The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-03-17

WITH AUNT BECKY.

A Sweet Sentiment Illustrative
of the Blustery Month The
Killing of Furman Wallace
by Ell Southerland-PreparingI
for Planting-A Variety of
Items.
Correspondence of The Robesonian
Old Fork. NJ arch 14th-
"Ah March, we know thou art kind
/ hearted,
Spite Of ugly 'ooks and threats,
And, out of sight, art nursing April
violets -
Is not this sweet sentiment
and a very true illustration of
! this blustery month (which is
always more Or less dreaded on
account of wind, fire, and gener-
al unpleasantness, though this
: particular March has thus far
treated us very kindly, and
shown but little Of its rougher
: side. In fact the weather has been
= so warm and pleasant as to en-
courage the rapid bursting of
: bud and bloom, and the fruit trees
: are almost in full blossom. On
the farms, patches Of small grain
are showing green and beautiful,
3 giving evidence of approaching
e spring and a pleasant diversion
in the black landscape. We have
f had some light frosts recently,
e but not sufficient to do any dam
. age.
o News reached US yesterday
n afternoon of the killing of a ne
|. gro-Wallace by his father-in-
}, law, Eli Switzerland, on the
e premises of Mr.. Neill McRim-
= mon, 3 miles below here, the au-
thentic particulars of which we
y have not learned, save that Wal
If lace and his wife had separated
l. some months ago, she returning
le to her fathers home, who for
W bade her husband to ever &C
y there. Some time since, Wallace
t. transgressed this order and made
II his appearance at Souther.
,e lands house, when he drove
him away, telling him at the
le same time that he would kill hin
e. if he ever came again. On Sat
" urday afternoon the two men me-
lie III the road near Sutherland!
~ home and the killing was the out
I'd come, though | have not heart
I'd the provocation which led to it
nor whether or not Wallace wa
armed. There were no witnesse
r. to the homicide.
School at Oak Grove academ,
closed on Friday last and Mis-
a. Avent will start to her home il
q Jonesboro within day or two
~ ~ leaving numerous friends in thi
al community.
he Mr.. D. M. Stewart was righ
painfully hurt on Friday last b
ne the accidental dropping of piec
It. of heavy scantling across hi
foot, for which he suffered con
s siderably for a day or so, but ha
[c- about recovered from the injury
ed In the recent death of Capt
]. T. John, Sr., this commun
a ity has suffered a great loss, a
mt he was one of our oldest, mos
ne useful and honored citizens
gs whose wise counsel, fine jude
ment, noble Christian characte
III. and example will be sadly missed
L. We are having our garden pre-
III; pared today for planting, and
leo is time to be sowing some of tn
IN more hardy seeds. In olde
times the 14th of February We
ln- the day universally set apart f
the Sowing of collards. cabbag'
to garden peas, etc., but it seen
ess to me the spring-time was earle
in those days.
2 am indebted to "Observer'
to- your bright correspondent (
route 5, for a neat little compl
%, ment to Aunt Becky" and a
n, IA glad indeed that some one h;
ch fallen in love with me and el
!, q joyed my poetry, which was pr
" duced mainly on account OF sea
=, city Of news and having nothi1
Nlll m else to write; but if observer
iale f is partial to that style | may tt
VI my hand again some time in t
ay' future. Time and again, since
our was a little girl, I have be-
given to writing verses, and h
| preserved them all would nc
our have enough for a book; but
en- saw not sufficient merit it the
rom to Justify the preservation, a