Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-11-21

To Nancy Jane:
Yes, um, Macy your a couple Oh
me. should smile if | felt like 1t,
but don't oakley.
It's all your Mas donins. Tell
her. seq |. she's got a most power
full memory. 1t wouldn't be per-
lite for me to 60 and tell on your
Ma. as how she read things ID my
postoEce, and as how she'd tell 1t
or bust. No sir, tell she would,
and | see she's still foller'en the
same old trade. It's Mandy's great
failin, and it pears now like she
never would over it.
She's so good at tell'en tho.
don't know why she didn't tell the
whole thing. Do you want to
known what there is to it? Well,
here goes.
That's so, Mandy's right about
me icing sot against my county
newspaper, but one day got to
ruminatin' too just like Mandy did.
thought back where | had read
in the paper where the editor said,
Our county is the best county on
earth. not another like it anywhere
under the sun" Then in another
place he says-"Our people are The
best people, the kindest and most
hospitable people. Such people
are not to be found anywhere IN
the wide, wide world" Then, in
another place | saw where he writ
about fellow who mad gone to be
an angel. He writ so beautiful
about as what a good man he had
been, a shinin' light etc, and |
knowed all the time he WASH t
more an common. Then in anoth-
CT place [ saw where it said some
thin about weddin, it went on to
say bout the charmin', beautiful,
lovely, winsome bride and the
stately groom, and if | hadn't been
we'll acquainted with the folks my
self, [ wouldn't knowed who the
editor was drivin' at. Then thay
| Twas piece about the biggest tater
in the whole universe, the best corn
in crisendum, the latest cattle
we'll they couldn't be any fatter.
All this happen'en in my own
county, right around me, And l
saw where the editor said, in a
very howery, solemn like piece,
where he was goin' to stick by his
county and MS people in adversely
through storm as we'll as sunshine
when the clouds were low and
threaten and when they were high
and heecy. AS started to relate,
I was thinkin on all these things.
and all at once it come to me, and
I told sister Mandy so, that that
editor is the most beautifulest liar
this side New York city, but if he
goin' to stick to us so close and
say so MANY good things about us
even if they are overdrawn like,
I'm goin' to stick to him. So the
next time | went to town took a
peck dried apple snts and subscrlb-
ed. and as long as they's a dried
apple snit left I'm going to take
my county paper. The editor, you
know, needs comforts here, cause
its a doubtful case about him havln
many hereafter.
Well, while there he talked me
into BLOWN dollar or so Oh
printin' for my store, and when
got home the first thing | did was
send mother order to that Baltl'
more man for goods. Did he senc
! the goods? Well | think so. Anc
| here is what lie wrote: Dear Mr.
John: Am glad to have received
your order. Goods 60 by express
TODAY. G.. O. D."--and bless YOU
soul. | didn't know what Z. .. ID
stood for, till went to the 'spres'
office for MY goods, your ma didn'
known ether. cause | axed her.
Say, Nancy don't write any NOR
till it gets colder weather.
Your bloomin'.
Uncle John.