The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-05-11

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tricts they build seats all about their open
grounds. They put benches about on the
grass and piazzas, and even on the road
sides. In many cases they order great
pavilions like giant nests built around their
trees. and having no energy with which tc
coniure a new and fit name for these airy
perches in which they while away precious
time. they call them shoe flies. name
utterly without significance in that connec-
ton. They viii hear the news of the day
If any one will tell it or read it to them.
but they cannot he prevailed upon to take
mp newspaper Northern men. when at
home. who take three morning newspa-
per-, an afternoon paper. and 4 score of
weeklies and magazines. show the same
aversion for printed news rs those who can
not read at all. An instance is related of
Northern editor coming 10 Biloxi and
falling a prey To this strange disorder.
Having New Orleans paper pressed upon
him with the hint that it contained des-
crip,ion of the burning Of his newspaper
building during the previous night, he
pushed the sheet away, saying Let her
burn. am here for rest, and don want
business mixed up with it, The same
leading medical journal which records this
c.sss-s., a mere doctor would continue
al>o cites an instance Of Northern broker
IN stocks who arranged to pay extra for his
beard ou condition that the hotel clerk
should tell MIN If Western Union drupped
below 81 Z. but should never under any
other circumstances. mention any serious
matter To- him during his STAY in the hotel
SOUTHERN BEVERAGES
Down here in Mississippi the ~cupper
nong grape find, its farthest Southern foot
hold. think at least, have ~, found it
farther away Travellers to Asheville and
Florida viii remember that it /, the wine
that J. served at that celebrated railway
restaurant in North Car,lina where the
propnetor and the walters We with onc
auu,her IN f'yviDg extras and ~ecnnd
. J.srtioi. It the nic,~, dishes uIon the way
farer. There can s,=reely h, -nch ano,h
~ restaurant a, that H. have another
quail SAYS the proprietor let me give
yoa maFr of this ,cuppcrnans wine |, b
made near herr. and i perfectly pun
Wun Z you take an grange ~ two into
the ear with You - Her. = a bunch
of fresh flower. to give 20 your hdic,.
The .cupperuong sine hss even n,oFr vf
that r.,-lliaT fruity favor than the bcst
/ California wins aayoT that | ana har
harian cn"Hsh to prefer ta the packer
Il the imposted eiaret- Iua may have II
uish ysiur meals IN BiL.xi And II YOU
arv 4 drinking man. which Heaven Err
& lrnd y"u NAV have TEDDY in the ,tyle
that obtair. fr,,m Virginia &" farthcrno~s
Trxas and that Ia. been impaired ,o Ar
/ kansas. Missouri and the Indian Territory
Il vas IA the hanks of the Arkansas
River in Indian Territory, that made the
acquaintance ii ihis usrsho-i 81 -as friend
e uin~ uould say ssf.ilug ,c-nd h.i
us,g The famous Indian rhampioa Nr
R..sasilsso4 intr-iacei nie a. : planter whs--
swu cabins sids by side and loinrl hy a
single r.,r E,unei the mns' picturesque
: bans. slsas -sw sa' that ~g-ls.r'slsd river
"a, iafr-lucyd as plain mister bat that
uauld M, d. down therr
t'4enel Ralph SAID the planter en-
Jay ,hi- y..r b,aB,lle,s. panorama of na,urr-
Fea-, yo eyrs. -ah. an the beautiful
river Then aside Wife. ~ out
the mixin in the back ross1n Cd
Ralph yUn arr wrlcsnse 10 -harv with a.
this grand feast If ssenrry and nature 5
ornaments Hut. sah. I think my wife
IA, ~ oat something isls, little ~,1ne
ihiae-in the hon..s. dun ~ what It
!. .ah bat II yon end ii e,.d | >hall he
delighted -ah
- W went into the back r,-nm with this
a,hrr Colonsl Mulberry seller. and ,here
ga che dining table >t...J lst,le. bowl
IL ,ugar, ihre gla--ss AMI ,F,"n, and .
.la,s pitcher fall of spring wster
serve yourself IA = i,sidy. c'l"',sl.
said NV ho-t-
TN watch you trst. said l. don 6
know What a to,lly -
lont kn"V shat 4 ts-ldy - aid
the h,s.yiiabls man Why ,ah, that
Dies seem strange to Use Back 10 -rau
de Virginia, sab. We children were al
broughl up ga IL >ah. Every m"rntug
my regert-d father aud NV sainted mother
l.e.an the day with q to.lly sab and -
sc children apFsared, my mother prepared
t,.r each one an especially tempered drunk
u the same. sab paItius--i regret io
say--a Etyle ulvrr water in mine Than the
other, b,caase ! was the Youngest II the
children
\, he sy-,ke he dipped same sugar INT"
his glass poured ia little water, sufficient
to make syrup when the two ingredient.
were stirred with a >poou. anil then emptled
IN an Arkansas stifiener 81 whISkey-
jaram a. the English would say That
Is the drink of the South, where drinking,
without btin. carried Ia any cxce-S that |
ever witnessed. still remains @enteei ac-
eunpli.hmeni. a. Il was held To- he by the
Euglish. scotch aud Irish who were the
prsroenitor. If nearly al oar southern
brothers.
IEFFERSuN DAVIS ; HONE AT BILoNL
Hy the wood mad the back Of Beauvoir
l. first reached. and Is found to be a tract
Of ten acres. devoted To the cultivation of
the seuppernong grape The vineyard Is
.rene Of disorder aud neglect The rude
arbor, are rotting aud falling upon the
vines and the young peEs!mmon and pecan
tree, that have been set ouI there are en-
dangered by the weeds that grow riotously,
To exagyeTate the suggestion OF desolatlc;S,
The mansion Is around a bend of the road.
commanding the dark blue Gulf, from be
hind ample grounds whose fence separates
the place but does not hide It's beauties
! from the white beach drive that skirts the
water The gate was tied up, and the
/ house was closed. 80 that had II been point
ed out to me a. haunted house, abandon
I ed bv it, owners. the scene presented there
would have been exactly accounted for
1t has been noble place, and could be
made 50 again with little trouble and eX-
pense. No house that have seen in the
South is more eloquent of the full PossIbll-
/ tiles of the aristocratic baronial life OF the
planter before the war. To look upon 1t
even now is to recall thousand tales and
] a. a II. l,Fa and hoSnital e.