Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-05

Dear Ledger:
It's funny how the years roll back
when you meet an old acquaintance.
| don't mean to say I'm that aged,
but, from observation, have de-
Quoted as much. Things that We
were once ashamed of and those
which we frown upon when attempt
ed by those younger than ourselves
are recalled with relish far
from beneficial should any "hopeful" !"
be near and listening.
1 overheard this myself. He was
leading citizen. One of those men
in the community who always has a
grip on the halter of the bell wether
and is in the foremost Of all progress
sive movements.
An oil friend he hadn't seen since
the days of the swimming
hole at the sign of 1.-TWO fingers"
met him. A good cigar and seat
on a shady spot of greensward at
the Chautauqua was all they needed
Ito start the inexhaustible flow Of
lanecdote.
The story concerned a night in the
dark of the moon when they entered
Farmer Jones' watermelon patch to
purloin a few of the ripest. They
kad scarcely started in testing the
melons with thumps from their lit
tile fingers before the bark Of a
dog startled them.
Did they run?
They crossed that melon patch ant
hit the big road with the speed of q
racing motor car. After while
when they had reached a safe dis
tance, they halted to get their breath,
In a few minutes up trotted yel'
low, NANCY pup, the property of one
of the boys. He it was who had
caused the stampede when playfully
scouting for rabbits.
A Unique Announcement.
Alma Gass, Of Jefferson City, a
former Hardin College girl, is to be
married. The bridegroom is Mr.
, Miller, and very fine chap, from
all can hear of him.
, Alma has been a necessary ad
junct at weddings in the Capital
city for a number of years. She is al
accomplished organist and has played
the wedding march or the bachelors
swan song for 80 nuptial affairs.
Her announcement, made last week
was most unique. On the day i
. was to be made public she SEN
"fake" kilograms to all her friends
!, announcing the engagement. Cute
wasn't It? But Alma always wa'
clever and could be depended on t
! do things in original ways.
Musician Coming Here.
Mexico's musical colony is to gail
another. This time 1t is man, |
: young man, who possesses talent ant
!. genius. His name is Stanhope Cran'
and his permanent address is Mol
A gantown, Va.
,eI Nellie Robinson, who has left tn
!. stage and Is a Christian scientis
/. praeticing the art of healing, is
cousin of his and for the past fey
months has been the guest of his pal
ents. Stanhope was on the verge O
nervous prostration when Nellie al
II rived but since she began "treai
le ment" he has improved so rapid
s. the effect has been marvellous.
y The family want Nellie to n 1tres re-
10 him for year more at least. Henc
his coming with her Nellie's char
r. and eyes will do wonders with an
% man and before the treatment end
70 | If his heart isn't affected, there
Of something radically wrong with h
D. cosmos.
le He has made an Italian harp wit
his own hands as well as complete
a monster pipe organ all of his oW
manufacture. He plays by the hou
= lives in music and is said to be
marvel
When he comes he expects
bring his grand piano and harp.
Won't we local musicians be e
re tranced if the be-talented Stanhol
re will condescend to assist at vario'
ad concerts and Euterpeans. He al
to Nellie are expected during Augu
sometime.
n Goodbye,
u Martha.