Smyrna times., 1872-10-23
Suckering Tobacco.

JAOIANA4AS1 AONUNOOa
A correspondent in southern Missouri gives
the following delightful picture of society in
that dcectahle region:
Driving along the road l encountered a
slender, sallow female, with arms bare to the
shoulders, and not much clothes on-if we
except the cOppor.colOrud letticoat-who was
working a small patch Of tobacco. The work
was pulling off the shoots which are known as
suckers, and crushing the industrious green
worms.
inquired if | could get a drink of water.
She sIat out a mouthtui Of tobacco juice with
''chirt, and said
- Thar 5 the spring over yander, and thar's
Courd in it.
| Having ,lacked my thirst with draught of
highly medicated fluid, which tasted strongly
Of old holse-shoes and hoop iron, sought to
strike up conversation. IN passing to the
spring l saw man with very red and
scotched face and two tpariuIly Lungcd eyes,
king off in the corn
Is that your husband back there?" l in
quired
"Hm! Not much, l reckon! Nv old
mans gone into the bottom to see if he kin
Kill mess Of squirrels, or mcbbe a young
turkey. That's Arkansas Jim, the ornareist
tritiincst good for-nOthiAeSt whclp this side o.
the nation. lie hangs round aud helps my old
man with the HOSES; but he amt worth his
salt. Come out 0 thar. ye burned galoot an
show yourself Yesterday he tux COW down
: to Bre>h clck we sold to Fenis, an he got
holt o some whiSkey, an got drunk as
1 matter 0 course. Then he got into fight.
; an the other ieller ruther got away with him,
: | guess. | wish he d a killed the blasted
/; beast
I What is that truck?" inquired inno-
n Gently, pointing TO the tobacco.
: "Well, stranger" she replied with a
twinkle in her black eyes, You must be awful
green not to know that Whar YOU been liyin'
all yer life? Why, that's terbacker We raise
a little for our own use. People may say what
y they please, but | tell you terbacker's a great
q comfort. L coudn get along without it.
% say, stranger, have you got any store terbackeI
It about ye? got plenty f twist, but like navy
u the best
" Unfortunately l don chew, but offered hel
a cigar.
ne pipe, but | don't mind tryin' your seegyar-
ut just for change"
She wiped the green gum Of the suckers or
is her petticoat aud took the offered cigar, while
to | struck match. After few puffs she said
be We'll | rather like this. It's one O then
what they calls Havanners, amt il? Might!
ut nice tasted, but it don go to the spot like tht
its pipe. | say, stranger, wouldn' ye like to Sc,
my old man? Jest hitch yer huss an tell :h,
it Niger to come III out o the sun and IL bloy
ut the horn for him to come up"
he mildly suggested that was afraid the oil
in man might get ieaouS-that nen with good
les looking wives were subject 10 the complaint.
jealous? Id like 20 see them try that o.
he me! Id give him .umthin' to he Jealous fol
he He knows burned well that I'm all right, an
nd that | won have any airs put on over me-
for bein good lookin', I've seen the time
ed stranger, when you might hev said so, an tol
I'm no lie, nuther But hevin the aeer and a raj
or o young uns and livn' like this takes th
starch outen young gal mighty quick | te
he you. This is mighty fine country for cow
of but it is awful rough on wimmiu. Mornin
stranger. Next time you sec a patch O. tel
he backer you won hev to ask what it is II
eat Fanny Ferns Mrs. Parton) literary friend
of were disappointed in not finding any announc,
ment of her funeral till it was over. This ia,
WIN is aScribed to her own wish 1t is characteri
md tic, and worthy not only of the respect, b.
on imitation of her disappointed literary friend
est She had a hearty dislike of the usual funer
ms ceremonies. They seemed to her not on
offensive to good TASTE but an intolerab
t." nfcton on bereaved tamilies-a torture
me hearts already lacerated and bleeding. II,
pastor and kindred were the the only share
ted in the last ceremonies, which were brief