The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-08-02
A BORN EATER.
How Uncle Jim Atc Out a Stlngy Texan,


r Uncle Jim, it seems 10 me vo
st can eat more than most Of people
SAID IitIle Joe uaInell, as his uncl
n helped himself the third time I
g potatoes, after pouring ont his sec
ond glass Of milk and placing
pone OF cOrnbread by his plate.
J.. well, yes, Joe, | reckon | cana
:, least | could when | was Young
Mother used to say she was afrait
would breed a famine and falh
er often said | was a long, keel
one and Il plum good one when j
g.. come to e%atln," said Uncle Jim
reaching over for The roasting.ears
And that reminds me-" he wen
on, show | got away with an old
fellow in Texas, who tried TO cheat
me ont OF my supper. Pass me
that plate of beans and | will tell
you about it,
Little Joe passed The beans and
Uncle Jim began
1T was a cold, winter dav. about
twenty years ago, when l stopped,
about shutdown, at il little loeiouse
to spend the night. The old man
sad | could stay, 10 walk in the
house, aud he would attend 10 nv
horse. | told him | always wai,ed
on myself, and did not mind feed.
ing my horse. He looked like a
stingy man. | noticed what small
ears he had and how reluctantly re
gave me a good feed for my horse.
I'VE went into the house, and
alter had lhawed by a big log
heap fire, felt very sociable and
chatty, but he did not have much
to say. supposed he was think.
ing OF that big feed of corn he had
given my horse.
FINALLY The old lady called us
to supper. There were two chill.
dren, and we would have made n
pleasant little party il they had all
felt as jolly as did when | saw the
nlrely-browned chicken and bis
cuts, the fried eggs and the steam. :
coffee.
The gentleman helped us all
around giving me the wing of the Q
chicken (which, by The way, | had 7
10 preference for). I
Il had just taken my second his. Il
'uIt when he laid down his knife s.
ma fork and said "WelI, | am II
lone hope everybody else isl
His wife put down the coffee
up she was raising 10 her Inns. II
nd tue children folded their arms o
nd Looked wistfully at their moth, o
+. That old rooster rules his W
post (thought II but he will not Ell
lle me- So reaching over | took
ne largest piece of chicken in The
)lree. ~ le
You see, you have not been or
dlhg III The wind as have to.day,'
salu. 1T gives a fellow kind OF
! appetite.' if
ut seems so,' he aSsented grufr. lie
Sn
es' 1t always makes me hun.
y to ride | went on, taking Two
Sculls at once, and employing The he
naming egg into my DlaIe ~,
ow fortunate | was TO get such Wv
e. 1 am a regular Methodist on
eacher about fried chicken On
o. as l took The last piece out of ~
dish ; and, Mddam,y0ur biscuit Ag
moi be beal,' | said, ADDRESSING IN
"ld lady, as | buttered the next
the last one in The plate.
DO tell! she said, haven't YOU Inv
! The chillSp
On, no., replied, 1T is only the 100
& ride | have taken and vonr
d cooking. | could eat it all A
~ pei
Il believe you could said the othe
man, pushing back his chair in I lei,
gust as lie strobe into the other nav
IL in it,
As a rule country people do moi ga
Up late, so | Vas soon showed fo DE
room, which was a small affair
TO The one with the BIG fire IN
Inc house was very open. and
uld always hear like a CAT r
nearly asleep when | heard
old MAI say: Becky, did Thai Is
cry hound eat up everything
me place tonight 2 Hush =
WI near you,' she said, but
Il Ilu e a man eat so in nv
days. There 'aint a thing MI
lett. You could not stoH TDDT
IKE you did The 'totner man :.
making out you was DONE of, ane
ups said The old man, and The
me an ash cake, or / will low y
e before day. and
heard the old woman bustlino been !
no. and thenI heard some one ton P
ing Inc ashes away from The X. NJ.
/ l got up and dressed, and Bellies
The Time | thought the ash lance nM,
was covered, | opened the ington
saying, Great heavens! how Profess
Is; am about to freeze: do rry; PI
warm | advanced to the lessor
ma sealing myself on a stool Of Mat
Olg pitcher of sweet milk. from Il
u seem to see, but began to United
ana talk. Il would have s ASS
asleep before now, | said, and E9w,
warm, but | have been Chance
red about some busiuass tbot Tuiti
.Of know how fo cell '""' $50 to l
That k;,,I e 1910 and ST.
hi"u vi BUSINESS, SAID study.
woman, curiosity getting Univ,
st OF her. The old man was July
he looked awfully grum. -
VIII tell you about I'LL said, II H.