Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-06-24
A Mississippi Scene.ndr

OF louisiana, in fact all the SoutL>
western States:
HALO stranger, you seem to be going
to market?'' ,.
"Yes, sir, I am ..s.....-.....
What are you carrying that plow along
for?"
Going to send it to Pittsburg?"ins
ITO Pittsburg, in Pennsylvania2lsi,
.. you're mighty right !; 1 am. ,i,,ly.
what are you going to send there
~ .7nl 'um 7ell .lsse ere haa
"To get sharpened," co,t,r.-,.,, h,,
.1' All the way to Plttsburg to gqtisharp,
ened?" ,:.. -. -
You betl We've starved eur, black,
smith out; he pulled up stakes the other
day and went to Texas -oyo ba.ul;,,
well, that's rather novel idea, my
fIlend-sendinga plow so far q to get it
sharpsIed.' al ,-,..,b. - =,
mot so novel as you heard it,,was.
We do our milling Of 81. LOUIS, "a Il,
''NnaNs ~! a.t,ri ligdt 1ol asBeo
You're right it is, We used to, have
mill on Punkinvlue Creek, but the
oWnergot too poor to keep it pp,apd 80
we turned to getting our grindiagr done
at st. Louis by rail?"'.baoY ,,a 40
"You don't mean to say you ssrd your
grlst al the way tost Louis. by rail?2f,
Il didn't say nothing bout gris---we
haln't got no girls to send. But We, get
our flour and meal from St. Louis, "a
i sec you yr.rlhnafv's have "a P lbide de- Qa your
q sv 90 7'ay,1 sji le sL4oeg edT
=, Yes our old cow died last week.
March wind blowed the life Tout Of her her
sendi'' her hidosato2 Boston to pet It
tauned.' .,,r. ., ilg vlN9Tyrs eYsm
IAN the way to Boston? Is not, that
ra'ner expensive, my O friend? The
frelghts will eat The hide up"
That's a fact-cleaner than the 'buz>
yards did the old critters carcass. But
what's the use bein' taxed to build raii.
road 'thout you get the good of 'em !? Usod
TO have a tanyard. .overat Lickskillst, and
q shoemaker, too. But they've kerdum>
muxed." "'.1 40" 7'H99' .noi'lllV5U
"keraammuxedAwhat's ,tliat?'sIqal
"lt means, gone .up the spout-Aand
WIKI you and me, that's mighty a nigh
the case with our State" ,o,, .y,,t
:, When ', s,l do you expect 70 get your
leather?" '' % sDaH,9'Di 7i9S ee1'aF
.o."Don't expect to git no leather at ail
to stsboos, some day, madepst
Boston or thereabout." oaon,Da
"Rather a misfortune to lose milk
COW my friend. "e2 D'Osisl'bna ssI
"Not so much a misfortune as Iy0u
heard.it was. Monstrons sight of trouble
shuckin' and nubiunihi adow. and milk.
in her night and morniu,, and gettin,
only about three quarts dayp
What are you going to.doifor milk?"
"Send North for it, roi,,a iamo,q
-. SSend North for milk P. 2,
"Yes; concentrated milk and Goshen
butters'j6IA HB9IldUq9A oidU
as"Oh! Isee the point t.''Iduqea odT
Mighty handy thing, these railroads
make them Yankee ;fellers do all our
jobs for us now-do our our ss@nithin,,' and
grindin', and tannin', and 9milkih',o and
1rnIn9b .laloian bHG stat9
Il see you have bale of cotton.yrloq
"Yes, we go our bottom nickel on cot.
ton. Sendin't it up to Massachusetts to,
get it carded, spun and w6oye. Time II
come when we'llisend it Itharto Be gin.
ned and gthen'we'lliibea happy! aaionl
'trOus sight of trouble runningthe gins.Y
E"Tbat would be rather expensive, send.
Jog cotton in seed" ~, 'AD
"No more 50 than them Western pfelleerrs
pays when they send corn East ana opeta
dollar a bushel aud pay six bits freight.
Besides, as ! said, what's the use of nav.
"You seem to annrosc,te tIfoieSSsq tID -
ages Of Of railroads. % G "PPH sTsS's ~ s'@0 'enT
~ think we ought-lwe pay enough for
en-" -r1Asybf'i rRai1s4TA an
Il reckon you fatten your owl, porf ys
"Well, you reckon wrong, stran9er-"I
,et them Illiny fsIlers to do that Ear mo
lis mighty Convenient tooTISmGoSnYs,,, ISGSY,,,pSs ~:
,;,bt of t,o,hI. ,a,:.,.IGt. 81 Do S1S'yu