The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-02-04

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asbs'Well, it don't matter,'' she
said, s'iet them stay as long as
they wish to-" boz ias1a.9
= 9How about sometheing TO
eatY" said i. ~ .a itSf s1p8
ls''Why, there are some yegeta-
bles left in the garden and YOU
can buy some chickens and there
are plenty of berries to make pies
---yoil needn't worry about some
thing to eat--we never had anyS
body to come to see us and 90
off and complain about what they
had toaeat.i ~ 4au sai1oleg7 ~
q stOftcourse not,'' said I. aof
course not, but money is ON a
powerful strain just now and our
Savannah cousin keeps first
class family grocery, and is Il
Pfesbyterian, and they always
live well even if they die poor.
SomefOlks spend their money on
thelf backs, but a Presbyterian
generally looks after the appe.
tite and let's the back go second
hand" eal tA89s
swell, it don't matter,'' she
said; "write to them to come
along, and we will dothe best we
cam" aasass T
30, under tho conf ugaI pressure,
lndited the following letter.
''MY DEAR Cousin: Your let
ter delighted us beyond express
sion, Our end of the line is all
liked up, and all you have to do
Is to telegraph the morning you
will arrive, and we will meet you
az the depot. We have a double
buggy and a big wagon, and If
they Will not hold all and the
baggage too, the boys can walk
ont and peruse the country.
$50 come along and be happy.
! We don't care anything about the
dog we have one here that will
eat his ears off in two minutes.
"BFing the goats along sure;
we are just out of goats and want
to get up a barbecue while you are
here. sp
"You ncedn'tbring your fish
ing poles nor worms for bait.
We have plenty. Butyou might
bring along few nice fish, for
they are awful scarce In the creek
since the mIll-pondwas drawn off.
W. Huckleberress are ripe now
and your children will enjoy pick
ing them. Ticks and chiggers are
lipe, too, and they will enjoy
picking them about bed time and
all next day.
81 wouldn't, mention it to my
wife, but it has occurred to me
that as you are about to break up
for a season you might Just as
wen prlng your COW along, for
ours are about played out. 1t
would do the COW good. IN, ds.v
p"And this reminds me. that my
wife scraped. the bottom of the
sugar barrel yesterday. It does
take a power of sugar for these
country berries, "A few pounds
from your grocery store would
not come amiss, and | don't sup
pose you would ever miss it from
the store Asss ss1 ssassa
ass'Do you keep cigars now? /
was thinking about those genuine
Elavanas you used to keep, and
those good pickles. Weihave put
some cucuubers in bmne bat they
will not be ready for some tune.
"What do you generally feed
your dog on2 We hardly ever
have any scraps left at our house
and our dogs have got to eat craw-
fish. This kind of food makes a
dog hold on when he bites. ..
Isuppose your nurse woaldn' t
mind sleeping in the potatoe shed.
The roof is low and fiat and is a
goodicool place to roost at night.
tWe have no mosquitoes, and
snakes are not very common.
Carl killed a rattle snake in the
garden yesterday, but it had only
IL rattles and we can soon train
your children to dodge them nsII
$50 come along and enjoy the
ar aad the water. II is worth a
sisst over here to see the blue
mountaias and watch the young
cyclones meanderiug around.
We have no storm pit yet, but
there is a dungeon under the
house, AeycIone came in sight
of us last year and killed a lot
of children and mules and went
on. But we know how to do doe
them now 50 just come aloi e
aud enjoy the air and the water.
~ am delighted to hear of. the
high position which your son took
at college. il Is very gratifying
to a parent. | see by the news