The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-16

That's jest what told Jim as we went
into Hunters Pharmacy to get some
seeds l wanted for my flower garden out
in front OF, the house.
81 met Mr.. Michael Schenck out side
the post Office, and was real glad to
see him. I'm old enough to be his
grandmother and knew his father and
mother. His father was q good man
an Mr.. Michael favors him right smart
And when told hi was glad he was
mayor he looked real pleased like and
said he was glad too.
"Mr. Albert Cannon used to be a
neighbor of mine, and he's president of
the bank now. was plum sorry to hear
that Mr.. Hickman was goin' to Green
vile, but they got good man to take
his place. Mr.. J. w. Davis he's pres
ident of another bank was talking to
Mr.. Cannon, and Mr.. Davis, he says
that he's feeling right peart these day
and that his health is tolerable now.
'Mr. Mack Rhodes, I hear, has jest
been lected sheriff,or somethin'. He's
In the bank an saw him behind those
iron bars there an told him howdy.
Ny laws, but the money he had there
was 'nough to skeer Gbody, and he's so
busy I didn't stay long, but jest said 1
hoped he'd be elected to the legislature
some day.
"J1m went into Clarke's hardware
store to get some paint Mr.. Clarke sells
and Jim got to talking with Mr.. Dick
and said he was plum sorry to hear that
his father had done sold his fine new
house and gone North, but heard Mr..
Dick say his father would come back
1 hear that Mr.. Dick is rsal good busI-
ness man and knows heap about SELL
ing hardware and sich-like.
"Theres 80 many new stores in town
body can't keep Up with 'em all unless
they read the Hustler I've taken that
paper for good many years now, and
Jim, he's that anxious to get it each
week. Last week hit didn't come, the
postmaster's fault, know, and Jim had
to 20 clear over to Joe Hulburt'ss to
got his paper.
81 Isee there's two moving picture
shows in town now, an skating rink,
Ne, I'm to old to go to trying new fang
led notions like the skatin' rink and
little Vestar's got to walk with a crutch,
but Jennie, that's my sons wife, she
says she goin' to go to that rink just as
soon as Mr.. Hewitt tells the Hustler it's
open. She says, she does. that she's
goin' in town and stay all day. Jennie,
she lived in Ashevelle for a spell and
got city ideas, I don't know Mr.. Hew-
lit, but I'm told he's just the man to run
skatin' rink.
"About the circus? Sakes alive, yes,
we went, and little Vesta enjoyed it
right smart. Me an Jim went so little
Vesta could see it, poor thing. and
when we got into the wagon she jest
went to sleep with her head in my lap.
''It was nearlyssun down before we
started from town. 1 never did see
such beautiful colors as was in the sky
gold and yellow and such brilliant
scarlet, and the twilight lasted till we
were nearly home. The trees looked so
pretty in their new spring dresses as l
called it to Jim. And Jim he says, yes,
that's right. Woman help to beautify
the world, Jim says, with their graceful
and pretty ways, and their new spring
and fall dresses, and Jim says the trees
are just like women. They are so grace
full, and pretty, and beautify the ugliest
country, and Jim says they have to have
their pretty new dress in the spring and
fall, just like q women.
"Wsll, 1 was glad to get home to the
farm All the way from the big road to
the house we could hear the clear call
of quail and the answering cry of its
mate. The whip-poor-wills in that pine
thicket were singing, the frogs were
booming their welcome, and night, dark
yet beautiful, was slowly drawing its
mantle over the scene. Pinnacle and
Stoney's SUBMITS we're hid by feecy
white clouds, while Sugar Loaf and Try
on Mountain, darkly blue and wonder
fully beautiful seemed to stand as guard
ians for the night over all the country
side. We could see the lights of Hender-
sonville twinkling far off in the distance.
We could hear the clear song of some
belated traveller as he trudged along the
road. the birds were gradually quieting
to rest. the wind was whispering good
night to the pines, and great peace
seemed to settle down over the familiar
surroundings. Yes, Twas glad to get home,
andas Jim lifted little Vesta out of the
wagon he says he was glad to get home,
too, Jim says"
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