The Memories of Fifty Years - Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by William Henry Sparks
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A Frugal People--Laws and Religion--Father Pierce--Thomas W. Cobb--
Requisites of a Political Candidate--A Farmer-Lawyer--Southern Humorists CHAPTER VII. WITS AND FIRE-EATERS. Judge Dooly--Lawyers and Blacksmiths--John Forsyth--How Juries were Drawn--Gum-Tree _vs._ Wooden-Leg--Preacher-Politicians--Colonel Gumming--George McDuffie CHAPTER VIII. FIFTY YEARS AGO. Governor Matthews--Indians--Topography of Middle Georgia--A New Country and its Settlers--Beaux and Belles--Early Training--Jesuit Teachers--A Mother's Influence--The Jews--Homely Sports--The Cotton Gin--Camp-Meetings CHAPTER IX. PEDAGOGUES AND DEMAGOGUES. Education--Colleges--School-Days--William and Mary--A Substitute-- Boarding Around--Rough Diamonds--Caste--George M. Troup--A Scotch Indian--Alexander McGilvery--The McIntosh Family--Button Gwinnett --General Taylor--Matthew Talbot--Jesse Mercer--An Exciting Election CHAPTER X. INDIAN TREATIES AND DIFFICULTIES. |
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