The Holmes County times. (Lexington, Miss.) 1906-1906, 1906-07-20

Gee Land sakes alive I've gotten
my business in such jam when
last visited The Times, was almost
afraid to venture out again. | didn'
know / would make our, little folks
mad by telling off on them Now.
Happy Joe, / want you to tell james
that beg his pardon and think he
is mighty nice little boy and | love
all nice little boys-an think if ouI
country was filed up with suck nice
little boys as James we would in some
of these years have some men tit to
fill various high offices certainly
think it grand in anybody that tries
to defend their dumb brutes against
cruelty / haven { heard what Frank
had to say about mel trust mes all
right But little Jessie famed me out
Cypress, Dutchie is bad girl,
don t you think so2 / ought to have
been her ma" when she made her
appearance again would have lamelled
her SO powerful with my bread spoon
she wouldn't have felt like running
away again
Brozville ball team played Fairview
last Saturday; won by score OF to 3
in our favor.
Say there, Happy Joe, come back on
the floor and tell us your news. We
didn't intend to occupy the whole
floor Your 'splinters are read with
much interest by all
Little Misses Mecie Davis and Ethel
Hammett visited Miss Bessie Byrd
Saturday ana Sunday.
Miss Sue Robertson from Tolarville
and Miss Alice Hammett from Owens
were guests of Miss Pearl Causey last
Tuesday.
From all reports, Mr. Silas Causey
is meddling with Mr.. Hare Sons
matrimonial fishing line. If he don t
look sharp, Silas will sink that line
clear ont of sight He is a bad boy,
and knows how to handle sinkers'
most skillfully.
Say there, W NJ f., I've gotten on
close track of yon know who2 Read
The Times and yoy will know the rest.
Wonder where did Sials go last Sun
dayr He surely went to see his girl
as she repaid his visit Tuesday.
| Misses Irene Smith, Pearl Causey
and Eddie Wiggley spent the day with
Misses Annie and Kate Virgins last
Thursday.
Misses Irene Smith, Pearl Causey
and India Fryer and Mr. Silas Causey
spent the day with that Jay and his
mother Mrs. Wilkes, near Central
Point Sunday
= That Jay hasn't lost his way to
Hardscrabble yet. From all appearance,
| he was going to its hearts core Sun
4 day eve That Jay is up to times be
i is not Just out. He knows while fishing
in matrimonys S pond, it is better to
/ fish with more hooks and lines than
one Girls. keep an eye on Jay. Mrs.
Gilmore and daugtehr, Winnie May,
and Miss Bertha Broom of Eulogy
were most welcome visitors at Mrs,
Wiggin' Sudnay.
i Misses Eddie Wigley, Irene Smith
Pearl Causey, Annie, Addie and KATE
i Wiggins found their way to the for
tune telling ladies last Thursday
After their future was told to them
some OF them felt better; some worse
i. s., cheer up little girl, try ant
look on the bright side, and T. c..
you had better try to stand in will
Z that dark Completed lady, or shi
might cut figure in your case. E
W, you will get that ring and lette
by and bye. Let me know when 70,
get it,
], When Essie Wilkes opens his moutl
generally good results follow. Can
see why, however, it behooves Essi
4 why Twenty Six should fight. Tell IN
about that boy.
Some of The Times readers are unde
the impression that we correspondent
do our own complimenting at the hea.
Of our items; but that S mistaken
idea. OF course we all like to be com
plimented, especially by our editor
Il The truth given in candor can offend
What has become Of our Hayseed
She hasn't made her appearance nov
iin two weeks. We hope she viii com
this week, for we miss her SO yer,
} much. Hope Hayseed aint mad a
] the. Simplex. It didn't tell near all thi
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