Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-15

DOWN IN GEORGIA
The Observation-Disclosures AgrlouB,
ture-The High Georgians.

poSsN IN GEOHGiA
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AgrlouI,
ture-rhe High Georgians.
fBeadie in CiDcinna,i Enquirerl
Four miles from Gainesville we forded tbs
broad Chattahoochee, about as large there
as the Big Miami at its mouth mo SLOUGH Of
q stream, though near its head It is an odd
fact that this stream runs on a ridge through
all the upp,r half Of its course; its water
level in many places is much higher than
valleys on each side Of it, and but
few Lours' ride di,tant. But it
Is in a trough and shut off from
these lower valleys by higher ridges 1t
was pleasing to notice how regularly, as we
de canisd from the mountains. the improve
mcnt IN farm fixings kept even with our
descent. till at last, in the broad valley,
we fond fran, houses and barns big
enough to fill ons bin in Indiana In fact I
saw two harns near the Chattahooches
which would have bean big enough for
forty-ac-e renter "on shesrsr in ths
Wabash valley; but these were the finest
have seen in G ,o-gia. They looked so at
| tractive that we stopped at the farm house
milk, honey AMI butter, which completed
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the Chnttlhoochee.
1t is strangely soothing and restful to the
mind TO be On the broad, fertile plains here
abouts after two weeks in the mountains;
but GAINESVILLE is a high-up place, too, and a
great summer resort. Around it and within
easy drives are sulphur, iron AMI chalybeate
springs, and only two miles from town is
di tilery which can sell by the gallon re-
CARELESS Of state and county. The air and
water are tonic. Society, too, they tell me,
is very good. Gen. James Longstreet lives in
the suburbs in elegant retirement, or per-
haps it would be better to say complete re-
tirement He does not at present desire tho
company OF newspaper man; but his
friends say he has some very emphatic IDEAS
for private circulation.
All this brings me to speak of the grandest
mistake OF north Georgia-her misiirected
agriculture. Unless all the signs fail the
region / ave lately traversed is the finest
grape country in America, if not in the
world. Tne underlay is broken rock, ABOVE
which are bowliers, gravel and loose rel
earth; the winter is mild, the spring wet,
the summer uniformly warm and the au-
tumu long and dry. Frequently not a drop
Of rain fails in August or September. Hero
are all the conditions to make that the Bor-
deaux district of America, AMI the very few
vines now planted are doing sp!eniidly. 1t
Is also u flrst-class region for hops. 1t is
such pity tlat the native waste their ener-
gles on corn and cotton.
What peculiar people these high Georgi-
an are, aBy how. What an odd, amiable,
clever, careless, and ne'er-io-well race TIE
nearer | got TO the mountain the wilder the
life appeared; big families in rude pole cab
ms "A stout man could put up in two days;
neither hou nor fence set with any regard
TO compass points, AMI often as any other
way NJ docr or window on the side next the
road. But the odieSt Of oil are the country
CHURCHES, tho mountain religion AMI the
poeia cal war between Baptist and Metho-
dist Here and there among thu
foothills, in the most unexpected
places, at tho mouth of hollow or in
the middle OF pine forest, l ran upon the
country meeiia, -nouse. In it was neither
han gins door or winiow-slass, Scattered
over tao floor were last autumn's leaves, and
the structure was reared on "stulls," four
feet above the ground This makes it nice
for the lolg-nosel, up-backei, sandy ami
spotted hogs OF the woods, who.e favorito
winter bed i, there; but not SO nice for the
mountain maiien, VINO attends when SER
vices reopen in tn, spring. l judge that tho
favo.its text is, "Tae wicked fiea-wnea nc
man pursusth, thu ri ,htsoas ara boil etc"
He Had the Horse Down.
Arkansaw Travelerl
"Look ont, won't yerT exclaimed an old
negro, addressing his horse. "Mine who
yer's slobberin' GU. Iallus noticed dat when
er puSson slObbers ON yer, he amt gwne ter
stop at dat but is gwine furier.' Just then
the horse kicked the old negro, sending him
sprawling on the ground. Oar, didn'
tel yer so!' he exclaimed, scramblins to his
feet AMI shaking his fist "Ketch me in er
lie, will yeri hah! Eber heah me tell er lie!
No yer didn', but neber mine. Time l add
down dem cats yer won't feel like han'lin
dem hoofs SO mighty free. Hos got into dc
habit o kickin' me onct an KEEP on er add
midtown lis oats he wuz er mighty pig
headed loss, 50 he KEEP on er kicKin' an 1
KEEP on er adlin' down his oats. Now whar
is he. Layin' out yander in the bone yard.
Ierse'f be cut dar eff yer doan mine. Whoa,
heah now. an lemms git on yer.'
Just as he seated himself on the horses
back, the animal kicked up and threw him
off with jar that made the whites of his
eyes twinkle.
~Uh.' he gruntad. arising with difficulty.
keep on an git in de habit o dis thing.
Split er pusson opan ergin de face o de Llwd
ermighty's yea'ta an den specs ter be
treated ike one o de family Keep on,
tells yer, but dis ebenin' when yer poke dat
mouf o. youin in de trough yer wont fine no
oats dsr Den yer'n heah er loud laugh.
Den yer'il look up au' sec me settin' on dc
rack Eoie. Oh, l'se got yer down"