The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-01-01
nIn TIME REMEDIES FOR HUMAN ILLS
Hy REV r. H. WHITAKER
newspaper

III in 3 newspaper.
Jim Moon had q dog that WaS -
an-ro,nl sportsman's friend. nm
fru took down his shot gun ms do7
se.tggd flush nothing but bird ana rdO-
bits when ne took down ms riie liz
agg would pay no ~ttentlo TO dhs
,bino but a deer OF Z boar: and Wleil
I'm took down his fishing rod the do5
,..uld run into the back yard ana 9iS
,,arIns for bait, al VI which read II
i9Id this story to a negro once and
/ Inc said. Boss. uid you read that III
q paper or a book.
IN Il paper. / saId.
pr in mad been i'll q book il moul
] n bin so, but a. twas n 2 pd'sI, o"e'
uaf sUutin You, / can't bIecFe IL
DO believe eEeIy ll4IA5 it,,
printed in books l asked. He sald
told him one'or two Of Munchan-
sens best, and asked what n thouSH'
"Bos5. is dey printed in a book2~
Yes | said, and, more imam l""'
have read the book -.
pat book want TO blame, but it
= sho. thing the man dat rit i mace d
nifty bad out teilin' De truth. +a-
That's what the reader will thihh
about the writer's OF those dog stores
l am sure.
Christmas came on time, and, the
great rush is over. While L am VIII
ing Wednesday morning. every INNS
is rs calm as q sunday. Last Hlsut
the boys D~ombar4ed US with all soll9
of crackers and serenaded the town
with tin horns, COW bells and otheI
musical instruments; ana
enjoyed the noise, for | was 1ofclplE
reminded of my bOyhoOd. when | loF-
ed to blow q horn and make i noise.
was sorry to hear that Two or three
bows were hurt-One losing an eye
by untimely explosions, III the use OF
powder and f~irecrackefs.
Personally, / had a good Chrlstlnas.
Wife and took Christmas dinner
with our newly married daughter, and
wife was delighted, for she secretly
and very Justly tool pride in the
thought that her pfecepts and exam
pies had not been in vain, as the dln-
it herself. OF course we en-
joyed it, and the day, otherwise, was
pleasantly spent.
Yes. presents came-quite a num-
bcr of them. our kind friend, J. 4.
Saule. Esq, Of kenly, sent US two
turk y MeSsrs. Lawrence Il Mcln-
lawyers. Of LumbertOn, sent two
dollars with which to buy 9 turkey.
besides sending the money for a book;
and the old Reliable" T. &. Joyner,
Esq, who never fails, sent q gobblef
that looks as if he would weigh TWEEN
" DOulIlS I1t ciIllt III oli I'll !
day. therefore,, he is to grace the New
Years dinner table. He's Struttlng
around this morning as II he owned
The hole place and cuts his eye at
passers-by as if he thought they were
intruders on territory that had always
belonged to the turkey family.
Our friends cannot imagine how
grateful We are for the turkeys and
other presents sent us, nor how much
we a, prcciate their kind remem-
ORANGES of us; but, to each and to all
our most sincere thanks are hereby
extended, with the ferVent prayer that
God may a~bundantly bless them.
over q dozen Copies of "Whitaker'S
"reminiscences went out as presents
from friends to friends, before Christ
as New Years gifts are to be pro
vided for.
\ new hat and a cravat came in
just right to wear with my new
clothes. and a box of cigars, accompa-
nnied by a magazine set me up for the
balance Of the Christmas. What a host
of good friends l have! What a kind
Heavenly Father is ours! While we
trust in Him it is our high privilege
to say in the language of David: The
Lord is my shepherd, | shall not
WANT
Who, of us, viii be living nsxt
christmas? Who, of us, Will be gone?
May all Of us so live, that, whether
nVlng or dead, we may be near our
Lord, HAPPY New Year. to each
and to all.