46 THE BILTMORE FOREST FAIR 



The citizens of the county do not realize — do not want to 

 realize — that my work is meant for their benefit as well as for 

 that of my employer. 



We have never found any encouragement whatsoever in 

 our work on the side of the state, the county, or the town. We 

 ar3 aliens; we do things out of the ordinary; that is cause enough 

 for suspicion, — for antagonism and enmity. 



A yearning for love is a poor means to get it. 



We have never succeeded, so far, to stop trespass and fire 

 in Pisgah Forest by the help of the usual "channels." 



The natives cannot forget that these woods were theirs, for 

 all. intents and purposes, prior to 18S0; theirs for squatting and 

 logging; theirs for pasture and chase and moonshine. Can we 

 expect assistance from those who consider themselves dispos- 

 sessed? 



Deeds are the megaphone for words, without the noise. 



Tin Mn EZfl ^°^ ^'^ ^^ amazed over the large number 

 I lU ilUi vU °^ decrepit fruit trees found on the farms 

 lining (he road. After squandering several 

 hundred dollars in attempts at orchardiag, I have abandoned the 

 hope of drawing an adequate revenue from any investment in 

 orchards. 



Late frosts, — occurring as late as (he end of May, — form 

 the deterrent. 



Tir* Mn CI ^°^ have never been, I suppose, as near 

 IIU PiUiOl ^° ^^^ ^'^^ "' ^ moonshine plant as you 

 are at Tip No. 51; Jim Perry used to tend 

 the plant; and I used to tend Jim. Tempi passati! There used 

 to be a 1 ime when the hugest species in the flora of the Carolinas 

 was "Planta lunaris L;" and the hugest thing in the fauna was 

 "Tigris caecus L.," the blind tiger. The moonshiners used to 

 reside in the hovels lining our tbad. Imagine! 



