The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-05-17
WORTH EASTERN GEORGIA

Ham len, Claiborne aud Granger Counties
NORTH EASTERN GEORGIA.
To the Editor Of Tie Morristqvn Gazette:
Blowing up countries through the
press Is becoming so popular,
thought l would offer a few lines
concerning some of the advantages
aud disadvantages of this compara-
lively new section of country-situ-
ated not over I15 miles from Nor
riStOwn.
Upon my arrival here some two
months ago, was somewhat aston
ished to find so much good territory
in the woods, and until the past few
years, might properly be termed the
"bacIl woods" of Georgia a few
progressive people have driven
stakes and put up their tents, and
onward seems to be their motto.
/ DO not claim to be a prophet, or a
son of prophet, but my prediction
is that at no distant day this rough
and rugged country will rank sec
ond to none. The climate Is unsur-
passed for health-pleasant atmos-
phcre all the year round. Excel
lent frcestOne water, with a soil adj
opted to the vigorous growth OF
corn. cotton, wheat, oats, sorgum,
peas. millet, potatoes, turnIPs, in
fact all kinds of vegetables and
fruit.
Having travelled through the to-
bacco regions of Virginia, North
Carolina and Tennessee think may
safely say that this country will
bring rs fine quality and as great a
quantity per acre Oftobacco as either
of the above named States.
Marketing facilities are unsur-
passed, as the Richmond and Dan
VILE Railroad runs near the center
ofthe tobacco belt. Old settlers tell
me they have raised small patches "
and all say tobacco grows fine. The
greatest draw back Il common la
Dor. Railroads have almost strip
ped this country of its few working
men. Why this country has never
been opened up, is a mystery to US,
though the lack of railroads no
doubt has been one of the great him
deriug causes. The natives are as
RI e. tar behind the times and I'M
less they "get up and jib, live, en-
ergetic emigrants will crowd the
slow gOers" out. Progressive agri-
culture has been at low ebb until
recently. MOonshine whisky kept
one class. "Hardshelr' or "Iron
Jacket fogyism successfully fought
intellectual, social, and / might say,
moral culture. The monOtony OF
this fogyism caused some young
"hopefuls" to try to get up a little
spin hook" style which toned up the
market on red top boots, candle
stick jewelry, cheap hair greese Gin
namon drops and encouraged the cul-
tivation of holly hooks and sunflOw-
ers, for button hole and hat band
ornaments.
At one of the old neighborhood
churches a few Sundays ago, the FOL-
lowing sOul-stirring remarks consti-
tuted a small part of the good
brothers remarks:
MY brOthering, all, proud chris
tians Is n fooden our country, ali
bewar an, bcwar all. They are
teacher skules in our churches or
Sundays, an New corners is squat
en- all amOnxt Us, an. A warren o.
fine coats with buttons on behint
an. Ny sistering bewar of these
pull back and stick out behinds, an
they will destroy the few religion:
symptoms you have, ah. Mother:
with hifoluten hats on, is a leadeu
their little childring to skule on
Sundays and larncn them lessons
from little sheets of paper, ali, cal
len EN- big names, ali, Internashun
al texes, an. Ny brothering bewar
bewar, ah, bewar, an. Jesus Christ
didn't use these little papers, ah
Sister Jones hecp your little gals
away from these slulcs, ali. They
are gwine % Try to make our chill.
dern proud, an. Ny brothering we
must 20 to work, an, the Bible says
so, an, the prophets said so, ali,
say 81, an, Brother FitSnoodle say,
50, an These new corners is plow-
in with painted plows, ali; a buyin
offat horses and mules, ah. Broth
ering il is a sin TO own a mule, ali,
Gaze the Bible says every thing to
its own kind, all Brother Dolittle
keep on a wor&in ole Ball, an. Sister
Flamigin keep on raisen flax, ali
have Lily Jane and 'er Pap to pull
it, an, Uncle Jerico to hackle it, alb,
Polly Marier to spin and weave it,
ali. MY brothering and Sistering
less not depart from the way our
paps went, all. We don't want none
of your new tangled advised edish
uns, ali, hid on to your old Bible,
ali J. F. A.
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