The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-06-19
HE Q ENOUGH.
A Boy Who al Last Saw the Fulfllmenl
of u Fond Dream.

An old man, who was born and
reared in a remote part of Arkansaw,
in conversation with a party of friends,
said:
Yes, the old times was putty good
in their way, but the way want allus
the best. Wall, when | was a boy, l
ulster wonder if any man ever had as
many oranges as he could eat. was
powerful fond O oranges, an l ulster
git n about every Christmas, didn't
think that thar was morn one or two
orange trees in Their world. And candy!
wy ulster think that when | got to
be a man | would work until | cot
money enough to buy all the candy l
could eat. | went on this way till l
was about sixteen years old. Then |
had an opportunity o leavin' home. /
struck out, thinkin' about nothin' but
candy and oranges. Several days
afterwards | got work at a saw mill. l
lived on con bread an bacon for two
months an then | told Their boss that |
wanted my money. He gave me twen-
ty dollars, an | struck out. l was
Altered that it want money enough
to get all the candy and oranges l
could eat, but | thought I'd risk it. !
trtmpcd to a little river town, not
DARN to spend money enough to take
NE down on a steamboat. | was as
hungry as a wolf when | reached the
town, but thought with contempt of
meat and bread, for my life's dream
was about to be realized. went into
It store an told a man that wanted
as much candy an as many oranges as
| could eat, an that | was willin' to
pay for the feast.
Three pounds O. candy be
enough" he asked, winkin' at a Teller
that stood near the door.
~ don't know. Let me have about
pounds o that red striped candy,
an a dozen oranges. an when l git
through with EN- I'll come back an
cit some more
'ltook my precious parcel. wentdnwn
to tie river in set down on a box. l
out my feast and gaxed at it.
Then | pitched it. All, | was realizing
my dream. | paid no attention to my
>urrOundin' but | rccolleck hearin' er
that come along say: that boy
puts me in mind of a hog eatin' mash
while | gunter slack up, but
rrm"mbcrin' how hard | had worked
how long | had waited, l fell to
az in with renewed vigor. Putty soon
thought | had enough, but what's
Use o quittin'.' unused. lowe
it to myself to eat all kin 'Twa'n't
airter tina. till | gunter git n little
sick, but | KEEP on putin down ther
stuff. Finally | couldnt stand it no
."nger. J stretched myself out on the
1oN an dOin' 50 knocked off the re-
nainder o my truck. but | didn't feel
Ike rearhin' down airtcr it. Deary.
Dut | gunter git sick. thought O.
he candy an oranges an gagged.
low | wished | was back at home with
cabbage an snap beans. | got
an sickcr an Lord q massy how
did reich an hcave. | lost my rec.
an when | come to myself !
vas in a hotel an burnin' up with
Every time | thought O candy
! hcayc. and once when the doctor
and mout eat a sweet orange, | al
most turned wrong side Outwards. like
off a shirt in harvest time.
'as gittin alon putty well when one
ay tn" Storc-kccper come in an axed
ne when | wanted the 9th + candy.
hat knocked me an | gagged for an
our, At last | got well enough to
ramp hom.. Before | went to the
ousc to see any O Their folks | went
own tot her spring-house. Thar set
/" old crock jar full o buttermilk.
t down and turned it up. And, oh
me, how / did hang on. l thought
must feel like er pusson escaped frum
atan, drinkin' O the water O. life
The old man ceased speaking and
eavcd. An Italian with a basket of
had just passed. -Arkansaw
rurcier.