The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-02-22
SARGE PLUNKETT.
The Old Man Makes Visit to tho Noun
tRins.
Atlanta Consultation.

The Old Man Makes a Visit to tho Noun
tains.
Atlanta Consultation.
The late "unpleasantness" in the
weather caused Brown to have to send
for the doctor, and the doctor prescribed
change of air and environments, and
so we went to the mountains.
1t is enough to cure any sickness just
to make trip out through the hills and
coves of northeast Georgia-specially be.
fore chit'lin's are all gone and cracklin'
bread is plenty. Old Brother Boiling
knows just how to have plenty of home
raised meat, and his good wife, "Aunt
Polly" knows just how to store sausage,
and chit'linss, too, away in big jar and
keep them fresh for a long time and for
special occasions, one of which our visit
was. Aunt Polly places these things into
her jar, and then pours lard upon them
until they are covered; the lard cools,
making them air tight, and they will
keep indefinitely, she fishing them out
for use when needed.
The mountain folks know me and
Brown, and 80 there was none of that
suspicion shown toward us as we read of
as being a part of the mountain charac-
ter. Even parties who are reported as
being "moonshiners" had no conceal
ment with us. Of course, We didn't 60 to
their stills, nor didn't hear them say they
had any, but the 'little brown jugs" Get
at convenient places around in the
houses, and smacked of the sociability
that we ulster to have when every side.
board at every house was filed with de.
canters and "help yourself was the GUS
tom. These moonshiners are high in
hopes of Mr. Cleveland's administration
doing away with their present troubles,
and I hope it will, for I have not had so
jolly time in long while before as We
had the four days last week jaunting
over the hills and covers along the trails
which, by some, are considered danger
Gus. There is no danger there for peo-
pie who are known to attend to their own
affairs, and, all in all, the mountain peo.
pie are the worst misrepresented folks in
all the world. Generous, brave and hos.
pitable naturally, they have been hound.
ed till suspicion has given the world
right to judge them as it does. Growing
oversuspicious, their latcbstrings have
not hung on the outside, and bardships
placed upon them by the law have made
the more venturous Observation-Disclosures
in law, not in their consciences. The
people effected the worst by the revenue
law are the ones living in the cQyes and
hollows from whence it is almost impos.
sible to get their products. Hogs and
turkeys they can drive out on foot, and
they do, but they get but little for them,
the peddler or the crossroads merchants
gets the biggest share of tie profits. By
stilling their corn, and they think they
have Democratic right to do 80, they
get it into such bulk as can be carried
out, and it is the greatest source of profit
they have.
We had mind at one time to go
little outen our way to get look at Gen.
eral Longstreet. The old General lives
near Gainesville, and we could have
come home that way, but We didn't and
I guess the General can stand it. The
cid Con federstes up in the mountains, as
everywhere else, love this old hero, but
they have way up there of associating
a mule with him that tickles me. The
mule is as much talked of as if he was a
General too, ard some folks do believe
that he would try to go through the man
ual of arms if the General would tell him
to. guess the war is more talked about
by these retired people, and / guess they
are little bit more attached to war he.
roes than are folks who live amid stir
and bustle. Winnie Davis is much
talked of up there now, owing to the
Constitutions mention that she is to con-
tribute series of letters to its columns.
This brought on lots of talk around the
firesides, and it's amusing, if you will try
it, to see how many people have their
ideal woman in their mind, and each
have different one. Some dozen of the
older set were talking in this connection.
sounded them as to women during the
war, starting with Brown.
"Who do you consider as the greatest
woman you have known" asked him.
"Well-well," said he, as he studied
and scratched his head.
"Who? 60 onW l said.
"Well, the greatest woman I have ever
know was not s. woman, but womcn-not
one woman, but great many women Of
the same Sort"
"Well? 1 muttered, as I SAW he had
stopped. Raising his hat from his head
and placing it upon his knee with one
hand, while with the other be reached
back his hair, he raised his eyes and
said :
"The greatest women we're the wives
of Confederate soldiers who patiently
and periodically struggled throug b the
war times !"
I saw that it was hard to keep the
"Sar times" out of the minds of any Of
the crowd. The name of Winnie Davis
suggested it, reckon, for one after ar
other mentioned in this connection were