The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
DID HoU EVER CHEW SUGAR cAxEs
n Net. You Have Alsssa One or the Rare DE-
lights or This Life.

On the sugar plantations the tall. thick stalks
full of goodness are being pulled up by the
roots and bundled homeward on stalwart heads
and shoulders. Wagon loads are being carried
to mill, thanked by the jugs and demijohns in
which the syrup will be put after 1t has been
cooked and a due measure of toll deducted.
Many and many a dignihed carryall or rock
away making its way along the roads has a teth.
ering of stalks stoutly dashed together leaning
upon the back seat, and destined for some boy or
girl whose home crop Of cane has not turned
out we'll. Even the sportsman who drives in his
buggy to the appointed meeting place takes
along q stalk or two of cane to top off his mid.
day meal. The school children oil have the
purplish sticks. On every juggling board in hall
or piazza, every settle or rustic seat where the
young people gather in the afternoon or even
ing, the cane tipple goes on. Those accustomed
to chewing cane are fastidious as to the kind
offered them.
say, Charley. when did you pull up that
stalkf Last weeki 1t isn't nice a hit, I" says q
girl connoisseur. throwing the strip she has
Now. Miss Fussy." protests Charley. who is
noon. It couldn't have gone Of in flavor in that
Ibid 1t have tho roots on all right, or did
somebody cut them on when you brought 1t in
at had the roots on until ton minutes ago.
There, was no chance for the goodness to es-
"'Well. thon. I don't like the flavor of that
patch on the road to Durland's. The cane down
there in the hollow back OF the stables is twice
ought to DO eaten just the minute it's picked"
Inc sugar cane season Is l%eveller. inaamuch
men. The plantation, girl can't cut and peel her
canestalk any more. than she can. sharpen her
pencil ISn a:, II she T ftst hold Do Of 9dh a i n stalk
hand to peel 1t for her.
Here. Miss Nancy, you chew partners with
newcomer and does not know the ropes.
Miss Nancy agreeing, the longest Joint to be
A pretended measurement Of the girls mouth
having been taken in order that the slice may
a0s s esd i0 and Tif bsr M lS,t Nancy Y 5 ,Se osh chewing wgs at
middle ground is reached the two faces are, OF
sesrlss S sSis I=oSetheFF' and Miss Nancy |. J. 5etiEss.
odious boy again"
the darkyis favor sugar cane does. Very few Of
the negro small farmers can afford TO raise the
and the product is not regarded as a necessity.
The, all have little patches OF millet. however,
or oho Of ,Sns and those who are employed
clover, The pickaninnies do not wait for knives
when they want TO get at the .ugsry fluid Of
the hard rind with their toeth and then pull the
remainder of. somehow and break the stalk off
pickaninnies demonstrate every day the useless.
ness OF many articles that enlightened people
youngster OF d or 7 ~clinging to a stalk of cane
FOR dear life and dancing up and down. with
satisfaction as the Juice trickles down his throat.
His elders, though less demon ~strative, arc by no
means above showing their love OF the sugary
delicacy.
II amt plant no cane myself, seein' as II take
up right smart Of ground as would do to make
cotton says Uncle York. but ] does lpb to sec
IT CROWN OF pretty in de summer time, like dat
dere the Capn't raise. ! likes to taste 1t, too,
1t docs do you a mighty sight of good"