Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-10-23
TIE LANDsTREETs.
A SToRx OF THE PEACH COUNTRY,
BY
OSCAR DALE.
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OOpyripblSa " Ths Every Evening publisninN Co

was not annoyed by them nor disposed
to break off his intimacy with the young
man. II was now June Of Presidential
year and Tom had good deal to do in
which he needed no strangers assist
anoe. Tongusoteague district must bs
'mads right" which meant that all its
delegates to the coming conventions
must be Toms friends. This was accom-.
man announced his intention OF going up
TO Durham to the c0urty meeting and
cordially invited Carswsll to 60 along.
As the latter had plenty Of time he ac-
oepted the invitation, and the drive being
long one they made an early start.
On they drove through miles of peach
trees on which the young fruit hung,
hidden by the thick leaves. The brief
glory OF tho blossom period had passed
before Carswsll's frat arrival in the
peach region. As they drove northwsrd
broad fields of green wheat became more
frequent and we'll kept hedger lined the
road and divided the fields. The land
was still level as floor and woods were
rarely seen. Local topios were talked
over and Tom Landstreet INDUCED In
personal and biographical sketches Of the
occupants OF the farms they passed.
"0ver there" he said, tlived my
brother John who died five years aso.
You can jist see the old Niger quarters.
They're not OF much use DOW. IL don't
take so many niegers to run farm rs 1t
used to-"
"Are you not, then, better of on 40.
count Of the emancipation Of the nlaveGG"
asked Carswell.
"Mebbe zoe are," replied Tom, shut
the niRgers are d-n sight worse of and
glttin' more impudent every day. How
now that no Abolitionists want to steal
'sm, and don't know that I'm sorry. II
isn't 80 much that the things done, ss
the way Of doin' IL that rifles me. Them
Abolitionists up ct Wilmington (Which
was always full OF 'em) got me into q
devil Of sorape onos."
Show was thatf" asked Carswsll.
"well," said Tom, ''ys see me and
John YVES rather free thinkers when We
was youngsssrs, and our old Unole Nate
was Tartar on that tack. There was o
sort Of Tree thinkin' society up at WILL
minston--a regular infidsl society the
church people all deolared--s good iuany
years ago and Uncle Nate used TO 20 up
and tend Its msetin's now and then.
Once he went up there and staid q month
and ye may d--n me II he didn't come
back regular Abolitionist. | can tell
ys l was ravin' mad and purity badly
sksersd, TOO, for the old man would say
Whatever he thought and verybody
would have been sute to find out that one
Of our family had actually turned
Abolitionist."
"What did you dor" asked Carswell.
i'0h, me and John went over and oussed
him." replied Tom.
"Did that convince him 2" asked Cars
well.
"No," admitted Tom, "but 1t was a
great comfort to me and John. We
brought Uncle Nsts around all risat in
the end, though"
"How did you manage II 7" asked
Toms thoroughly amused snditor.
"Wsll, ye see," replied Tom, "tbem
fsllers mp at Wilmington had got hold vf
the old man aud stuffed him full OF the
Declaration OF independence, declarin' all
men Tree and equal, aud all that, and ye
see II IL had applied there was notbin'
more to say and the Aboliiionists was
right."
''How did you meet that ?" asksd Cars
we'll, adding 81 nsvsr saw how to do ii "
"0h, me aud John went over to Uacls
Mates one day and We jist sat down to
have it out. We wasn't FOOLS enough ia
undertake TO dispute the Deolsra alton OIL
Independence; no Dimmtorat would dc
that. But we had book writ by felleI
named Dssns and lot Of other doolmsaia g
and we set out TO show him tnAt niggel
wasn't really man aud that the makeri
OF the Declaration OF Independence knew
II, or else they would have abolished
slavery right of when they oams to MAKE
the constitution. That was our holts
As soon as we got that fairly into UDol'
Mates head he was all right agin, snt
saw that all that about msn bsin' free
and equal hadn't nothin' to do will
niggeYs, and we never had no Inor'
trouble with him. We didn't encourage
him no more to 20 to Wilmington how
somever, and John he took sioh preju
dice aginst the free thinkers on Aoooun
OF what they'd done for Uncle Nate tina
he turned clear around and jinet
church."
Carswell laughed heartily at this stor.
Of Uncle Mates conversion and old Tor
was 80 fiAttered by this evidence of appre
citation of his conversational powers tina
he WAS encouraged TO air q theory OF hi
about the probable success of peAol
culture on an extensive scale on tn
Pacific coast.
Csrswell remarked on the astonishin
difference In the climate on oar tw
ooasts, and made some casual ailusion
the amsliorating influence Of the Gu
stream on our otherwise unendurabl
eastern climate.
"Mr. csrswell, do you understand til
cause Of that Gulf ntrssmf" asked Tor
with evident excitement.
"Well, no." answered Carswell, g
cannot say do. OF course have rea
two or three scientific explanations, {
attempts at explanation, but really d
not think ! now have any clear ide
about IT,"
'The scientific ohaps be d-d" shOu,e
Tom, "they don't know a oussed thin
about IL, but do pgs thouaht an
thought about II till I've thought 1t ont
"Tell me about II then" said Carswe
''for should like TO hear clear stat,
ment Of the cause Of the phenomenon.
"D'ys know what suck is :" asks
Tom.
"No, l don't believe l do" answere
his companion.
'Evsr been to Niagara 7" asked Ton
"Yes," replied the other.
"Well, !" continued Tom, "ye know the
how the water comes bilin' down towai
Goat I.land. Ys'd think It was goin' q
over the d-n little patch, but II dom
Why Because thousands and thousan,
OF years ago the water there happened
ait suck, and all that comes after
follsrs in the same way so 1t jist par
and goes around the little Island Al
will keep on doin' 80 forever. Now III
Ia q suck, and that's what makes d
Gulf stream keep apart from the 9th
water in the oo.an.
"Yes, sse," answered Carswell ,ieelii
sure he was about to listen to q mo
original and unique theory.
"Now II yen 60 down the Pacific COS
Of Mexico" Tom went on, "I've no don
yell ind great suck there. Ye knt
the Pacific ocean Ia higher than 4
Atlantic Well that suck carries 1
water down into q natural tunnel tn
runs clear under Mexico. That county is
sh-ye know, and the water comes fair
abilin' out into the Gulf with sich fol-
as to carry It purity near over to Engls
before IL stops. II II wasn't for this I
body could live in that d-n oountl
Now that's my theory of the Gulf strsAl
and II this Internal Radical goveinme
down at Washington must be wastin' t
peoples money on scientific expedite
Il ought to send an explorln' party do
the Pacific coast Of Mexico. They wor
discover that suck, sure, and that wor
show Pm right, though that d--n Yanl