The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-29
LIFE IN GEORGIA.
FORSYTH, Georgia,
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MEssRs EDIToRS.-ih Ills Piaee .ne
animals run al large. the tM4teIH
have tried In get her4 laW lassfu,
hut the negroes ana whites, VINO nave
no place to keep o cow or hog vote
against II. The law requires renee
to be ten rails high, tover SIX ieetl.
If an animal gets over legal fence the
owner Is liable Tor damages, out II the
fence is not legal ana the tanq aWner
iWu,es the animal, he Is liable to the
owner OF the animal. Fences nave 10
be kept up; if they are low, over goes
the mule; II old, the COW pushes theil
down; If there is an opening IN the
center, the goats aud hens go through,
and q hole at the bottom admifs The
pig. One morning In passing through
a street, an eighth Of mile in length,
to the POstoffice, We counted cows,
10 hogs and pigs, and II goats, and it
wasn't much of morning for goats
either.
More than half Of the cows are with
out horns, they call them the "buf!alO
breed" In the city they are half
and will eat anything from a
single straw to an old beot. A friend
had some brahma hens in coop in
front of his shop; several straws were
sticking through hole In the coop
and a lean hungry steer was hound to
have them. We drove him away four
times, but he got them at last. That
steer would run like colt. \ few
minutes after the straw scrimmage, We
saw q white man driving steer; on
the steers neck was small yoke
which was attached to pair of fills
made out of round poles, four inches
i'm diameter. The fills were fastened
TO high cart body, and on the axle
tree were two small wagon wheels.
The steer had bits in his mouth, and
attached to the bits were rope reins.
We have seen u number of such rigs.
but most of the steers are driven with
q rope around the horns. One darkey
has Il bull that he brides and saddles
(crupper and all and rides. That bull
will walk, trot, or ''lOpe,' and can
make good time. There are various
cOlored goats, white. black, brown.
gray, drab. notified, speckled, striped
and grizzled; from the size of 4 cat To
the patriarch with his long beard and
locks of wisdom. The goats and hog,
are very polite they will always turn
out. aud good naturally let one pass,
provided you insist on the right Of
way. The hogs have received good
education and can be driven or called.
The first day We spent in Georgia,
there was q beautiful sunset. The
clouds in the west changed to crimson
and gold of an intensely bright color.
The hills glOwed with golden light,
while the shadows crept along the val
leys. The changes Of the clouds 10
purple, straw and pink, were quick
and rapid. The delightfulness OF the
scene grew every moment. Dark and
stern the distant hills were outlined
against the sky. Dark recesses were
visible on the wooded hillsides, and
the pine foliage showed light and
shade. flushed and silent we saw the
great orb of day sink below the horiz-
On. Not leaf stirred, not a sound
came from the forest. Mature was la
silent prayer to her Maker :" even the
little iirds had ceased their chirping
when from the distant next we heard
a voice clear and sonorous, crying,
woe, woe, woe, with a prolonged sound
on the o. Soon voices from the east,
the south and the north, were pro-
claiming woe, woe, woe. Was it a
modern prophet warning the inhabit-
ants of some impending calamity" or
A Mohamedan calling the faithful 10
or was il commemorative of
The ..lost cause: ' Judge Of our sur
prise when We found that ii was a call
for the hogs who came running from
all directions. The pigs have TO be
taken care of every night, or they ma!
be missing in the morning, for dark
ey loves fat pig "dreffuliy." Ii
gate or door Is left open the hogs viii
rush in and take whatever they can
get hold of. One old hog that eats all
the chickens she can catch, has had
both ears bitten of close to her head,
by the dogs Last year they gave her
and after she had eaten Il
Of Mr.. Wilder's chickens. he pounded
up glass, aud saw her eat it, but II
was "of no USE" She was not quite as
happy for a day or two, but came out
All right. We saw her yesterday root
ing up q grass plat, accompanied by 5
sprlghtly pigs. She has nose about
Is inches long; il is curved and fiuted,
md about two horse power; she APP
Deared TO be contented, although very
busy. She is the ugliest looking hog
hal weever saw. Have your readers
,yer seen a genuine Southern hog,
y hich has descended from fifty gener-
,tions of .'rooters:" lfnot, il win be
for them 10 Imagine the
ength and strength of a southern hogs
nose. We never believed until now,
he story of a southern hog that was 20
hin that he cast no shadow. and had
% lean ayaius, a fence to draw hi.
,reath. hut we have seen two of those
,ery hogs. The great remedy here for
log cholera or any severe sickness is
.rsenic. a hog that was nearly dead
yas given a ,easpoonful. and i'm n
hours he was cured. To preven, the