Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-01-05

te Lives I'm Georgia and His
Friends VIII Back Him
Agatnst the World.

Friends viii Back Him
Agatnst the World.
Afqeon Telegraph.
on the plantation of Capt W. H
Stokes, in Twiggs county, there re-
sides a white tenont who promises to
become the champion enter Of Georgia
without any opposition The mans
name is Ebb Floyd aud he is said to
be ashort. stout man of thirty years Of
ase and Of jolly disposition.
Floyd first attracted the attention of
his neighbors at a log.roIling which
took place about month ago On
that occasion, after finishing the work
the workmen sat down TO supper, and
before them, among other things, we're
placed fifteen large potato custArds.
This dish Was a favorite Of Floyd's,
and the fact wis known to several OF
bis friends, who we're present at the
supper. One of them, in banter,
offered to bet Floyd that he could not
cut half the custards at the same meal,
and was very much surprised when his
farmer friend took him mp, and agreed
TO eat ten OF them without stopping
fPilling up the dishes in circle, he
commenced upon the spread. Five
we're soon eaten, and then the fun
began with q rush. One after another
disappeared slowly bit surely, until
the, magic namher Of ten came to
hand, and all present we're in an up.
roar. gN
Strengthening himself out for the
fray, the farmer commenced on the
home stretch Ten large sweet potato
cnstards inside him and Ave awaiting
the attack presented q IudicrOus scene.
1t WIS agony. but three soon sped
away on their journey to meet their
fellows, and gradually the last Of the
fifteen found itself on the way down to
the depths. He accomplished the feat,
aud the prize offered in the bet was
Ills, aud his only. This was, however,
only starter for Mr. Floyd, and SO,
however, he chose Thanksgiving Day
for another effort. and AGAIN he came
out victorious
This time it was chewing contest,
aud sugar cane was the object Of his
attention.
After day of frOlic and fun, and
after indulging in hearty Thanksgiv'
ing dinner, with turkey AID stnfing to
his hearts content, he visited house
where he expected to eat supper and
remain allnight.
This time a crowd had gathered to
see the Twiggs wonder, and an abun-
dance Of good, juicy cane had been set
in the room ready for the contest.
As preliminary fourteen full stalks
were chewed before supper, and then
all hands sat down to an old time
Thanksgiving supper. With 'pOssum
and yams aud plenty Of rich gravy.
Finishing supper, the host an
nouneed to his friends that the cOniest
vas ready. to be opened, aud asked j
any one present wanted to make bet
on the result.
A school teacher in the crowd sug
gested that speed trial be made, an'
offered to wager that Floyd could no
chew three stalks in ten minutes. Thi
was accepted. and the schOolmaster Sc
before him three large. fine stalks ant
called time.
Two of them we're disposed of in fiv
minutes, aud the third one saw its fat
In two more minutes, making th
farmer the winner by three minutes
This settled the question Of speed
and some one offered to bet two to on
that Floyd could not drink quart G
Juice down without stopping. He wa
wiser man in just minute later, fo
catching up jug, Floyd drained it c
threo pints Of the sweet stuff.
Everyone was satisfied and he wa
The hero Of the hour. when a smn
hand cane mill was brought into til
the room and twenty stalks wer
crushed. giving out three gallons {
juice.
This was q startling announcement
and it had the effect Of making Floy
g lion among his friends. when the
were taken aghast by the statemer
th at he could chew twenty stalks befOI
he retired and not feel the result.
/ Every one laughed at him, and a
thought bin to be iesting when he lai
out twenty Of the largest stalks of can
near his chair and commenced on th
york of grinding out the juice with h
molars ASS
One by one the stalks we're taken u
and stripped, chewed aud the piec'
thrown inside, and in exactly one hou
and fifteen minutes the little pile va
exhausted and the man was ready
quit and retire from the field.
The news Of his feat spread far an
near IN his n eighborhOod, and now
is the wonder of the section.
His frisn1s in Twigg county pl
BIN against any man il the world 4
the chamionship and a prize Of $40
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