The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-01-22

AMAZING GRACE.
The Arkansas Squatter Meets a Man lie
Had Been Looking For.

The Arkansas Squatter Meets Man lie
Had Been LoO'ying For.
The country advances the light of
new ideas dawns; machinery lessons
the toll of man, but the Arkansas
squatter sees no turn of the wheel.
hears not the hum of growing indus
try, says the Louisville Courier-,Dou
nal. Cities and large towns have
sprung into existence, but rather
than become identified with their
civilization he follows the track of the
retreating bear, and again builds his
rude cabin in domain free from hur-
ry and shove, where, at evening,
! when he sits under the great tree
that shades his door, he can hear the
howl Of the wolf and listen to the
scream of the inspiring panther. He
does not often change the scene of
his primeval habitation, for civiliza-
ton is. not a race horse, nor does en-
lightenment sneak up and surprise
community.
A few months ago Col. w. 2. Grace,
one of the most prominent lawyers of
the State, had occasion to make
horseback journey into a wild district
lying between two great mountains
of the Ozark range. One day, while
the heat was intense, he came upon
small log house surrounded by fence
Of poles. An old fellow with low,
yellow whiskers, like the dead silk on
an ear Of corn, sat on the fence, en-
gagged, it seems, in the work of kill
ing buffalo gnats.
GLOW are your" said the colonel,
reigning up his horse.
Little pearter than | wuz, but
amt 50 powerful peart yit," slapping
at gnat
Nill you be so kind as to bring
me a dipper of watcr?''
"Dipper?" he repeated contempt
uously. 81 amt seed dipper sense
| went down ter take a look at the
Legislator. Eff yer drink here stran-
ger, yer'll halter drink outen a gourd.
Want it,"
eyes. | am thirsty enough to
drink out of straw hat
The old fellow went into the cabin,
and soon returned with gourd drip
ping with water. The colonel took
the vegetable vessel, turned it up,
but only for moment. Splitting out
the water, he returned the gourd and
said:
''Put thermometer in that water,
and it would run up to 150."
''Don't know about that, cap'n;
but put wiggletail in it, and he'd
caper round nightly"
"When did you draw it?'
wasn't drawed F.; it was fotch."
"When did you bring it from the
spring?''
"Day afore yistiddy."
"Why haven't you brought some
since?"
"Causc this amt give out yit, an,
another reason is, wife she's down
with the chills.'
Cant you leave her long enough
to get water p
"Tain't that. She amt able to go
artcr it. She tends ter the water"
GLOW far is the spring."
Bout three miles
(Which direction p
''Fust one an then luther. Paths
powerful crooked. "
"Why don't you dig a well?'
"Weather's too hot"
"Why don't you dig one when it's
| cold?"
Cause the grounds friz."
GLOW far is it to the next house,"
"Thar amt none"
whats your name, my friend?'
paterson. What's your name p
"My name is Grace"
"What," exclaimed the squatter,
dropping the gourd. "Air yer the
Teller they sings about at church ?
Yer amt old amazin Grace, air yer?
Well, dog my cats Git down. I've
been waitin' ter meet yer ever since
| heard 'em sing about yer so much.
| reckon yer air powerful hand at
rasslin', haint yer? Jist git off n
fling me down once. | never were
flung yit, an daddy tole me fore he
died that Grace would come long ar
ter while an fling me. Yer wus a
mighty long time comm, but yer ali
here at last. What, yer amt gwine
to leave? Don't reckon daddy
knowed what a man I'd be agin yen
got here. Wall, goodbye, Grace
don't reckon III ever sec youno mo
THE widow Of Mark Hopkins in
tends to build in Great Darlington
the most expensive residence in the
United States. The cost Of the house
ond grounds will be s5,000,000 The