The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-01-15
TWO LOOKS AND A HOOT.
Showing People the Way IN North Carolina

reporter. ",he natives have a funny
way OF giving directions when asked
how person may reach such or such
place, and it is apt to be little puz.
cling to the stranger who hears it for
the first time. The first dav l was
down IN Southern Pines l wanted to
find the Post Office. It's fine couu-
try down there, and while the villages
are not large they cover good deal of
ground. had walked around good
deal without seeing anything that
looked like Post Office, and then l
stopped native on the street.
"sWhere can find the Post Office?
asked.
"The native swung his hand in the
air, and, indicating the direction said:
i" Two looks yam way, on the left
hand slde.'
Thanks, said l, little startled.
two look yam way SAID to myself,
gazing in the direction the native had
waved me. That's deinate.' After
gazing a while, noticed that the last
thing in the range of my vision was
bridge.
"sAhv says L; shat must be one
look" and l Started for tile bridge. l
reached it after walk of half mile.
Then gszed ahead again. The boun-
Diary of sight was a building on the
left hand side of the road.
There's the other look says, and
made for the building. Sure enough,
it was the Post Office. Then l under
stood that a look in The Southern Pines
System of measuring distances, meant
as far as an ordinary man could see.
I never thought about the possible
necessity of division OF the measure
ment into shorter distances, but one
day l found out that there was. l
wanted to 90 to some parties who
were camping in the woods somewhere
in the vicinity, but l didn't know
where they were located. found
native who did know, and asked him
how to get there.
GOO three looks straight ahead,
oyer van, then turn lett an 60 two
looks an boot, an thar's the camp.
Two looks and hoot.' That was
sumner. didn't want to show, my
ignorance, so asked for no explana-
ton. started for the camp. l got
oyer my three looks over yan and my
two to the left. But what was a
boot? If it had been in Pennsylvania
I'd have known at once, and would
more than likely have had the utinsels
with me to furnish the boot without
delay, especially if there had been a
spring handy. But boot in the
Pennsylvania sense l felt could not
bring that camp before my eyes. Then
l considered the subject while, and
finally thought of hoot.owl.
- chats the caper! exclaimed,
and 1 gave regular two-lunged South.
ern boot. The echo hadn't died away
vet, when back came an answer off in
the woods. ] went in the direction
and found the camp. The North Car
DINA system of measuring distances is
very simple, but rather trying to blind
people and mutes.
"'I suppose you know that North
ern pig likes Irish potatoes as well as
bear likes honey, and that's saying
good deal. Put him in potato field
and he'll revel in bliss. If you want
to keep on the right side of the North
Carolina pig, however, pig familiar
| ly known as the razor.back-don't offer
him Irish potatoes. Neither the Peach
Blow nor the Early Rose nor any
other choice brand of potatoes will
tempt him, and he eyes with suspicion
any one who sets them before him.
But he will eat his way through field
of sweet potatoes. like an auger going
through pine board. But a whole
crop of sweet potatoes, transferred
from the soil to his stomach, wouldn't
put any more flesh on a genuine, ma
tive, to the manner born North Caro-
lima razor back than bushel OF app
pies would on a cider mill"