Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-07-07

were present.
From Big Bud.
Mr.. EDITOR:
When my daughter, Mrs. j. C.. Rob
ert, wrote the invitations to Wills and
Bettie's anniversary in rhyme, we had
idea that we would stir up so many
embryo poetess', but No~xubee.county is
full of them, and | concluded | would
give you the answers that they re-
Thanks to Martin,
And thanks to Cavett
For the kind invitation:
Well certainly grab 1T.
May JOY attend life's various way.
Till you reach you're olden Wedding day.
Now isn't this silly,
From your loving aunt Lilly.
I'll be glad to cheer
The Toys of your fifteenth Year,
On Wednesday, next
With heart full of glee.
At the hour appointed
Miss Ada Aust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett Smith
WOuld'love to share your pleasure.
But at JnlS Time Cney maven l q HlC o
LEISURE.
They wish you numberless joys that the fu-
ture years might bring,
And they hope your useful lives may suffer
not one sting.
Mr.. and Mrs M. M. Hunter and Everett
Accept with great pleasure the invitation
OF Martin and Cavett.
In after years when sitting in leisure.
May your lives in the future be as happy as
in past,
And may you live to celebrate your diamond
UPHdInO-fhP last
Your kind invitation was received With delight.
Expect us; we'll be there on next Wednesday
night.
A summons so pleasant could not bring an I
can't"
From admirers so loyal as Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
FAINT.
We accept your kind invitation;
Am glad we are all of one nation.
Oh. the fun: we'll have it.
Dear Martin and Cavett.
We will be there by eight.
And that won't be too late,
For old folks like US
To come later would fuss.
Although written in verse.
1t couldn't be any worse,
And don't know to be witty.
Your friends. Will and Kitty:
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cheatham.
Now that we have it.
That card from Martin and Cavett.
We write to accept with thanks,
Hoping the weather will play US no pranks
We will arrive promptly at eight
At their front yard gate,
To be ready with the very best wishes
That lives may be all joy and kisses.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Binion.
Many thanks to Martin and Cavett.
But the fun we cannot have it.
We find it very hard
To decline their kind card.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Binihn.
The years have quickly sped
Since Martin and Cavett were wed.
The Swans do al. intend
To help celebrate your anniversary 5 and ~.
They will fly and not be late.
So you will see them all at eight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Swarm.
Bette thought she would have tt
invite old Aunt Ada, Louise's cook, 81
my granddaughter, Rosa Swami, wrot'
her regrets:
regret with tears and sorrow
ThutI can't be with you tomorrow:
But Aunt Ada will hope and pray
To be with you on your
Golden wedding day.
Rosa Swami.
After all of the grown people ha
written their pieces, my granddaugh
ter, Sadie Duvergne Robert, though
she would write a little piece. which
think is about the best of all:
I'll be glad to come,
And We'll have lots of fun.
I'll not be late;
I'll be prompt at eight,
And | hope the rain won't make a ruin.
From your loving neice.
Sadie Duvergne,
Ny old friend. Joshua Stevens, an
myself got enough of these fashions
BILE weddings when we attended JOS
Cavett's marriage. Mr.. Stevens sal
Josh would never look more solemn
he were going to be buried. After "
left he said there had been many in
provements on many things since
and Ann were married, but none {
marriages. So l told them l would NJ
be present with them or have anythir
to do with this anniversary, where
was all style and nothing to eat. Jof
Binion's first piece was:
Thanks to Martin
And thanks to Cavett;
Hope you will give me
Something to eat besides rabbit.
But / expect by the time John g
through with a little punch, cake al
lemonade, he would be glad to G
some rabbit. Sister Lilly did not lii
it because l would not come, so 81
wrote me a little piece; so am going
publish it also. So here it is: