The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-04-02
ANDERSON. S. c., THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 2, 1885

They sell more reapers and mowers and
big plows here in one town than they do
in all Georgia. One firm in Sherman
sold TOO northern wagons last year.
Everything here is on grand scale.
Society is yet in an unsettled state; there
are no sharp lines drawn; to use Texas
if he keeps his nose clean. Everybody
Wealth makes no invideous distinctions.
A beautiful and lovely girl where l am
staying who is Of one of the best families
of Kentucky. is in training for business
at commercial college. She is learning
book: keeping and expects to pursue it
fora livelihood, and the college has many
others. You will see nice, well.raiscd
ladies clerking in the stores, aud when
there is a party or il wedding they are
not left out in the list Of invited guests.
1t is free and easy country sort of
so as you please and do as you please
people. | made little trip up in the
Indian Nation among the Choctaws and
Chickasaws. 1 found quiet little town,
with about 1000 inhabitants, most OF
them akin TO Indians, and many of the
white people from Georgia. A very
intelligent Baptist minister, who has
been living there thirty-six years, told
me all about things, and informed me
that no white man could occupy any
lands in the nation unless he had a
license to trade or had inter married
with the Indians. He showed me his
own house aud grounds, and when
asked him bow he acquired the right, to
my great surprise he answered: "Why,
married an IndianW was astonished,
for he did not look like ho had an Indian
wife. He had children and grandchil-
dren, aud they impressed me with their
fine forms and beautiful eyes and hair.
My landlord was an old Georgian, and
his educated Indian wife was splendid
specimen of wife aud mother. The
children were we'll hammered and smart
and handsome.
Another gentleman told mo he was
teaching q school at one of the missions
He was an elderly gentleman, and they
called him doctor, and as he was very
communicative l ventured to ask him il
the grandchildren of these inter. marri.
ages Of whites with Indians were healthy
and vigorous. lie smiled ut me and
said: "Well, yes. think so-mine ure.'
Shortly afterwards his Indian wife came
into the store and was introduced. So
found myself in the cautious state, and
did not press such delicate questions
That night the Rev. DR.. Wright called
on me. He is full.blooded Choctaw-
Presbyterian minister of gentle man,
ners and fine intelligence. If was G
Saxon to plense ME at home, think
could be easily persuaded to mate with
one of his daughters, especially If there
was a fine area Of splendid land and g
cattle ranch close by and she had the
title or was tho heir expectant. like
these Indians, and it seems to mo there
is yet hope for the race. We are too ap
to judge the race by the Comanchces and
other brutal tribes, and from our child
hood we have coupled them with masa
creS of women and children, but reckon
we would have done the same under
similar persecution. But here are the
Cherokees, and Greeks, and Choctaws
and Chickasaws IN this territory and they
all live in good com Portable houses, auc
have schools, and churches, and many O
them would ornament any society how
ever cultivated. There arc no distillerie
In the nation, no saloons, no gambling
houses and when disturber Of the pub
lie peace intrudes himself there he il
promptly suppressed and expelled
They have better government to day
than any in the States. When white
man wants to be trader in any of ,hei
towns he has got to get recommends
tinn from ten leading citizens, and ther
his petition goes to the Governor or chief
aud If it is approval by him it is sent Il
Washington city to be approved by tn,
secretary of the interior. After he trade
awhile and gets established there hi
marries an Indian maiden and can tax,
up as much land as he can tend Rpd
mile all around 1t for grazing purposes
All these trading men get rich in few
years, aud most Of them marry Indians
or half. breeds, and are happy. But
after all, wouldn't advise any man who
has passed the meridian of life to breal
up and move to Texas, unless his chill
drcn had moved there before him
Folks are like rabbits, and when tn,
hounds Of trouble get after them can fy
for awhile, but they long to twine thei
course homeward to the scenes of thei
youth. don't think could give up th.
mountains and valleys and guahinf
streams of north Georgia for even thl
rich plains of Texas. + am afraid t
make the venture. like the country
and the people and the climate, but
like old Georgia better. We are slow
but we are sure. But if I was yonnl
man, without wife, and didn't banke
after one, think / should settle dowr
somewhere in the West In some new
railroad town aud grow up with it. If ,
young man dident have but just enough
money to gel there, the "Rcclimation'
wouldent hurt him. The trouble will
our Georgia boys and girls. is that they
attach entirely too much Importance t
the exactions of society. They marry
and go into some business on little meanl
and live on strain and keep poor ant
keep proud and can't move away ant
can't hardly stay at home. Society il
their dead weight. It is not 80 over here
They can live in dug.o out and be re
spectacle. They can sew for living o.
teach school or cell vegetables or fruit
and lose no caste, and in this respec
Texas Is for ahead of Georgia.
BILL ARR.