Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-04

! from its wounds, and each blow of th,, AK
| brought out green buds, The streets, tn
town squares, barely marked out, were in
yGded by vegetation. The walls grew les
quickly than the trees, and Is; soon ~
raised crumblcd beneath the apheaval o
I he still living roots. Toovercome this re
sistance that dullcd the blades of thu
hatehcts and axes they were obliged t.
have recourse TO lire.
Soon an enormous town, all in wood
like Chicago, stretched along the bank O.
Red river, with it's broad, straight streets
numbered and Glittering about its squares
its Merchants exchange, its markets, its
churches, its schoolhouscs, and the whole
maritime train of sheds, custom house stu
lions, docks, depots and shipyards. Tho
town of wood (WoodstoWn, rs they called
it) was speedily peopled ty the plaster dry
crs of new places A fer9rish activity was
displayed in every quarter, but upon the
surrounding hillscommand the crowded
thorouChfpres and the harbot packed with
vessels somber and menacing mass ex-
tended in & semicircle. 1t was the forest
looking on.
WOE TO WOODSTOWN
1t was gazing at the insolent town that
had taken from it its place on the river
bank and 5000 gigantic trees. All Woods
town was rcadc Of it7 life The towering
masta that sTayed down in the harbor,
those iununcrablc roofs, inclined one
toward the other, even to the last hut of
the most distant suburb, it had furnished
evcrything-eyc the instruments of toll,
even tho furniture, limiting its service
only by the lelgth of its branches. IIoncc
what e,ibla hatred it cherished against
that town Of thieves
While winter lasted they perceived moth
ing. The people of Woodstown heard oc.
casionally Il hollow cracking in their roofs,
in their furniture. F:om time to time Il
wall Yves cleft asunGer, a store counter
noisily hurst in twain. But new wood is
subject to such accidents, IA / no one at.
cached any importance to them. However,
ut the commencement of spring--a sudden.
fierce aYring so rich in sap that they beard
it beneath the ground like the babbling of
brool,s-the soil began to be agitated, up
heavcd by invisible forces. In each house
the furniture, the partition walls swcllel,
and they saw upon the floors long bulgcs,
such rs mark the passage of mole in the
fields Neither doors nor windows moth
ing, in fact-worked any longer 1T is the
damPness,' said the inhabitants "When
warm weather comes that will be over"
DUD UNDER EVERY ROOF.
Suddenly, on the morrow, when great
storm come from the sea, which brought
summer amid it's scorching lightning and
lukcWarm rain, the town, when it Nwoke,
uttered a cry Of stup0r. The red roofs of
the public buildings, the belfries Of the
churches, tho floors of the houses and even
the wood of the hedsteads were sprinkleI
with Green tint, thin as mold, flimsy as
lace. Closely examined it was quantity
Of microscopic buds, in which the rolls of
leaves could already be distinguished. This
freak of the rain amused without causing
alarm, but before evening bouquets of
verture were blooming eyerywhere--upo
the furniture, upon the walls, The
branches grew as they looked at them,
Lightly grasped by the hand, one felt them
grow and struggle like fluttering wings
The following day all the apartments
had the appearance Of greenhouses. Vines
clambercd up the rails of the Stairways.
In the narrow streets the branches joined
one roof to another, cnsting over the noisy
town the gloom of the avenues of the
forest, Matters were becoming alarming.
While the assembled scientists were delib-
Grating over this case of extraordinary
vegetation, the crowd hastencd out of
doors to see the different aspects of the
miracle. The ordinations of surprise,
the astonished noise of all these idle poo
pie gave solemnity to this strange event.
some one cried ont, Look at
the forestW And it was observed with
terror that in the last two days the YER
dant semicircle had approached very
much nearer,
RETURN OF TIE VIRGIN FOREST.
Then Woodstown commenced to under
stand and he afraid. Nevertheless, every
body fell bravely to work with scythCs,
harrows and axes, and they made an inn
mense ab1tis of boughs. But in vain.
From hour to hour the confusion of virgin
forests amid which the twining Of vines
joins gigantic saplings together, invaded
the streets Of Woodstown. Already the
insects and reptiles were pouring in. There
were nests in all the corners, great fut-
ter Of wings and multitudes of chattering
little b2als. In single night the gran
aries Of the town were emptied by the new
ly Matched broods
tA- Nl'lA llilltl lilt llplSl oNNli VI Nilt w
liagc, the hollow strokes of the axes and
hatchets were heard, but on the fourth
day all work was admitted to be impossi-
bic The grass grew too high, too thick.
Climbing vines hooked themselves to the
arms of the woodchoppcrs and prevented
their movements. Besides, the houses had
become uninhabitablc; the pieces of furni-
ture, loaded with leaves, had lost their
shape The ceilings broke open, pierced by
the lance of the yuccas, the long spear of
the thorn trees, and in the place of the
roots spread out the immense dome Of the
catalpas. All was over. Only fight re.
manned.
Across the network of plants and vines
that was tightening more and more the
terrified people Of Woodstown rushed
toward the river. bearing with them as
much IS they could Of their wealth Of pre-
ciOus objects. But how difficult it was to
reach the waters edgel The quays no
longer existed: nothing was to be seen Of
them but gigantic reeds. The ship yards,
in which vessels had been in process of
had given place to forests of
pines, and in the harbor, all in bloom, the
new ships looked like little islands of verdi
ure. Happily some protected irigates
were there. Upon these the crowd took
refuge, and from their decks they saw the
old forests VIGOROUSLY joi- he new.-Se-
attic post-lntelligencer.
AppetiNng dishes made of any cold
meats arc welcomed In all homes where
economy is practised. Excellent beef ris
soles are made by chopping some cold roast
beef in small bits and seasoning well with
salt and pepper. To each half pint Of this
add tablespoonful of chopped parsley,
and half cup of bread crumbs, then add
two whole eggs, and work the mixture TO
a smooth paste Form into round balls,
dip in egg and then in bread crumbs and
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