The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-02
NJ. ELAN MATTERS.
A Few Questions for Aunt Sarah
A Variety of Matters Inter
estingly Discussed.
Correspondence of The Robesonian

"A variety OI NIdtleTS inter-
estingly Discussed.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
AS | have not had time to
write any in a week will tiy
to write few lines. But don't
know what to write, for it is not
like writing a love letter for
some old bachelor, because you
can say what's next and he has
always got the next ready; but
now if | sit here and say what's
next the next will be like a man
going fishing and coming back |
without any fish. But anyway, /
my father went to town yester-
day on business. II you want |
to know what his business was | |
can tell, for he carried some of
the dusty corn to mill.
1t looks like if the farmers
don't lay by their corn the gen
eral crab grass will. More rain,
more grass.
Mr.. Leonard Britt tells us he
hasbeen killing jumping jimmies,
commonly known as jumping
tleas, with a hammer on the
floor of a night. Mr.. Britt says
if they use their keen cutter
mouths he will use his keen cut
ter hammer. He couldn't use it
on sharper nail.
Mr.. Foster Stone was the low
ing guest of Miss Dollar Steph-
ems Saturday night; think the
wedding bells will ring very
soon.
Mr.. J. w. Stone-that is John,
not Jim-What is that word?
Oh, | can't think! Oh, yes!
''escourted" Miss Ethel Branch,
home Saturday night. Did | get
the word right, John?
Children's Day was celebrated
here last Sunday afternoon.
There was large crowd present
and hope everybody enjoyed it as
well as l did. Hon. E. J. Britt,
of Lumberton, delivered a good
speech, as he always does. Ii
was surely enjoyed. Come
again, Mr.. Britt.
, There was an ice cream sup
per at Mr.. E. B. Stones Satur-
day night and l think it was en-
joyed by all. l had good time
by myself-as | always do.
: Sorry to report the illness of
Mr.. Pink Britt's baby.
The prettiest is not the best
every time and the reddest ap-
=. = pie is not always the best apple
3 so the prettlest boy or girl is not
=. the best every time; the pretti.
3 est mule don't pullas much every
> time as his ugly partner.
q 1t looks now like the farmer:
s will have plenty of pigs and nUb
v bins some time; nc punic Whcr,
J. they are.
r Hurrah for Taft.
v l forgot to tell it, but curing
h tobacco is the order of the da,
S now.
d Mr.. J. z. Stones tobacco barl
> is completed; it is a handsom,
l. barn.
u II Mr.. Stacy Martin was tn
% % guest of Miss Beulah Branch Sat
urday night.
ic | have been hearing Mr..
It said | got Prof. Poole to do m
q writing, but it is untrue; I'v
Is never had to call on Prof. Pool
n yet. l wrote it myself and nc
It body was with me when I wrot
ID it, either. No, no, no, VI.
- not yet.
N Well, l think Sarah Jane ha
IS better answer the question: CAV
IS her before she asks another
a. Don't you, Aunt Sarah Jane?
I'd didn't say would eat a doze
it eggs at a time, but | ate a dozel
a each day. Now, spell you
s. words right, Aunt Sarah, an
see if l didn't say leach day
Look; put on your spectacle:
Is now, Aunt Sarah; now, have 70
looked good? Wasn't | righ
bs Well, yes | made a mistake. NJ
is ycu couldn't answer my questio
,v and wanted to say somethin
- and did saw something. didn
- you, Aunt Sarah? | guess Wi
~ ~ have to tell her how | would gt
81 - the eggs: l would eat duck egg
lie Aunt Sarah, not hen eggs; ar
n, | can eat dozen duck eggs eac
ne day. Can't you, Aunt Sarah?
Aunt Sarah, tell the farmers
l. say it looks like it would pa
OF them to cut those bushes and tre'
around their .stumps for WOO
sa if they don't work their gras
IN Wonder what makes Miss
|. aunt, | should have said-so witt
7r, she drags me through the stick
nj but I'm glad they're gettir
ng slick.
d. Well, I will close, bit Wi
soon, Aunt Sarah.
Ks A Boy WHO LOVES THE Girl
Mt. ELAN, n. c., June z