The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-06-04

crabs at dinner taxing oysters lnsteau--
and such oysters.
Visited "West End" pleasure re-
sort. seven miles from the city on lake
Phonchartrain. Such lovely flowers! |!
thought myself in the garden of Eden f,
beautiful blooming roses, magnolias
verbenias, honey suckle, &C., &C., just
"wasting their sweetness" Weather
cool and fine; thermometer registers 60
deg, an unusual occurrence for this
season of the year, cooler than at Christ
mas time.
Wandered out In the low groves, and
gathered palmettoes and picked black
berries as large as small hen eggs-how
is that for summer? Principal timber
here, cypress and pine; largest trees
not over two feet through. Soil, yellow
and red sand, and subject to severe
wash-outs. Havn't seen any land since
leaving Chattanooga that / would want
to take as gift and be obliged to pay
taxes on 1t. Cypress swamps! and
niggers!l no end to them.
Thursday-Knights of Pythias are
having grand parade. Five bands OF
music, gay banners, and badge decora-
tions do their part, in making splendid
show, as the cavalcade go marching by.
Visited the U. s. mint, where they
coin $50 per minute. Saw more money
there than l would care to have the
the charge of; though million or two
would be acceptable.
Went to the old Spanish Fort, and
put In the balance of our time looking up
and visiting other interesting points In
and around the city.
Started on return journey Friday
morning, reached Rockfort, Tennessee,
In the evening and remained all night.
Saturday morning, in company with
friend, we took Foot G. Walkers line
and Travelled over the mountain 20 miles,
reaching Croaville . o'clock in the
evening, taking 10 hours to complete
this journey. Though only two miles
from the home of Mr.. Ashley, with
whom we expect to spend the remain
der Of our time while sojourning In
these parts, yet we were too tired to 90
further till rested.
Sunday morning continued our walk
reaching Mr.. Ashley's in due time. At
his home among the hills we find our
selves 1000 feet above the level of the
sea, air bracing, climate healthy, season
little late for this section. The cattle
have been turned out to grass for q
month. Costs very little here to keep
stock In summer time, as they have free
range over thousands of acres. They are
trained to come home by giving them
bait Of salt occasionally.
Plenty OF wild game; such as deer,
turkey, partridge, quail, rabbit and
squirrel, which constitutes the principal
articles Of animal food.
Hired help is cheap. Laborers get
30 Gently per day, and native domestics
so cents per week.
Principal living among the natives is
corn dodgers, pone bread, pork, s. B.
venison and other game; no vegetables
to speak Of, no pastry or cake.
No churches. Itinerant preachers
call around once per month and hold
services In school houses and other con-
venlent places.
Schools three months In year. Most
any northern school girl would pass for
teacher, and be called fright peart."
No saloons In this vlcinityll
Such farming, the like Of which
never saw. Flowing is done with one
horse or mule, and even COWS, which
ever the natives happen TO own they
use. Plows are made with one shovel,
and are called bulltung. All imple-
ments of husbandry are of the most
primitive kind or style. This country
needs some Yankee enterprise to make
things go. For their land seems rich
enough "to raise heap" ""sell power"
and have fright smart left" But the
kind Of cultivation 1t gets, brings small
profits, and less rations to the tIllers OF
the soil. When look about and note
the lack Of Industry, see the result of
living in this "free 20 easy STYLE" 1
seem to be set back century, so far as
human progress is oncerned-brute
creation ditto.
All breeds Of stock purely native.
The four footed kline are lean and lank
and seem "pow'ful" weak in the knees.
As to the swine, they look snouty, and
can run like deer. The way the natives
tell when they are fat enough to kill,
they hold them up by the ear, II their
tails drop they kill them, If the snout
goes down, they let them run a few
days longer, till they gain strength to
hold up their noses. Most every kind
OF animal in these parts has to shirk for
itself as soon as age will permit.
Hunting wild game is one of the prin-
cipal Industries, and much OF my time