Telegram-herald., 1891-08-02


NYx AND THE BEAR
scIimats that yoa don't want 10 put more Gun
rdsacs IN than you would n . New York
taaoo man- We have ta=t GOT through . six
dAys spell 0f mean tom2srAt1re," with .
daily range from 81 to io5 OF thereabouts. with
. relative humidity Of "a. l donr know
what that 10. bat don't like IT, | have nvc
bushels OF roasted apples under ono trco. and
demand fo- roasted apples either. OF
course this Is only exceptional" weather. but
j have had 50 much exceptional weather since
] came here that am blamed tired Of IT,
DO you intend 10 live permanently in North
Carolina. aud. IL 80. would you object to hav-
fns me i've IN the same countyf Of course I
have entirely reformed. besides. have never
been IN the Legislature Of this state. and there
fore still look my friends In the eyo without
aaalllng.
Iam In search Of q good. reliable. kindly dts
posed. all round climate. and I like Ia live
Among people who don't put on too many frills
/ waRt 90 live where | can have some zeal
grass mot the alleged sorp without squirting
water on Il for eight or nine months IN the
year. want some big trees and some singing
brooks with real hsh IN them Is Brncombe
county that sort OF place. and about what does
IL cost an acreg
come 70 you with these questions because
feel that can believe you. while would look
on the Information Of . real estate agent with
great allowance
What sort OF fruit do they grow around Ashe-
vsllss am q sort Of horticultural crank. and
Ialwsys grow fruit. though II costa mo twenty
Eve dollars a bashel.
succeeded las, winter IN growing thirteen
oranges here Tho '.hoodluuls" got ten Of them
ore night The other three wcro nice looking
oranges but they had no juice in them
shalt be very glad to hear from you when
you have time TO write. Sincerely. ss over.
I have eradicated the name Of the
town at which the above letter Is dated,
also the name Of the writer, because
did not wish to publish an unkind allu-
sion 70 the state. which Is generally re-
gnrded "a . very attractive one. Iwould
hate to build up any locality Of my COM
mon country at the expense OF another.
The inquirer Is anxious 10 know Of the
Horticultural and piscatorial merits OF
Buncombo county. also regarding prices,
pomology, etc, etc. Several OF these
questions have never answered public
ly. and so few moments may be pleas
antly spent in their discussion. il I may
he allowed TO do the heft OF Il myself
with the reader at safe distance.
came here early in the spring Of the
present year. partly because Mr.. Wander
bile. who Is building place near by.
WAS not mnch acquainted and desired a
bright young person. whom he knew and
In whom he felt an interest. to drop in
OF an evening and play Pedro with bim.
also desired TO benefit my lungs. one Of
whom hal begun TO droop little. max
ing me walk one sided. thought. |
had. besides. some symptoms Of collapse
from grip. gout and so forth The phy-
sician. therefore. recommended that l
try a dry. bracing air OF $500 or 5000
feet elevation, but In mild. isothermal
belt.
Az soon rs had. after some trouble,
ascertsined ths meaning Of the term
iso,hermal began to look about me for
belt OF that kind. I ut once, almost.
struck upon a region Of country about
Asheville and in Buncombe county.
though Henderson county offers also
very excellent opportunities for those
who need 70 build up their health with
10. kindly assistance of nature. I pre-
sumo that IL Vanderbilt had not made
such fuss about it | would have gone
10 Henderson county. Property IL cheap
er there. aud yet the climate lests Just as
long ss it does here. But. "a | say.
came here pr-fsrring to be among my
own folks. as you might say. and where
Gsorxs and I could take of our lime
spsttered overalls &C eventide and play
cinch. rather than so 70 strange neigh
borhood.
North Carolina IL essentially fruit
growing country. Wild fruit | havs
never seen so plentiful On the NOM.
tain four years ago myself and = large,
hot hresthed mamms bear ate persirn-
mons Of the same bush for httls time,
bnt found another tree where the per.
simmons. is seemed 10 me. were better
and less puckerful. 40 rent 10 IT, Pc
sides hate 70 have strangers watch me
whilst eat.
BerrA - grow Wild here By the thou
sands oi bushels This year never saw
90 many berries in my life before ~ there
ere here. though neighbors tell me il is
an unusual rear. Il is strange how the
unrsral yesr pursues me wherever 20.
! was in California rear ago and 10 had
rainef till the entire state was mighty
1Axccn. and Mr. Hearst told me IL was
IN unususl year with thefn. Generally =
they aid not have but eight feet Of rain
fsn. That vssr II WA nin-. But he
said IL would Re very good for cereslz
In Oregon the railroad north from san
Francisco had nct been in operation for
c-er seventy cays. ewing 70 hlockads
and general csras from snow and avn
hncke.. so I had 20 ride on coast
sssannrr and swsp ccuhsieuce. With the
wind scss>i waves Mr.. F. of ~
Northern Pscific. said il wss an unusasi
winter with them.
IN rsndon. IN the previous resr. -
ssrulied along the lszser~suia of Ira
fslgar square with nics new English
aTnhrslla ever ny bad. tsighs ard
eheery Voice ss my ode satd sornsthing r@-
EARRING tas dauspness. zad @ttse shxue-