The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-10
LIFE IN GEORGIA.
How Youth Shook Off Dissipation
and Made a Man of Himself

How Youth Shook Off Dissipation
and Made Man of Himself
Here's an extract from story which the
Augusta Chronicle says is a chapter in the
life of q now prosperous Georgian, who may
be in the next legislature:
A girl was about to throw herself into
the arms of her lover, but the noise Of
an approaching buggy prevented.
The intruder was Farmer Smith, we'll
known planter, who owned three planta-
tions in the county. AS he drove by he
eyed the couple critically. His gaze was
riveted mostly, however, on the young
man. After proceeding some distance the
planter refined in his horse and called our
hero to him.
Calling the latter by name, he said: "As
| pas ed by there just now, it struck me
that little encouragement might be the
making of you. You look different to-day
from what you have been looking, and I see
your fathers manhood in your face. You
know that Laurel Hill plantation of mine.
There's enough cleared land there for four
horse farm. It's true that the land is
powerful poor, but if you want to make
man of yourself, I'll let you have the
land one year free Of rent / have four
horses which are not equal to the heavy
work on my other plantations. You may
also have them one year if you will feed
them. | will advance all the supplies YOU
need, but l shall expect you to pay me
back at the end of the year. The land won't
make anything without guano, but you
will have to hustle around, and get that
yourself. If any of the guano men will
furnish you be- sure to get plenty Of it,
and use it literally"
Although disliking to pose as bene-
f1ciary. the young disciple of reform
accepted the offer, and Farmer Smith
drove on, feeling that he had done a noble
act.
A few weeks later John NJ Green, the
president of the Walton Guano Company,
was passing through the neighborhood and
stopped over night at Farmer Smiths house.
While there he heard the story of our hero,
and the offer that Farmer Smith had made
him.
Mr.. Green unused for a moment and said:
Tell the boy to order as much guano as
he wants from me, and / will let him have
the best | make at one-fourth its market
value"
When Mr.. Green returned to his factory
he told Superintendent Mansfield to ill the
order with Green's Formula" one Of his
celebrated brands.
This was magnanimous act on the part
of Mr.. Green, but it subsequently brought
him orders for many hundred tons of
guano from the county in which lis bene-
ficiary lived
Our hero pulled off his coat and went to
work. He prepared his land well, put in
his guano, and planted his seed. His crop
was the wonder of the county. The poor
land he had under cultivation beat Farmer
Smiths brag plantation two bags to the
horse. After the crop was gathered the
young farmer took stock and found that
he had made forty-eight bales of cotton and
800 bushels Of corn, besides liberal amount
of produce. After paying all his debts he
had 81 ,075 to his credit.
Before the Christmas holidays had ex-
pired the father of the little golden-haired
woman met the young farmer and told him
he had to come over and take charge of his
plantations and daughter.