The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-09
CONVERSATION CLUB.
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ment by LOYAL Home workers All.

ment by Loyal Home Workers All.
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Write on ore rulleci. g. " r!te your best. &. Each
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Of itis co.unIn o. tie Honor Roll. First honor
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honor viii include q deficiency In some one point.
GEORGIA eooBER GOSSIP.
DEAR L.H.W. AnD &C FR1ExDs: coincid-
ing rs do With our dear Editor in her belief
that "hll work and no play makes Jack duh
boy y, and furthermore. "A little nonsense now
and thea is relisbed by all good women aud
men, viii reproduce verbatim (names except
ed }, asHeary as possible part Of con yersation
that greatly amused me.
DO not think however that the sentiments
ard noCe Of expression Of Mrs Snyder accord
witHtAose Of the MAJ Jrity Of grand old Georgia's
country folk, for such IL not The case; but they
are, however, typical Of a majority Of people who
live in the wilds Of northern Georgia where
DO not know whether to say fortunately or
unfortunately, i am at present existing.
MoniB', mornin'," SAID Mrs. Snyder,
typical north Georgia cracker, as she invited
herself into tho sitting-room one day last week.
threw her greenland wbite-checE ed calico
lousct on The floor. aud seated herself in au
Gasy-ciiair with a seii-satisGed air. " ] Just
lowed % how I'd drap ia minute and tell
youcrns the news. bein' as how / 'sposed We
hadn't heard hit, and would be powerful proud
ter
Bib aud Jack hev Just back frum beyant
The mouutaiu, an they do say ez how Merlindy
Moon and Sammy Potts hev done ran away
and married, sho'.
Now, don't thet beat hog a-hyin'! The
very i6ee OF Meriindy Moon a gittin' married /,
her,iHdy. who never he'd a feilor IN her life
~ anybody ever hearn on; Merlindy, with
a. 4 3 A.
luT the world iike two burnt holes Ia a
blanket Well, ] never hearn Their like since
granny chawed 'er pipe
Mefiihdy Is powerful smart gal tho !:
~, she can hoe more cotton rows AN most any
body, anG the way She can grabble COOLERS is a
nght, yes, SURGE; and they do say as how she 8
tine iarnt, too; wy, she reads every word in
the Chestnut Ftat Messenger, and ] knows she's
read one novel clear through yes, SURGE, she's
read Mother Goose every word, and she
read 1t well too aud didn't have TO spell out
oore'H two words % the page. nuther
but they do say that felier she's married
s o good fur nuthing town Gus who thinks he's
powerful big cause he smoke five seears
day withOutn EN- maxim him sick. an can
make tefbaccy smoke come out'n his nose an
because he lives In town, whar the cars pass
through two or three times day.
Hcil never made 'er a Twin knows. but
or she'll be able to sport him bv raisiu, 'er
sorn and COOLERS, and they do say you can raise
powerful sight o. COOLERS 10y putin passel
o ashes in the goober hills.
Wy. yes, 70 bo shore, Miss Dory. ashes is
God fur COOLERS, an if you wants the finest
rish'n tater crop you ever se-d, put ashes in
he iateT-hills, and then your taters won't be
III tops aud no taters.
Miss Moon, and er man got wind OF how
Yolly-she's next to Merindy-and Jackv
JGrnbs was er maxim il Up ter 'Iope so they
vas a-watching poor Polly like a hawk an'
While Their bucks was turned a-wa;ching fs,lly.
deriindy She ups an runs away an' Z ssrved
EN- right. too, thinks, cause they hort TO of
ct Polly marry, for Jacky is a good. hard
working man, and he's got two mules amd
COW aud bundled bushels o. corn an S35 TO
seot. an anybody thet I'd want body to have