Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-11
TRAMP ON rxREE.
He Rises 10 Explain-COI. VIM. VI.
Wadley - The Sc John Guild
Jaspers' Picnic.

TERRAPN TERRACE, TYREE ISLAND,
August 10.-Dsar Nsacs: have Just learned
that my hastily written letter Of last Sunday
gave effsnse TO some OF the Tybee islanders.
Now nothing was further from nv inter-
ton. Mr. MunnerlTn, the clever superln-
tendent Of the Tybee Railway, Is doing the
best that can be done-in fact, the road Is
better managed than It ever has been. The
cars are in good order and are run regularly.
| only said the road did not make ex-
penses last month, or something to that
effect. This information 1 got from a good
source. / thought it reliable, and / think
50 still. The agent Of the Plant,
an informed, also thinks /
ref acted on his "persisteneY." in
saying that persistent effort might have
secured excursion rates over the Central"
Il appears, however, that Col. Vsdley re-
fused positively TO grant any concession, as
be wanted 70 show Milt. Smith, Sam. Barnett
aud Wallace Campbell, the "Boss" railroad
sGpeTiniendents Of the Empire State, that
IL they made rates for his road the people
would get the full benefit of them. Hence
this machine, known as the Railroad Com
mission, intended originally to eatisfy the
low tariff men Of the town of Ameri-
Tybee. And it is further alleged
that last year the Tybee hostelries
could not accommodate the immense crowd
that rushed TO the surf beaten shore, and
many went back dissatisfied. This allega-
ton may have been true in 1880, but you
can take my word for it that a very large
excursion Of "inlsnders" can now be accom-
modsted By the Islanders"
This reminds me that is the subject, the
Pct FrI- sHo~f
paragraph in the News the other day copied
from one Of the one hundred and forty nine
weekles from which you quote, which is
unusually inaccurate even for q Georgia
paragrapher. This item stated that
Colonel Wadley was born iu Scot
land. This is not so. He
Is 8 New Englander, and his first job in
Georgia was that of doing the blacksmith
ing work at Fort Pulaski, back in the '30's.
Il is stated that the engineer In charge was
Sstonished one morning when he visited the
work 70 find that the Young mechanic had
pulled down the little smithey, and Tss
putting mp one suitable to the work in hand.
Col. Wadley, while employed at the Fort,
married Miss EVeripgham, the minister
coming down from Savannah in row boat
70 perform the ceremony. The bride Of
nearly fifty years is stately matron of to-day,
beloved by all who know her. Tue railroad
magnate Is not Scotchman, but the mis-
take Of the parsgrspher was q natural one.
Colonel Wadley is as honest aud self-willed
as any native Of ''the land Of cakes"
Yesterday "St. Johns Guild" an asso-
citation Of young gentlemen, who play bill
liards (piouslY) and indulge in other limo
cent amusemeRts, had an excursion. 1t was
a nice affair and enjoyed by everybody.
The society, while osteDsibly attached
to st. Johns Episcopal Church, sd-
mits young men OF any Christian
denomination to membership. The
religious liberation Of this age and country
was exemDlifed by the presence of people
Of other religious cTeeds in the excursion.
To day the gallant Jasper Greens came
down, not q very large crowd, but pleas
ant party, and, while l write, they are en-
joying themselves.
The mosquito crop is coming in.
BILLY BOKUs.