The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-09-25

times to have slice cut from its sinewv
bones and broiled to delicious juiciness
upon the glowing GOALS. Indeed. the
only source Of trouble to the poor White
is the preservation Of his yearly s.craps''
of corn, that, owing to tho sterilene IS Of
his land and dcfcien: cultivation, $ ONE
times fail him, running all 10 weeds and
grass.
But he has no lack Of means. Wild
hog, deer, wild turkeys, squirrels, rae
cooIs, opossums- these and MANY more
are at his very doors, and he has only to
pick up ''old Spitire,'' walk a few mites
out to the forest. and return home laden
with meat enough to last him a week.
And should he desire to purchase little
wool for spinning, or cotton ditto. or
little sweet'ning" to put in his coffee or
"sassefock' tea. or a few cups and saucers,
Or powder and shot, salt, meal or other
household necessaries, a weeks success
full hunting invariably supplies him with
enough game.to procure the withal for
luXuf1es, which he soon possesses himself
of from the nearest village or cross roads
store. Having obtained what he wants.
be hastens back to his barren soitudes:
his wife and daughters spin and weave
the wool or cotton into such description
OF cloth as is most in vogue for the time
being, while the husband, father, sons
ana brothers betake themselves to their
former idle Notwithstanding, beef-shoot-
ing, gander-pulliag, marble playing,
and getting drunk. Panics, financial
pressure and the like are unknown among
then, and about the only crisis of which
they know any thing is when a poor fel-
low is called upon to ''shuffle off this
mortal COLI Money. IN fact, is almost
an unknown commodity in their midst,
and whether our currency is gol., green
backs or the dollar Of the ''daddies'' con-
Germs them not. Nearly all of their
trafticking is carried On by barter alone.
In their currency a cow is considered
worth 50 much, horse so much, dog
so much, fat buck so much, fat tur-
KEY so much, a coon-skin so much. ETC..
and by these values almost everything
else is rated. Dollars and dimes they
never bother their brains about.
The chief characteristic. the Growing
emblem OF the poor white, however, is
laziness. He is the LATEST two-legged
animal that walks erect On the face fthe
earth. Even his motions are slow. and
his speech slckening drawl, worse a.
great deal than the downeastern of all
downeasttrs; while his thoughts and
ideas creep along at snails pace. ALI
he seems to care for is to live from hand
to mouth, to get drunk, provide he can
do SO without having to trudge too far
for his liquor; to shoot for beef; to at
tend gander-pulliags; TO vote at cleo
tons; to eat and sleep; to lounge in the
sunshine Of a bright summers dav. and
bask in the warmth of a roaring
wcod-fre when summer days are over.
In religion, the poor white Is generally
OF the hard-shell persuasion, and his par
son is of the ''whang doodle" order. He
is also very superstitious, being a firm
believer IN witches and hobgoblins.
haunts and spooks; in fortune telling
after the ancient modes-such as palm
reading, card cutting, or the revelation
of coflee-grornds left in the bottom of
the cup after the fluid has been drained
oH.-G. ". Snlalzey in Philadelphia Times.
My theory, gentlemen, is that rent
rooms on the third floor, and had no gar
den for the rain to fall on!''
Five men rose up in chorus. brushed
off their coat-tails, and followed each 9TH
er into the hall in Indian file. Detroit
Free Press.