The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1882-12-06

NEAR HoUMA, La, NOVEMBER, 1882.

!. 'noroken ny a single opening to Il
:. blue, suppose l would feel a tinee
melancholy in any land or cline. B,
. the mercury of my heart is especial
low to-day because, l suppose, my e,
takes in not only the world of clouf
but also the numberless trees aroun
me IN the beautiful and extensive grow
IN which is situated the residence of /
II. Barrow. Every tree is covered wit
long grey moss, which hangs avn
down, many feet, as if it had bee
combed out and allowed to frolic wit
the breeze on purpose. Several times
IN years gone by, | have taken quaint
ues OF moss like this to Winchester
thinking It was epiphytic in its natur
and would grow in tennessee, especial;
~ -" .een told that it was never In
!ured down here by frosts or ice. Blu
ina conversation the other day with ,
prominent sugar planter of this Parish
l-Dr. Van Woods, who is a very intel
liigent gentleman-I was informed tina
The moss was a parasite, and he carried
me to several trees at his splendid home
place below IIouma, and showed me thai
1t had roots and depended for sus
lenance upon the juices, or, sap of the
trees. But it is astonishing to see great
testoons of it, even twenty and thirty
feet long, drawing sustenance through a
few short rootleis from the BODY or
limbs and twigs of the tree. DR.. Woods
believes the rootlets might be grated
into our trees in Tennessee and the
moss would flourish. OF course We in
Winchester want it only as an ornament,
and l mention all this for the benefit of
a number of my lady friends who have
tried to get il to grow by merely throw
ing it upon the boughs ofthe tree. But
It has roots, and no wonder that down
here orange trees are eventually killed
IN the effort to support the parasite aud
bring forth oranges.
Still, flat and monotonous as this part
of our GLORIOUS Union" is, the people
who live here believe it is the garden
spot of all My friend, Mr.. Lovenstein
"a retired merchant, who has lived
here some forty ycars-was enthusiastic
The other day in detailing its advantages
IN the way of climate, sugar, game, fish,
fruits, DC. | could but agree with him.
There is any quantity of game and fish.
'f all varieties-morc than twice as cheap
my wild meat with US in Tennessee.
And oysters, brought from the coast
ust below, constitute about the cheap
st article of food, except when they are
eryed for you in restaurant, rs was
lone for me the other day at the very
leat establishment Of Mr.. Wurslow in |
iouma. MIR. W. is an intelligent and
lever German. l ordered one dozen of
he delicious bivalves fried, and they
we're fried right. While ate Mr.. W.
nd discussed politics. He thought the
Democrats would act hcadlong and do
ONE foolish things in this their hour of
uccess, and the result would be Re-
'ublican victory in "a. ] told him
i'd not think so-that they would profit
y past experieuce-that much good nd.
ice had already been given them, and,
esides, the Republican party had gone
DO far in the way of sumptuary laws,
'oman suffrage, Capitalization, and job
cry of all kinds, for the people to so
BON forget these things.
Mr.. w. also predicted very earnestly
great financial panic next year.
lmong other reasons assigned was that
&c had always had one every ten years.
said | hoped we would not, but would
lvise every honest man to get out of
ebt, if he could, and be ready for the
risis. just here | had devoured my
yelve fried oysters-rery large ones {
nd inquired Of Mr.. w. if he thought it
ould affect the coming panic or tinan-
al world any provided | took another {
oxen of fried oysters. He mildly sug. I
ested panic in my stomach, and am I
Ire when | settled my bill it affected
lie financial condition of my pocket, for
took the second dozen.
The great attraction here now to II
ranger is the sugar-rolling. All the
lanters are busy, and many are nearly !
trough rolling. The cold snap was .
Ist the thing to kill vegetation in the
me, and they tell me each stalk turns
ut sugar from top to bottom, or, end
, end. And the sugar is generally of
superior quality. Excepting losses of
Inc by the overflow last Spring, this is y
ne of the best years for sugar that the {
lanters here have had for long while.
a fact, it is the best year for all crops
\ over the Union. But there is money y
sugar. The yield here is about two d
, three hogsheads per acre. No won. 8
or the planters are getting rich. They I
eserve to, for tell you it is hard work :
nd great risk the year round to make s
lgar. This sugar business was the
argument OF my 1rlenu d
ovenstein. 1t overtopped all my elo-
uence as to our great mountains,
brings of fresh cold water, colleges, ,
emery, &c. At last told him, in
espair, that we were not annoyed by
Iusketers-that if Pharaoh had been an
Dyed by them as much rs had been
own here on several occasions, he
ould have told the children of Israel
, depart in peace long before he did.
Yes, this is sugar.rolling time in this
tate, and it is favorite pastme for
he idle people to come, even from a
ing distance, to witness the interesting
recess of grinding sugar. know one
On - lo1,, uhn CO.. ohio cnuld lnnk nj tho