The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-05-12
CULLEOKA.


CULLEOKA, May 9.-I have few mo-
memts of leisure, and although witty
old Roman has said that it il better to
be- lille than to be doing nothing, | risk
the charge of the latter aud write.
A day and night of last week was
spent by your scribe in the Lewisburg
ne'ghborhood with relatives. l got
there in time to be fully persuaded TO
participate in an apron party that was
on hand. May describe it? lnterpre-
ting silence on your part as consent, |
Will endeavOr to do so. You dignitied
readers OF the HERALD who have put
away childish things" may retire to
some remote corner while l hold forth
over here.
To begin with, each invitation to a
lady, single or married, was accOmpa-
MED 10y a request that she wear an un-
hemmed apron of any color and mate
rial her taste might suggest. Cheese
| cloth predOminated, aud the various
bright shades gave to the scene a novel
but picturesque effect. Consulting her
mental, moral and physical TASTE, and
drawing a conclusion from the whole,
your scribe decided that light shade
of green would not only prove becOm-
ing but suitable and suggestive. Each
apron WAS numbered ami Il correspond
ing number placed in a ha'. Each gen
tleman then drew number from the
hat, thus selecting his partner tor the
evening Needles and thread were next
provided by the hostess, and it was
the duty of every knight to hem his
lady's apron. A beautiful boqueJ to be-
awarded as PRIZE tor the best work
was placed sufficiently near to prove an
incentive to labor, while IA prOmiScuOus
bunch of weeds proclaimed tOrciblY
what would be the fate of him whose
work the judges would pronounce most
imperfect. 1t WAS amusing to see tuuse
"old bachelors" WELD their feminine
implements. In fit of desperation one
pushed his needle through by driving
IL against the wall; another who had
seen his sister pin her work to her knee
} endeavored to do likewise and sewed
the pretty pink apron TO his pants,
while third fastened his finger secure
ly to his work. They all looked as awk
ward as a woman does driving nail.
When each task was completed and
the aprons arranged for inspection,
what Il variety of stitches greeted the
eyes of the committee appointed to pass
Judgment! Some OF them resembled
huge pieces OF crazy patchwork
adorned with every conceivable fancy
stitch. Duty demands, however, that
duu ny way VI llldb SOllO VI IHG
work was we'll done, and the severest
critic could but commend. II some one
would take out u patent on the "Uld
bachelor" who bore off the palm of vic
tory, he would sell readily as self
running sewing machine. Those who
won the "booby prize" might get en-
plUymenI to "baste" for some fashion,
able dress making establishment, or
better still, sew canvass together for
some circus manager. The elephant
might escape between the stitches,
, however.
Rev. w. w. Graves was absent from
his post last Sunday, having gone to
, Mt. Pleasant to preach for Rtv. w. II.
DOss; 50 his pulpit was filed by Rev.
w. II. Wilkes in the forenoon, and by
Rev. ID. +. O>teen at the evening SER
vice, In the afternoon, our EpwOrth
League was formed with nineteen mem
} bers. The following officers were
: elected: II. A. TOmlinsOn, President;
Mrs. Z. $. Williamson, FRS Vices
r President; Mrs. w. w. Graves, Second
, Vice-Pres dent; Rev. ID. +. 0steen,
, Third ce-President; Miss Lena
lett, Treasurer. Next Sunday is Sacra-
J mental Day at the Presbyterian Church.
! have not learned who Rev. Mr. Frier-
; son expects to have preach for him on
. that day.
The third Sunday in this month is
J Children's Day at the Methodist
Church. The little CUES are already be-
ing rehearsed for their part OF the to do.
Several delightful visitors have been
3 with us recently. Among them were
) NJ sses Anna and jimmie Duncan, of
7 Clifton, now pupils in Martin College,
Pulaski, who came up Friday afternoon
+ and spent until Monday with Miss
5 Cisbie Taylor. They had a pleasant
time. Everybody does when they go
a to Mrs. Taylor's, for she and her charm
4 ing daughter dispense a Christian hos
: pitality that is just perfect.
+ Miss Emma Kennedy, of Corner sville,
r is now guest OF Mrs. Z. S. Williamson
; DIR. X. s. Hewlett and wife, of Bigby-
=; Vile, and Miss Minnie Hewlett, who is
I teaching at Water Valley, spent part OF
d. Hunt of Giles County, is visiting her
: sister, Mrs. Ike Hewlett Mrs. Hunt
: was once a Culleokian, and her many
e warm friends are glad to meet and
greet her again.
y Prof Bennett, Principal of the Lewis
d burg High School, spent Sunday in
t CulleOka, guest of Mrs. Joe TomlinsOn
n Mr.. Benson Evins was with us as
g usual last Sabbath.
Il squire CONey mas DOuSuI IeSlueuce
u in our town, and is having it renovated
U from topt to bottom. 1t will be ready
y for occupancy In two or three weeks
S Misses Maggie Hewlett, Minnie Bry.
r aut and Willie TOmlinson called OF
Mr.. Allen TomlinsOn in his bachelor
l. quarters last week. They found every
9 thing neat and nice, and Allen sitting
Il in the chimney-corner trying to memo
- his pants. Allen can cook, but he cam
!; patch. He wants a wife-needs one
', and is using some powerful persua
S sion" on a certain young lady; but she
Y has the mistaken idea in her head, tina
= all married women lead humdrum
g, trPadmill sort of life, and she says shed
r rather be a kitten and cry NEW" in {
;. chimney. She does MT talk that way tt
n Allen, though.
5. More another time.
UHnN.