The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-07-18

husband away. He's been running Ettie
still for nearly three years, ana as he won
do anything else, it is al our living Ahu
yet" she continued sobbng, 81 wish TO 'ou
that John would go out of the business; ne
is killing himself and breaking my heart!
Don't you see how he Is now"
The stranger looked. On pallet on the
bare floor was stretched the husband, Sleep
ing away his debauch.
Its the still" Grid the poor Womall-'tne
still He says it's all our living; but it'll be all
our death! But don't give him away!
The Stransest bit of land north OF Ilorlda
lies quite near ruined Fort CaSWel. inns
is Smiths island, or Bald Head island, WHICH,
by reference to map, will be found 10 pro-
ject nearer the gulf stream than any othcf
land on the continent. The result is that it
is subtropical, the palmetto reaching helSht
Of thirty feet or more. growing i'll profuSion,
whiia the olive and the myrtle are abundant.
A greater popularity is that frost ooes not
affect vegetation on the island which is about
four miles long and three wide. On 1t is il
lighthouse built In 1917, and life saving
alton. Extending across ii is Il heavy EARTH
work, built by the cQnfederates in 1861, now
Il vast line of sand banks. The place is Il
hunters paradise six months Of the year.
The island was recently purchased for So
900 by Chica@O~nan, who Will build hotel
and utilize the great forest Of live oak ana
palmetto as II game preserve. The island is
bit Of Florida anchored Off the North Caro-
lima coast.
For two centuries wrecks have occurred
along this stretch of coast and looking sea-
ward there are more signs of partially sub
merged blockade runners which came to
grief.
Money is frequently exposed by the wash
ing away of the beach. One night i'll 1871
party landed there and, digging a dole hid
$4,000 in gold. Ever since, this has been
searched for
Bishop Atticus G.. Haygood writing from
Oxford, tells q little story Which points
moral. He writes:
s"Tom Edwards lives in three miles Of Ok
ford. Years ago | knew him rs careful,
thrifty citizen While president Of Emory
college I bought from him chickens. eggs,
butter honey and fruits in their season. HIS
start was humble. but he WAS thllsent ana
patient: also had foresight.
yesterday my family had Il little picnic
on his place. He has 20 acres most OF 1T
light gray land: there is some creek bottoms.
He raises some cotton-enough to puy what
he and his family must have that they can
raise Whatever people or stock need TO eat
Tom Edwards raises at home. saw fruit
trecs we'll kept: beautiful vineyard OF an
acre or more ard full of grapes; along Il ultch
a row of fig trees, long, low Shelter LOT many
colonies of bees. good barns in good shape,
pretty herd Of grade Jerseys, Iat ana Seck'
ana grass in the meadows TO keep them; we'll
stocked fish ponds, from which they eaten 1Sh
for the table. Chickens thrive un"er theif
care. Sugar and coffee he can't raise else he
1vould do it, How peaceful that home. How
free from care they seemed TO De! 1T WAS rest
full to look at them and tax To tAclh- Huch
mon do not want to 90 to Texas. Such men
are not scared out of sleep by the story OF
broken banks They are an honor to our
STATE. They are its mainStay. 10 ION Ed
wards, free citizen, | raise my nat.
At Il recent barbecue in southwest georgia
seven strange and hungry-ooklng men We're
seen hut!dled together in corner OF the
woods remote from the big crowd.
But now and then, while the cafcasSeS
were roasting in the pits one Oh lnC mn
would come forward, get Il WhH Oh lAe So
worry meats and return to MS olScoiSoi"''
companions. 49,,
No one seemed to know the mcn-they
were strangers to ALL and yet they H'd tHe
appearance Of farmers who had raised p-5
crop Of cotton at cents.
But every body knew them after Tue Ho'n
blew for dinner.
With a mad rush those hungry-lookins
men made for the table, and with Wild eyes
and open mouths they went 10 work. @
shoulder after. s4-ul Ier-.f
cd, the men dcvourlnS eYeryih--t7- : -- - :.
The crowd stood amazed and forgot thae
il WIS hungry too. Those seven lank men
were the attraction, and it was not uh'li
they could eat more, and had cra"Ieu on
to rcst-or die, that the people remembered
where they were, and that they mad appe-
tteS.
The chief of the barbecue approao ned the
men, and in a faint voice asked:
Where did you fellcrs come from ana
when did you cat before you struck tins
neighborhood?'
one of the men answered:
1--WE come from this county, but We've
been a-hidin' an hungry We j2s heard that
the war was over an that sherman was
a-giyin' out ratons, an SO we thought we d
git Some!
The chief of the barbecue tainted, and they
carried him from the field, more dead than
alive.
Two Texas cowboys recently had the novel
cxrcIierce of travelling by rail- over the MIS-
s,uri Kansas au Texas road. buJ They
seemed to feel uncomfortable from the iln'e
that the train pulled out from the point thAt
they got on or4 III IT," brush. Nh2h tlry
got in the Wagner sleeper one CT them Sald
to the other: .r
.tul You'll have to take your spurs ohefh
yor,r hoofs if you expect to pat your boots
o., the top of that seat.
rII did so and then seemed panied aud sur
mrs. cd W ben the porter told MN llat rtSSPE-
GERS were not expected 10 put thcr lect Oh
he blush covered seats. He toye@ with MS
,,up until the porter retired. When he rolled