The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-09
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family. Your mother had as much
confidence in him as she did in mo, and
maybe moro, for he had belonged to her about
ten years longer than had. Weran away from
Rome about midnight; that is we started to
run, but got blockaded on the street and
Couldn't go forwards nor backwards, nor side-
ways for the soldiers and the army wagons.
We never crossed the bridge until day was
breaking, and all this time old Sherman was
tossing his shells over in the town just for his
own amusement We burned the bridges be-
hind us and felt easy for awhile, and logged
along down to Silver creek church, and
stopped to make coffee and take bite OF cold
yittels. and while we were thanking the good
Lord for letting us get away, some scattered
cavalry came galloping along and said the
yankees had crossed the Coosa down below
Rome and were coming to head us off. So we
let the hot coffee burn its way down, and we
eat the cold vittels on the run
and never stopped auy more I'M
til we got to Euharlee creek We stopped
TO rest and from labor to refreshment, and fele
thankful, but Tin had hardly unhitched the
horses before some more cavalry came charg-
ing by and said the yanks were not more than
five miles behind. We bounced the big road
again and Euharee bridge fairly danced as we
flew across just behind Bill Ramsey, and we
never Stacked up until we got to Mr.. White
head S at the foot of the mountain Your
mother and Mrs. Anderson and the girls all
bunked in one little room in the house and we
men and boys tried to sleep in q great, big
wagon body under the wagon shed, but the
iieas eyerlastngy eat us up alive, and We took
to the bushes and threshed the fieas out of our
clothes and then laid down in the piazza Next
night we made a camp not far from old De-
Foors ferry on the Chattahoochee, and Tip
went, went to ,n+ Tho house ,, near by for
and tho folks said their well wouidene
furnish water enough for everybody that was
cunning from tho yankees. But Tip begged
enough to do us and after while went back
there to borrow skillet and the old womaE
was washing her fcet in it, and said he could
have 1T when she got through, Tip seemed to
be in hurry and couldn't wait, and so he
cooked our meat on the Goals. That night after
we had laid down the little boys took on SO
about their flea bites that your mother told me
to rub them with some sweet oil that was in
her basket ard so / fumbled around in the
dark and found a bottle and rubbed them all
over wherever they scratched and next morn
ing found out 1t wass syrup of ippecac. Bntia
Is good for flea bites, sure. Yes, VIC had
high old time running from old Sherman, and
we beat old Joe Johnston fair race to Atlanta.
Papa, said Carl, twas 1t right for you to
own negros and make them work for
YOU 'Of course 1t was, my boy. would
own some right now If had my way. There
are lots OF them who ought to have master.
Don't own you. But wouldent own them
as they used to be owned. When they are old
enough TO take care of themselves and behave
themselves, and live by honest work they
ought not to be owned any longer They
ought not to DC sold nor their families sepa-
rated. never separated familiel but bought
negroes to get families together. Tho negroes
owe to the white people all the blessings they
enjoy. 1t was slavery that civilized them and
trained them to good habits. Their ancestors
were oil bnrbarinns. They eat raw meat like
dogs and ent human flesh. Some years ago
was in Columbus, and saw some OF the native
Africans that were brought over in the Wan
derer. Colonel Mott had them working In his
garden lie was teaching them to work
with tools and TO speak our language.
They looked more like babboons
than human beings. In year or
so they became civilized and made good ser-
wants and were contented and happy, aud
their children grew up like decent folks. IL
was blessing to them and their children that
their parents were stole away from Africa. Is
is the very best way 10 civilize them, and IL
was a fanatical fool like some OF our northern
brethren and wanted TO do the negroes all the
good could would abolish the laws against
the slave trade and get every one over here
that could. 1t would boat all the missionary
work that has ever been DONE But wo don't
want any more down south. There are enough
here now. Let our northern brethren try 1t
awhile and SEQ how they like 1t. Why, these
negroes here ought to send or 20 over to
Africa and bring lot every year and own
them and put them to work and ciyilize them.
No, my children. there was nothing In slavery
that you need be ashamed of so far as my
part of it was concerned. The truth liz,
belonged to Tip abont az much MS Tip belonged
to lie was one OF the family and that was
all. But If had my way and was 10 come
across a barbarian / would do like Robinson
Crusoe did his man Friday--I would take
charge OF him and tame him-yes would.
HTII ARP.