The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-08-26
DURHAM RECORDER.
WEDNESDAY, Aug, %, 1891.
THE GRASS WID0WERS.
FOR SOME TIME THEY HAVE BEEN
HOLDING MEETINGS.


smiths Experience AZ Cook.
According to tacit understanding
n fair number OF the grass widowers
Of Durham met i'll solemn conclave
at the residence of Mr.. j. w. smith,
on Main street, last Monday night
and organized a Widowers ALI
ance.
r., L. Lyon was called TO the chair
and Capt. 4. l., Peay appointed Sec
rotary.
The chairman stated that the oh
iect Of the meeting was to show our
wives that we were model husbands,
and as he had to chase the Buffalo
(Springs) he felt it his duty to encour-
age and strengthen the efforts OF this
august body Iii their noble undertak,
ing. The meeting was ready Tor
business.
j. 4. Robinson introduced reso-
luton TO tine effect that each member
make up his own bed, dust down his
room, wash the picture frames,
sweep out, attend 10 his own garden,
gather the vegetables, and pick the
tried chicken. With great ve-em
ence this resolution was voted down,
because it was discrimination, with
which the Interstate Commerce
Commission would deal, and not la
accord with the Alliance as Robinson
did not own ii garden and the burden
would fall upon the garden farm.
ers. w..
At this juncture an application
was made by W. >. HalhUurton u
become "a member. Capt. Pesly i'm
medmtely arUse and said he snuulG
he DlacK-Da without ceremony
but he hoped " nave Ar. halllDur
ton with US next summer. He " III
bllck-p;lilcd tur the present.
j. w. smith urUse with great dig
nifty and said he felt called upon u
say that this meeting should snow IN
some practical way that, irs his
bands, We could do some things al
well as wives. He therefore mUveu
that Oh FRIDAY tine Alliance assemble
at the same place anu we have "A reg
uIar husbands dinner. Every mem
Der Was on MS feet yelling good!
'.good." anu Tor a time there Wa
plndemomum. X. 4. Lyon wipeo
uIf his spectlcles, Capt. Peay toOK 1
drink oT ICE water, Robinson pulled
off his coat, and order was restored
At TINS stage Ut the proceedings IL
A. ResiIns ran ms head through TIT
window, from tine outside, aIid re
marked III teli You, boys, Ia,
fact Is. jess dropped by 10 MON
you that want a lravefIng c;lru; d
travelling card, you know, la c.Gsc vi
any eillergencJ. 1 never lett letter,
felt better, You know; aud r.ln JaIni
as high Us IA back; that Is Us nign IL
"A buck. Inc card Wis FORTHWITH
granted. anu he Travelled.
\ letter was u;luded the secretary
and eSery Onc thinking 1t ws1s SIN,
message I,Um hls vile, "A brcJ. Ats.
silence pfeyaLrd. DuT II WASH .llIy
thing OF tiie KIId. Ii WAS Esyu app,
cations for membership. U.ic i.VII
.. u. Honey and JAS. ration. .Ir!
were land ga tiIe t,.tslc Hntn tiIc IeS
meeting Tor action IL tue applicant,
werr nut eiIgIUic 10 membership, II
that they We're not grass wiuU"eI,
at tine TINS VI the application Du
hoped t0 be.
John smith arUsc and moved tina
we adjourn and wait for that dlIIIIer
Before the motion was put, hDweser
Il was decided that as smith h.id :
cry thing handy that he lie appoint
ed chief cuOk. ale accepted the mono
with a gracious bow, rennarEnIg
''eall again, gentlemen.
THE DINNER.
Friday came. Sodid the nIemb .
Of the Grass Widowers' Alliance {
John SMITHS hOuse. While u
members were eating grapes SInit
put ul Isis buck skIn glove lOpryiel
the food from his hands, ami went 1
work. lie got the iiIe started, the
fried the beef stalk and piled al U
the back stOOp - a. to BECOME ]
order. He hunted around 10 -,
what came next. He found a bag Z
h0ininy, hut forgot whether IL silU u
b.. roasted " tired, but when tine rio
and beams met gIze his be sLytite
Eureka" or something like tiiai
anu now felt himself perfectly d
home. lie put on a huge boiling II
and into II put galiOnOf white Dire
beans. IL then occurred to him tia
rice and beans wouldn't go bad Il
gether and as there was plenty (
unassigned spac., III the kettle Ii
poured IA two gallons VI rice aIl
tlsen tiIled the vessel with way,r All
placed II on the fiFe. Dropping
piece VI Fat pJrG int tine mtAtITe {
give il tune and pOrcupine IIsvOr !
hooked Ut his ChrUITDIneter anu assin
that IL was only ten o'clock, be- CuI
Guided there was nO Use ~ nus
things and came m t. chat with q
other members. In about an hot
he went out % gse h0g the ctilinar
department was progressing. 10 b
surprise be found a mountain u n,
and beans up Oh top Ut tine ksttI
with the pDrE sitting IauntIly up y
the crest KOking az the scenery. II
grabbed a Upper and dug the mDul
tain down, putting the deDris Ia u
dish pan, tut about the time he hli
reduced il ~ a respectable Pile,
began 10 rise again and SmltI DegJ
10 dip. the uislipan was sOyn lIUaI
ing with rice anu scalIsJ tyeafls all
the old kettle still on the TampaLi
He next filled the water bucket al
then - tie rice kept coming up All
dIUpplng over on the stove he b
came desperate and seeing no 9th,
vessel handy he iilIed Lyons an