The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-06

much and sICnt too much none for u
MAJ who didn do anything IL earn it
81 the od gentleman sad kut the other
fellow was slow and awk ward aud my
monct, good clothes aid town wa,s at
last carr ed the day with the girI aud the
old lady brought the old man t.d in
short order she is terror. o the mat
ter is settled have the license in my
pocket and you are both invited TO the
wedding al old man Aver : To morrow
evening. am going there to night v
We reached oaltown about sund .wn
and cnt The night witt Mr Harry
Wcodma7. the charc al king lie con
trols a vast business ships very near Y
all tie charcoal burned about here on hi,
own line cf sChoOneTs 10 >ew Orleans
furnishes supplies teams and tools 10 ON or
:. 90 cOlIicrs.
Mr Woadman showed us over po-.
tion of the works the fo lOwih- Gay and
explained the Pre- cess of burning aud ship
ping the coal The entire busi cs3 j.
ma aged in the most primitive fashion.
ant tie coal is loaded on board tie
sChoOucrs
There were apparently 100 kilns On
fire IN the town. In every direction tail
columns Of blue smoke rose above the
iitC " % dtlO do many IOit "ClN III
every staTc of cons ~ ton, from setting
the bottom 10 bank ng TLat read
ers may w0pcr,y unders ana the lcrilb c
tragedy which o,cLrred later in ,h" day.
it wi be necessary to cX..ain the con
struction ami burning of Il kiln.
\ spot is selected among tn pines. and
the nearest trees large and sn.a |, ARE
feilrd aud cut into length5 of SIX feet / 3.
tie lmber Of lwcnt five or thirty for
bottom. These arc set un round and
round center post or chimney filed
th dry. light wood kind!in- until the
bottom is say twenty five ieGt in dlsme
ter. pon this is then placed sc ond
tier Of four foot spit wood. and this
surmounied by third course Of still
smaller wood. or top" making the kiln
dome shaped Twelve feet h gh with
atout se,cn feet crown The entire kiln
is then ban ed c vercd with dirt
solidjy acked to The depth of inches
except small slchway On one side
called the fire door. and au Il crlurc at
the top oi the chimney" in the crown.
he kin is then fired by means Of torch
fastened upon the end Of Il long po e and
inserted through the lie door to the
Cenler Of the heap Where tie kindling is
ignitcd and rapid y fires the entire atruct-
ure.
The chimney is generally LETT open for
two or three Gays alter firing but a tie
kiln bazeS until it is closed, and whie
bIaAn= consumes the WOOD without char.
.hS an c'ai lhe oufhefS Almost ihFat
lady cIoSe II 100 soon. nus quilc ire
queh'iy auscs 'Ie II 10 DO" or eA-
pIodc' tirou-h the FORMATION OF gases m
Slde' ana Is cNFchiey uahStfou' ne
zen OF we've gay from '"c ltiie inc NHa
Is hied uh'" ule 'hatF'hS IS "hishe't = d
pefl0u o' 'ohS'an' "a'thI"l1e>s anu care
Oh 'Lc part ol 'He o"iner' oh'ti'"eu
every cay experience fchut[H cau' ,ouS'
o"S' rEIhg nan 50 exert thaI acclcVhtS
are rare, but among inc Carr.cSS' i'cK
'eNS HT'lN'"9 ma Jor' ~ c."tn', are con
9taHlI' oCcuiii"S' AS ne ""od C"a'S II
GraI"e''y ShriGES lh,o Sma 'e' coh!'''S
ana !" can'e '.e sou coVeIi . 10 I1I.W.
II Is necessary tnat 'he Co'.icr WORK ,3e
hhn owe every uHy' peA'lH- uoWH lhe
chliiG surface ol INC crown win hca'E
Iol ms IN Tue kun, lhlS means 'ha' paI'
OF tue "'oo o.azeS ana Is consume !,
leaving great no III inc ceh'er coV@re0
oniy With tne "a tt"s, o' Yft' "h ch Is
uaheu nara oE tne neat anu le.'a rs i
"roAch Aul'Iu III" conner venture ult
upon thlH II "'u!d SINK nchea'h ms
we gnu uroPpihg MN mo me avn
Wnl'c neat Glow, "heIC Ac CouIu A"t
i've second
c'Ciai accidents OF thls kln1 had oc
Cured III Coa,toWn. We were shown one
of the kllns INTO which man had fallen
while intoxicated. The golfers IN tantiy
closed all the vents, thus eXunguiS ing
the fires, and the Kiln remains "undrawn
to this day, serving as Their co ran!ou :
mauSo.cum. They knew he was mmedi
ateIy corSumcd by tie terrible heat, and
so made no enort To rescue hIS remains,
Ire oIu KIN IS no" covered WIN grass,
SHRUBS ana VIA r sc b'Shcs Whlcn nave
sprung from the sol WIN winch II had
been BANKED II very much resembles an
'ndian mound
Iurin! our walk we ca LED at Oh man
Avery s. wEcre we 1ound MT man
wh" was hot yet SOBER even amid the
busy preparations Tor the we lang t. oc
cur that evening. Nr. Avery We folnd
to be quite Il gent'emanly and hoSpi'ah'e
old man, with a painful hesitation and
nervousness OF manner lie invited us to
remain Tor Dinner SAYING he would show
US around MS wor%s IN The ate noon
AT the dinner tabie we met 9lrS. Avery
"A tali blg-Aoned wo'-an. who certainly
re,Sred supreme within her own home.
w also @ met h TIC br de ect, Miss Miss q la
who was by tDe way, the only chId a
tall. en- or girl, lale. with light hair and
large mia brown eyes. she was quietly
grace u IN manner, but shrank nervously
when addressed or obser ed closely.
could readily understand how the worth
less MI, lnan had made such an easy
conquest, ded by this mother with he"
oft repeated assertion that her chil should
never marry a goodto; 2ctAlnS Goa
burner
Mr. Woodman remained to dinner also.