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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-16
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WATTS

The young people Of the communi-
ty sang at Mr.. John Wilson's Sunday
evening. There were fifteen pres
emit, counting our beloved pastor, who
is as young in spirit as any of us.
Miss Rosa McNeill and Mrs. Eakin
Cochran shopped in Abbeville Tues
day of last week. ,
Miss Mary Grace Wilson spent
Wednesday of last week in Athens.
She brings back the good news that
the doctors hope that Mrs. Thomas
will be able to make a short visit
home soon.
On account of the bad weather the
congregation at Warrenton Sunday
morning was small. Rev. Fennel was
there however, and held service:
Messrs Robt. and c. F. Gillian
were business visitors in Abbeville
Tuesday.
Miss Lena Ramey of Prosperity,
was an attractive visitor at Mr.. Will
Edwards last week.
An attractive, curly-headed little
lady spent last week end with Mrs.
C. F. Gillian, but she begged us not
to "put her name in the paper"
Mrs. Link Evans is visiting at Mr..
Will Edwards home.
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MASTERS SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas.
P. J. Pheiffer, ct al,
against
I. G. Savage, ct al.

By authority of a Decree of Sale by
the Court of Common Pleas for Abb
beville County, in said State, made in
the above state case, I will offer for
sale, at Public Cutlery, at Abbevillle
C.. H., S. c., on Salesday in March,
A. D., 1916, within the legal hours
of sale, the following described land,
to wit: All those tracts or parcels
of land situate, lying and being in
Abbeville County, in the State afore-
said, in the Town of Calhoun Falls,
S. c., and being known and desig-
mated as Lots one to ten, inclusive
of Block E; and also Lots One to
Five, inclusive of Block F. of the
Town of Calhoun Falls, according to
a plat made of the Town of Calhoun
Falls by DeCamp and Cunning
ham, and being lots formerly con-
veyed by Calhoun Falls Company to
Fred Pheiffer, now deceased: said
lots will be sold one lot at the time.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH- Pur-
chaser to pay for the papers and
the stamps.
R. E. HILL,
Master A.. c., S. c.
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MASTERS SALE
The State of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville,
Court of Common Pleas
Mrs. L. W. Mabry, Plaintiff,
against

Mrs. L. W. Mabry, Plaintiff, y
against
Mrs. Elenora Baer, Ethel Baer, ct al
By authority of a Decree of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State.
made in the above stated ease, /
will offer for sale, at Public Outery,
at Abbeville, c. H., S. c., on Sales
day in March, A. D., 1916, With
in the legal hours of sale the follow
ing described land, to-wit: All tszt
tract or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the city of AbbevI1e m
Abbeville County, in the State afcre-
said, fronting Seventy-ive feet (75l
on Main Street and having 200 feet
depth on both side lines, bounded
by Main street and Livingston street
and other lands of Mrs L. W. Ma
bry. -
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers and stamps
R. E. HILL.
Master, A. c., S. C.
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R

Mccormick, S. c., Feb. IA, 1916
Mrs. Lula Traylor spent several days
last week at the home of Mrs. M. N.
Henderson, several miles from town:
Misses Dell and Jessie Hawley and
Lena Ferguson, of Parksville, S. c.,
Julia Youngblood of Augusta, Ca,
and Efie Yates of Route No. 2, have
been guests of Miss Fannie Kate
Marsh at her home during the past
week.
Mrs. W. F. MCGEE of Iva, Misses
Rebecca Wardlaw, Bessie and jamie
Lee Morrah of Bellevue, have been
guests of Mrs. James E. Britt during
the past week.
The many friends of Mr.. A. c.
Wingo, will regret to learn of his
illness. He is now at his home near
Spartanburg.
Miss Fannie Jennings of Green
wood. visited friends and relatives
here last week.
Mrs. W. M. Strom and daughter,
Nylena, spent several days last week
with relatives near Rehoboth.
Mrs. J. N. Speights of W~alterboro,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
E. Wrenn, last week.
Miss Irene Cooper visited relatives
at Plum Branch last Sunday.
Miss Nellie Bodie of Plum Branch,
was the weekend guest of Mrs Wiley
Crawford, at her home here.
Mr.. Otway Henderson went to
Columbia last Saturday, with the new
delegation.
The people of this section of the
counties affected, are much elated
over the bright prospects of the for
nation of Mccormick County at pre-
sent sitting of the legislature.
Mrs. M. L. B. Sturkey and little
Harriette, are spending a few days
with relatives at Greenwood.
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Messrs John Wakefield, A. M. Err
win, Erwin and Suber Prince were
business visitors at Anderson Tues
day.
Mr.. Cowan, of South Georgia, was
here for several days, working in the
Pecan Groves.
Mrs. Clyde Green and son, James,
of Bolton, and Mrs. Foster visited
at MI. J. T. Erwin's Wednesday and
Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs Belvin and daughter.
Sarah. were spend-the-day guests at
DR.. Anderson's Thursday.
Miss Roberts of Ray School, gave
a supper for the School Improvement
Friday evening.
The assistance the ladies of Ray
gave to Miss Roberts deserves the
highest praise. The supper was boun-
tiful and so tastefully served. All
were highly pleased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Patterson
pleasantly entertained a number of
friends Saturday evening in honor of
theirs guests, Miss King and Mr.. Nc
Chez.
Miss Aileen Heron spent the
weekend with her home people near
Starr.
Prof. George Anderson spent the
weekend with his home people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Patterson
and Miss Bertha Patterson attended
the celebration at Due West Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Wakefield and
son, Sam, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Branyon.
Mrs. S. J. Wakefield and Mrs. An
derson attended the Missionary Soci-
ETY. of First Creek at Mr.. Jim
Fishers last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Gable entertain
- -,T-., .-,- r.-I-. C,t.,.I,--
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Due West, S. c., Feb. 14.-Miss
Lena Barr Galloway is visiting
friends and relatives in Kings Noun.
tain, Gastonia and Charlotte, N. C.
Miss Ella Marshall, after a visit OF
some weeks to her sister, Mrs. K. l..
Robinson, returned to her home in
M%illersburg, KY, last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Sharpe of Donalds, and
Mrs. Henry Booker of Greenwood,
are visiting Mrs. Fannie Agnew on
Bonner Street.
We are glad to report Mr.. OEn
Hagan rapidly recovering from an
operation for appendicitis which he
underwent in Anderson last Monday.
Mrs. Mayme Pressly reached home
last week, much to the delight of her
many friends.
Erskine basket ball team Won in
the match game with Wofford on
Tuesday.
The Womans College basket ball
team also came out victorious Sat
urday afternoon when they played
The Greenville Womans College
team.
The Euphiam Literary Society
held its 37th Semi-Annual Celebra-
ton last Friday evening. The
judges rendered their decision In
favor of the affirmative.
The program was as follows:
Music.
Invocation.
Welcome Address
C. E. Murphy - S. c.
Music.
Freshman DISCLAIMERS.
M. G. Gault-
"a Murderer's Confession"--S. c.
P. L. Grier, Jr.-
Equipment for Service" IS. c.
Music.
Sophomore DISCLAIMERS.
F. B. Edwards
"Nations and Humanity" - Tenn.
J. M. Plaxco-
"America's Uncrowned Queen" Tenn
Music.
Debate.
Query: Resolved, That an Interna-
tional Court Should Exist to Enforce
the Obligations of Right and Justice
of Nations, from the Decisions of
Which There Can Be No Appeal.
Afirmative-W. D. Dickey, '16
S. C.
Negatively. W. Wolff, TO- S c
Music.
R. H. Mcdonald, 1T ------ S. c.
W. C. Carwile, IT. ------ S. G..
Music.
Senior Grafton.
j. N. Bonner
"The American Spirit AS Our Ma
tional Safeguard" IS C
Music.
Rendering Decision.
Marshals-Chief, D R. Kennedy, '16;
Assistants, j. R. Edwards, Jr., IT;
R. S. Galloway, Jr., IT; o. F. Rod
dey, '1S.
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last week with her mother, Mrs. Mary
F. Creswell. mr..
Mrs. Joe Young and daughter, Miss
Daisy, spent Friday evening with Mrs
R. A. Crawford. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Creswell went
to Abbeville Monday.
Mr.. Fed Edmunds from McCor-
mick, spent Wednesday night with
Mr.. J. D. Creswell.
MIR. and Mrs. T. A. Talbert spent
Thursday in Harrisburg The guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Creswell. ,
Mrs. Mary Creswell spent last week
with Mrs. John McCaslan.
One of Pickett Towns good boys
is making some calls near here. He
saws he means business, but we won't
mention his name till the next time.
Violets and hyacinths are in full
bloom, and little chickens are holler-
ing. Surely the spring time is come.
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MT. CARMEL
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Mrs. P. B. Morrah and children
have returned home after an ex-
tended visit to Lancaster, S. c.
Miss Bessie Harling, of McCor-
mick, returned home last week, after
a pleasant stay with Misses Reba
Wells and Monnie Harling.
Mr.. Leming, of Canada, is spend
ing part of the winter in Mt. Carmel
with his friend, Mr.. J.. W. Morrah.
Mr. Leming is very fond of our genial
climate and spends part of nearly
every winter here. We are always
glad to see him.
Miss Gladys Tarrant and Mrs. W.
A. Scott and children, returned home
last week after a pleasant visit to
Mrs. M. B. Tarrant in Greenwood,
S. C. ,
Miss Florence Black has returned
home from Augusta, on account OF
threatened illness. We are glad to
see that she is improving some.
Miss Julia Cade spent last Friday
in Anderson with her sister, Miss
Sallie T. Cade, who is in training at
the Anderson Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lanier of
Monterey, visited Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Frazier this week.
Messrs Leamon, P. B. and j. W:
Morrah and W. H. Barton motored
to Abbeville Tuesday.
Messrs j. R. and G. W. Tarrant
spent Monday in Abbeville.
Mr.. j. F. Sutherland spent We'd
nesday in Abbeville.
Mr.. Lawrence Hester spent Fri
day in Anderson.
mrs. Smith Scott spent the week.
end with Mr.. Scott. Mrs. SCOTS
school will not close before April.
Miss Emily Mae Hester commenced
teaching school near Calhoun Falls
this week.
Miss Sara Harton of Atlanta, Ga,
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. l..
E. Conner for the past month.
Mrs. M. G. Smith is visiting friends
in Elberton, Ga.
Miss Reba Wells left Friday to Wis
it Miss Bessie Harling of McCor-
mick.
The Fancy Work Club of Mt. Car
mel, had their first meeting Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. w. A.
Scott. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. D. Cade spent
Thursday in Anderson.
Mrs. J. W. Bailey, victor and little
Ruth, of Calhoun Falls, spent Satur-
day and Sabbath with Mrs. Emma
Knox.
Born, on Jan. 80, 1916, to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Mcclellan, a son, Henry
Jeffries. Mrs. Mcclellan has been
quite i'll this week but is some better
now.
Misses Mildred and Mabel Boyd
entertained in honor of Miss Marie
Leslie Friday evening. All report
quite an enjoyable evening.
Mr.. Darrell McAlister accompanl-
ed Miss Sara Harton over in the
Bellevue section Sabbath afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. P. K. Black and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Gilbert were among the
guests at the Silver Wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Gilbert of willing
ton. .,
Mrs. Dibert Jackson has returned
to her home in Columbia after spend
ing a while with her grandmother,
Mrs. l.. T. Paschal.
Last Sabbath Mr.. J. w. Morrah,
Superintendent of the A. R. P. Sab
bath School, requested MI. Leeming
to present gold stars to Misses Julia
Cadc and Tee Paschal for perfect at
tendance for two years, and silver
stars to Miss Louise Conner, Masters
j. D. Cade. Jr., Robert Boyd, Messrs
James Boyd and Lawrence Conner,
for perfect attendance for one year.
The play, "The Widow McGinty,"
was presented at the High School
Building by a number of young
ladies and young men of Flatwoods
Friday evening. These young peo-
pie displayed unusual talent and
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Margaret Black deserves special men,
ton for her fine music. 1t was
quite an enjoyable evening for all
present and we hope they will come
again soon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-16

FOR SALE-Early Speckled Velvet
Beans, twenty bushels at $2.z5 Per
bushel. Phone 31-216, or write
James VIM, Abbeville, S. C.,
Route 5. 1t
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ZEMERINE STOPS ITCHING

If you suffer from eczema, itch,
pimples, etc., give Zemerine a trial.
1t stops the itching, allays the irrita-
ton and soon your skin is restored to
a healthy condition. SOC and $1.00
at C. A. Milford & Co., or from Zem-
crime Chemical Co., Orangeburg, s c.
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When the average man attempts to
stand on his dignity he is apt to dis
cover that his feet are too large for
the pedestal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-02-16

statesmen WANTED to solicit
orders for lubricating oils, greases
and paints. Salary or Commission
Address LINCOLN OIL CO.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
YOUR WORK.


1t is no mans business if he
has genius or not. Work he
must, whatever he is, but quiet
Iy and steadily, and the natural
and enforced results of such
work will always be the thing
that God meant him to do and
will be his best. If he be a
great man the things he does
will be great things, but always,
If thus peacefully done, they
will be good and right.-Ruskin.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
COURAGE.

All work of man is as the
swimmers. A waste ocean
threatens 70 devour him. If he
front it not bravely il will keep
its word. BY incessant wise
defiance of it, lusty rebuke and
buffet of it, behold how Loyalty
it supports him-bears him as
its conqueror along. - Thomas
CARLYLE.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
A Voters CateChiSm

D. Have you read the Consti-
tuition of the United Statesf
R. Yes.
D. What form of Government
is thisf
R. Republic.
D. What is the Constitution of
the United States?
R. 1t is the fundamental law of
this country.
D. Who makes the laws of the
United StatesY
r. The Congress.
D. What does Congress consist
of
R. Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
D. Who is our State Senatori
R. Theo. M. Kurtz.
D. Who is the chief executive
Of the United States9
r. President.
D. For how long is the
President of the United States
elected?
R. 4 years.
d. Who takes the place of the
President in case he diesY
r. The Vice President.
D. What is his nameH
r. Thomas r. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of
the United States electedY
R. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
elctedi e
R. By the people.
D. Who makes the laws for the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
d. What does the Legislature
consist off
r. Senate and Assembly.
D. Who is our Assemblyman9 Z
r. Wilmer H. Wood.
D. How many State in the un-
ionY
R. 48.
D. When was the Declaration
of Independence signedY
r. July 4, 1776.
ID. By whom was it written2
e. Thomas Jefferson.
d. Which is the capital of the
United States?
r. Washington.
D. BY whom are they elected'
R. By the people.
D. For how long?
R. years.
D. How many representatives
are there? =.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02

One OF the big hotels in the uptown
shopping district considers the num-
ber Of superstitious travellers sufficient.
ly large to justify a concession to
them. The elevator indicators in this
hotel show that there is a twelfth floor
and fourteenth, but the figure 13
does not appear on the dial. From
the 1200's the rooms jump to the
1400s. Clerks in hotels which have a
thirteenth floor say that the number OF
patrons who insist Oh avoiding the
hoodoo number is large Frequently
a person assigned to that floor asks
to be transferred even if his removal
to another floor means the exchange
of an outside room for one inside
New York Sun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
The Untidy Horse Chestnut.

Those who have experienced the diff
Guilty of keeping a lawn clean where
horse chestnut trees are growing will
appreciate the following composition
by a ten-year-old boy, which appeared
in the New York Tribune:
''The horse chestnut tree is a great
shade tree. But It is rather a nuisance
because of the blossoms dropping all
over the grass. next the little green
chestnuts fall all over the ground,
next the big horse ehestnuts fall with
the burrs, next the great large leaves
fall and dry up. and it takes time to
rake them all up, and they won't burn
like other leaves. So if were plant
ing trees would plant maple tree"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
When a Dead Mhale alnkn.

1t happens ON rare occasions that a
dying whale, sounding" deeply, fails
10 rise again to the surface and re
mains in the sea depths after death.
The fish" is not lost, however. From
some unexplained cause the gases set
free by decomposition inside the car
cass find their way to the whales
tongue. This organ becomes inflated,
resembling a huge balloon, and by it's
buoyancy brings the body of the dead
whale to the surface, when it is picked
up by the crews. The process of infla-
ton and fotation commences within a
few hours of death, and the lapse of
two or three days will generally suf-
fee to bring the body of a '1ost" whale
up from the sea fOor-Exchange
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
Stops Before Thirty.

Bacon-They say a man is generally
heaviest in his forty-ffth year. 1 Won
der if that rule applies to women? Eg
bert-Oh, well, a woman never gets
quite as heavy as that! = Yonkers
Statesman.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02

'What do you think would have hap
pened If the ancient Romans had
known anything about baseballP"
"Why, they would have had lots Of
fun killing the umpires" = Baltimore
American
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02

R. 435. According to the pop
ulation one to every 211, 900, (the
ratio fixed by Congress after each
decennial census.
D. Which is the capital of the
state of Pennsylvania.
r. Harrisburg,
D. How many Senators has
each state IN lie Jni,ed States
SenateH
R. Two.
D. Who are our U. S. Senatorsi
R. Boise Penrose and George
T. Oliver.
D. For how long are they elect
eds
R. 2 years.
d. Who is our Congressman
R. S. Taylor North.
d. How many electoral votes
has the state Of Pennsylvania
R. 80.
d. Who is the chief executive
of the state of Pennsylvania
R. The Governor.
ID. For how long is he electedf
r. 4 years.
D. Who rs the Governori
r. Brumbaugh.
D. Do you believe in organized
government
r. Yes.
D. Are you opposed to organic
ed government
r. No.
D. Are you an anarchists
r. No.
d. What is an anarchists
R. A person who does not be-
ieve in organized government.
D. Are you bigamist or poll
gamist? :
R. No.
D. What is bigamist or polyA
gamisti
r. One who believes in having
moro than one wife.
D. Do you belong to any Sc
cret Society which teaches to
disbelieve in organized govern
ment?
K. No.
d. Have you ever violated any
ltWs OF the United States9
r. No.
ID. Who makes the ordinances
for the City 7
r. The board of Aldermen.
d. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the U. 81
R. Yes.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
A Proof.

That girl is trying to make a fool Of
me-" 'Oh, no. She never tries any
thing ready made, Exchange.
Might Forget ID.
She-Mr. MacScrubb says he's going
to give me one of his pictures for
wedding present
He-Never mind, dear; don't worry.
He may forget all about 1t.-London
Sketch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02

The only metal that is found in more
than one color is iron, which appears in
almost every shade.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
GlcerIn.

Glycerin.
Glycerin has the property, extraor-
dinary among liquids, of not evaporat-
ing.
Blamed the Poor Walters.
Mrs. Benham-zI have been reading Of
guests at dinner who were bound and
robbed.
Benham - Couldn't the walters get
their tips in the regulation way2-Chi-
cago Herald.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02
FOR SALE aId WANT Ids.
Advertisements under this head lc
word each insertion.

would exchange my IL room
house with a large Store Room,
also a good stable located in
Clymer, for a good size farm
any place in the County. Apply
at this office.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-09-02

Other Things lmnaterial.
"What must a man do, doctor, TO at
tain a ripe old age?"
olive. Boston Transcript
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-01
Most Profitable "Ad.w

Do you know what was the largest
harvest ever reaped from an adyer-
tisement?
1t was the settlement In Pennsyl-
vania of 100000 German colonists.
We know that at Germantown, this
city, was made the first German settle
ment in America. We also know that
In fifty years double that many thou
sand Germans came to William PENIS
colony.
Furthermore, history tells us that
wars and religious prosecutions in
Germany caused this then unparalleled
exodus of men and women.
But what brought them to Pennsyl-
vania and so made of this the German
commonwealth? An advertisement
written by William Penn himself and
distributed among the Germans along
the Rhine who had been stricken by q
thirty-years' war.-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-01

water for long periods of time and
then forcing the hot, tired horse to
drink too much of it at noon and es-
pecially just after eating grain.
Allow the work horse adequate sup
plies of cool, pure water often when
he is at work and he never will take
too much of it or suffer i'll effects from
drinking. indeed the water so given
will be likely to prevent sickness
and always is appreciated and bene-
cial.
In addition to making changes of
food gradually it also is well to very
gradually increase the amount of
food. Allow free access to rock salt.
If an attack of collie comes on, the
following mixture, given as one dose.
usually will be found effectual:
Turpentine, one ounce; fluid extract
of Cannabis Indica, one-half ounce;
raw linseed oil, one pint. Repeat in
half an hour if found necessary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-09-01
NO USE FOR HEARsE THERE
Sleepy Drivers Horses Brought HE
unweIcome.V Vehicle to the Wrong
Neighborhood.


Carl Blessing, young farmer, Nv
ing near Columbus, was at work In
field some distance from his home.
He happened to look In the direction
of his house and then stopped to look
again. A hearse was being driven up
the lane and as he stood there watch
ing, the horses stopped with the hearse
at the Blessing gate. Blessing ran to
the house to see what had happened.
On the front seat of the hearse was
the driver, fast asleep. Blessing awak-
ened him.
sAre you not dead3" the driver
asked.
"Not that you could notice" Bless
ing returned.
swell. isn't anybody dead here"
mot unless they died in the last
FIVE minutes" said Blessing.
"Then the driver realized he had
gone to sleep and the horses had
turned in to the Blessing lane of their
own accord. He remembered that he
was going to the White creek neigh
borhood, so he turned around, went
down the lane and remained awake
until he arrived at his destination
Indianapolis News.