It was another fine spring day, “pleasantly cool,” and though Mr. Lanham rose too late to do any yard work before heading to the Lanham & Sons store in downtown Rome, he skipped his volleyball games to “put out tobacco stems around the roses and move a few bulbs and plants.” I had not heard of tobacco as an ornamental, but apparently it is.
That night, h…
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