The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-06-13


made. The darkeys eyes shine with
pleasure as they glance from the poet to
the mule. Perhaps he muses. OF the
"heaps' of peas, potatoes, squashes, and
other good things that will probably be
raised on the land he is blowing. But
that there is difference of opinion
somewhere between the darkey and the
mule is evidenced by his further remarks
to his muleship.
Look hcah, mulel better min out
Fus' ting you know, you'll fin out
How quick I'll wear this line out
On your ugly stubbo'n back,
You needn't try TO steal up.
An lif' dat precious heel up,
You's got to plow this iiel' up,
You has, sab, for fac
And now, in imagination we can see
the intelligent beast of burden and his
equally intelligent driver growing more
intimate. There is an intellectual com
promise between them, something like IA
mutual understanding, and a grin en-
bellshes the open countenance of the
darkey as he softly sings his satisfaction,
Oar, OATS de way to do i'll
He's comm right down to it,;
just watch him plOughin' t'TOo 1t,
Dis Niger amt no fool.
Some folks dey would a beat him
Now dat would only heat him
know just how to treat him
You must REASON wild a mule,
The drawing together process between
the mule and the darkey now begins to
grow more rapidly. The mule is gain
ing the darkey's confidence. The poet
yawns, and nonchalently whites per-
simmon branch. Confidence having
been won by the mule, now listen to the
darkey:
He minds me like niger.
II he was only bigger
He'd rotch a mighty hgger,
He would, tell you! Yes sab,
SEE how he keeps n cickin',
He's as gentle as chicken,
And nebber thinks oh kickin'-
Whoa. dahl NebuohGdnczzah.
The supreme moment has arrived,
whe heart of the gentle poet is bursting
with tenderness over the scene before
him, A hungry crow sits sadly musing
on the limb of distant gum tree,,zmus-
ing whether he had better make corn
while the sun shines, or wait for devel-
opmenis. 1t is wise crow and it scents
disaster and game in the near future.
Suddenly something happens, Yes,
it happens suddenly and uneXpectly, like
the snort from slumbering deacon's nose
during prayer time, or the hysterical
giggle from an anXious maidon in the
nj of
There is picture of rope rein lying ath-
wart the horizon, Something pllw-
shaped flashes like meteor across til,
line division, followed by something tha
strongly resembles dismantled darker
Then there is heard-not "a sound
revelry by night'--but the clickety-
click of mules heels running at full
speed, The dogwood bNshca part for an
instant, and the mule has gained haveE
over there, where, for Il time at least,
the darkey'll cease from troubling and
the weary mule can have 4 chance to
rest, But listen to the darkey;
Is dis heah me, or not meP
Or is do debble got NEE
Was dat cannon shot NEE
Hab ] laid heah moren weekp
Dat mule do kick amazin'-
De beast was spilled in raisin'-
But now spect he's grain
On de oder side de creek.
But at this season of the year the
festive mule and the philosophers
darkey are taking rest from their la
Tors of two months ago. They did their
work well, and broad acres of growing
cotton, tobacco and corn, and smiling
gardens attest the truthtulness of my re-
mark.
And this reminds me that Northern
farmers would be surprised if they un-
derstood two or three things about this
golden land of North Carolina.
First, they would be surprised to see a
mule or horse doing in day three or
four times as much as is done with II
team in the Eastern or Middle States.
Second, they would be surprised to
find the great difference ia the forward
ness OF vegetation here compared to what
it is farther North. On my desk to-day
lie letters from Northern friends, bear
ing date of three and four days ago.
They all speak of the extreme lateness
of the season.
Down here huckleberries are ripening.
People are tired of ieasting on new
onions, lettuce, radishes, peas, etc, from
their gardens, Late peas, Irish potatoes,
new beans, and other kinds of truck are
in their prime, Peach, plum and per-
simmon trees are loaded down with fruit,
and the promises are excellent for a
mammoth early yield, This is the re-
gion of all regions for cultiyating peach
es. Orchards bear in three years from
the time of setting out, and fine fruit can
be matured and ready for the market in
June. Just think of that, my Northern
friends. Before you begin TO enjoy your
early peas, we shall be feasting on
peaches and cream and peach shortcake!
Farmers from the North who once
come to view these lands, more especial
| ly if they once see them when they are
clothed with their growing crops Of vege-
tables and fruits, never return 10 their
former homes excepting TO prepare to
live in a land where Nature is 50 kind
and so lavish with her gifts.
One Of the remarkable features of this
beautiful land of the South is the cheap
ness of the lands. A man may own his
farm here and live in the very lap OF
luxury for what would cost him to pay
rent in this more Northern States. |
write frSm personal knowledge, having
lived until recently in Pennsylvania.
In future letters | shall show my read
ers how insignificant is the cost of buy
ing, clearing. fencing and cultiyating
land, building houses and barns, and
other matters of interest to them. |
shall also tell them something about
specialties that will pay euterprising
I men who have the grit TO take hold OF
them. Fraternally thine. f. p. w.
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