The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-07-04
OUR SOUTHERN BUDGET
SOUTHERN PINES, NC, June

UUR SUUTHERN BUDGET
SOUTHERN PINES, NC, June 90.
The York State man is known by his
"be's," the New Englander is known
by his "keows;" the Pennsylvania by
his "seein's;" the Irishman by his
brogue and the German by his "nix's."
So it cannot be wondered at in the least
if here in the South one finds some ex-
pressions that challenge the attention of
the new conner or 'tenderfoot." To
illustrate: Everything in the matter of
time of day is either morning" or
evening. Morning is any time be-
fore noon, and evening is any time
afternoon.
Now, you know that in the north il
person says that he will call on you in
the evening, we accept it that at that
time of the day after the second meal
since breakfast, when the tasks for the
day are completed, and, with curtains
drawn close and lamps alight, we sit
down to compare notes, swap yarns and
lay plans for next day labor or pleasure,
we may expect that his promise will be
kept. "Good evening" in. the South
means "good afternoon" in the North.
And so on through the entire use of
the word.
Then there is the word Garry" Down
here the people say, ''I'll carry you over
there this evening"" Of course they
mean that you may ride with them in
their carriage scme time after dinner.
There are other peculiarities of express
sion, but have enumerated enough for
this time.
A LITTLE SERENADE. glu
This is the native home of the North
Carolina Mocking Bird, a winged crea-
ture about the general size and form of
thrush. The other morning one of the
little beauties rendered the writer here
of serenade. He (the bird) was swing
ing on a bough of tag-alder bush, and
for upwards of ten minutes he sang one
of the quaintest and most attractive
medleys ever listened to by mortal ears.
Emma Abbott's voice is sometimes called
bird-like, but Emma would give the pro-
ceeds of several successful seasons if she
could sing the song that heard from
the mocking birds throat. 1t is a great
pleasure to hear Emma Abbott sing,
while TO hear the North Carolina Mock.
ing Bird at his best is 10 see the curtains
of heaven drawn quietly aside and tc
CT CHI the perfect melody that issues from
the portals of the beautiful Over There
"Listen tn the mocking Bird"
AMI listen as well to the native south
erner as he tells you
A LITTLE STORY
of the precious bird whose song is thu
very essence of melody. He will frs
tell you that if you catch grown mock
ing bird and cage him he will never sin!
a note while behind the bar. In fact
"He never sings behind the bar"
for he is a lover of freedom, and hi
picture would not be out of place on
corner of the Stars and Stripes.
Suppose you catch young one, ant
tame it?" you very naturally inquire.
And then the man of the South smiles
He sees his opportunity. He has
chance to tell you something. His ans
wer will be in substance something lik
this:
"Some people have Gagged young mock
ing birds, but l have never yet hear,
that Gagged mocking bird was eve
known to sing. They do say that it /
the mother bird that teaches the youn
birds to sing. Besides it is somewha
, dangerous to cage the young birds"
Dangerous! HoD dangerous?" yo
innocently inquire.
Dangerous to the young bird, siI
Some sunny day you will hang the Gag
outside the house so that the little pris
! oner may have chance to look over tn
large, grand house he has been take
!, from. Then the old mother bird wi
! come about the cage. You would nc
be so cruel as to drive her away. Direct
ly afterward you take your cage indoor:
and in a few minutes your moclling bir
t is dead. You see, sir, the mother bir
brings a poisoned berry which she feed
1 her young, preferTing to.kill it rathe
: than have 1t grow up in captivity"
) A dim idea OF a new law in the bir
I code of rules, in the interest of youn
mocking birds, floats through your min
e and you have something to think ovel
I at least, for the next half hour.
S SOMETHING THAT Is NEEDED.
4 Cattle roam at will here in this pal
= of the Old North State. The eons'
t quence is that the stock is generally !
: poor condition, while vast amount {
/. manure is annually wasted. There al
a great many secrets that are wort
r much that people of the North posses
that would bring wealth to the people {
e the South. The Southerners have se'
eral secrets, too, that Northern peopl
$ ought to know. What sort of pla
e would it be for us Northern people an
( us Southern people TO have an occasions
b experience meeting, and unbosom som
+ of our secrets each TO the other? SUI
I pose we begin right of and right here?
? Southern people regard the long norti
= ern winters with feelings akin 10 horror
4, Yet 10 those loug, tedious winters doe