New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-07

first crack Of the pistol all the passengers IN tue
car spranu TO their feet The women oil hurried IN
IN the NEXT car forward. Tho men all put their
hands into their hp-pockets and then went into the
next car after the women. As bad nothing IN by
bip-pocket. 1 Thought would stay and see II any
thing occurred Presently the man looked IN tt the
door for a while but as be was then Quiet and I'M
demonstrative, grew tired of watching him. ana
resumed my reading. He rode on the platform past
several stations and then got off, All TINS tlme' anu
a good while afterward. had the car to myself
The women did not return at all but Dy-ano-oy
some men came back after clOaks and shawls whicn
they had left They said " such man ought to be
arrested ct once but it might be very dangerous 70
attempt It,"
A little further down the road we were stopped by
the wreck of q freight train on the track before
ma Daring The night before O huge rock had
fallen from the steep side Of deep cut AZ
o'clock in the morning freight train, runnlns
al full speed had struck it before anyone
was aware of danger. Two or three rs'gnS CAFE
were reduced to kindhug wood, anu OIaKeh4n'
saatea ON the front of the forward car was instantly
killed. For once the negro proved hlmselt OF inus
nutable utility. dozen twenty stalWart Oiack
fellows carried all the baggage and express goods OF
our train over the hill and around the wrecK
ftbroueh a binding sncw-storml to the train await
on tue OtDeF sue. OOlbB vi dS"'o' ~
long before the conductor and train-hands put
man Oft the train He had been drink
ing, and as he was pushed off the car he struck at
the conductor with knife and cut him in the FOOT
That night when left tho train rode for an hour
in a wagon with a Tennesseean who told me more
than fifty times that he had saw-mill at Helen
wood. that he was no sardine, and that be had the
money in his breeches to buy the whole team. Then
he uuarreled with the driver. When he leaned over
on me and went to sleep the entertainment began to
grow monOtonous, and got out and walked on and
left them. / have seen so many drunken men IN
Kentucky and Tennessee that 1T begins to seem the
normal state for the inhabitants of this part OF the
country. The consumption OF tobacco III Kentucky
exCeeds anything that had before In the best
hotels gentlemen sit around the hot stove and spit
on it necessarily and in cars and everywhere the
explosive sound of expectOration reminds me of
what we called q rafting fire Of musketry in tho
army. Then the patterng and SplashiuG Of tobacco
juice on every side makes one wish 10 Dodge Dut
there is no place of safety.
ABoURBoN BULLY.
Ono incident of my travels through Kentucky
have omitted In of the principal cities called
OH negro barber, who had been described to me
by the leading citizens as very intelligent and
worthy man. He was alone when l entered his
shop and we conversed for some time before any one
came in Then half dozen or more men entered,
and one of them took his place to be shaved. AS
the barber continued the conversation with me L
went on also and was glad to do so, that 1 might
observe the effect Of our talk upon the company.
Some of them appeared uneasy and presently when
l observed that was going further South to see
how things were going on and to talk with people
of all classes whites and negroes. one TALL rough
looking young fellow broke in, and said l would
better stay away and let things alone. replied that
some of ms in the North wished to know the real
facta about affairs in the Southern states.
"Yes,1 he said, CHATS what's made all the trouble.
You Northern men come down here to stir up ami
mostly. and put mischief into tho heads OF the
nipgers. Let 'em alone. II they get INTO rippet
let 'em fight II out between themselves"
When dfsclaiIned any such errand. and repeated
that desired to become acquainted with the actual
condition of affairs the South, he grew more and
more excited. He had, from the first. been swearing
in every sentence and IN every clause OF every
sentence. aud now he shouted out that he
was "a straight-out Southerner. and don't care
who knows it,"
Well L said. 81 am a stralght-Out Northerner,
and don't care who knows it." SOne OF the mans
companions looked apprehenslye, and they all gath
cred around him. apparently TO quiet or restrain
him. But he continued:
by -, / am one Of John MorGaa's men, and
Well" said j. !. / was Union soldier. and am
not ashamed of it," go
Here he arose and came toward me. and, with
careless manner, also arose and advanced 70 meet
him An old man In his company InierpOsed. anu
said there were good men and mean men on both
sides good rebels and mean rebels, and good UniOn
men and mean Union men" laughed, and SAID
knew some very mean Yankees; whereupon my
belliKerent friend became more quiet and made
sort of half apology. recognized 1t rather curtly.
and asked if he had anv place OF business IN town
where could see him presently. He said no. he had
not and went out. $3.50 ~ >.
Some who were present said he had been "impli-
Gated in murder in low part OF the town not long
ago -: but did not think he looked like very bad
fellow do not think was in the least danger OF
injury ct his hands but If had soWa any slgns OF
fear he would probably have insuted me at once.
IL appeared that the class OF men to which he be-
lougs-rougb, ignorant QuarrelsOme, often violent,
but not truly brave-is larger IN Kentucky than IN
any other part of the South that have yet seen.
And thus far, this class where more numer-
Ous than it is in the North, exccL IN eur large
Northern cities. l mean that this class u
less numerous in onr smaller towns ana
country places North than III similar places IN
the South. Bat this, think, is because the south
is so far as business and civilization are Concerned
a newer country than the North. and more like
frontier region such men cannot justly be regarded
as representing the South. Its principles and
opinions. They have neither principles or opinions
any more than the men Of a similar class or grade IN
the North At home | would not be app TO talk much
with such man. but it was the first TINE had had
An Oppor- unity of eaTnlDg how men OF thls class
would receive frank. open talk from Northern man
abOut Southern AFFAIRS and l was glad To hear him
talk l said 20 he went out and one OF the men
with him observed, Yu'v give yerself away, Hep.
reckon"