The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-12-20
. OMAN AND SOCIET !

I like my fr'ens in springtime, Wen We
plows de furrow long,
En- de mockin' bird is primpin' in de
peach tree fer a song.
En- de larks is des a-skimmin er de
co'nfiel's cas- en- wes
But likin' en- I lovin' er my Chris mus
folks de bes'!
knows wen Chris mus comm faint de
fros' dats on de shed.
De crisp road fer de cabin, or de holly
berries red, "A
Or de singin' err de, fiddle, when de white
sans on de flo'.
Wild de niggers in de cabin des a-fiingin'
heel en- toe:
En- hesah come ole Brer Rufus.-he been
a-hoein con
Sence wen dey say de stars felled--'fo
de bes er us wuZ bon!
He take his dram, en- thanky, he th'ow
his stick away,
En- Look OUT a-comin', en- Lawd bless
Chris mus day!''
Oh, dey amt no time OATS like it! Come
in heah, one en- all.
En- take de white folks Christmas des I'D
en- down de hall,
De jimmyjohn is ready, en- de oil time
fiddle's des
A-sayn' en- asingin': "Ain't yo' Chris
mus folks de bes'?'
F L. STANTON.
Miss Carrie Miller left yesterday for
Burlington. to visit her sister.
Miss Helen Moring leaves TODAY for
Lexington, n. c., to visit Mrs. Upchurch
Misses Lizzie and Julia Barham. of
Sippehaw, were visitors to the city yes
terday.
Mrs. A. ". Hunter and her daughter
Miss Nellie Hunter, left yesterday for
Neuse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry We'll, of Colds
horo, were in the city yesterday visit
ing friends.
Mrs. E. j. Best left YESTERDAY morn
ing for LAGRANGE to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Mrs Norwood Giles, of Wilmington,
arrived yesterday and is the guest OF
Miss Carrie Strong.
Misses Julia Grace and Ellen Faison
left yesterday for Halifax, where they
will spend Christmas.
Mrs. F. B. Arendell and Masters
Holmes and Banks Arendell have re-
turned from Salisbury
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. ]. Ellis of Ports
mouth Va, are the guests Of Mrs. Don
Ellis, on Hillsboro street
Miss Octavia Rivers left yesterday
for Richmond, Va, where she will spend
the holidays with relatives.
Miss Matte Gill, of Wake Forest.
who has been guest of the family of
MIR. j. d. Briggs, left for her home yes
terday
Miss Eva Smith, of the Baptist Fe-
male University, left yesterday morning
FOR her home in Timmonsvilie, South
Carolina.
Married in this city on the 18th inst,
by J. G. Maroon, j. p, Mr. J. r. Moore,
of Halifax, n. c., to Miss Maude Rogers.
Of this city.
Mrs. Tyndall Cobb and Mrs. Korne-
gay, of Sanford were in the city yester-
day, guests of Mrs. w. H. Williamson on
Capitol Square
Tonight in the Olivia Raney Music
Hall subscription dance will be given
jointly by some of the A. ana NJ. cadets
iHu youhg HlSH VI ftdlelgH.
Miss, Minnie Canrady, of South Caro-
lima. who has been visiting Mrs. p b.
Cannady. left yesterday for Wake For
est TO visit Miss Matte Gill.
Miss Mary Pruden. a charming young
lady of Edenton, who has been tile guest
Of Miss Eliza Busbee and who has many
friends here, left for her home yester-
day.
Mrs. l.. C. Barbee. who was here the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Barbee, at
the marriage of her son. Mr.. c. c. Barbee
to Miss Josephine Mitchell, left yester-
day for her home at High Point.
Miss Birdie Black of the faculty of
Greensboro Female College, arrived yes
terday and is with the Misses McGee on
Edenton street on her way to her home
in Littleton to spend the holidays.
Miss Julia Howell leaves today for
New York, where, during the Christmas
holidays she will visit her brother, Prof
Logan d. Howell, who occupies promi-
nent position in the public schools there.
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