The Dawson journal., 1885-07-23
MANDY SINGLETON IN ATLANTA.
AUNTLANFEB, GA, }
Jewiie the 10th, 1856. {
R. EDIruR DohsIN JuRNEL

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Mr.. EDIrUR DoBsIN JURNEL:-
1t is a mighty big thing wher
we country folks gifts long way
frum home like we'uns have dun
hit wus a big pndertakin, but sum
how or nUther we got off and WE
think this the biggest town in the
whole Suthern States. When We
left home, near Dorsin, I was
powerfully afraid sum Of
our chillun or bundles or bag
gage would git left. | kept one
eye on them all the time and told
them theY must keep together and
not let the train leave them; and
then we had the vittules that me
and nav and cousin Pollyann and
amongst us had fixed to bring
along, cause We knowed we had a
long ways to cum ant, didn't want
the ehillun to git hongry, fur you
know they is powerful on eatin,
specially BVddie, fur he has the
dispepsy and is hongry all the
time, Well, we got aboard safe
and all right with our pervisuns,
watermilliE. and chillun. Me and
the old man TUX a back seat with
maw and cousin Pollyann IN front
of us, and tho ehillnn and
nurse strung on up in front of
them SO we, that is, me and the
old man, could look after them and
see that none of them fell OYER
board, which they didn't, but lit
tie Benjimun cum mighty nigh
rpnin out the door, but Sissy
caught him in time and fotched
him back. Well, l tell you hits
mighty nice ridin on them kyars,
but hits powerful tiresum. When
we got to Maxim, whar we change
kyars fur Auntlanter, we hadn't
more than landed when up slept
one Of them hatchet faced city
chaps bowin and scrapin round
and having a few words with Do
ry; some of them has the insu-
rance Of a book agent.
Well, we arriv here at the on
seasonable hour of Ii o'clock, but
the place was all lit up and we
seed the way fust rate, only Bud
die mistook the street fur the side
walk and split slap through a
mud hole, and some Of the gals
like ter have fell backwards tryiu
to see the top of the houses and
church steeples. Well, there is
lots to be seed and heerd in big
place like this. There is all kinds
of folks, all kinds Of horses and
all kinds OF vehicles. Little folks,
big folks, pretty folks and heap
of ugly folks. / saw one man
dressed in the national colors,
pink pants, blue vest ank white
coat. Now, | reckon you would
call that stile. but its mighty
funny stile to me; but / aint used
to sich a big place like this and
will try and larn sumthing while
| am here. l like ter forgot to
tell you bout eatin supper. Now,
we hadn't fixed supper fur any
body but the home folks, but we
had cumpany fur supper. There
was me and the old man, NAV and
cousin PolIyann, Dory and Bud
die, Sissy and Sealy,the nurse and
little Benjamin. Then cousin
jim he cum and fetched bis neigh
Dor, and the old man scraped up
sum of his ac9uaintances and we
had quite a Jolly time. Then
Cousin Jim he cut the watormIl-
lion and passed it around aud the
chillun enjoyed it very much.
Well, Mistqr Editur, there is
So much TO be seen here that to
mention it all in one letter would
be too much, so will try and
write you agin next week. / tell
you one thing / have heerd atore
| forgit it, and that was a speech
from MIR. Arnheim on the refor-
matory prison question, which
would have delighted you to have
bearn.
AS ever your tru freen,
MANDY SINGLETON.