Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1899 — Just Where People Hung Out. [ARTICLE]

Just Where People Hung Out.

“I was traveling through a, thinly settled district in the South some time ago,” said a drummer, ’’and had occasion to stop at a small town off the line of the road. The only vehicle I could get at the station was a ramshackle bugy driven by an old darky, and as we snailed up the road I amused myself by pumping him about people and things. Finally it occurred to me to get some pointers on the best place to lodge. Look here, uncle,’ I said, ’where do folks generally hang out here?* The old man gave a sudden start and glared at me with evident apprehension. ’Well, boss,’ he replied in a hoarse whisper, ‘they mos’ gener’ly hangs out on that thar big ches’nut tree yonder, second Um’ frum th’ bottom.’ ”