Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-28
1S64-1924

WHEN the closing days of October,
w 1864 were on US, our family had
W been sheltered in farm house sew
eral miles out from Macon Ga, since early
in March, and glad enough to find this plain
little farm house after we left Cass county
(now Barlow county,, to get away from
Sherman's advancing army
We had an epidemic Of measles, had
buried seven, all young negroes except my
little SON, William, five and a half years old.
We had at least thirty cases to wait upon,
and some critical ones that finally struggled
through.
In July We had been raided by Stoneman' S
cavalry, and from early Friday night until
noon on Sunday we had to bear with the
presence and annoyance of Federal troopers.
We were entirely cut off from the outside,
anxious, nearly sleepless, and afraid to go
out from the house after dark, and afraid to
keep a light inside, lest we might be visited
and greatly annoyed. General sherman oc-
cupied Atlanta and we were glad to see day
dawn and thankful we still had corn bread
to eat with sorghum syrup and parched corn
for coffee substitute. We remembered how
we felt when Georgia seeded, and how we
were often assured that yankees would not
fight" yankees were only shOp-keepers and
couldn't ride horses, Three months would
wind up the war and the South would nave a
government that We could enjoy etc. etc.
We were disappointed to be sure. We be-
gun to wonder why we allowed ourselves to
be thus deceived etc, etc. I could tell long
story Of how we were at last permitted to go
back to the old wrecke ed home and start over
again. That has been sixty years ago, when
we at last realized that were at the
mercy of Shermans' army and said to my
self. Experience is a good teacher. III not
be fooled again." I had all Of war that l
could bear and I have painful recollection
how we were led to believe that we mad a
short affair to expect.
Now ORC within than two weeks
of a presidential election which may prove
to be very disappointing to many of US.
AS l. see it, We may have internecined
strife, with racial intolerance also religious
intolerance, Of violent sort. There is
nothing more dangerous to the prosperity Of
a country than political excitement, the sort
that gets into neighbOrhoOds and churches.
I am frank enough to say that 'Weu
enough is hard to beat" ut is well to
let well enough alone" Sometimes | sleep
poorly, get wide awake and my thinkers get
the better of me in the still watches of the
night.
Generally. 7 can finally say, "Dea- Lord,
Thou knowest. Help US to do the best thing
in the right way" for ourselves and the de-
pendent ones who may suffer by reason of
our shortsightedness.
Nothing pIeases stingy man more than
to hear himself spoken Of as being charitably
inclined.
Every man is introduced to lot Of people
who don't care to know him.
A feminine idea Of a spendthrift is an
other woman who lives beyond her alimony.
No man fully appreciates hash until after
he has eaten dinner a. a cooking school.
Rather than stand up for their principles,
some men sit down and let money talk.
The average man takes a lot of credit for
doing his duty when compelled to-
before she was aware Of what he intended
to do he was kissing her with short, hard
kisses
Thur>day-"A After the Dance" and "CIaU-
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