New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

where in the forties, | think. There was no
sach town. when was a young girl"
Where were you married, Auntp
In Newman, Jessica. | ought never TO have
married Mr.. MacAlIister, you know. was
engaged to somebody else. But, eh, dear
My husband was so handsome, and he was so
wise not to let me go after had prOmisedw
"Tell me-dO tell me about it, Aunt Mac
Alister Z"
Il was gay young girl, and people said,
very pretty, as you know. had had great
many Offers and refused everybody. My sis
tcrs were always telling me that this was a
fine match and that was the best chance I'd
ever have, and / would still declare that I'd
never marry IL man unless loved him. Well,
while | was with my sister near Rome | had
no less than six lovers, the best that were TO
be had and there was one older than the rest,
who came and came, and | never suspected
that he came to see me, for | had elder sisters
i'll the house, and so | was always out of the
way. At last one day, he took my married
sister aside and said, Mrs. Moore, have been
coming here for long time TO Miss
Barbara, and wish you would make me an
opportunity, for love her, and am resolved
to ask her to-day to mary me- Sister put
IL
come home; and it frightened me nearly to
DEATH didn't know what could have hap
pencd. gallOped my horse all the way home,
and came into the house breathleSs. What is
the matter? Why am | sent forr | asked,
running to the parlor, where they said sister
was, all red and white from hurry and fear,
and blown about by the wind. Sister went
out AZ one door and ! came i'll at the other,
1 IL 10.
as was! Wasn't that hard in herr And
he-wcll. well, | am an old woman to be tell
ing such tales as these
"Go on. go on, Aunt MacAllistcr," sricd,
eagerly. - Do tell me how he talked ana what
"Oh. he talked ms the men DO talk. my dear,
and promised me everything Iii the world. lie
was worth don't know how much; he owned
| a gold mine right near us-'hat was Whal
| brought HIM to GeOi gia--and they were taking
out gold all Che time; and then he had plan
| TIT on anc several hundred negroes II Norm
| Caroiina, and lands II Georgia. ! Knew what
sister wanted ne t. dc, ana Q, nc Noihils,d
! me everything! | hung t. OK i"r q day or t"o'
| and harcaincd dat he was rot 10 take me
| away flCm SISTER, and never should take me
! to live IN North Carolina ; and promised TO
! have him. Tic had TO 90 home ana Sc'Ut up
| his affairs III North Carolina, ana III thrtc
| months that was to lee done, ana we were 70
! be married and settle ID Georgia; hut the
three months | said was too short tine
! proved to he too long | went down 10 New
| man TO pay q .dst VISIT, ana MI. MdrAIll-ttl
was thee. Now, ] never did mean 10 ic
hrt. jessie, though ] bad the name 81 one
| but ] had 50 many lovers mat had 10 Mugh
! and talk with them 10 get along al All. Vhc
| dav Mr.. MacAli~tcr and | were ~ Il party thai
| went 20 Stone Mountain for roe ana pc
| me, and that settled II lCr me. lie gave ihI
! 10 rest till ! engaged myself to hiH, ara
couldn't say no, that dayL-he was 80 ia "so'"c'
and so much Younger. We came home from
| the picnic engaged, and be gave ne 40 time
! 10 think; We were married IN ten days. me
worst Of it was that never even wrote 10 my
! old beau 10 tell him about H. IL Was down
! right shabby i'll me. Sister wrote, thouIh, duo
| told HIM | was married, and hr wrote BACK 10
/ know if my next oldest sister, GoIdons moth
| er's mothcr wOuldn't have hln out size refused
/ because she was just about 10 nc tlcd hcr-
! self: and then he wrote Tor Ada tie oldcst oI
! Ms unmarried girls, but she laughed al tnr
! idea OF taking a man her Ssit, had ltii. II
! was very foolish IN her. Aunt Mac AIllstor So
berry sad, " for he was much better m"'oh
| than the man she afterwaId took"
"PeIhapS, like yoa, She preferred 10 marry
! for love" | suggested. 90, g.,
But ne was great catch-a miliionaife,7'
Aunt MacAI!I.ter Insisted. qCeiulOusiy'
| did very WrOng-ycIy wrong.
| Poor Mr. MacAnster! HIS handsome face,
! his spcndthTiit ways bis dlsslpaii"h Oh every
sort, wee traditional III the family; lnaIrlaA9
| with such a man must have been ialuie,
| thought: and vet-did Aunt MacAlllstcr really
recrct even hitting his Iiva!l Lover ana nus
band OF hall century ago, both are aust lonS
Where did you live after You were mar
- In Carroll County. child. I owned 1900
acres there, and we quit the lrEt mlch hou,o
THAT stands there yet. / lved &noul t"tNe
| miles from sister; we used TO near lI1h ''''I
| other every d.y; each Of US kept pony ana
a little Niger Just 10 send oyer 10 one an
And there were still Indians about YOU
| Af. 1t
IVES. the Cherokecs were all up there, but
tbev were friendly tribc. The Creek Indians
v,efe further down toward Alabama, ana they
were fierce and dangerous; they were very IN
wiling to he moved West, AID IN fact deter
mined NOT to ~ My sister Jenny had mar
red and gone down dat way to hYe; her nus
band John Floyd, owned hnc plantation
with Il number OF negroes, ana was tile nr%o
man in the settlencut--a sort of frontier trad
inc most Everybody came to HIM Tor goods
! ard ammunition. and the Indians used 10 come
TO buy OF lOnah, as Trey ca!ltd MN; JohH
Floyd was a good man, ana even INC ihu''inS
knew that he was very strong, tall man,
too-siX feet four III height, ana luil OF muscle
and ylgOT: and they respected MN lOr that'
He was splendid man-Lhe hnest deep, ualk
ewes you ever saw, which could scaich you
through ard through; and the sweetest sing
ing voice--GOldOn has some OF MS gI'nu"o"-
-" Gordon has told me some wild stories OF
his gIandfather's career as an carry Se1'leI'
and Ifs dangerous Journeys But he said you
could tell me more OF such things than any
''' Il reckon / can, child Gordon's mother
could tell you, too, if she would, though belI
was a httle thing then. But mas she never
tod YOU about when the Indian massacre was
Never. Aunt MacAilister, and | want to
! hear about IT," $780,. ...oI.;,,,.
,,rorSrat,ops 70 move the Indians and the
frccks were SO angry about It that the whole
connTry was in a state Of excitement ana dread.
0"e night Johns family wcle all about to 20