Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-12-23

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"hOliday," no paper will be
issued from this Office.
'I have very little respect for
the ties Of this world" as q chap
said when the rope was around
bis neck.
The best line to lead a woman
with is a masculine Exchange.
The hest line to lead u mar with
is crinoline.
CoTroN-The Mobile Market
for the week ending Friday, Dec.
18th, closed with q decline. Mid
dIings IL to IL
A writer 10 the Scientific Amer.
lean inquiries why It is that NO
men are fonder Of sleep than meni
We do not know unless it is be
cause Morpheus Ia whose arms
the sleeper lies is male and not
female,
To morrow night the Party Civ.
en- by the ladies of the Episcopal
church comes on. OF course, al
will attend.=Tickets can be OBJ
tained 1t the stores Of Williams &
Darden or T. d. Denton. Price
One Dollar.
A Country Girl-cOming from
the field, was told by her cousin
that she looked as i.esh as q daisy,
kissed BY the bew. "Well it
wasn't any fellow by that name,
but It was Style Jones that kissed
me; told him every one in town
would find it ont"
RIsINe-This Is not exactly the
season for Mercury to rise, but the
prOprietOrs Of the Mobile Mercury
have thought it best to swell q
little, and now We receive that
most excellent paper enlarged to
nearly double its former extent.
We are happy to see this evidence
of prosperity.
MARRIED-On the 21st inst. at
the residence of Mrs. M. B. White,
T. B. Shearer, NJ. V. MattOx, Esq,
to Miss NJ. A. White, of this
place.
We wish the happy couple eve
ry happiness and hope their fond
est expectations may not fall short
OF realization.
We feel under many OBLIGATIONS
to Mrs. MattOx for that cake.
Our thoughts will be redolent Of
sweet things for q month. The
fact is, there is such a resistless
charm-such a witching iascins-
ton about a luscious cake, or a
pretty woman, thai we are irresist-
ably drawn by a sight Of either.
We took a drink from a bottle Of
brandy (Which we keep for medi-
cal purpOses) demolished the cake,
meantime thinking the following
tOast-"Mrs. Mollie MattOx-May
the Lord bless her, the Devil miss
her, and Col. Mattox to kiss her."
HOLD oN.-Hold on to your
tongue when you are Just ready to
swear, lie, speak harshly, or say
and improper word. Hold on to
your hand when you are about to
STRIFE, pinch, scratch, steal, or do
any disObedient or improper act.
Hold on to your foot when you are
on the point Of kicking, running
from duty, or pursuing the path Of
error, shame or crime. Hold on
TO your temper when you are an
cry, excited, or imposed upon, or
others are angry about you. Hold
on to your heart when evil assOci-
ates seek your Company aad invite
you to Join them in their games,
mirth revelry. Hold on to your
good name at all times, for it is
more valuable to you than gold,
high place or fashionable attire.
Hold on to the Truth, for it viii
serve you well and do you good
through life and through eternity.
Hold on to your virtue, 1t is above
price to you in all times and
places. Hold on to yOur good
character, for it lie, and ever viii
be, your best wealth.
CHRISTMAS Is CoMINGi-
''Christmas is cOmingl" yells the
happy schoolbOy, as he revels in
anticipatiOns Of putting iOaming
bumbers Of delicious eggnogg.
"Christmas is cOming,V shines in
the merry schoolgirl and vision Of
books ond browning tudors, fade
from her view. "Quithmus is
c0mingl" lisp four year old speci-
men Of humanity, and $50 ith
Santa Claus" We added. Christ
mas is comingiv brawls our devil,
who has brushed his Sunday-gO-to
montfni tooOoru oud vawo hail