The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-08
SfeenS Letter.


The past two weeks have been very
busv ones in the Slocum family. HAY
making, cotton picking and pea PICK
ing have all been on at one time, so
have hardly had time to read the
naners much less write for one.
/ have put my head in SOAK as
Johnny would put it, once or twice
for a letter, but when fellow bows
from sun up to sun down, to King |
Cotton. he is not in a good mood 10
nen pleasant thoughts. Besides, the
old scratch paper we had been using
for letter paper had given out, SO on
last Thursday Mrs. Slocum went 10
Columbus for a few days recreation
and by some hook or crook leIt
small amount of her change at home,
of which I borrowed ten cents from
the machine drawer and bought
pretty good tablet So will proceed
TO give a few happenings in and
around Steens.
New. Venice" you will pardon
me if 7 should be a little melancholy
/
! all health for some time, when IS
enongh in itself to make fellow
blue. and this Saturday morning
Master Pernell, our oldest boy, wish
ing TO show his skill as a horseback
rider. mounted a young mule IN the
pasture and undertook to give young
/ Jacob some training IN the art oL
cattle driving Both the young fldef
and animal at first seemed very dig
nifed but Pernell, wishing TO snow
4 . little feat of horsemanship, chang
ed from a stride to a side position
when at the same time young Jake
wished to remind his young master
! that he was not fooling with ola
Balem. and stepped to the front SIDE
ac ouick as a flea can get from undeI
vorr thumb. This presented an en-
tirelv different feat and resulted III
dislocated wrist for the young morse
man. who was escorted TO the houst
by his sister, and | was SUMMONED
from the field; SO in few minutes
8 we had the dislocatedjolnt IN place
! T applied an old home remedy, whlci
afforded temporary relief, until III
8 maternal ancestor returned from ne
6 trim to Columbus, and gave MIN
: good dose of encouragement, Whlcl
) in a short time had its desired effec'
! Mr.. Joel Smith is still with Us
: and is still confined to his bed. On
k of the fractured bone failed TO unite
! and had to be reset and redressee
2 = If is doing we'll at this time, and tn
) doctor thinks he will be on his fee
8 again in a short time
: So you see, dear reader, ola 20
. Slocum s" den has the appearance
D hospital. in which 1 hold some III
4 portant positions. / am the assistai
= nurse in one room, first nurse In al
: other, assistant superintendent an
Z general .tflunkey" for all.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Trull,
. scooba. and Miss Vera Trull, of Nil
mort. and Mrs. Sam Driver, OF Colun
1 bus. were the guests of Mr.. and Mr
NR r. Harris on Saturday last.
Messrs. T. P. and t. L. Tunne
went over to Caledonia to the oo
Fellow picnic on last Saturday al
report a pleasant time
Mr.. Wesley A. Westbrook and WI
visited friends and relatives IN l.
mar county on last Saturday al
Sunday.
Ill Mrs. J. M. Brownlee, who has be-
on the sick list for the past Ie
weeks. is improving, and we no
for her a speedy recovery.
Mrs. T. T.. Tunnell has been v
ting her sisters and other relatis
at and near Vernon the past week.
III Mr.. Joe Mehaffy and Mr. ia
Moore, OF Columbus, were at stee