did heipin' tho Rebels. Hos redhot, and ken tell
70 moro about tho country than my othor nun
! know. Ife ought to have tho Job, too, fer ho
needs 1t right smart bad, ken tell yo. 10 has a
big fnltlly. and they nre 1reflle poro."
ffe WINS Just tho MIN wanted. and told tho
land lord so; ind my guide Was forthcoming In
a short time.
Tie newcomer was at once source Of study
and OF wonder to mo. People at tho North who
hnve mover visited tho South ean have little con-
cdpt!on Of tho wonderful changes which tho War
wrought here. Hero WIS man.-n specimen Of
q larxo clnsB-who Hna before tho }yaE tn nItla-
ent circumstanccs, living In cAsa md luxury
nua TIC ~ neom9 derived from tho let,or Of forty
helpless, with u largo family upon his limits
aSoEnT to % IL TT 70 b su5e ne Sn
might loarn, #. salnbo or Ueorac wouli teach
hln, how to cultivate corn or tobacco on lt1n-
Il 'S y % sts ssnE s %aua na aoe Sse
his ltne,-so ho doesn't Try. iIo was evidently
sa " wsre he u Tho day ySaa "4s 9a 0Gs apS
tine. III Ia9 :, wsathor Was w stng1g eoid
Ing Of tho plncc, which served Jointly - gro
tor:caso with tcn Or dozcn pigeon holes, stood
Tho .:store md Postmaster 10th in ono. iIe wHs
sy 3ass 1Sd Eoy eaH cal unt
tho nasno to which csioh letter or paper was nd
s 81 foad %hs ~ sr z 5 s s tS
coulmon thing in s1nnll Western oll,ccs,-lls II
sometimes saved handling over tho nlnil sovcsal
Or ny proxy, to tho nalno thnt waa called, tho
l9ttor. pgper. Or pureet 80 addressed WIZ inilne-
a'stey Il net as Puoed in tho
After We hna thoroughly warmed ourselves
and started on our Journey, noticed TIM. NV
atuy ar rci'ecdoa. diJ not sit iatesrypln, faaa ba ~
left him TO h1s own medltations. Finally ho
u Did you SEQ that ignorant Dutehman call
ing on thoIn lottets7 1 know you did. Tor soon
~ ~ y nn!4! M W. cn4ca IN iaofe Denlaa tAoSe cases
f',et fMen, w o9 $ou know tnGro w1s uHo that
!uss sucn y uMtGuMAn aa ulhts to8othcf with tho
IeHuls. TN tals Hno9 reS10nf ! 1tu you "
soinS .so ptetty ntf1 to w nspeetablG. eduEhtcd
p0opls U ~ fnh " that KIM ot teish. didn't
ftut9 f.ut5 AuL g'aAt 3enst. WAS neDol inc worst
xlnat HI! 9iu Wou!uMt sWeAF was anything GJso.
Ivy. = Aaat shore Wefc plenty higKors and
!!Itch u knpWA Wa8tt Any aloh
lniaf; ann 90 We nad to slt Dy and
sou LaI k!n4 ~ ~ trasn nuke our !Aws and r1f!e W
Eonctu!ly. Inat ol4 1901 " u tpstmHAtor bMtk
tnere H0s tno Iol!ow We hhd 70 10 u. fnr this
secLon OF country. 70 reK!atcr belore election,
NM eay Wnetaor We weFo ltebols Or not. But
!nin8h le managing 8onoWhAt now. tell you
thls ~ Nebol county, aud Will nlwHys BE- 30
iong aa We olu 1elloW8, VINO llnaerSAlfld thlnHb,
Lve: Wo can vote tlOWs anu, " pntGhninn Or
hl9get over yeta anotheF oslIee, itlI be whon
eonle Gl n8 af4 t!R sight older u VIC nuw ArD,
can tel you:, But they nre kept III Ms P0st1nQst-
ors anu l;l ~! 6uen otncos. pose they wtElatny
thelp 70 Long "a tho lsepnhi!cans can manage 10
ateal thn NoVsrnnent ut Washington. hut the
tlulo VIII COME ~soun1r or Atrr, whom TINT will
chan4o; ana ehol. aAya ]. Hood.hy nfggtr and
Dutch rlle for good" -. ~.
"The dern14t1s wet0 usuR lily Union men hero,
weE9 theyY lskod as soon rs h!s rhapsody
would permit.
"NeArly overy blasted one. Thoy wcra tho
worst claKs we bud " contend With. Thoy would
eonatantly W spying out something and tolilnY
m u. X - PITY we didn't hang moro on 'el1 Us
spIca~ Wo could u got plenty OF testimony.
Hut as sall afoEe. woll yet even with 'cln yot
We havo doHo ~ pretty Ncll now. Thoy don't.
stand much alow With ts now. W. nru Dcmo-
6ur Ill III ~ IT.