The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-05-30
Barlow Man Wrought Up Over
Stories of Old AndersonVille.
GLARS ARE NOT ALL DEAD YET"
A ThTead5are Fake Regarding "proVi.
'cnce Spring" Is Being Wig
orously Rehashed, Says
William.


our general, Senator Hill, had killed
that whole Andersonville business in
his mastery reply to Blaine some
twenty-five years ago. He proved from
the federal records that the sufferings
of their soldier boys in that prison was
the sin, the crime, the shame of Stan
ton, who refused to exchange with US
and refused to send medicine and sup
plies for their sick. We did the very
best we could and some honest north.
ern soldiers have so written and pub.
lished in northern papers. But ever
and anon the same old lie breaks loose
again, and now they have started a
new one about spring-the "Provi-
dence spring" they say gushed
from the ground just in time to save
their soldiers from perishing for lack
of water. And they are spending mon
ey in inclosing and beautifying the
grounds around the spring. The con.
Gemptible liars. Scores Of good old
men still live who knew OF that spring
away back in the 40's, when Anderson.
vile was a wilderness and the spring
was known as deer stand. Yes, it
was a Providence spring, for provi-
dence created it, and all the other
springs when He made the continent
and the rivers and mountains. Ander
sonville never lacked water and was
selected for a prison because of the
abundance of water and that little
spring was of 10 consequence, for it
only ran about thirty gallons an hour,
which would have been less than half
a gill a day to the prisoners. The
spring was covered up by the hands
when ditching for the stockade and it's
water found some other channel and
broke out again after a big rain,
and that's all there is about it. No
Providence spring! Those everlast-
ing liars are just hunting up some
more devilment This spring business
is another Barbara Frietchie delusion
gotten up to keep the northern heart
in tune and fire up Goodwin Smith to
write some more historic lies about
the South. But whom the Lord low
that He loves our people very much
br He would not chasten us so much
Ind so long with these vile ISLANDERS.
."And said in mine haste all men are
liars" said David. If he had lived up
north in our day he might have said
1t at his leisure. We are getting so
accustomed and so hardened to their
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we don't believe them when they tell
the truth. History says that Israel
Putnam crawled into cave and killed
q wolf. I used to believe that, but
doubt it now since Goodwin Smith has
set up Benedict Arnold as a hero.
Providence spring! What lie!
But our veterans are clearing up
this history business and our teachers
had better be very careful what they
teach. | never did understand until
recently why Maury's geography was
ruled out of so many schools and
iFrye's was put in. There is some bri-
berry in this school book business.
Money is paid to school commissioners,
or teachers, OF some outside lawyers
Tor their influence.
Last year a teacher high in Office at
Knoxville was expelled for accepting a
bride and | have heard it charged that
q lawyer in Atlanta got big money for
booming a book into the public
schools. Money rules the roost in
every calling. and there is a money
lob behind this AndersonvlIIe business.
Providence spring. Oh. my country,
what does providence have to do with
those fellows except to let them run
their course. II have seen the wicked
prosper like a green bay tree" says
David. An old darby heard me say, Il
wonder what makes the Lord smile
on old Jim Wilkins so. Jim Is as mean
as a dog, but every trade he makes
. and everything he touches turns into
money. He is getting richer and
richer every year"
The old darby said: "Why, boss,
de Lord haint got anything to do
wild Jim wilkins. Lord hain't notion
him. Lord dun give him up long time
ago. OATS why he gittin' rich-old
debbil ar runnin' him."
Providence spring! But it is mighty
strange to me that the northern peo-
ple will let Goodwin Smith scandallzo
the founders of our government.
thought that everybody north and
south idolized Washington and Jeffer-
son and Madison and Monroe.
thought that everybody outside OF
Massachusetts was proud OF Patrick
Henry and Randolph and Henry Clay
didn't know that Benedict Arnold
mad an admirer or an apologizer north
or south or in England or anywhere.
didn't know that Goodwin Smith was
such conspicuous historian until this
last history appeared. 1t appears thai
he is a great favorite in England and
Canada and is contributor to the
leading magazines and co-editor OF
an English encyclopedia.
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