The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16
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"Yes, mann, we all went to the circus,
me an Jim an little Vesta, that's Grip
pied, and we had real nice time.
Eve all came to town soon in the
mornin' and the first place we stopped
was Monroe Shepherds store to get
a pair of shoes for little Vesta. Vesta
has to walk with crutches, you know,
an aint very stout, but Doc Egerton
says she's improvin' and Doc knows
what he's talkin' about.
II met Judge Pace in front. of the
court house and asked him if he'd found
that Republican yet. The Judge says,
II he had he was going to keep him un-
til next election, as he lowed he'd need
him then, but said that that story, was
| jest made up by the Hustler newspaper
man. My sakes alive, but I didn't
kown the Hustler would do sech things,
but Bill Stradley says 1t willard worse,
Bill says, he does.
I'VE went into Mr., Ed. Brooks Office
Ito settle our taxes, an Mr.. Brooks he
was real perlite. Ed. is a real hand
some. well-set up man, and they say he's
jest as pleased as pleased can be bout
the way the lection went. I heard
somebody say that Mr.. Brooks and Mr..
Hickman and Mr.. Edwards, the hard
ware man, and George Liverett, all
worked hard for the election, but l
didn't come to town that day and I'm
real gla l didn't, too.
"Tom Valentines dog has done left
the Radicals and jined the Democrats.
While was standing there talking to
the Judge, Mr.. Valentine went into the
court house and whistled to his dog to
come. But Piero, that how the dogs
named, jest turned tail and run home,
and Mr.. Valentine says that ever since
lection his dog wont go near the court,
and he lows he's turUed over. Well, /
alters did say that dog had heap more
sense than some men critters.
"We jest had to go round to see poor
Joe Bryson. And Mrs. BrYson she look
ed plum worried and said to Jim that
it was a shame, that's jest what I said.
It's right smart expense, an Mr.. Bry-
son away from his livery stable business
and Doc Drafts going there every, day.
But Doc Drafts, I've heard tell, is real
good doctor, and he says Joe III get
we'll.
"But sure felt sorry for Mr. and Mrs
Bryson, and jest natcherly lowed that
somethln' ought to be done about hit
People from the country have no bust
ness, Jim says, interferin' with city folks
'lection's. Let 'em stay at home, says
[, where they belong.
"We stopped into Mr.. Glazeuer's store
to look at q suit of clothes for Jim, and
Mr.. Glazener he says he's a-goin' to get
married, but laws me, I've heard that
before. Little Vesta wanted SEINE soda
water so we stopped into Hicks Justus
drug store. Hicks and the old man got
to telling fish stories and l heard Mr..
Justus say he was out to Green River
the other day an caught sixty-two fish.
He and Mr.. Ewbank they say are like
to fish out every stream about here, an
they had to get the government to send
a carload of young fish to restock the
streams. 1 suppose THEY'LL be gone be-
fore long, too.
MY sakes alive, but that town don't
seem the same without Mr.. Jim Wal
drop. I Twas 'quainted with Jim all my
life, and remember just as if twas yes
terday, when he was born, in log
house that stood where John Smathers'
blacksmith shop is now. Poor Jim, and
most everybody knew and liked him.
81 said howdy to Cap'n Toms in front
of his office. The Cap'n is well pre-
served man and they say he's jest as
deep in business as ever. The cap'n
says things is different now from what
they used to be when me an him was
children. He says when he was mer-
chandising, years ago, with Mr.. Ripley,
down in the old rock building, they used
to buy thousands of bushels of corn an
fodder from the farmers here ard wag-
on it down south. He says, now, the
cap'n does, the farmers are all to busy
gettin' out tan bark to tend to their
rightful business. And l heard a man
tell the cap'n that five hundred dollars
day went out of this county for feed
stuff that Jest hatcherlly ought to be
raised right here to home. The Cap'n
thinks heap of this county, and he
says, the Cap'n does, that that amt
right. l tell jim, too, bat he thinks
he's mighty smart man if he gets ten
dollars for load of tan bark an then
goes to Mr.. Hobbs and buys feed for
bwo yoke of steers.
"Seems like the town changes every
time see it. l hear a heap of talk
| about a cotton factory that Mr.. Calvert
| is going to build. Then 1 met Mr.. u.
G. Station and Mr.. Brock and [ jest right
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