The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-10-20
abe marietta sunrnal.
A UNION CHAPEL GROWL.

EDITORS JoURNAL:-It there's one thing
detest above another, it is growing. l
never growl if | can help unless have
something to growl at, except sometimes
when | can't find anything to growl at,
aud then, my wife says. growl because
the growing cause can't be found. Some
wives will talk so strangely.
But when | picked up your last week S
JOURNAL, and read your quotation of Cous.
in Benny remarks on the recent Demo>
cratic victory in Georgia, where he says:
have washed my hands of the South.
1t is land Of rebels and traitorsS who
care nothing for the sauctity of the ballot,
and will never be in favor of making an
active campaign down there until we can
place bayonets at the polls. | am now
more than ever III favor of ramming force
bill down their throats."
Well, when read that, l felt like l must
"growl or bust, so | walked out in the
yard where | thought no one would hear
me, and began talking to myself. II
thought" said |, that the war was over
twenty-eight years ago thought this
was theUnited States, in which I am liv>
ing and that the President was the Presi>
dent Of the whole country, North, South,
East and West, and Georgia. l have all
ways been proud of being first an Ameri>
can, then OF being citizen OF these United
States, and, to- the last six years, since
left my Northern home, have been proud
ct being citizen of Georgia, and my in
terests are identified with its growth and
prosperity. have seen no indication OF
her people being rebels and traitors"
What is all this talk aoout the sanctity of
the ballot.
A voice behind me here interrupted me
with the cry of gable, gable, gable, >"
and, turning around, beheld one of nv
bronze turkey gobblers. that had been run
ming over to neighbor Mannings yard ev-
cry day and had imbibed some of his rank
Democratic ideas. After a moment or two
went on talking:
i do not see, l said, but that the
Sanctlty of the ballot is cared for as much
IN Georgia as in New York, Massachusetts
or Maine, nor do / understand what PresiS
dent Harrison means by washing his hands
OF the South on account of the recent
Democratic victory in Georgia. How did
he soil his hands with it?' "Babble, bah.
BILE, babble," said the gobbler that had
spoken before. Finding him to answer so
sensibly; / asked, well, old fellow, after
all .thiS display Of spleen by Benny, l can t
see shat should make any Republican in
the South vote for his reelection" Boo
-l@, Doodle, soodIs," interrupted the gob>
iasr Ba; suppose" asked |, the at
'snl;r "a laaes 20 raEn a force bill down
.'iisai'sra shrsasa what will be the resultY''
-f'iu-'''sv raaaa@. trouble gobbled my
tcs'.iEsac owl And what DO you think
ir s-a.r'''ssG aaE@ ior reelection now Z?
: attt's Al rae Tgrk spread kis tail anG
prepared 80 s-rvi q. Bubble. bubble
o1sssis. lie iaeiy reared, and away h,
Es1i
Jasi aesoys l. 70; ogt Of sight | called
out, And ~ko d. yo4 want to see nro
noted TO the Supreme Bench in Georgia?'
The answer came floating back, "Gober
Gober, Gober.
That turkey cured my growl, but II
just bet he is not going to be sold to max
any one a Thanksgiving or Christina
dinner.
The NJ. B. Duncan Literary Society wi
meet at my house on Monday evening ne,
Oct. oath. All welcome.
Rev. Mr.. Pise preached an excellei
discourse last Sunday in our Chapel. "
are glad to see him looking so well on h
return from the North.
At present it is true OF US all here-"N
are dust and becoming more so ev-r
day. Excuse me for taking up SO muC
room, but won't growl SO much ne.
time. FARMER BEACH.