The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1886-01-28
FROM TERRELL TO TWIGGS.
One Hundred Miles on Horseback
Some Pleasant Things About
Rev. A. VI. Williams and
Other Good People.

Mr.. EDIToR I thought a
few lines from me might be of in
terest to some of your readers.
On Friday afternoon, Dec. 18th,
| took my leave of the good peo-
pie of Terrell county and started
to my new home at Jacksonville,
Twiggs county, on my faithful
horse, Tracy. / spent the first
night with George Hitler, Esq,
one of the good, solid men of Ter
rell. He is a Lutheran of en-
larged and liberal views; this Is
characteristic of his denomination.
Saturday morning, early, | put
out for Americas, a distance Of
seventeen miles, and got there
about | o'clock p. IN. | went to a
quiet, nice restaurant and got
some oysters, and with the large,
nice lunch that Mrs. H. had pre-
pared for me | had square
meal" Rev. J. w. Jordan fed
my horse for me free of charge.
| had never been to Americas ex-
cept to pass through on the train.
It is quite II nice city. 1t being
Saturday, and beautiful day land
so near Chr stmas, the streets were
thronged. The ladies were out in
full force. | spent about two
hours in thus, the largest city be-
low Macon in Southwest Ga, and
went on my way rejoicing. |
went out nine miles in the direc-
ton of Dlayt IN and spent the
night with a Mr.. Junius Brown,
clever, nice man. Ny bill was
nothing, only to call again il [
passed that way. A poor timer
ant, whose money is scarce, APP
preciates these favors. Mr.. b.
related to M rather a remarkable
incident. 1t was this: his father,
Mr. Brown, Of Tp5on county, had
three sons, and a near neighbor,
Mr.. Eimundson, had three daugh-
ters. Mr.. E. died and left Mr.. b.
his administrator and guardian
for his children, or, perhaps they
chose Mr.. B. At any rate, Mr..
BIS. three sons married Mr. Els.
three daughters. When Mr.. J.
Brown won't to marry, his
father the young lady's guar
dian, sent her $1,000 by him. He
offered it to her the next day but
she declined, and told him to keep
1t. "Gp, some ofyon Ierl ell boys,
and do likewise" This would be
real nica.
GA Sunday 1 took dinner at vi
emma with Frank Davies, Esq, the
mayor Of the town. In all my
travels | have mayer met a more
handsome, generous-hsarted man.
They had one Of those dinners
"you read about" Vienna is a
nice town and is boiliIng up some.
From here Invent to Snow Springs,
Dooly county. Here my horse
was very sick from an over-feed
from that big hearted man, Davies,
at Vienna. We sat up and doc
tored Tracy until II O'clock at
night. Next morning my horse
was much better anI / went out
about seven miles, on my way to
Hawkinsville, and spent the L. ht.
Next morning, Tuesday, very
early, l set out for Hawkinsyille,
a distance Of fourteen miles, and
got there about ii o'clock, a. IN.
| went up to the parsonage to see
the Rev. d. J, Burch, the popular
pastor Of the NJ Il. church He
had gJua, with his family, to
Scriyen county to visit relatives.
| met two good sisters and told
them who / was AMI where / was
from, and asked them if they
knew the Rev. e. NJ. Williams.
yes" said they, che was our pas
tor four years and we hated to
give him up; we did love him and
his dear little wife Should the
eye of Bro. Williams fall OF this
let him thank COD and take fresh
courage, for | lan assure him that
"his labor has not been in vain in
the Lord" / found 8awkiusville
q busy, bustling town ana moving
up. went out nine miles and
spent the night, and from there to
Jacksonville was twenty-one
miles, which place l reached