The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-01-28
WITH AUNT BECKY.
When the Squire Met a Raw
Persimmon-A Foraging Tar
Heel-A Fatal Accident 9th
er Matters.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonan.
After almost two weeks of
spring-time weather, this morn
ing brings some threatening
signs of the return of winter,
and unless it gets too rough, |
shall not be sorry as these
warm spells in mid-winter are
not conducive to health, and
produce a feeling of ennui and
laziness, at least that is the effect
it has on one old lady.
| see from the papers, that
down in Georgia the peach trees
are blooming, which may likely
result in loss of that crop.
hope no misfortune will overtake
the fruit in this section, which |
was almost a total failure last
season.
; Rather a remarkable thing
occurred on our plantation last
year-the farm was dotted over
with persimmon trees, it being
well-known fact that they do
not interfere with the growth
of any crop. because they have
= but the one large tap-root, which
5 of course grows straight down
p into the earth; we'll nearly every
one of those simmer" trees died,
and am sorry, The fruit itself,
I after the frost falls on It'll good,
and the beer, if properly made is
, excellent. In Virginia where the
: Squire was raised, they had none
:. of this fruit at all, and he had
: never seen any, until during the
n war, when his command was do
e ing some cavalry service in Ten
S nessee, in the fall of the year.
8 There was in his company a mis-
chievous, fun-loving young COM
rade, and one day as he and the
l. Squire rode along together, they
J. came across a persimmon tree by
l. the roadside, laden with fruit
N which was just turning ripe.
. 1t seems that this fun-lovine
y companion had some previous
IS knowledge in regard to the
ID strange looking fruit, anyway
when the Squire appealed t.
him for information he replied
2 "Those are Tennessee plums ant
H are mighty good to eat. So the!
both halted, and the Squire wen
8 at them with great vim, only a
- he says, to have his mouth turn
ed inside out, while the othe
al Johnny Reb" burst into a fit o
hilarious laughter. / have oftel
tried to have the Squire relat
f. to me the many stirring and hu
~ morous incidents of his soldier
10 life in the great Virginia cam
~ paigns, that they might be pub
n lished, as most of them are yer
to interesting, and many very thrill
mr. ing, but | can never get him i
a the notion. He tells me of on
lone Tar Heel", who, by som
means became a member of hi
r., company. His name was John
SIT son, and he was from Harnet
Z. county or Moore, and was brav
he as the bravest, also he was tn
he life of the company, and noted a
ell q forager when the supply of "a
Vi tons had completely failed. o
so one occasion when they had gon
e. into winter quarters, and ha
an camped at one place for som
weeks, johnson announced tn;
&c he must call on the General an
i'd have him move the corn, {
20 he could not find a "bee-gum
Mt within twelve miles of tt
nd camp.
m ,ar Well, know of but little new
not in the Fork at present, ever,
thing is pretty quiet, except a
- occasional gathering of your
~; ~ people. Last Friday night g
ne oyster supper was served at Ga
e" Grove academy, with a good
Ell crowd in attendance, and
good time" generally was r
ter ported. The school at that pla
asst is in a hourishing condition, al
under the efficient manageme
ar. of Prof. Reynolds and Mi
eri- Mitchell, moves on as smooth
is as clock-work.
We are having some cases
ari- humps in the vicinity, and Of
1er of our good neighbors, Mrs.
D. Caddell, is just now quite si
has with a combination of mum
mo and rheumatism. In some mira
1er ulous way, l have gone throu,
na- life escaping all contagious di
we eases, except measles, which
CIV caught only 4 or 5 years az
though l have been often expo
H., ed to them before, also who6pi1
,,ly cough which have never ha
. use and am acknowledgements this Ia
i"u day to make any new acquail
ances in that line. Before
her war, these contagious diseas
!: A. were not so prevalent, the
tn. were few railroads, and far lie
We travel, the slaves stayed on
plantations, and the name
we'd Tramp" was unknown. T
mia first case of measles ever sa
was during the war. My OF
,en brother, who belonged to C
!, at French's Battalion of II year
boys, carried with him, when
and went away, a faithful little be
eth 9Th servant, Peter by name, ag
mo w. IA years. Poor little Peter {
lose the measles, and through
, , posture in camp, was in a dang
GUS condition, so my brotI
-, managed to get him home to
Fair and mistress where after sau ue