Connecticut western news., 1881-12-14
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Written for the NEVIS.
 North Carolina Letter.

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 Dear Friends among the hills Tt is proba ply news to you that after coming to Wood.
 bridge, the American Missionary. Association
 not securing the person intended for thif
 place, concluded to send me, where had al
 ready last September engaged to go, but in tho T meantime others were promised: After get ting comfortably settled down at WoodbridRe
 obeyed, finding on arrival, a healthy country
 good board, white society, and not least doubled salary. The news was hard blow tc
 Woodbridge. The ties that bound me there
 were strong, and shall be missed by many
 s' psh t ee Rsd Rssa saa qf and tf1r m|. 0wa
 confess that fey were packsd into my trunk '''n fssshias pHassy l found thas I brought
 solved to call me soon as thelr pastor. Spen.
 two or three hours pleasantly at Raleigh, in company with Rev. G. s. Smith, pastor of the Cong. church, and some of the McLeansville
 church members were at the station to shake
 hands with me as we halted for 8 moment
 Passing few miles beyond Greensboro, left
 the cars at High Point, which has grown up
 nke Jonah's gourd, into considerable town,
 with It's cotton mills and other manufacturing.
 startlng early the next morning by wagon
 with 3 little claybank pony q guess that is
 the color) and large black mule, we headed our way southward. had . lesson to learn
 that day, the question being, "What is North
 Carolina road ?" Like the average small boy
 know, but can't tell it, and very often |
 found didn't know it anyhow. It seems to De compound Of rocks, stumps, pebbles and clay, with little track spread on top. At
 every turn the question was, Which is the
 main road, and which is the by path ? Our
 general rule was to follow the path that had
 the most track. By so doing we once followed
 the track upon a side hill, where a man was dragging stones off his land. After ssgetting
 the straight of it, and going on 8 mile or SO,
 0 01Nnn N0po1c cvNkr olns
 guide post. It was hickory stub about five feet high, with board about 2L inches wide, on which was an inscription cut with 8 knife
 on jumping out and walking up to it, I saw the following startling inscription 'sDoAR CATS" Who shall say that the genius of the
 Iarhee! is not match for his brother from the land of wooden nutmegs. That the dullest mlnd may perceive the way and never err therein, he spells the inscription in the di- rectlon the road runs (we were going the other Way), and reverses every letter. outstripping the spelling reform in emitting useless letters. Such an lntellect! Our driver is in a hurry. the sun is high, and dinner far ahead. Away we go, over rocks and stones, never pausing ofodr blushing maidens, but which here are DO more than the "thankermums" of less sur ny climes, which ought to be introduced here. We passed half dozen clearings, each with ! It's house or two, some of which may probably ! be found in any well regulated geoglap Alter about 30 miles we came to Concord, a house, store and school house. Here we red the team, but no provisions were to be | hao: There were flour, pork, meal and beef, again and went on; passing through the creek and reaching Sassiters Mills at shutdown. Here is house, 8 store and 8 mill, and some hous- es scattered about the neighborhood.
 Next morning we started out again, and chmbed the hills over still rougher roads, some of which were almost pure cobblestones, and were soon at the Promised Land church, 70 nioknamed by the ungodly, and the name sdopted for that reason, It crowns the sum- lsiay Walden is the builder, pastor and teach 'r. When freed, he jumped feet high he vent north, got an education, worked his way 's missionary among the outcast people, was eturned home and took hold of his place un- Ter the American Missionary Association. He , las bought land and is settling families about Jim: so as to maintain school. The house Tas built partially by the united efforts of the eopie, they giving 500 days works, lone stu ent gave 50,) and the A. M. A. completing it. | he church are united and enthusiastic, and |. e has great influence through the region E ven white children attending the school. His z uylng land has brought him largely in debt. he school has need of books, slates, maps a nd Sunday School supplies. Can not they be f implied? F Spent couple of days there very pleasantly, | I nd turned my face still southward:. At Troy, Ie outh, I passed court house, hotel, and per Il aps 30 houses. The colored people are very Q DOT. With the assistance of Pekin. friends, J oth white and color ed, they have built a 'hool house and applied to the A. M. A. for
 teacher. The house is frame building. =, ith sides, roof. windows and doors, no lath- g, rcelllng, no stove, no chimney. A few U enches are the furniture. That is the house u here hope to preach monthly this winter. te he teacher is Sa colored woman, . lady
 every sense of the word. She is now teach
 fireplace, and boarding in a house of two II oms, No books to speak of, no mats, no