Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-22

IhhI sIIoHS Couee, nall plnG vi WHICH
would make any mans head whirl that
was not in the habit of drinking it.
After spending the day pleasantly on
the farm and visiting neighbors we
rested an hour in the library among
rare books, curiositieS and fine old
paintings, until dinner was announced
at five o'clock. A greater variety Of
edibles was served and more in French
style, which can't say that I enjoyed
so much as breakfast, as the fowls had
been killed too long, but this is the old
French custom; they want their meat
a little short. They lunched again at
ten at night-no supper. Such living
may suit bankers and people who work
three or four hours day, but certain
ly it is out of place for man who is
dependent on his labor for a living, es-
pecially if he has to work sixteen
hours a day and then sigh that he has
not time to do his work. But, this is
one extreme. l will give you the
other: l was travelling across the coun-
try in private conveyance, the roads
were beautiful most of the way-white
sand, through dense pine forests, occa-
sionally bayou Il would call it gull
ly or creek), its banks fringed with
stately magnolias, hollys, palms and
cypress interlocked with evergreen
vines and festooned with waying moss;
the gentle winds moved it gracefully
from side to side and caused a mourn
full, dismal sound as though you were
among the dead-weeping nature
but then it was enlivened by an occa-
sional thrush jumping from his hiding
place with cry of alarm; or perhaps
the familiar notes of a hooking bird
would cheer us on our way. At last
night overlook us in a dismal pine for
est. Coming to cabin we halted and
holloed; pale, lank, half-clad woman
came to the door with little child in
. her arms and half dozen other brats
clinging around her. MADAM, can
we stay all night with you?" "No, We
can't; kase we've got nothin' fur you to
9 eat and nothin' fur We kritters." We
insisted that it was dark, and we
would put her to no trouble, as we
could not 60 on, we would pay her
we'll if she would just let us stay in
=, her house. She at last consented, re-
marking that she hated to turn away
strangers, but Bill, her old man, had
gone to town with load of lightwood.
and if he sold it fur money, he'd sure
to git drunk and come home and raise
the devil. | assured her that | would
try and keep him from doing that, as
+, 1 had been fighting that old gentleman
for long time, | did not have much
use for the devil or whisky either
. Supper was soon announced, which
consisted of cold corn bread, cold kol
lards and water. The good woman
u apologized and said she would try an(
u give us some sop for breakfast. W.
{ slept remarkably well under the cir
Il cumstances. Next morning we wer'
- told to pail up our stools to breakfast
. The children were told to stand back
and they did, against the wall.
~ shall always wish l had their pictures
q but you can imagine the hungry it'll
le fellows looking with wistful eyes ant
- watering mouth at the soup, all bare
j. footed, half-clad, long hair uncombe'
S. and unwashed faces. One little felloN
u at the foot was crying--Grst in one ey
IN head turnedSideways, saying, MAN
e. nanny, don't let that man eat all tn
If sop" l was absorbed in reflection
D. when l was startled by: "Isay, stranl
s. er, won't you have some of the val
is mant?" l laughed, and asked wins
kind. She said, "a coon that ther
OF yonder boys kotched. Amt the
e. smart chaps; they may be grand PEI
ps pie some day." said, "Who knowsi
If leave the reader to his own reAe,
ds tions, remarking that few people
'r- this world know how the others live.
lis often think of the Irishman who WI
ne drunk in the gutter, and some passe
he by remarked that it took all sorts
ne people to make up the world. aye
no and he iahhars. we've cot the neonle