New-York tribune., 1884-03-09
JOHN PAUL IN GEORGIA.
A CHAPTER ON ALL SORTS OF TOPICS.

in Thomasvie. perhaps had better explain that there
il q Sewing Society connected with Dr. Rogans church.
and that MIS- Paul occupies prominent position IN it
il a committeeman ia fact. They making bed quilt
the Pagan Prince OF Patagonia; thus that they
7ill bring HIM within the fold Weekly meetings nre
Lcld and now YOU Will understand how have hcoOme
acquainted with about all that is going IL Thomas
Nile. But tacy to silence. shall never reveal
the OF tic society until they begin 10 talk about
me. And then, an. then
Have | before remarked that in very many respects
Southern Georgia reminds of Egypt Overhead
there ia the Nat. low -archcd sky every side
stretch similar cXpHnSes Of sand. The pyramids are
wanting but in their stead have the derrick over the
abandoned artcsian well And OF a saturday with little
enort OF the Imagination, can place myself in Cairo
BIoad-st, with It's busc OF dark-Skinued bnrgcsNcS-
all Ethiopia seems ont wearing brightly contrastcd
colors and carrying packages whoh vary in size from
paper Of pins 10 dry goods boxes on TOP of their we'll
cushioned heads might bo the Mooska; Jo FasS II he
were only seated diVau instead Of In an Office chair,
and wore IA turhan instead Of hat and smOkcd
chibuque instead Of cigar three for quarter and sold
Persian carpets and camels' hair shawls instead of
rcaly-lnadc clothing might he solcmn-eycd Turk; and
the mules their height less and their cars more.
might he donkcys dor the matter of that might Ice
donkey had fou, legs instead OF twO) And altogether,
sitting barrel in front Of the post office. sucking
,ugar-cano and waiting for the slow distribution OF the
mail might iGst about wen bo In Cairo especially 50
far as getting the mail s concerned.
TIE POLITE. SERIOUS sOCTHEENTE.
Ard find thc people somewhat foreign. too. They
full Of pocncss, but IT Is rather the politcnc'S that
shows to strangers There - on all sides modified
kindly feeling, a disposition to forgive for being
Yankee desire to show tnat this ia considered moro
yonr misfortune than your fault-but. all the one
feels plainly that there difference between him who
is born here and him who Is only borne with irs
shOWerod you till you can't rest suppose the war
though nigh score Of years have elapsed since twa.
cndcdiS NJ too recent, and minglng Of the men en-
ascd i 1t too nrequent, to permit the participants as
yet to mix in and exchange cOnundrns. and chat fam
iarly together, am told women do az tea parties
am reminded of a story told by Henry James-not the
brilliant novelist, brt wealthy and famed woollcn
manufacturer Of Williamsburg Mass, Of heated dis
puie in which got another by the throat. There
was o coolncSs on side WHEN next they met. Why
you forgiven ?? asked the surprised party Of
the first part. Yes I've forgiven yOn." replied the
other, &" hut you. you pinched my throat"
The South essentially serious They do not chat each
other in conversation much do Of the North nor
do they understand it III others. When the meet Of
amOrnng they shake hands fcrVcnty and inquire with
pressing interest into the details Of each others health
The sir Is seldom omittcd il Furnishes up and adorn
the most trivial discourse, among intmatcs Ike
the sycI-plncd handle door There Is less ici
iii their conversation, too less OF dScarSiyCncs-
They do often interrupt yOn, they like 10 be-
themselves interrupted Nor does man talking with
you wheel round his heel and leave you abrupty nor
happen TO jOstc against III the street docs he
scurry of without apology II may bc that tpc here
is less valuable than with ana will not say at more
kindliness of feeling undces this formality than Is 10
be found beneath the LTUsqueness OF Northern manner
Eut there Is a golden III all things, and Ttaoyille
Ohio might borrow valuable hint in this respect from
Thomasyc, Georgia.
SOUTHERN POVERTY.
Another thing must be horne in mind Lie with the
south has become serious business Generally speak
ing the South IS poor The has bratcd fortunes.
who before bread 10 Others must work for
their own YouloOk in vain for the gay dasng cavalier
the timcof the oldeu time tradition at least.
mounted prancing horse and gdlloping over the
country. singing roundclayo and drinking mint juleps
The shooting, the fishing the plcasuring. princ-
pally done by Northern visitors Re idens bayc very
fish to fry. Here harness maker. IOr instance
at tho bench who before was briSadicr general In
cities you find who in their time bored with
different and much larger augers brnind counters,
attending asiduousy to business and catering the
negro custom. Scattered the country over many WHO
large plantations are with IeIr hands
cuvdtng small piece, OF ground and cudcityoIng 10
snatch Il subsistence from the soil by growing cotton at
eight and half cents the pound. This scIiols bu,i
ness Bu II is in this buckingto that the hope the sal,
yation. Of tho South lies. Talk of Yankee thrift, OF
Yankee shcewdncss. Beat any OF the cOlOuos or
majors at bargain If you can. No. ship your
wooden nu,meSs elsewhere sock other narhct for
prime Wlic-Odk IHinS Cr-t the glory
cut; II you would sell cargo q" Shor peg for oats. ncr
chant Cf Massachusetts. LOOK away his coast Tor
customer. How IL may once nave been hno" not hut
certainly II 10 not now considered uncl alrJus 10 bar,
siin. unclnlstan 10 get ne bet Of III undertake
trade Nantucket II need be- but don't want To
,o much as try 10 SWOp mules IN fhOn.,oNilic.
IRE GENUS LONGBOw.
But not al who are now poor wore rch before the
understand. One would be led to think so bnt have
private for holding to ,1o contrary. Castles III
he air easy OF erection GcOria Span, and
the shadowy, mirage like looming liza, Been. IN con
tast to the bald naked NOW" may De readily
lurcd up here : elsewhere.
Colonel Darius LonsOOw, he day offered me The |
freedom Of that hoopa5lc slab of tobacco which he
would Ill witnOnt, told OF his wealth before
the
q" Had you many slaves p asked.
"Only thousand Sill" he said; my father didn't
ike bother and let right smart OF bis land wild.
Most of his money IN cash and State securities but
zen tue war camo he just saw MS dntJ plain aud gut
'hp - 100 u 'ud, i /, - now, oii.
ihd he lose much else I irespcctIulI! inquired; any
OF his family +
went to the war; none came home. sir" The Colonel
v iped away tear and blt on q fresh chcw.
Bat you = dnd bowed ny head symphAiznsly.
"Oh. didn't so, slr."
InSe to, to tan .Ila Colonel Lonsbow. because he
when want Facts always 20 to Khan Nliialhs
TIE CHAIN-GANG.
And ! talking with Kiah Williams about the
chain gang- the other day. lOt of them hap
pcned to bc at WORK on the streets. and surely IT,
Is no pleasant sight 10 and women strung
Ogchcr with huge manacles aud man standing in oou
encnt reaching distance with dOuhlc-barrclcd gun
)n his shoulder. The cnkng of the iron lars on ones
nerves. "Wel, I'll tell yOu' Le said 1t
joesnt look pretty perhaps but WHAT you going 10 do
With 'cm' The uggor doesn't like to work. and IL is no
punishment TO COHfne him. As long as hes got plenty
cat he doesn't care whether he's smut mp good
many OF om used to commit c Offences Just to be sent
I'm ui.r kef fn
he chain gangs no play; and he'd rather not What
Oua we do with EN- Our prisons got full and were too
oor to build more, and too poor anyway TO feed cn
Oing nothing. They were getting snakcd up all the
While. but II want use-thcyd Just grin ana 80 OF 10
rison and the longer you kept them there the better