Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-04-01
THEY SURVIVE THE WAR
AuNTIES AND UNcLES OF THE
PLANTATION TYPE.
The Vivid Picture of Southern Life as
1t Was Before the Rebellion Seen
In tho big Center Market
at Washington.

kes day by one who cares to wander
down the south side OF the big Center
market or Marsh market ms ii 10
usually termed among the negroes
from the fact that 1t is in common
with much OF the south side property.
built upon piles driven into tine marsh
that formerly occupied the lower part
OF the city. Here on every market
| day year in and year out are to be
| found the sturdy remnants OF the old
| plantation stock Nearly all of them
own their own little patch OF grnund
and their stock IN trade displayed on
an upturned box or barcel consists Of
what they can raise with the hoe or
CLEAN from tbs wild products OF the
woods and fields.
The summer Is their harvest time
and among them can always be found
the first lunches OF halt-openel mr.
butus and dog ,toothed violeta the
latter pictures .uely disposed in a
battered tin cup full OF water Green
leeks and little white spring oaions
and little indigestible punches of red
and white radishes are also among
the first fruits Of the opening spring
Later the best OF the wild blackber-
rles are sure 10 be found among them
while they are rs we'll the solo Gus
todians OF the M TERRY and buckle.
berry crop and the May apple crop
viii h latter by the way docs not
come till September a. Is welt known
TO lovers Of these uncultiyated deli
| cacies.
Some Of the old aunt!es have also
we'll tended currant and gooseberry
patches whose canes are slips cut
| from fine stock on de ole place
years ago and many others still
cherish couple OF gnarled twisted.
| hollow hearted damson plum tross
that can be counted on 10 furnish a
| peck or two OF good fruit about pre-.
serving time. slightly in advance OF
1 the regular market rates cons der.
alton OF the crop ha Ing been ba
| spoken several weeks iu advance 81 its
ripening
Later in the season the stands
along the south wall bloom out W tin
a wealth OF color golden rod and
| crimson dahllas with stin leaicd
zenias and cockscomb and bachelors
button, the latter warranted 10 keep
indefinitely. Then la order come tho
hickory nuts chjncapirs and in
! carefully corked glass bottle set out
| IN the warmest sunlight tho last
| cleaning OF grasshop ers captured
, from among the fields OF whitening
asters to supply food to the southern
| hooking bird whose city bred owners
| do not know the secret % securing
the last supply Of this long legged
music making food.
Among the other animal products
| OF this later season are usually TO 81
found some rcd.eyed specimens OF the
low ground terrapin. tethered By one
leg TO one Of the rusty nails that pro
| trudc from the edge Of the soap box
which serves the terrapin owner for
seat The opening OF the rabbit
season brings In It's victims also who
! like the gray squirrels have been
trapped or shot BY the junior mem.
/ bers OF the family. With the deep.
ening frost come the persinmons and
in the company OF the persimmons
the rat tailed possums whose intern
perate love for persimmons lures
them to their destruction In the rough
box gums" set in the dry !eaf-GlI
| pockets OF the hillsidcs.
Turkeys hand-raised orphans. Tho
most OF them. grace tile train OF the
dying year and then 10 eke out the
scanty stock OF seasOnablc articles the
raiters Of the Kitchen are rlned Of
| their store Of smoke dried herbs sage
| INF aud bF,sss D,
dies Of slippery elm and sassafras
bark. with strings OF blanched winter
onions plated together by the stems
| and little bags o. bloodroot and more
rarely tansy and ginseng the pro.
ducts Of a journey TO the depths Of the
most unirequented woods and hill.
sides
With the colder weather modes o
existence have to change somewhat
says the Washington Post and the
early corners To the market bring bits
OF board and strips OF carpet for foot
rests and choose the spots where the
sun will strike first and linger longest
after day finally brcaks Portable
furnaces are articles almost OF neces.
sity. and are found by every stall.
1hey are IN all forms from an open
tin basin to n worn out glaziers FUR
mace. The fuel is always charcoal
brought In tho bottom OF tho basket
or in the rickety wagon bed as the
case may be. and the Goals aro kept
aglow by frequent fannings with the
corner Of a ragged coat or oversight.
The heating furnaces are cooking
stoves as we'll and Ht certain hours
the air is fragrant with the odor of
frying bacon or sausages in shallow,
blackeued tin plates while to tho
more practiced nose is borne the sub.
tie odor Of roasting yams with the
saccbarine Juice trickling down tho
outside Of the ashy jackets into the
fire
So the nations wards manage to
exist through the colder term, sweet
ening their more substantial fare with
levy upon the trade stock OF per.