The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-10-11
THAT WINTERS WOOD.
Biii Arp's Wiuter-wood Sentiments will
be Appreciated by the Women FoIks.

Now is the time to get mp the winters
wood. The crop is laid by and there is
70 pressure of farm work and 80 I took
three of the colorcd tenants and went TO
the woods to clear little piece of now
ground, and l and the little chaps ma, g
another band. 1 wanted them to NlIa
up the big chips, but tho little rascals
found high land tarrapin and it took
EN- pretty much all the morning to in
| vestigate him and sec how he shut M
| his doors and they would have to wait on
hlm half m hour to see him open and
| poke his head ont of the front door and
his tail out behind. In the evening
they found an old stump about ten feet
nigh with hole near the top and they
| had to investigate that, and Carl climbed
while Jesse pushed, and just as he got
up to the hole q couple of flying squir.
rels came out and scared 'em so bad
they both tumbled down in bunch,
and tho squirrels sailed away to the foot
OF another tree and run up it, and then
sailed away again to m old beech that
was full of holes, and the little chaps
holered and whooped and throw'd sticks
and chunks amazin', and now they are
begging me to cut down the old beech
and have just q lot of fun, and I reckon
will have to do it. Uncle Remus saws
that tarrapin is n 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 boy he saw tarrapin take run
nlng Start and jump ten feet up tree
and catch sap-sucker. Jack saws we
may believe it or not, just as we please,
and was grateful to him for that priyi-
icge. l overheard one of the old dark
les singing little song to the children.
and he said
De frog he jump and he iuup and he Jump,
BIT do tarrapin hide behind do stump
De rabbit he run arOun and aronn
Int de tarrapin hide his head in do groun
De squlrrol make nest in de forkcd lin.
l'ut de tarrapin carry his house wild him.
| must get Uncle Remus after that
nigger and have him investigated Nav.
be he knows something about this sap.
sncker business, and while these law.
makers are Investigating the department
OF agriculture / would like for them to
investigate Henderson on that.
We'll, we cut wood and cut wood. and
nave got thirty cords piled up--ash, and
hickory, and white oak, and beech. all
mixed up; and we are going to have the
biggest ard hottest fires this winter Won
'ver saw. don't like to be stinpy of
wood; when company comes in of a win.
CT night, ard the cold wind is sinoino
.roumd, | want the wood handy and
try, and can say, "Ralph, bring in an.
'thcr stick or two, and make the folks
ct round" | don't like for folks to have
O crowd fire. Iwant the fire to crowd
hem. The winter wood ought to be
mt now, for it. seasons right and will
!"t burn soggy and black. The winters
lRht wood ought to be hauled in time.
ma split up and put away under cover,
! here is power of comfort in plenty OF
iGht wood. The ash wood makes n
pretty fire and burns free, but the hick-
'fH lasts the longest and throws out the
most heat. The beech burns to g white
IN like -four, and when you mix up oak
with all these It is luxury to to see the
glowing emhers dancing to white heat
underneath, and the children can pop
heir corn or roast their potatoes, or the {
good wife can make pot of coffee on
ne trlveS and toast some light bread
md oroil asteak over the Goals, and we
IAN elt round and get the odor and en-
oy the prospect Of good thines that are
'oop to come. There are lots OF com.
ortS around An old fashioned fire Ia a
armer's home, and, 30 far as am con.
;erned, am content with 'em. .--Atyonto
'GG.) Constitution.