The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-23
Some Yarns Of the Courthouse Gang

A PPARENTLY obIivious of his sur
~ roundings the justice of the peace
4 had been for some time poring
over the contents of small weekly news
paper no higher than a table napkin.
Finally he looked up and remarked to the
loungers:
Fellows, this is a paper from my old
home town. l make it rule to read
every word in it from beginning to end,
including the advertisements. I don't
pretend to say that it's much pumpkins
as a newspaper. or that the news in it is
other than cold storage, but 1t tells about
the old home folks, back yonder where
my boyhood days were spent, and their
doings is always real homemade news
to me-
Il haven't been back there in 30 years
but / know there hasn't been any change
in the old place in that time and that
things are Just as they were when left
it--except the old folks are a trifle more
stopped and have whittier hair. The
younger generation there are just like
their daddies, except that they put on a
little more dog in their society dongs-
and the report of their efforts in this line
Is really the exciting thing, to me, in
reading the paper from the old home
town.
1.-The extracts which will read to you
from this issue amt quite up to the shin
digs at South Highlands. and Glen-Addie
and West Montgomery, New Decatur, and
I.eatherwood, but 1t is pretty fair
photograph of the four hundred in the
village where l first saw the light-as
we'll as sample of their homely doings
= The Ladies Aesthetic Culture club
will attend the hanging at Wedowee,
next Monday. in q body. The sheriff has
kindly promised to lend them his two
horse wagon for the occasion. After the
neckte festivities salad course will be
served, following which there Will be a
dance in the second story of the mill, on
Heifer creek The next day will occur
an alI-day singing, with dinner on the
grounds, and preaching at night, at
Ebenezer church. Thus It will be seen
that there is constant social whirl In
our midst. almost equal to the large
cities.
Scrambled eggs for swell society
luncheons, to be daintily prepared and
appetizing. should be carefully handled
The hen fruit must not be fatigued.
Eggs slightly care worn or ennuied shoulds
be rejected. Those used during the
amendment election on the dry speakers
are not to- be considered. Care must be
taken that the cooks pipe. shall have a
stem sufficiently long to reach across
and beyond the vessel where the eggs are
en- and mixed separately Remember
that the Bible says not to be .'unequally
yelked together"
. The meeting Of the Saturday After
noon Ladies' Aid society, on Tuesday
morning, at the hospitable home of Gran
ny Higginbottom, was the OCCASION of
quite tout ensemble and blow out. 1t
was one of the SWEETEST affairs ever Civ
en- in the Flatwoods. as the refreshments
We're dried apples and Hoda pop. water
melons and fried pies. topped Off with
reshershay mug OF boiled custard.
Mesdame Penelope Ricketts, sang Every
bodys Doin' IT. with much aplomb.
Quite an exciting episode occurred during
the most thrilling portion of this vocal
offering, being nothing less than a per-
sonal difficulty between Squire Moores
bull pup, Rather. and Deacon Porters
yaller cur dog. Sounder. in which Scum
der succeeded IN chawing of bias sec
tion Of Rattler's left ear. although Gran
ny was pouring boiling water. on him ut
the time. During the function the
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