The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-20

The Music Of the Chase Reminds
Of Old Times Errors Corrected
Planting COtiOn- In Line
for p, OhIbiliOn-Other Matter.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
There is music in the air this
morning; the deep baying of
pack of hounds falls on my ear,
accompanied by the shout of the
huntsmen, as they are running
through the branch near our,
home. I love to hear the differ.
ent voices of the dogs, and the
cherry blasts of the horn, which
remind me of olden times, when
nearly every boy in the neighbor-
hood owned fox hounds, and was
often engaged in hunting Master
Reynard. these same boys, so
gay and happy, we're soon march
ing away from home and loved
ones to scenes of conflict and
olOodshed. and many of them
have long filled soldiers graves
When my own and only by other
went away to the war from which
he never returned, his dogs were
the pets of the family, especially
my dear mother, who fed them
from her own hand, and alas!
they never knew again the care
OF their young owner, nor fol
lowed his swift footsteps to the
chase any more, bat they were
kept, and lovingly cared for in
the old home until they died If
old age.
have an error to correct in
regard to statement recently
made in reference to the fruit
crop. I found sooR &fterwarc,
much TO my regret, thai had
been too hasty in my announce
ment, and that nearly all she
| bloom and young fruit had fallen
TO the ground from the peach
and pear trees; alse I beg to of T.
an apology in regard TO my re-
; Cent mistake relating to the NJ :
Rae club, which was caused fro ~
my hasty reading. We get
considerable quantity of mail
matter, and in my greed to rsaa
it all l am forced to skim over
it speedily, which is a bad plan.
. Some of our farmers are busy
planting cotton this week, bui
: there is little probability of its
coming up until we have rain, as
the earth is very dry.
Quarterly Conference was heid
at Oak Grove M, E. church or
last Saturday and Sunday. Tha
; presiding elder, Rev. Dr.. Moore
} preached a fine sci mon ON eacl
day. Messrs. Adams and Stubb:
were in attendance as delegates
from the Purvis and ROwlant
, churches.
; Mr.. Evander Bullock and chill
r dren, of Rowland, we're visitins
; at Mr.. r. D Hamer's last week
This portion OF old RObesOl
seems to be well in line for pro
hibition, and I trust every vote
will do his duty on the 2eth o
May-that is, tn every one
shall go to the polls and vot'
u. right; because every man VII
fails to vote is thereby the sam
as giving his vote to the othel
side. Saturdays mail brought /
couple of pamphlets here, SER
! out by j. D MeNeil, of Fayette
Vile, who to his great shame il
fighting fiereely a cause which
should be dear to the heart o
, every true man in N. Ca. Bui
, Mr.. McNeill sent his literatur
:, to the wrong place; it was 20
~ even read, but vas itn nediatelJ
consigned to its proper and con
genial element-tho fire.
- Mr.. Dugald Stewart and wife
and Mr.. Norman Stewart ha.
gone up to Fayetteville today.
4 | hear some talk of "Weddinl
, bells" in the Fork, but am NO
y sure whether it is real or trio
20 of April and Leap Year.
: Tae Squire has just come i
from the farm, and is out of hi
NOR with the chickens an
" guineas because they have bee
too industrious in his corn belt
- Aunt Becky"
'0 Old Fork, C, April l4tt
l 1913.