The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-12-19
GRENADA MISS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1885,
A Humorous and Interesting Letter From
the "FOrk."
TORRANCE, Miss, Dec. 16l

LII Iuc SENIlNEL vi IuC AlSI VI ANo~
vember noticed an article from the
Fork, which presume was written by
one who lives in the Southern part OF
that section. From the article it seems
as if those good people were under the
impression that I would leave this
country wit. out giving them a call,
but an imported historian, in order to
be correct and get the exact truth, is
compelled to 60 slow and see all things
.as they are, and not be governed by
hearsay. In order to explain my PC
sition in regard to those truthful let
ters which appear occasionally in the
SENTINEL, l will relate an anecdote l
once heard. "Once upon time, as the
novelists say, there was gentleman
who owned an old darkey. The old
darkey was very tender hearted; he
would not do or say anything which
would give any one needless pain. One
morning this old darkey came to his
master in an excited manner, and said,
"Boss, dat good steer oh yourn done
dead-de udder TOO; 'fraid ter tell yer
bofe at once-'fraid yer couldn't bore
it." Now, the reason why I haven't
crowded the SENTINEL columns with
my truthful remarks about the Fork
and its good people, was '''fraid they
couldn't bore it,
But will however continue my trip
through the Fork. Knowing that my
friend, Capt. Pink Horton has been
looking for me for the last two months
In my rambles, I never pass him by,
for we'll do I remember his good Sim
mon beer, hog and hominy, and last
but not least, the fine turnips and
onions which grace his festive board,
all home-raised, and enough to feed an
army on for an indefinite time. He
has an onion which, in flavor, size and
growth: cannot be beaten this side OF
Africa. He calls it the Africa Zulu,
as it originally came from that coun-
try. It has very peculiar shape, en-
. tirely different from the common kind
II resembles an old-fashioned tin bugle
; in shape and size, grows lengthway or
! the row, and two of them take up q ten
.. foot row. Several years ago Capt
Pink procured the cuttings in q
strange way. While hunting or
Schooner very early one morning he
came across an odd-loooking genius il
! a dugout fishing. Capt. Pink watched
: him for while, and soon discovered
, that he was novice in the piscatoria
: art. He gave him few points on the
subject, and in consideration of his
kindness the stranger presented hin
with few of these onl on roots 1t does
not produce seed. After questioning
him. he ascertained that he was a Zulu
and once belonged to old Ctwayo's
band. Capt. Pink said he was an in
telligent-looking man. He talked tc
him three hours on the silver ques
: tion: said he was the most attentive
man he ever saw, but he finally came
to the conclusion that the stranger
didn't understand word he said.
Capt. Pink has very peculiar breed
OF dogs: says they are mixture OF the
Bullfoundland and Poodle; in color a
grizz1:r gray, excel the Shepherd dog
in managing stock; they are very long,
legged, but he says that is DECIDED
advantage, for after running them for
three or four years their legs are worn
off so short they make rat terriers OF
them. ",
Not far from Capt. Pink lives Mr.:
) Ed. Sanderson, one of the best posted
men in that section. He is great
reader, devoted to his books, is a con-
; sistent member of the Baptist Church,
the leading man of all the schools IN
that section, and if that part OF the
country needed a magistrate he would
he selected as the man, and it would be
. a life time Office with him. he mas
the finest vineyard in that sectlon; MS
; cuttings were brought from Calltorhla
several years ago by Col. Mac Bailey.
Some of his vines are enormous IN
size. from foot to two feet IN dlame-
: ter. and extend over an acre OF land.
Virgil must have had reference to the
shade OF this identical vipe when in his
openipg lines he says: "FWyre IN potu-
lac recujons sub Hgnine taV. He uses
his Catawbas for wine; the rest are
dried and packed for home use. he
| hns several acres OF land he uses alto
gether for corn; it is highly manured
each year, and the corn grows so hlgh
it is ten o'clock in the day before you
can see the sun. ~ 49,,
| Your correspondent OF the list salo
the Fork had furnished preachers
doctors, sheritfs and all kinds OF county
officers, and why not a PRESIDENT
Judging from song l heard young
!