The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-03-05
Sarah Jane in Love.
Fenton. La. Feb. rs, 1918.

rGIJOil, La. b. t'lI Goi 1SLO'
Well, Mr.. Editer, | Reckon yer'lI be
awful glad ter hear from me this week.
But am rite here in Eeuton yet, with
red hair freckle face yeIler dress an
all ies as | always was, an as the sun
is getting Hotter yer Can see a few
more frpckIes than there ulster be.
But Paw he said this morning, Sarah .
YOU and Sic THAT Their Hired mani
Better oct some ground ready ter Put
out Their spudS, and me and Sic has
been blowing and hoeng and haul
inc fertilizer and planting tner lrlSheS.
Put s hours aul day, and tOWmor0 we
are going to set out the kabage, and all
such stuff. Say Mr.. Editer, faint no
Harm ter work in the garden with Their
hired man, is it, and talk about Their
future. Well, Paw he's ben a ralSln'
sand arbout pIantin Their Sugre kane
but its ben so wet Sic couldn't ploW
Their land and when Sic says yer kant
do thing yer kan make up yer mind
yer kant, but Paw says put 'em IN as
soon as Their dirt get dry enout to ploW
fer if yer want something good 1t is
good ole SerO and biSket. Well, Mr.
Editer, ! never hear from nobody in yer
Jernal about the good garden. Do you
recon there would be chance to open
I'D a garden club with the other girls
in Welsh. If yer do drop me a postal
gram with the names OF some on 1t.
If yer was out here to take dinner
with me and Sic and Paw yer never
would think there was a winter in this
sunny South bekauS we got lot OF
vegetables to eat rite along, and we
keep a planting all the time. Now you
talk about eggs, Sic went to the grocer
store Yesterday with "a eggs and sold
'em for one dollar and six bits and Paw
he has to have a couple Of dozen for
him and Sic for breakfast and now Paw,
says yer got to be kinder ecomlcal
about the livin and he got some ruff
rice and Paw says, Sarah yer better
send yer Best teller taint it silly, ne
means Sie) to ther mill an get the rice
cleaned Saturday. Well that means
$50 lbs of clean rice for $3.50 and the
grocery man wants $6.25 for the same
rice. Well Mr.. Editer if you ever lived
on the farm yer no how it is ter cal
good fresh cooked home cleaned rice
and chickens, an you ken raise the rice
and the chicken, too, well yer no Paw
he has got to have his eaten, just thai
way and Sic says it is a fine way to eat
Mr.. Editer want to ask yer a question
! believe you kali it enquire or some
, such a name. Now yer no Sic has beer
a kind square Teller and he's got goot
education and sometimes he says some
words kant understand and yer NJ
when girl is kinder in love how she Il
Bashful, and what ! was going to aSi
yer is this, yer mite think I'm a Sayln
whole lot to ask a little question bu
I'm interested in what Sic said and
want YOU ter understand it rite. Nj
and Sic was a worken the other day an
Sic he says, Sarah let's Join hands al
90 into a matrimonial contract for life
Now, Mr.. Editer if yer will tell me il
yer mex issue Ill appreciate it for
sails, "Sie, I'll tell yer in few days ant
| want to no what he means so as te
answer him rite as it mite be som
thing about the farm or house keeplnI
OF it mite be a love word. Now, MI
Editer you muSent feel that kind
forgetting the home lines at all, bu
what is the use to be an ole made al
yer life or boy a batcheler.
Well, Mr.. Ellter tner I'VE hio
train is just a leaVen Their Depot an
Their Bibles are cheepin to 60 t
rooSt. the shotes are a squeezing 70
the SWill and ole brindle has got With
kali and Sic not in yet, so I'll have t
kloSe and tend to brindle afore tn
yearlin gets all the milk ami as | spec
to write yer aEain about Their middle
March about the Progre of our garde
and truck Patch and so on. l HOP
your lorna and all Their truck groel
suCkSeSs.
I'm yourn as uSale,
SARAH JANE.