The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-31

-. -. So, Griffin. Ca, Presents "o''
e,, s,r,t-,n Immense Orchard o'
r.r.,,omon rrees-rbs Way tho 'fos'""''
r,~h, when Feeding Time Comes
4 few miles west Of Griffin istho home
Of Mr.. William Throckmorton' MH
Throckmorion IS the proprietor oil 'lie
most unique and remuneratiye farm I'D
Georgia. 1t is the Lime Creek 'fossun'
farm"
On the very crest Of a we'll wooded ban
Is a comfortable cottage surrounded ny
beautiful shade trees. At the foot Ok lhe
hill is a pretty branch, running through
the very center Of a ten acre perslmmon
grove incloscd within a high board fence.
The persimmon trees are interspelsed
with a quantity Of old hollow trees and
hollow logs planted i'm the ground
WHAT Az EXPERT SAW.
It was in the early afternoon when we
arrived, and 70 the uninitiatcd the farm
appeared 20 be am immense fruit orchard
bearing am oblong whitish sort of fruit
hanging from the dead limbs Of the trees
by a long. black stem. But appearances
were deceptive. Il was not fruit. but
between seven and eight hundred pose
sums taking their afternoon sicsta Our
party were somewhat unacquaintod with
the habits of the Georgia possum, and
consequently piled question after quos-
ton to our highly amused hosts. Inow
consider myseifan expert on tho 'possum.
and here is what learned and SAW.
The 'possum, when desiring To take q
nap. simply climbs tAo most convenient
tree. walks ont ON q limb. wraps his iHil
one and half times around and swings
his body out into space. Ills legs and
feet are drawn close into bis body and
his head drawn mp between Do, shoulders
until it forms an almost perfect BALI and
appear, TO be great pear covered with
white fur
The sun was slowly setting below the
distant pine mountains and We were still
gazing at the queer objects in amused
wonder when half dozen little 'pos-ums
emerged from tlie pockotoftheirm
ran up her tail and commenced playing
on the limb above ln q few minutes
This marsupal stretched Der head and
chem her fore feet out She swung her-
self once on twice. grabbed hcr tail With
her fore paws and climbed mp to the
limb, which She caught with beer claws.
mtwi-ted her tail and pulled it up.
Hardly had She balanced herself when
the half dozen young ones climbed into
hor pocket and were hil from Niew ehe
then climbed down the tree.
While this was going on more tlHn
seven hundred others bad awakened and
were coming down from the trees. Reach
ing tine ground each one made ior the
creek, drank. and then iun mp .he hiIi to
% pen in which they were to De fai
BAKED POSTUM AND TTE.s.
They were of ail sizes. Some would
barely weigh @ half pound, while others
would tip tine scales at thirty The pos.
sum, when hungry. uuers sound which
is a cross between mow and moan
Over seven hundred 'plssuns were IT..
-ether So thick chat tho ground could
not Doe seen letvccn them. and Che small
Jnes bad been forced upon the backs of
he larger. All were uttcrin. ibis io
'uiiar sound reminding one of an army /
If soldiers moaning over the death of .
hoir general, when through a gate ID T
iesro pushed "a whscllarrow, Aealms .
ull OF 'll kinds of trash and slop-Don
listing of fruit pealm--. vegetable.
meats. bones and bread As Doe howe BID
lsht lne sc'ne among the po-sums ie-
minded one 'i feeding time n m.na--
me. Ihe htllo ugly animals screamed
ma sciaichfd ana hlt 100 one a'i''i.I
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