Is going South or coming bsck!''
"REMINISCENCES OF THE OLDEN DAYS


OF VIRGINIA.
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Origin 81 The torn Carsaiish 76bdoco -TinrVs
lived in the county Of Mecklenburg, and Colony Of
Virginia, some seventy and five years age, Col.
CabanIs, successful planter and prosperous


gentleman" Now, in those ancient days Of Viz
gna, the habit was TO export the tobacco grown
! IN the Colony TO the mother country, 10 DO manus
iuctured, and there to be re-exported to Virginia.
there to be mas.cated and spirited upon its native
soil.


Our worthy Colonel was the first 10 start domes.
tic manufacturers in the South on his own hook, by
the erection of private establishment for the
manufacture of chewing tobacco on a small scale.
And prime article was turned out fran this Ia.
tant, and, may say, isolated mandatory OF
the oden time. And tho good Colonel, who was
member of the House of Burgesses, would at
every annual visit to Williamsburg, put into his
saddle. bags choice twist for each of his brother
members ard chewers Of the House; and anx.
iously, indeed, was his advent, or rather that Of
his sadGle-bags, looked for, while many a smack
ing Of lips, well shaking Of hands, greeted
the arrival of tho manufacturer of MeckIenburg
al the Capitol. .r


Now the Cabanis twist beat all competition il
had the taste. the twang. the real game flavor,
and many and earnest were the inquiries as 10 tho
modas operandi by which such an exquisite arti-
Gle was produced At length the Colonel divulg.
cd the mighty secret" He always pressed ais
prime the real Cabans, in old boo gum I"


Gentle readers, who are the maslicators of Zoe
woed, rejoice! After the lapse Of thres quarters
of century tho truth, the mighty truth, is out At
last. So let us hear no more of Cavendish To-
bacco, but of "Cabanis No. l, real Bee Gum
and no mistake!'-Spirit Of the Times.