The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-21
MIR. AND MRS. j. f. LAYCOOk
Give an Enjoyable Entertainment at
Their Hospitable Home.
EDITORS SENTINEL:

While bumming around Torrance
Station IA nice little burg on the |. c.
it was my pleasure to run across our es-
teemed friend, Col. J. L. Laycook. He
was as full OF talk, fun and frolic as
usual. After discussing 1.-The Tariff
Bill, ''The Coxeyites" and crops. he
gradually drifted on something which
pleased me immensely,-the subject Of
''Sociables''. I knew by the way he
began to smile, that a sociable was brew
ing somewhere. and when he mentioned
that one would be given that night at
his house by his estimable lady, in honor
Of his fair daughter, Miss Virginia.,
who has recently returned from school.
felt ga-lo-ri-ous, because l knew from
experience, what kind of time | and.
every one present would have. He
told me to be on hand early, say at $
o'clock p. NJ. Ycu may bet your bottom
nickel was there on time. The Col.
was somewhat fearful that we would
~, a
nave " ram anu Keep '''cA VIC 'n''i'I'''c
crowd he was expecting, as there had
been several showers in February. and
he calculated that it would rain hcteen
that time and Is, Sept. but the wcHthcr
was all that we could wish. By dark
the crowd began to assemble. some in
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lnt .. ,.nn Ennw l,tpr. m now thinking
nf lT' ,,a,n wv and rr~. r,,, cream and tater.'
y, ItaT'l '',':' ''' r",,,Tl,r1 TIM, Ne Was almost
,r'.,,,,r,:rt , in Sbukc,pearr. ana sup
THo'oj r"', hn vvonId tarI;), Bob Inrcrsoll's
}',n.nr,. }" rnxt Nav, Rowcrs, in his
s,vi. wa, there on time:
~ no, .nnn ;,,rn1nrr1 ,o the ladies.
.'v .v1:", "". rn~. ~.n,in.,,.s he wa, making Inn
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,I,' ,I,'r, r. ,hni,. I"',.-t Flow. -rr;.rrs."
}r.,nrh,a7 (". n, nf on ,hr crops with the Col.
r., " ,'', .hnn ,1is,.,ss,1 r,r1aDhysir, with
11r,,n Har yvint.r, aud soon the old
'r.n.',In,ir wn,r,I mn, Every one was
7o,'. ,.:', ,,,',n, strur, wtj, hi, mu,tarhe.
rh;.h 10 has brrn ,r,)tiyu,ins with Il
r,.n,t dra, of care. Major Lester. of
5.ntfervil]e asked him ..how did he uuu-
uu ,,"4. to crow such 4 mustarhe in 50 short
n timeS The Major said he would give
him recipe. Take equal parts of axle
grease and tallow, Il small quantity OF
rosinand hickory ashes, apply three
times "A day between meals. The Ma jor
thanked him very kin!ly and said he
would commence at once. Gen. VIII
Lavcook, a son of the Col. was the OBJ
served of all observers. He created Il
GREAT deal of fun. He and Mr.. Edgar
bailey made very hne music on the
hazoo and tin pan. They played the
lutest waltz ''Roch Danwell. Uncle
ben said it was better than Il cyclone,
and if they could play something on
the tornado style he would give them
n few stems in the liz. Mr.. Rich Lay
cook helped him. a. he did not want