The Republican journal., 1915-12-16
drove up to the door drawn by pair Q

( drove up to the door drawn by pair of
horses that had once been young and
! spirited. On the box were two dignifed
looking negroes, who were old, their hair
nearly white, and they wore livery of
blue with brass buttons. The door of
( the house opened and a black nanny
with white kerchief around her head
came out bringing several pillows which
she placed in the carriage. One of the
men got off the box, went into the house
and in few minutes came out bringing
| in his arms tiny old lady. He put her
In the carriage, the nanny put the pill
| lows around her, covered her tenderly
with rug, seated herself opposite and
| they drove away.
This seemed picture OF life among
the wealthy before the war. Just i'm
agine what that little old lady could tell
of the war between the north and south,
for the house next to hers, so we were
told, was occupied by Gen. Sherman dur
ing his stay in Savannah on his famous
march to the sea-
As we walked down the shaded quiet
street with the old houses set back in
their big yards full of fine old trees and
shrubbery. it all seemed so peaceful and
| quiet that it was difficult to imagine that
it had ever been the scene of such a
dreadful conflict.
Trains over southern railroads are not
expected to leave on schedule time. In
fact, it Is printed in the folders: arrival
OF trains on time is not guaranteed
However, We made very good time until
this run into New Orleans This train
did not, like the Southern Pacific, use
oil in Its engines, but burned wood, con-
sequently there was much smoke and
| dust. Then the water gave out, the
electric lights and fans went out of COM
mission, and then to add to our disconl-
fort, We got hot box, so of course we
all got out of the car for fresh air. This
happened in most uninteresting place,
just sand hill and few old shacks.
What few people there were gathered
around the tram full Of curiosity.
saw in the distance, l did not know
what to call it, a herd or a flock, coming
toward US; but anyway l asked native
whose hair was sticking out through the
crown of his hat, what those things were
approaching, and ne said: why them's
hogs. don't you know razorback? They
won hurt nothin'.'
Then l felt safe. They were very
black. very tall, very thin, plain of
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| like an old fashioned black leather va
| lise. | felt as the countryman did when
| he saw camel for the first time: There
| am no sech animal"
| DO you remember that F. Hopkinson
Smith makes Col. Carter, one of his most
delightful characters, say in urging a
guest to have some bacon: "It's fine,
| OF our own raising, on sweet acorns.
If hog is so fat he can't git through
the picket fence he's no good" think
these hogs would have suited the Colonel,
for they were SO thin they might get
through window screen.
The conductor called out "All aboard, -
and we again started on our way. The
train approaching New Orleans runs
through marshes and swamps. On
either side are tall, live oak trees, their
branches outstretched like arms, covered
with the light gray southern moss which
swayed gently in the soft breeze, look
ing like ghostly sentinels. l was so
glad we didSnot get the hot box here,
for l feel sure there were unpleasant
things living in that swamp.
We arrived in New Orleans about ten
in the morning, several hours late, very
tired and very dusty, and l was looking
| forward to black tsffeta suit which
| would re an agreeable change from a
broadcloth, as we now were so far south
that it was hot We went directly to
the Grunewald Hotel, where at the en-
trance stands most magnificent color
/ ed man, more than six feet in height. in
mulberry colored livery, who on the ar
rival of guests sounded the castanets
which he carries in his hand and two
colored boys came rushing out and took
our bags. We were assigned room
with everything to make us comfort
able. Then we telephoned to the Office
to have our trunks sent up. Presently
there came knock on the door and the
porter left trunk which did not belong
to US; so it was taken back, and after
long wait, during which no trunk ap-
peared, we were called to the Office to
listen to an animated discussion between
the porter of the hotel and the man to