The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-02-23
"GREENYILLE JOY RIDE"
Dear Advertiser Readers:

Dear Advertiser Readers:
The last chapter" in The Adyertis-
er contest was written when Mr.. and
Mrs. Moorhead carried three Of the
| would-be- winners Of an automobile to
Greenville to see the play that has
national fame The Birth Of a Nation"
Promptly at the appointed hour, 10:30
a. M, the hosts met their guests at the
Advertiser office and in few moments
the party, warmly wrapped in jolly
good humor. with the hearty good
wishes of The Advertiser man and Mr..
our ears, glidcd out of Laurcns with
our faces turned toward the mountain
City.
Aunt Kate" sat in the front scat
With the man who held the wheel to
keep him from speeding and to keep
out Of a ditch if possible. U tell you
readers here though, in strictest con
lidencc, had anything at all happened
there is no doubt in my own mind but
what I'd grabbed that wheel and put
us all in a ditch). Mrs. Moorhcad and
the two other guests, Mrs. Dial OF
Cross Hill and Mrs. Wcathcrs OF Pea
Ridge were OH the back seat
Genial, likcablc, boyish Dick" Moor
| head proved to be an ideal host and We
had merry trip.
Only one little near accident-Mr
Hopkins, just before we left Laurcns,
| told us he had dreamed the night be
fore that just before we reached
Grcenvile in going up little hill our
car bucked and refused to go. or
course we kept on the lookout for that
hill and equally of course just before
getting TO it the sound of the car told
the owners that there was Il little
something amiSs. Whats the matter
| Dick?' said the little madame from
| the rear. ITO tell YOU the truth Mabel,
! don't know" Up spoke Aunt Kate,
That's the truth, Mrs. M0orchead. He
doesn't. can testify TO the fact that
he has pulled ont and turned every
| lever and unscrcwcd every bolt on the
| wheel here" The laugh was turned
though when after the car responded
and quickly made the hill the man at
The wheel said I'VE made il all right
thanks 10 the help Aunt Kate gave
pushing. Didn't YOU all hear her
grunting and pushing?" and rccond
did!
We arrived at the Ottaray and found
our room awaiting us. After Il short
wait during which our good-naturcd
host had his car looked over (and by
the way he found out what the matter
waS) he returned and gave us ride
over the city. lie carried us to his
Alma Mater also that Of that Bud Of
mnc-Furman University, and also
round by G. W. c.. Some OF our party
got into the , and l0c store and we be-
gan to think If their Dockctbooks
would just hold out we'd miss the
show. | never wish | was plum rich
till ! go in Woolworth's > and l0c
store, therefore | didn't so this time
No use to pray lead us not into temp
tation" and then go deliberately in
| the way Of it. We headed the young
maironS of OF very cnticing counter
and got them back 10 the hotel. We
had, therefore to dine in a hurry for
| the watch that never varied" was
ticking away the minutes and the cur
| tain would rise on time of course.
| When We reached the opera hose We
| found crowded house and people
were begging at the door to be admit
ted for standing room. Our seats had
been bought in advance by our hosts
The first pictures were on when the
usher led us, clbowing his way through
| the darkness and the crowd to where
our seats were awaiting us.
THE world forgetting and by the
world forgot" we leaned back in our
places and prepared ourselves to weep
Ito get mad enough to fight and may
be TO smile between the tears as our
eyes bchcld the scenes depicted so
faithfully OF tho days that tried mons
souls. and in our next dear reader.
! shall tell you something Of how
was impressed by the thrilling play,
The Birth Of Nation. Till then,
Always lovingly.
aunt Kate"