, 1889-01-03

ry as governor enables him to make his
farm self supporting. He enjoys meeting
the yeomen OF Georgia and telling them
a,out his hopes aud aspirations. In this
way he makes many friends among the
voting classes.
Governor Gordon fought in war which
alluded to in the beginning of this let
ter, but he is willing to let Jygones be, by
gones. He has no animosity now against
his old enemies, but wishes them well.
Hlease state through the columns Of the
, press, 80 that it will be generally known.
that the governor 10 willing TO let bygones
be byRones. ANY armed enemy of Gov.
ernor Gordon at the north who will come
In and lay down his arms will not be
moested.
But. seriously, there is too much distinct
desire south to be regarded as a people in
stead of locality II ia all sentiment.
and II is a mighty expensive sentiment.
The Yankee Is charged with being lost to
all sentiment but the wild, consuming
yearning for more means, and he does un-
doubtedly sacrifice lots Of comfort in order
to fight against the imaginary wolf on his
front'door stoop, but after all there ought
to be golden mean between his restless,
apprehensive career and that of his happy
Ro.lucky brother over the line.
An old and still unrepentant rebel over
in Alabama the other day, with naughty
and rather poorly ventilated air, had been
telling me with many blood.curdlinR
oath and hair-lifting anathema of his still
hot and Underlying hatred of his old enc
mics. He was IA barber, and while he
shaved me and wiped the blood on an oil d
newspaper. he rchearsed his piece to me
and twisted the tail of the anmosity.
Finally he stepped back, and waving his
razor high in the mir, he said al reckon
you'd hang me If went up to New York
and talked this wayp"
l assured him on behalf of the people of
New York that he misjudged us altogether.
Come up there any time and say what
you like" said |, "and you will be per-
fectly safe. You can go to New York to-
morrow, II you want to, and If you will
be free to com mmit almost any other indig-
nifty or dwell on the dead and loud.smell-
ing past all you want to-"
Near Macon are the kaolin or clay
mines, where enterprising clay eaters get
their food. At least the Northern clay
eater gets some of his from tnat quarter.
The Southern clay eater shows more sense,
for he gets it for nothing most anywhere,
but the Northern clay eater buys it for his
children, and calls it candy.
The poor white is a sad sight in any
light. describe one as see him now
from the window at which Sit. He has
not moved for three.quarters of an hour,
and do not think he will. He is Crea-
tion's great afterpiece-s joke on the hu.
man being. He hes large sweep Of
mouth, for he parts his face in the middle,
but it is not strong mouth. 1t hasn't
the strength to 20 with its size. This
mouth is relaxed and droops in places.
Riley says it looks like stab in the dark.
1t is fitted up with assorted fangs and
spattered with straw-colored dew. His
eyes, with the piercing glance of pair of
fried eggs, seemed to reproach creation
for its cruel joke, He wears shawl over
his shoulders. It Is not a good shawl. 1t
is the same color as his skin and eyes and
hat. There. he has moved little now,
and that is tho reason he is in different
position. He did not move In order 20
crafty himself A fre-engine ran against
him Just now and threw him about rod
und half.
Fort Gaines is stirring town, but with
few If any great literary tendencies. A
story is floating about here in Georgia to
the effect that our manager telegraphed
Fort Gaines to know If arrangements
could be made for our show there on FRI
day evening. The mayor telegraphed in
reply that he would be glad to do it but
HOu Ou tudt cftuiuk, 40 OuC Opcia-uousc
was engaged for cock-6ght.
repeat this just to show how big
story will grow from almost nothing at
all. 1t wasn't Friday evening at all but
Thursday eveuing.
The weather here is beautiful, espec-
tally here in Atlanta. and / cannot inn
agine more delightful city, because it
has not only the health-giving air OF our
altitude, equaled by no other Southern
city of any size, but it has good hotels
and all the best kinds of accommodations
which people of good climate are too
apt to neglect, asking a poor tourist to
please help himself to the beautiful cim-
ate, use it economically and bring his dim
ner With him when he comes.
From here we 20 to Selma and Birnipg-
ham, Nashville. Louisville Cincinnati aud
so on East for the holidays.
In one small city here In the South last
week the air at eventide was so sweet and
voluptuous, so sensuous and so soaked with
a vague, inde6nable. sentimental reckless
ness that painted to get out of the opera
house and roam in the moonlight on the
plaza, where our audience was, instead Of
lecturing into the dull, cold ear of the iani-
tor. But did not BILL NYE.
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