The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-06-02
From North Georgia.

EDITORS INTELL1aENCER: Whatever
Miss Degrafenreid, or anybody else may
say about tie Georgia Cracker, be is going
to make living and enjoy himself as he
goes. Ishe has no horse or mule to plow,
he plows an OK, for he has it In bis mind
to farm sone way and he Is going to do it,
and whatever his lot may be, If he is rich
or poor, or between the two stations in
life, he is going to enjoy life aslhe goes
and I reckon it is about as good way as
any. AS a fule they don't aeeta to fret
about hard tirhes, or about who is Cover
nor, or who they will vote for next cleo
ton, and I wish our people in Carolina
was as contented and happy as they are,
for think they would be healthier and
happier and better. I think if we could
elect Sheppard for Governor they would
be. almost know they would.
I wish was rich-rot as rich as Van.
derbilt or Gould-but just rich enough so
1 could travel all over America and ride
on the veshbnled train all the way: 1 was
coming to Atlanta the other day, and to
get there all in day time and quick and out
of curiosity, 7 concluded to take the Wash.
ington and Southwestern vestibuled train,
so I procured the necessary tickets at
Greenville (you know you have to get two
tickets) and boarded the train for At
lanta. We'll, done my best to keep the
people on the train fforn knowing but
what I had always been use to the like,
but think the porter knew better, and be
instructed mellow to do and where to sit,
and where to find the coolest place on the
train, and 80 on and 30 forth, which was a
great help to me. Some folks say the ne.
gro is curse to this country, but don't
see how ne could get along without them,
for you couldn't get white man for a
porter on q vestibtled train who would
wait on you and get around polite like
mulatto will, and you don't want black
negro in there, and We would not have the
mulatto fit was not for the negro, so you
see re are obliged to keep the negro for
that purpose.
A few minutes after We leave Greenville
the Conductor announced that luncheon
was ready, so we repaired to the washing
room and took wash and prepared for
luncheon-dinner we call 1t at our house.
They have plenty of almost anything you
may call for to eat or drink, and tell you
tried to take little of all to be up with
the big men--that ia of all they had to eat
you know don't take the drink part Of
it--only the coffee, and that was good
enough for King or Prince. It only
takes about an hour to eat dinner, after
which these rich fellows go back to tho
Observation Car, or sitting room or draw
Ing room to smoke and read and look at
the CO untry. So got my Constructor" to
tell me how to get back there, and I
bulged back among them and took my
seat and tried to appear comfortable and
at home, but didn't feel much that way,
nor do I think / looked like zone of
them," for could see myself in the little
looking glasses on the opposite side of the
room, and didn't look easy like some OF
them, but some of them might have been
as poor as I am, but had more brass and
could show off better-you know I never
was much to try to show off In Company,
but always try to not appear TO be any
thing more than really am, and, in fact,
I dom think can hardly show up quite
enough, but one thing certain wish every.
body could just ride one time on these fine
trains and see how good rich folks do feel,
but there is always something in the way,
for there is mighty few white folks. and no
negroes at all, who can ride on these
trains. So reckon We will have to be
contented awhile longer-until the Alli-
ance takes charge of the railroads and the
banks and the telegraph lines, etc., etc.
Then We can ride on any Of the trains ne
want to-if we can get free pass. WON
der if Gov. Tillman's pass gave him the
right to ride on the vestibule? if it did 7
can't b lame him much for accepting 1t, If
he did 90 on 30 bad about the other Gov
ernors riding on free passes. All in all,
these vestibuled trains are great conven.
ience to people travelling long distances,
and they are a great comfort and luxury,
aud [ am glad they have them. but am
afraid that the Alliance will have them
taken off when they get in charge (?) Of the
railroads as being too aristocratic for
farmers to pay taxes to keep up for big
men to ride in.
The prospect for good small grain
crop is the best I have seen in several
yeara-all the way from South Carolina
to this place-and am glad Of it, for 1t
looks like the farmers were preparing to
be more independent, which they should
be. five will make our own meat and
bread at home we wont grumble so much
about the low price of cotton, for we can
make it cheaper on home.raised meat and
bread and horse feed than we can on Yves.
tern hay, -four and bacon.
We are having fine, growing rains just
now, and everything has good appear.
ance. So come out this Summer, Mr.. Ed
itor, and take trip up to Lookout Noun.
tain with us and see the beauties of ma
ture. W. F. L.
7tion Factory, Ga., Nay 10th, 1892.
Bright people are the quickest to re-
oognize good thing and buy 1t. We sell