The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-30
AM0YG THE PINES.
ODD THINGS ABOUT THE NATIVES IN
NORTH CAROLINA WOODS.

NORTH CAROLlNA WOODo.
socks on the bargain Counter and the Mer'
chant ne kept The store Strange
Method Employed For Computing Dls.
tanoes ne,ween Points.
The soiuurner roaming in tho piny
woods Of North Carolina will be fre.
quently confronted by sign or I'M.
nouncement printed IN stoncilod capital
letters ON board 2 on feet square and
nailed TO a pine tree, whereby the way.
faring man Is told Of the manifold
things he may buy NJ 'hargain store"
at Southern zines, one item In the list
being 1.-TWO pair Of sox for 10 cents
The other day visitor, curious 10 know
what manner Of "sox" Il might be that
could b. purchased for cents a pair
went over 10 patrunize this bargain
counter. He found the siNyc Il was q
frame building fully as lorgc as a freight
train caboosc. II stoo2 On the edge OF
uig lot, the remaining ara being occu.
pied by q vineyard ard strawberry beds
and blackberry patches. A strong fence
surrounded II. Facing the front Of the
storu was a gate heavily barred against
all corners The door q the storc was
evidently locked, and there was no sign
Of life about the establishment Tho
would he customer made mp his mind
that here was a case where advertising
had not paid, when he saw a placard ON
the doorwhich gave notice TO the public
thus: In the Back Yard II You Want
Ne, Hollor.
Acting ON this advice. the garchoi
after cent socks "hollCrcd " Presently
man appeared from somewhere tick
Of the storc.
do you want 20 gle inY' hc asked.
Being told that such was the visitor
wish, the man came forward. unharud
the gate, unlocked the door and let hi,
customer IN.
I'm worlin upmy garden. said he
"and don't want folks foolin round un
less they want 20 git In for bargains "
The socks woro worth the money.
You may be travelling for the irs
time somewhere through a North Caro-
lima backwoois district, and, not having
a clear idea a. 30 distances. you natural
Is stop and ask the first native you cont
g. how FAR Il may b. 20 So-and.so'splac
Expecting to hear him rcply that % is
mile, two miles. or whatever the dis
tancc Is in miles. you viii undoubtodl.
b. surprised and puzzled when he SAYS
after due dolibcration;
"Woll. sub. its about two looks fruu
hyuh, sub. reckon. May be- two look
AN a peep though, sub. It's a RICH
smart ways anyhow. sub.
You are obliged. 81 course, 10 ask "a
a solution OF this puzzle and will the
learn that a look, a. a measure q
distance, Is the limit Of vision ahead q
You from the spot where you are, an
, Il may b. a turn IN the road 100 yard
/, away or a point a mile or moro distant
You travel to the end IL that look.
/, and from there take another look 90 th
farthcst object In sight ~ your cuur.
/. lies and travel on 81 that II you ha,
/, been told that your destination Is tw
"looks" ahead. whenyou gct tothoCnd
= the socoud look There you are n it|
two "looks" and "poop you pep Cd
(, % one side Of the mad or the other iru
/, the second "louk" and sco the place 70
I, arr after.
ono time a New Yorker went dow
90 North Carolina 20 join some friou,
who worc hunting wild turkeys in q
il, piuy woods They had gone cut for
Z days sport wECn De- arrived. aud
! started 60 hunt them up Not hayiT
/, found any sign Of them after tmmp.i
about for half "a day, De- met a native
i an old read and asked him II Do d.
I, seen anything II tho periy.
!. YES, sur. ho replied They're q
this road youduh, time looks and
/, hoot, sub
i. The New Yorkg thought the NATL
was guying him and started On in
!. hui. lie went ON until d. came 90
4 bridge, who're De met another pm
\ woods donizon 90 work. and De- ask
that one the same question. The m.
looked up the ruad The farthct Tim
In sight was a big pine trgc, nearly
milo away.
+. Yes. sub. scc 'om 'mawnin. y, d.
y h. said They wa, lCs' bout one lu
= an hoot from hyuh then, sub "
Tho stranger gland 90 tho man ai
- went grumbliug on hisway. Just bCfo
~ came 90 the big pine tire anoth
~ native came out al the woods, and 6
p" New Yorker. with much misgivu
asked him the question be- bad Tut
p the others
III "Oh, YES, suhr' was thcuply. 9TH
only ios' In hyuh a boot, sub.
a Tho native turned toward the WOO
y, put a hand On each side Of his mou
and shouted a lusty:
7" "HOO-O-o-o-oo-hoot"
~ In a few sccunds a similar cry cal
~ back from the woods
Thar they Is. snh" exclaimed I
I" native. That's them, sub.
's And e waA They wcro two "look
'u and a boot from the place whcr
~ New Yorker had first inquired Tor che
IN Nov York sun.
We ne Likes solitude.
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