The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-10
THAT WINTERS WOOD.
I'LL Arp's Winter-wo0d Sentiments will
be Appreciated by the Women FOLKS.

Now is the time togct up the winter
wood. The crop il laid by and there i
no pressure of farm work and SO ! tool
three OF the colorcd tenants and went /,
the woods to clear little piece of ney
ground, and and the little chaps ma, :,
another band. l wanted them to pil,
up the big chips, but the little rascal
found n high land tarrapin aud it tool
EN- pretty much all the morning to in
ycstigatc him and see how he shut IL,
his doors and they would have to wait OF
HIM a half an hour to see him open anC
poke his head ont Of the front door ant
his tail ont behind. In the evening
they found an old stump abou, ten feet
high with hole near the top and thcy
mad to investigate that, and Carl climbed
while Jesse pushed, and just as he col
mp to the hole a couple of flying SOUR.
rels camo out and scared EN- so bad
they both mmbled down in bunch,
and the squirrels sailed away to the foot
Of another tree and run up it, and then
sailed away again to an old beech that
was fall Of holes, and the little chaps
hollcrcd and whoopcd and throw'd sticks
and chunks amazin and now they are
begging me to cut down the old beech
and have just lot of fun, and I reckon
! will have to do it. Uncle Rcmus SAYS
that tarrapin is mighty slow traveller,
and | always thought he was but Jack
Henderson says that that depends ON
how hungry he is. He says when he
was a boy he saw a tarrapin take run
ming start and jump ten feet up tree
and catch n sap-suckcr. Jack says we
may believe II or not, just as we please,
and l was grateful to him for that priv.
lcge. l overheard one of the old dark.
les singing n little song to the children,
and hesaid'
DE frog he jump and he jnuIp and he Jump,
hut do tarrapn hide behind dc stump
De rabbit he run aroun and aroun
I'lit do tarrapin hide his head in dc groun
DO squirrel make nest in dc forked lin,
but de tarrapin carry his house wild him.
must get Uncle Rcmus after that
niger and have him investigated. Nav.
he he knows something about this SAP.
sucker business, and while these law.
makers are investigating the department
OF agriculture / would like for them 10
investigate Henderson on that.
We'll, we cut wood and cut wood, and
have got thirty cords piled up-ash and
hickory, and white oak, and beech. nil
mixed up; and we are going to have the
biggest ard hottest fires this winter Won
ever saw. l don't like to be stinpy Of
wood; when company comes in of win.
Ter night, ard the cold wind is singing
around, | want the wood handy and
Try, and ! can say, "Ralpi, bring in an.
'ther stick or two, and make the folks
yet round" Idon'tl like for folks TO have
% crowd fire. Iwant the fire to crowd |
hem The winter wood ought TO bo |
VI, now, for it seasons right and will
rot burn soggy and black. The winters
'ght wood ought to be hauled in time
Ind split up and put away under cover
mere is power of comfort in plenty Of
lght wood. The ash wood makes n
'ret,ty fre and burns free, but the bick.
ny lasts the longest and throws ont Tho
most heat The beech burns to n Whit
sh like -four, and when you mix M oak
,i'h all these it is luxury to to see the
lowing embers dancing to a white beot
naerneath, and the children can non
neir corn or roast their potatoes or f tbe
ood wife can make not Of cofraa nn
~ as i Lve, and toast some light bread
nd eroil asteak over the Goals. and we
IN SIT round and get the odor and e w.
y tne prospect OF good things that are
ION 70 come. There are lots Of com.
rs around an old fashioned Are in q
rme, nome, and, so far as am con.
,rned, am content with em.--1t,arto
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