The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-05-01
the native shrewdress and original sir
OF the denizens of the pine barrens o,

OF the denizens of the pine barrens o,
Georgia.
Brown, Jones and Robinson tu1nbIed
into the hands of the Philistines like
q gift from the gods, and the crackers
Immediately claimed them for their
own. They demonstrated that the un-
limited range of woodland insured
perennial pasturage. The mildness of
the climate-for having more climate
than anything else they never forgot
10 extol twas another attraction to
the picture. Then the admirable ia
oilities for shipping the cheap corn
from the west to their hog ranch and
transporting the products of the ranch
to the different trade centers swere set
forth in theninest light
I'm short, Brown. Jones and Robin
son were led to believe that it would
be as easy as falling of log.to trans
form the corn of the west intofat pork,
for which, at all times and all seasons.
there is a consuming demand down
south They were so overcome with
the notion that a fortune was within
1000 acres of land, on which to raise
pigs,tpotatoes and cllufas. and paid part
cash, giving their notes for the rest on
easy payments.
Brown. and Jones proceeded'to erect
large two-story barn, with an inclosed
yard, that was protected by what the
weSterners considered a high fence.
not knowing anything of the manners
and customs of the Acknowledgements
backs. In the upper story of the barn
were arranged corn-bins, with chutes
leading out into the yard SO that the
corn could be fed to the hogs without
extra trouble. AS nothing like this
barn had ever been seen in that coun-
Try the sqmrrel-hunters came for miles
to view it and speculate upon the pur-
pose of the western men. In the mean
time Robinson had been commissioned
to purchase a carload of corn and 10
skirmish around the country and buy
up all the brood sows that he could
fnd, the object being to cross them
with imported stock.
''The oorn arrived and was placed in
the barn, the bins being all filed and
ready for the arrival of the hogs. These
were to be delivered on certain day,
and it was gala day in Waycross. The
little t~o-wheeled carts, for which the
Wsycross country is famous, trundled
into town with the bristly battalions,
were driven out TO the ''Indianaranch,"
where they deposited their s9uealing
freight, and then the owners drove
back through town, stopping toinvest
few OF the hard-earned Yankee dol
lars in tobacco, salt, snuff. powder and
bullets, with other luxuries dear'to the
heart Of the Piney woods man
The imported hogs had not arrived,
and those innocent and unsophisticated
swine crouched shivering with fear IN
little groups in the corners Of the yard
about 100 OF them. ears laid back, bris-
ties erectand utteriDg mournful growIs
as they gnashed their shining tusls.
Late in the afternoon Brown. Jones
and Robinson repaired TO the barn %
feed their stock. They knew that the
poor things were half-faInished. and
they contemplated with satisfaction
the anticipated spectacle OF watching
them devour with grateful avidity the
feast of golden grain prepared for them
by their provident masters They were
not aware OF the fact that the swine
had been reared or pine bur-s. palmetto
roots and Perhdious promises, and had
never seen a grain Of corn n their
lives
They mounted the ladder and sta
toned themselves on three sides Of
the upper story so as 20 send down
simultaneous showers Of corn like an
avalanche Of plenty. expecting the hogs
70 make desperate rush for IL
at given signal they oPe1ed the
chutes AID down went three streams
of shelled corn with sound ike rush
Of many waters This was too much
for the hogs With yel Of terror the
Oldest heroine of many q combat with
hunger and hardship took flying ieaP
aud cleared tie fence ~ bosDd. FOL
lowed By tie entire d.eye.-t -tAeiE log