New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-30
LIFE IN GEORGIA.
:, or THE SOUTHERN EMPIRE STATE.

4 Vso spprrn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WITH
rxrYRPRIsING sOUTHERNERs-POpuLAR EDUCA-
,ox IN groEGIA-wOKNs OF ADVICE TO TIE
I,pors-rRACFs or THE SOLID soUTH"-M
,YrycoNCiLABIK FIRE-EATER - WHERE THE
. ON ORDER OF THINGS HAS GONE TO.
4 ,aox , SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE TRiBuNEl
.rcrxrA. Ga, March 25.--One reaches the East
II, at Columbus, Ga. coming up from the South
-, and even at Montgomery, Ala, we begin 70
81 that we are approaching region very unlike
.saoonntry we are leaving behind u.s. There are
..,ra trains on the railroad. and they make better
-. ,hsre is more of movement. hope and courage
sr the air and many things indicate greater prog
-ess ard prosperity. All through Georgia the peo-
-. ~, he farms both white and black, appear to
=, ,otinc nm the Z" spring work +" with great alacnty
arh. u,inter has been long and 80 unpleasant
.,s, in the Sunny South" that nearly everybody
80 Glad TO get into the fields again. Leaving the
- for = few minutes yesterday while the hands
we,s taking on wood from little platform M the
.o,rer Of q field climbed over the fence and spoke
4 % some negroes who were ploughing close by
Good morning." said |. ''Mawnn', Colonel"
.,a header replied Are You glad to begin work
sn.;n, ~ | manfred. "Foah de Lawd, Colonel,
Homes IT'S done stop rainiu' Is tired o restin''
Fvery one saws that the negroes arr doing very
wall in regard to work, and it seems to be true
sd many negroes in this State who are accumula-
ting property for themselves
TALKS WITH THE NATIVES.
a. came into the State met a man who intro
,so.5 himself 10 me as "a Georgia Yankee and /
have heard the phrase several times IN various
n,aces. I find that il is used TO describe native
Georrians who are making money III business
.oettiug ahead" rs this man expressed 1t with an
unusua precision of pronunciation. lie Is partner
IN a large jewelry firm in an important Northern
city. and often goes TO New-iork, Philadelphia ana
other Eastern cities. lie is strongly impressed ny
An fort that 40 many Northern men have wealth
and business ability who from their want Oh H.
teeence and their rudeneSs and vulgarity OF
sneech and manners would he supposed To belong TO
tho class of "low-down" white people. lie had
heen the means of making a considerable disturb
ance one day in the Office of the Northern mouse,
durinq q recent business visit there He was telling
some Southern story TO the two or three gentlemen
IN tho office who all laughed heartily ut its con
clusion But the head clerk or bookkeeper, VINO
was also present remarked. You needn't thlhN
you're going to stuff with such stones rs that IN
this mart of the country. That may do to toll down
South but mp this way people know too much 10
believe itp Whercupon the Georgia man knocked
him down. II made quite a commotion. The fellow
apologzed Handsomely he said " in fact went all
To pieces said he had intention of giving offence,
etc. and they all said must not mind such things
1T was only joke and so on 1t may be COOL
Joke in the North TO tell he lies bn was not
raised that way
After this had another conversation on the same
train. | asked the brakeman something about the
tountry ahead of u.s. and when be answered that he
did not know, but would find out for me, lady on
The next seat gave me the information had sought
and when thanked her for her courtesy, she went
On to tell me many things about the country and the
PEOPLE the war and the old order Of things and the
new She had been married just before the begin
hing of the war to o young man who afterward be-
eame Colonel in the Confederate Army. lie was
wounded at Kenesaw Mountain and died few
months after the close of the from the effects OF
This injury His property had been chiefly in slaves
There had been some debts, no large ones and Abe
gave up the plantation aud all the property which
remained and 80 paid them. There was nothing left
She had a little daughter was in excellent health,
and knew how to do a good many kinds Of work.
having learned and prac,ised many things in mere
tomping "tom-boy" spirit when she Joung
tirl Taking her child with her she went Ia one of
The principal cities of Georgia. and called on the
leading Indies of society there for advice Is To what
pursuit or employment young woman IN her situa-
ton might honoraby and without loss of womany
dignity engage in as means for her maintenance
md the education of her daughter. They advised
her TO enter millinery establishment and learn the
business as the first step. She did So and has now
D large store of her in the same city. She gave
her daughter good education. and recently had
the satisfaction Of marrying her to one Of the chief
merchants OF the place
INDUSTRIOUS SOUTHERN wOMRN
Twas afterward in her store, which she showed TO
me with due and reasonable pride. There were
hbcut a dozen young women at work In 1t, most OF
them in pleasant airy apartment in the rear OF |
the saesTOorn. employ none but girls that wish
10 learn the business thoroughly" she sail. and
girls that intend TO be ladies and will behave them
selves as such. | can recommend these girls for |
business and for good character. and when they |
leave me they generally go into business for |
themselves in some of the country towns" !
asked her if the girls were all from Southern |
families. and she said they were, most of |
them being the children of old and promi- |
bent families which were broken up by the war.
There We're also many such girls In the drygoods
and other stores a. saeswomen of late. She thought
1t entirely right aud comnendable for young
woman 10 support herself by such employment. but
regretted its necessity, which seemed to Inc a very
reasonable view of the matter. She told that
when she reached the city which is her home.
long ago. at the beginning Of her efforts to make
living for herself, she had Just $40 in her pocket,
Rl she possessed in the world. Now. she says.
her daughter and sOn-ia-law wish her TO give
up the store and she has enough to make her com
Portable and independent tor the rest Of her |
days. but she prefers 20 work for the |
greater pleasure of it, and for the chance |
It gives her to help many young girls. She !
Thought that the Freedom Of her own early life had |
been OF great benefit TO her. Her father
wealthy planter, and when she not in school !
she was her own mistress She employed her |
leisure in riding the widest colts she could find |
and in hunting taking negro boy along 20 tote |
the gun She did not think She ever killed many /