Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-02-16
ELLIS CHRISTMAS VISIT


the little Adams even hung up their
sox for presents. 1t is said that
Noah took little too much wine, on
one occasion but not not to celebrate
the birth Of Christ; it was to satisfy
himself that it was not good Tor his
boys to fool with That was to prove
a scientific fact, but the world didn't
seem to catch on, for each fellow has
been testing for himself from that day
to this. Being acquainted with all
these facts, and holding the Office Of
Justice Of Peace at Owl Hollow. |
used the authority vested in myself to
issue a proclamation, that no body was
to take any kind of spirituows or
vnous liquors only according to
directions, two tablespoons full in
half glass Of water, every four hours,
and we had a nice Christmas and
nobody hurt. AIlS the children in the
Owl Hollow home having married and
gone out to fight liEe's battles indiReren
parts Of the world, and the hogs hav
ing been killed, the COWS gone dry
and the hens on a strike tor the
winter, we decided to go off and
celebrate our fortieh anniversary, |
wanted to so to a city where you
could have anything you wanted
provided you had the money 10 pay
for it but Gerusha said we would get
lost in the shuttle and Houston was
big enough for her, | told about riding
on street cars 10 miles for nickle,
but she said Jacks bus was good
enough, and the mules were safer
these little carriages run by lightning
we're liable to bust up, made me think
of the Chinaman; (lookee new wagon
no pushee, no pullee runnee lik'
hellee alice samee) My razor wa
dull but | SKINNED over the surface
and left some little patches to shov
that johnson grass would still grow ii
that soil. put on my red cravat, an
standing collar and long tail coa
(bouQht at the rummage sale) blacke
up my No. It's, and as | viewed m
remains in the glass, | said poet,
humorist and natural born statesma
out Of a job, Gerusha had boue int
new club and couldn't make it site
and called on me for help. ST
twisted her own hair into little KIN
about the size Of turnip, as basis
build an up.to.date club Then 81
brought out little trick that locke
like hens nest, | wanted to put
down to the barn for our yaller pull
Of us to lay in, but she said taste
it on and gave a set OF about
degrees towards Huston, then ! took
lot Of curls and turned them until
looked like a half joint Of stove p
and it was right shaky then; so tri'
10 put my red bandanna handk'
chief under her chin and around t
club to make it safe, but she would
have it that way. Then she brouG
out her new hat the shape Of wa
tub and nearly as big If | had n
her down the road would ha
thought she was a grass wldder tr'
Memphis, With all this new harnc
on, we hit out for the train. 5
walked like the queen OF Shelby an
stepped like a Is year old. VII
we got nearly to the depot the tr
gave loot and she struck trot
club shook off and the washtub
dropped down to her shoulders q
we had turkey time getting abo
before the train started, A kind Ii
on the train rebuilt the club or
more substantial basis. When we
10 Houston our we'll selected stock
kinEolks met us and when they S
how up.to.date we were dressed h
, smiled smile that wouldn't come
When Gerusha tried to step up in
the bus that new hObble skirt was
tiaht that she couldn't make it
three drummers and the bus I
loaded her in, and one Of them (th