The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-06-19

u II HtuSe Oh parsley ana Supplen1enIt
d by pyramid of potatoes with the
T jackets ragged as tramps. Then
n ham, brown and crisp, and bristling a
y over with cloves.
!. Then the ducks
S 1t was beautiful to see the colonel
4 face when Chad, with a bow like
folding jack-knife, held this dis
: before him.
! Lay 'em here, Chad-right unde
my nose. Now hand me that pile O
. plates sizzlin' hot, and give tina
carvin'-knife a turn or two acros
the hearth. Major, dip bit of celer
in the salt and follow it with mou'
\ full Of claret. 1t will prepare yo' pal
ate for the kind of food we raise gen
| tlemen on down my way. See tina
red blood, sub, followin the knife!'
"-Suit you, marsa?" Chad nevel
forgot his slave days.
TO turn, Chad-I wouldn't take
thousand dollars for you," replied
the colonel, relapsing as unconscious
ly into an old habit.
1t was not to be wondered at that
the colonel loved good dinner. To
dine well was with him an inherited
lnstlnet-one of the necessary pre-
liminaries to all the important duties
IN life. To share with you his last
crust was part of his religion: to
eat alone, crime.
There, major" said the colonel
as Chad laid smoking plate before
me, lis the breast of bird that -fo
days ago was divin' for wild celery
within fo'ty miles of Garter Hall. NV
dear old aunt Nancy sends me a pair
every week, bless her sweet SOUL Fill
20 glasses and let us drink to her
health and happiness" Here the col
onel rose from his chair: Gentlemen.
the best thing on this earth-a true
Southern LADY,
Now, Chad, the red pepper"
No jelly, colonel?" said Fitz. with
an eye on the sideboard.
Jelly? No, sub; not suspicion
OF 1t. A pinch of salt, dust of cav
enne, then shut yo' eyes and mouth.
ana don't open them 'cept for a drop
Oh good red wine. 1t is the salt marsh
IN the early mornin' that YOU are
.astln', suh-not molasses CANDY. You
don't really treat a can
yasback with any degree of resnect
GU ought never to come into his
presence when he lies in state without
AKIN off yo' hats. That may be one
'eason why he skips over the Nawth-
I'm States when he takes his annual
an outln :" And he laughed heart
ly. i
But you use it on vension?n ar
yued Fitz.
Venslon is diff'ent, sub. That game
ives on moose buds, the soft inner
ARK OF the sugar-maple, and the tufts
u sweet grass. There is a proprietv
md justice in his endin' his DAVIS
nothered IN sweets; but the wild
luck, sub, is bawn of the salt ice
raves the storm, and lives a life of
eyll and hardship. You don't de-
rade oyster, soft-shell crab or a
lam with confectionery: why a cam
asback duck?
CNNJ oClNe COIIee, ,
Inc colonel pushed back his chair
hd opened drawer in table on his
gnt, producing three small CLAW pines ,
ith reed stems and a buckshin bag
TOBACCO This he poured out on 3 ;
iate, breaking the coarser Grains
lth the palms of his hands, and fill :
g the pipes with the greatest care }
ritz watched him curiousIy. and =
nd: ''iu pipe,
NO, colonel, none for me: smoke =
cigar-got pocketful." !,
smoke yo' own cigars, will Won v
"a IN the presence of a Virginian n
oon believe you have a drop of n
lsn blod left in yo' veins. or VIM E,
ould take this pipe" - :,
100 strong for me-" demonstrated Il
tz. "'eu u
Throw that villanous device away 4
say, f1tz, and surprise yo' nostriIs k,
IN whif of this. Virginia tobac- Ii
suh-raised at Caartersville-
red by my own servants. No? Well n,
u viii, major. Here, try that: every nc
ea'ii OF IL Is nosegay," said the K
onel, turning to me. b.
But, colonel" continued Fitz. with
sly twinkle in his eye, "your tobac- cd
pays no tax. With debt like ours
Is the duty of every good citizen TO on
ms share of it. Half the cost
inns cigar goes to the Government. do
i was red flag to the colonel and 10
land down his pipe and faced Fit tn
rarely : i'N .i'
Tax! On our own productions 80
/ raised on our own land Are an
again forgettin' that YOU are an
'hman and becomin one of these 81,
Yankees? Haven't we
led enough-robbed of our pro Oh
W our lands confiscated, orr
yes torn from us; nothin' left but h,
honor and the shoes we stand inp, an;
ne colonel on cross-examination w;,
Id not locate any particular whole
robbery, but it did not check the nm,
of his indignation. v rp
Take, for instance, the town Of y
Irtersvllle; look at that peaceful =,
age which for mo- than hundred IN
RS has enjoyed the privileges of
government; and hot only Caar-
vile, but all ON. cact;o, e 4, Sho