Year: 1873

IN DALTON-GoEs TO CHURCH.
| FAILS IN -REFLEcrIoNs DE-


DUCED THEREFRoN, ETC ETC.


NATIONAL IlOTEL,


81 DALTON, GA, Nov. 23, 1873.


DEAR GAZETTE :-Ileft Knoxville
on the noon train on Wednesday the
18th, for points below Dalton, to be
headquarters for my Georgia cam
paign. As the weather turned out
to be very cold and lisagreeablo in
the afternoon. [ concluded to stop
off at the different stopping places.
in Tennessee commencing at Lou
don, as j had to take a back or
buggy ride from Dalton TO various
places in the country, away from tile
railroad, and hoping the weather
would moderate by the time | would
reach there. So / stopped off and
stayed all night at Loudon and from
thence on down the road, stopping
off at every station, and about the
first question. after asking how times
were in Knoxville, was ''have you
got any grain bagsF Answering
them always in the affirmative. the
first question asked in return, ''how
many will you have!' When | left
Cleveland, on Saturday evening, for
this place, | had the great ~satisfac-
tion of exclaiming so my own
thoughts, I've completely 6dgged
East Tennessee 1t was a great
source Of qualification to learn that
the business people Of the country
were shipping grain, etc, and re-
ceiving considerable cash returns
from their consignments. All seem
ed to be alive to the interest of them
selves and others. Allthe merchants
looked cheerful, and trade almost
assumed its usual activity. This
made me feel gco1 AID lively, and l
never enjoyed n trip SO well. When
got here | found that there had
been, for several days past, u lively
trade in cotton. During the week
there had been sold on the streets
from ) to 20 bales per day, at liv-
/ ing prices. Farther South, a more
liYelier trade has been going on in
cotton, causing a grain and stock
market TO open up down South. l
hope the "achme' Of the panic
has been reached and times will now
become easier.


got here a little after dark and
put up at the National Hotel, and
after ten, as it was Saturday night.
l got shaved, and washed some of
the dirt off of me that had been ac-
cumulating for 4 week, and on Sun
day morning put on a boiled shirt
and n pair of new cotton socks and
a high standing paper. collar. put on
my royal robe and went to church,
and no doubt would have enjoyed a
good Methodist sermon if it had not
been for beautiful auburn haired
young lady who sat few seats ia
front of me. / acknowledge to be a
pretty hard case of an old bachelor,
but must acknowledge again that |
fancied her looks beyond description.
/ watched her behavior, as my good
old NANNY always told me that in
church was q good place to Judge of
good lady, and | must say that /
fell terribly in love with all her
ways. Though unfortunately / did
not see her any more. If only WAS
acquainted with her. | don't think
I'd spend any more lonesome Sun
days in that city. Well, that is,
if


found quito q number of drum
mers here from various places, and
all seemed TO spend the Sabbath
just about as well as did. At
night / went to the Presbyterian
church and heard a very good SER
mon. Thus cndeth my trip up to
this time, except several laUghable
little Incidents that are always hap
pening on q trip like this. which |
will tell you Of at some future time,
perhaps. f.l .aa.f.as3 -fI ~@z.grI


Drumming is an unnatural life for
the most of the East Tennesseeans.
and consequently we think it rather
hard life. But | reckon it's as
good as we deserve, and | always
try to make myself satisfied with
any and all positions in life AS l
only have to take a trip occasionally
like it first rate for change, but
the idea Of drumming for q living.
from one year to another-having
no settled business, nor home, is
rather a poor way for one TO serve
his country and himself especially.
Another Knoxville feiie, and my
self have a horse and buggy engaged
for a trip across the country FROM
this place, and if l see or hear Of
anything worthy of mention On the
remainder Of my trip, | will, per-
haps, communicate the same to you
next week.


About the only improvements of
any kind, for a considerable while,
here, is a new Male College or Acad-
envy and Female Institute. Both
are new and substantial brick build
inge, large and commodious, but Of
no modern architecture. a few
cheap, yet neat residences have been
recently built. Yours truly,


A DRUMMER.


HoRsE DIsEAsE.-A gentleman
who returned to the city yesterday
from q trip I'm upper East Tennessee