New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
THE DIXIE.
TRYING TO GET THERE.

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tho feminine part .u,hu. svou
s, no them women that owns some or mat o'ho'
.cs,n VIC acknowledged our Identity, ana "a'e.
,urtber developments, for we knew very Wcn !. 49,.
avail us nothing to try to hurry this stranger 81 "
might gain the sooner any knowledge OF now 10 roa'"
our promised land. .,..,,v, h,s
when We had answered him In the A'rina',o, -. ~,
,..o heightened good deal He explained this pfish'
- nv ,cmarkny that he had heard considpie
about us, and he had been cur.ous to SEQ US ever
sencc we had took possession. Wall, now, dia VIC
expect to mako a good thing out OF iti We sAiu "1
hardly know what did expect, but our p'in''p''
wish Just now was to learn how to get there
He took no notice OF this hint for him 10 give
us directions. He reiectively drawing MS ,o
whip lash through his fingers, with his eyes nAou VI
ne He told us It was the richest land, no po''u'
there was anywhere in tho State, and no didn't caro-
hoo tho next pieco was lie knew the man that
owned next to u.s. and he had put out strawperos' anu
the size of them berries beyond what no oApeceu
ANYBODY to believe that had not seen uln. bu' no
had seen um and seen' bellcvn', even aDou. lho
dixie The dixie didn't need no manure, and wouidn'
need none for years to come TOOK " ior u''''
didn't you ~ he inquired with sudden directness'
Yes, We took 1t for debt
"Ninety-flvc acres, they say1" We nodueo, anu ho
said he had guessed 1t be that part which uSea
70 belong to tho old 10 Tden property He then re-
heated his assertion that 1t wouldn't need no mahuo
for one five years. he was sure OF that
NV friend said gravely that II there was one thng
for which she felt thankful 1t was for the unahniy
of the opinion about manure.
Tho man looked at her solcmnly for moment after
she had thus remarked, then no laughed, and very
merry twinkle came into his eyes as he did so.
.p,raps folks have been gvin you advice" he SAID
"No., replied folks have mostly conilnod them-
sc,vcs 10 saving anybody fool to own dixie iahs'
and TO telling us there good deal OF grass 'here'
but Il would cost moro than II was worth 10 ge' III
and how much would we take for 1t stahdlhe' No
arc waiting to hear you say these same words "non
YOU have said them we hope you'll be ready 10 'eii
us how to get there" ,
Again the laughed, this time moro h''''i'
than before, and when he could speak
at swow You've got 1t bout right he said Il
vas lest Coin' to tell you that that grass wouo cost
full as much as twas wuth, but won't say SO, sccn
&c you,ve heard It before. Mcbbe you're thnkn Vi
gittin' 1t yourselves? n
Uncoyernable curiosity again took possession OF him
as he eyed us lntently.
NV friend explained to lin that We did not Know
what the future held in store for u.s. Then she pessou
once for directions. He reused hhseii anu Sou
he s,posed he was a hendern' us. Then he put his
whole mind to the task before him. He said he haa
ben Twin not three milo from Cut River for mor u
five year. and he had only Jest learned no" " ei'
round He informed us that We had come 100 iui W
begin with. We come through Hanover, didn't WEI
Yes WALL one thing we'd better bear In mind anu .nS'
was II we wanted to git to that old 10 Inuen
dixie which was now our dixie, we must always 'ui"
into gate there was about twenty rod from the "eo
ster place Did remember that gate
brilliant flash of memory came to both OF us.
That eatel OF course knew now that we had
passed through such gate every time' ai'er sofa'
and prolonse cropping forit.
our informant went on to say that II we came rom
the Brant why that different. Then It would
save miles II We left our team at I'd" DrS' III"
came across the Cut In a boat
At this point we begged him not to confuse us by
telling MS now anything about coming over In a boat
lot that be for such time might be at the Brant'
If seemed probable that should in the near future
he Obliged to remove residence to the Braht, III
order that We might be near the dixie, but al presehl
les, SOP he interrupted I" l understand. don't
wonder YOU feel So. l own some dyke myself anu
that's why moved down to Mashfcld five year ago
'rant no use In owning dixie less you live In Ma
field Yourself You'll find It so. When man owns
that kind er prop'ty he kinder wants to be nigh IT,
vatchln, of f. and a expenmentn' on II. That's the
way tits with a man, and l don't know why I"
shouldn't be the same with woman
II was with a thrill Of something like terror that
heard these last words. Yes, said to myself IL was
the same or worse even, when woman was the pos
of the dixie was already working on me- HOW pen
Grating. persuasive and powerful would that speh
nrove2 Only tho future could answer that question
We were all three leaning comfortably on the
tumble-doyn wall now. The horses had gone crop
ming the young grass by the roadside inc ar was
warmed by the sunshine Of early summer ana 'ho
pcrfume of blossoms was everywhere Ihere was
eometb,np quantity interesting too, In our companion,
who was so saturated with the salt odor OF wet Keip
h.t nc nv friend afterward remarked to be with him
,yoo Ike taking sea bath He was in no hurry 10 go
| He was evidently of those men who love 10
talk betcrn than they love their vctuaS, which -
loving to talk very well, indeed Also, every minute
he was shaking more and more his curiosity cohcerit
| ing us. ~,
He seemed autoblographlcally Inclined He sara
u was I'm the early fall when he first came here his
,te,s father had died and left her some dixie In his
will He had always had kind OF spite against
s darter on account OF her choosn him, the speaker
as husband He, the speaker, guessed IL was along
% This sne that the old man left some dixie to her
| Anv way there twas and 1t got to be seen to-
| felt that this was precisely our case: there IL
| was and 1t had got TO be seen to-
| "As was sayIn', 1t fall when come down.
| T drove through Hanover, Just you did, and
ken inauirln lest as spose you did, and every body
seemed TO direct me as plain day and they all
kinder ptlcd me- Jest they do you, s'pose, cause
| I'd got some dixie My wife she was with me- BY n
by we come to nice face wall, and there was peach
| trees CROWN above and bcndn' down so we could
| rtt some peaches There lot Of 'em, and the
owner was there and he told us to help ourselves,
| as they was rottIn', and we did. They was good
| Then wo drove on. Poorly soon l asked the way
agln, and the man took great pains to tell us, and
| We went on a couple of miles and turned sharp
corner the left eggsactly as he had sad and come
| out opposite face wall with peach orchard atop.
| We eat peaches, some variety as before, only
the owner want there 10 this orchard. l said to
| INV wife that | didn't know before twas such a
country for peaches, and she said she didn't either
| Then we went and | stopped next time at a
| store and had the man come out and pint. He said
| We want mile from tho dixie and couldn't
| miss our way II VIC tried. So went good
| while longer than the other time, and took every
turn directed, and. thunder and lightning! where
| do We think VIC come out TOP