The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-12
With Aunt Becky
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ular mood, singing in chorus as
they welded their hoes and picks. |
In giving the road additional
width they came dangerously
near our pretty elm trees, which
l would nor sacrifice for the sake
of any broad road" for if our
shade trees were gone | would
feel like changing my quarters
Immediately; but they escaped
narrowly, and all is we'll.
Mr.. D. M. Stewart has been
quite busy recently at his new
lumber mill, and has done a lot of
saving. On Thursday pm. last,
while hauling logs from the
woods, a fine young mule was in
some manner fatally snagged by
an oak limb, sustaining such in
juries that Mr.. Stewart, in
spirit Of humanity, had the SUI
fering creature killed outright.
The school at Oak Grove acad-
envy opened this a. m. with Miss
Mcneil, of Moore county, as prin-
cipal.
Mr.. Will Stewart, a student at
Guilford College last term, re-
turns to that institution today to
be present at the opening Of the
school. Mrs. Olmstead has gone
over to Clio this a. m. to meet
our grandson, Robt. McLaurin, of
Latta, S. c., who is coming up
to spend some days with u.s.
Miss Ollie Glass, of Maxton, has
been visiting in the Fork recent
ly, the guest or Mrs. J. B. Whit
lock.
Rev. Mr.. Dixon, our pastor,
after a six weeks vacation, filled
his appointment at Smyrna
church yesterday. His people
were glad to see him back look
ing improved and refreshed from
his mountain sojourn. and he
gave us a fine sermon, too.
Well, timesare getting pretty dry
in the Fork these days, peaches
and melons gone, garden truck
about played out and not much
to eat now but peas, and collards.
However, we must try to cult
vate an accomplishing DISPOSE
ton, like a fine Southern woman
whom | met down in a Florida
town some years ago. This lady
was a high-bred South Carolinani,
born and reared amid the luxur-
les and refnements of an ante
bellum Southern home. But her
fathers estate lay in the wake of
the March to the Sea-" and was
of course utterly devastated. At
terward she married circuit
judge, and moved to Florida,
where I had the pleasure of meet
ing her. The town in which she
lived was quite q winter resort
for Northern people, and they
found this S. G. lady something
of an uncompromising rebel, not
inclined to take silently. their
random thrusts at her beloved
Sou Inland. One day a Northern
lady was making grievous COM
plants in regard to the scant
variety of foodstuffs afforded by
the town market, and wondering
how the Southern people lived on
such fare.
"Well, "saidMrs. B, Il was rails
ed on large Southern plantation,
where there was an abundance
of good things to eat; but there
came a time in my life when
had to sit down to dry cow-peas
with no bit of seasoning in them
except salt. and | made up my
mind then never to grumble
about my fare. That occasion"
said she, addressing her North.
ern neighbor, was when old
Sherman passed through our
plantation and stole everything
we had" Mrs. B. was not ap-
; preached on that subject any
more. She was one of the bright
est and most entertaining womer
| ever met. and one of the mos
! witty and humorous.
Prof. Reynolds gave US a pleas
!. ant call last week en- route from
: his home to Purvis, where h.
: opens school today.
I Aunt Becky"
ITO Aunt Becky" two ques
tons at the beginning OF her let
: ter we can answer both for oul
a self and for Robesonian readers
\ most emphatically No. And W
= congratulate ourself and OF
: readers that she has not forsake
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