Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-01-16


mast was sad anniversary in our
Reech Brook home. For tile first
time in our life it WAS Christmas
without Mother, and we think with
sympathy of those other homes
whose light has gone out.
The snow today makes all the
earth look like one powdered Christ
ma. tree; awaiting the arrival of
Santa Clause, and his laden rein
deer sleigh.
The rural free delivery mail sys-
tenn had just AS well not be, for all
the good 1t is to us in this little
corner of the world, possibly
though, backwoods people have no
business with the mail. Our Christ
mas tricks must be ordered the
summer previous. Once they reach
ed Us in March. When there's a
wedding we never get to tel it till
way long after-our Recorder le.-
ters-we would never dare date
them if they contained news items,
but they are always seasonable-
will be a handred years from now
o. more 80. because why" some
times when the letters are ready we
get "snowed up" or the rain rours
down until the river is past cross
ing, or the mail doesn't go any
way.
We had a pleasant addition to
our Christmas dinner. sweet pOta-
toes contributed by frierds Of long
ago.
Oh yes, we went shopping that
time we intended to 90, but the
rain poured down so hard we could
not see any items for the Recorder.
1t rained a perfect deluge; We were
not the only one caught out with
out an mbrela. The most COM
Portable looking person we saw
was jim Woodzell in a great woolly
over coat; his feet encased n,rub'
Der boots, splashing about through
the mud, and his head more than
six feet from the ground stretching
M tc meet the rain. Pleasant and
good natured as he always is lt
made one feel good to look at HIM.
We saw the editor of the Enter
prise too; and scarcely breathed UNI
til he passed BY, as we are some:
what averse to having our name IN
the paner.
A rare bit of pleasure came into
our life the other day-a visit from
Miss Ruth Gillett and Miss Hamie
Lindsay.
Mr. Jim Woodzple came for wag-
ON load of Beech Brook apples.
The last for this year, and Judg-
ing from the amount of ice III The
road The wagon "skeeted" to market.
If The apples are gone we have
turnips: and vet again turnlps,
about ninety bushels; great white
crisp delicious turnips, in countless
numbers that weigh anywhere from
five to eight and IA half pounds.
Another wild goose has come
and gone. The hunter, oh where
was he?
And now for the news that hap
pened last wear; although so long
past. is still news. MIR Will Cling
err is married. His wife will al.
ways be well supplied with good
stoye wood, for he has the reputa-
ton of being the best chopper in
this country. We cooked the cake
for his wedding dinner that we
promised so long ago. 1t was
swee,ened and favored with the
momory of the many good deeds
and thoughtful kindness of hi;
past life, the frosting and ever
green wreath typical of their unit
ed future life with never-endlna
purity and goodness, We appre'
ciate their visit made to Beech
Brook just after their home recep
ton. and we talked of the long agr
when this county was first settled
and we were little freckle facec
children watching the brush heaps
burn-those wonder fires! on
childish eyes have never since seer
| their equal. He has become ia
n hons siuce then; the hero OF TIT
. Nd cat hunt, the owner OF thai
9 9 grey drab colored dog in tn
y Geer ase.both stories in the Reco:
u na " "u former occasion, and whel
is moo no O'm NE cork is on hand he cal
l. f foud Of aoa fascinator. , Away
to prefer If the pnas hal he w sfe
; are with h. them VI for a long an,
d happy life. Supbeam.
le The crowned heads O. uorv ,oi;or
lie The rich men, poor nard m;ssr