Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-24

.,eaIty, ROBUST form. but who seemed ''rather
10 worse Tor wear and he wanted to chOp
some Wo0d-dO anything 10 earn something
70 eat. His face and manner of sueakinr
suggested honesty-and that's seldom found
ia "A tFamD-sO he got job at once. While
eating We drew from him a story which will
not be undressing TO our readers, and we
nope any boy who may be tempted as he
" lii take warning and profit bv his follv and
that parents will be careful IN the selection Of
literature Tor their boys. He gave his name
a7 GeOrEc Hunter. said that his father and
mother lived IN Albany. aud that four wears
ago ne Eot % reading trashy literature which
so infatuated him that he decided to leave home
and make afOrtune. He went TO Savannah and
bound him elf Il a sea captain for the term
OF four years. sailed away from native soil
from All familiar faces. kind friends and low
INK parents, left all for foreign countries.
During iha four years he never heard a word
from home saw no one but strangers, and.
worse tEan all, he was treated very rough and
unklnolv 10y the seamen. For four long wears
ne hi-d not scr his foot upon native soil. and
had been q slave. he termed il until The
vessel landed IN Brunswick a few davs ago
when he ran away from his emplover and
had a.ked al the way from there here and
was ON ms way 10 Albany. 10 father and
molner, from " hom nothing but DEATH he
say-- cen ever separate him. He said he
Wou.dnt take thousands for his experience
sal ihough u was, for row he would 90 to
worE, fully convinced Of the truth in those
beautiful words. BE il ever SO humble
there's 10 place ke home"
NJ N. Folsom in NaldOsta Tunes: Mai. T.
NJ Furl0W. who once ran for Governor
against Joe Brown. Is a candidate for the
Io>tmaster-hlp OF Americus. There was a
tine when he was, PROBABLY, the richest man
10 sumter county. When the Central Rail-
rpa'i was being surveyed through this country
there was q good deal Of discussion as 10
whether it should 90 through POndtOwn, now
Elayllle, ln Schiey. or through Americas
neither OF which were more than villages
then There were powerful influences brought
10 bear on the railroad men. and u looked as
4 the chances were all in favor OF POndtOWn.
when = NJ Furlow came to the rescue
Falsea $4,000. and brought the rOed To
Amerlcus. Then there was some dissatisfac-
ton about the matter. and FurlOW and few
friends decided to purchase q beautiful tract
or lauu- not far from Americus. and build a
town oi their own, but the difference was
compromised aud Americus was made. Mai.
turlow owned beautiful piece Of property,
IN thIs city. "a led Furl0w Lawn. Itconsisted
oI ABOUT thirty acres, and in the midst OF ii
stood his beautiful dwelling. Here were
IeA>ted and entertained. in princely style, the
mobiles 0f this state, and distinguished guests
from other countries. Il obtsIned a notable
regulate .on-that hOspitable home amid the
ceuHrs and pines Its benevolent owner es-
ta i-hcd tie college winch has been the pride
90 Americus for long, long time. lie also
gave large sums 10 the various churches.
BIt TcFeIscs came. and Mai EuTlow lost most
oi mis- fortune. Tie Is q medium sized man,
about tJ ears Of age, wiki one Of the most
pleasant cOuDtcnances ever saw. Thorough
l. educated. with the most courteous and D J.
l5lei manners. H. has a farm. near the city,
where ne resides during the spring and sum-
mcr- being engaged IN the cotton business
during the fatl .sud winter