. Highways and byways of the South. creek alog was lodged and served as a support for a plankextending to it from either shore. I went over to thedwelling by this plank footbridge. Several women andchildren were sitting out in front and the entire con-vention appeared to be engaged in absorbing nicotinefrom their snuff-dips. They were very cordial and achair was vacated for me. Less promiscuous rubbishthan is usual lay about the place, and for this dearthapology was made on the score that the family hadonly moved in Sunday was a week ago. They hadbrought their goods five miles over the mountai
. Highways and byways of the South. creek alog was lodged and served as a support for a plankextending to it from either shore. I went over to thedwelling by this plank footbridge. Several women andchildren were sitting out in front and the entire con-vention appeared to be engaged in absorbing nicotinefrom their snuff-dips. They were very cordial and achair was vacated for me. Less promiscuous rubbishthan is usual lay about the place, and for this dearthapology was made on the score that the family hadonly moved in Sunday was a week ago. They hadbrought their goods five miles over the mountain on asled shod with wooden runners, and the vehicle, accord-ing to the matron of the home group, had slippedalong tolerable well on smooth groun ; but I tell youwhere hit was rough hit jus went bumpity bump. Ibrought the chickens myself, she continued. I tooka stout cord and tied em by the legs, half at one endof the cord and half at the other end, and so balancedem over my shoulder. While we talked a number of pigs were industri-. Dipping Snuff The NEW YpRi^, PUBj TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. In the Tennessee Mountains 135 ously rooting close by, but now one came and gave aninvestigating poke to the dog which was lying stretchedcomfortably beside the doorstep. That roused thedogs temper and there was an uproar of growls andsqueals and shouts of Tige, yo leave that pig alone— dont be so smart! The sky had been growing dull and threatening,and when I resumed my journey, the slender shut-intrail among the great trees was very gloomy. Soonthe road began to climb in a steep zigzag up a moun-tain side and for miles I was in uninterrupted forestand met not a soul; but when I reached the uplandsand was among the rolling summits of the GreatSmokies, there were habitations once more and occa-sional little patches of cleared land. The mountain cabin in which I found shelter wasthe home of a family named Hudnut. It was fullytwice as commodious as the average houses of theregion and had four roo
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