The Robesonian., 1917-05-17
WITH AUNT BECKY

WITH AUNT BECKY
The Long Cold Spell-Warning About
Fresh Vegetables = Diggers for
Treasure Cause tSensatiOn-Re-l
cent Visit to Lumberton-A Most
Attractive Town
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Old Fork (Maxton, r. u, May IL
The long cold spell of weather which
still prevails is the chief topic of in
terest in the Fork, and is causing
great anxiety in regard to the cotton
and truck crops. We had this morn
ing considerable frost, and if the
present conditions continue much
longer, the results will be serious IN
this section. I do not remember hav-
ing ever seen before such long cold
spell in the month of May, though
we often have few cool days and
several years ago there came
a heavy frost on or about the 25th,
which utterly destroyed the wheat
crop. The health of the community
is also suffering from the unusual
cold and dampness and we have sew
eral cases of sickness in the vicinity.
Fresh vegetables are especially
dangerous just now, unless thorough
ly cooked and we'll seasoned with
plenty of pepper and salt, and | sup
pose every house wife knows that in
this instance red pepper is far the
best.
We had something of sensation
in the Fork on Saturday night, the
5th inst, or more probably on Sun
day a. M, when Mr.. r. D. Harners
stool. pasture was visited by treas
= ure diggers, and great cavity IN
the center of the pasture discovered
early the following day, when his
young son went down to pasture the
cow. The spot excavated is within
a short distance of our home and
very near the Oak Grove church ana
academy. The only trace OF the Dig
gers was their tracks, leading from
the scene of operation, across the
foot logs of the big branch in the dl-
rection of Old Oueensdale. =,
- Why that particular spot should
have been selected by the gold hunt
ers is something Of mystery, as
recollect when the little field, which
was then the property of my father,
was cleared up from the virgin for
ests, and there had been no vestige
of a dwelling, or any clearing there
about. No sign is visible about the
excavation of discovered treasure.
The memory of my recent trip to
your town dwells pleasantly in my
mind, and the universal kindness, and
splendid hospitality received on all
occasions will never be forgotten. AS
to the Sutphen-McLean wedding. l
can add nothing to the very ade-
quate and accurate report given in
the columns Of The Robesonian, so
it only remains for me to say it was
the most beautiful wedding l ever
witnessed. NV personal enjoyment
was enhanced by meeting with many
kindred and former friends and al
SO by forming new and pleasant ac-
quaintanceships. Among the latter
/ recall that fine old veteran, Judge
McNeill and his two charming
daughters; Lawyer Lawrence and his
wife, with whom had most pleas
ant chat; the French and Norment
families, whom l was very pleased
to meet for the sake of "auld lang
syne", having known and esteemed
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Alf.
Mcleod, are also remembered
pleasantly, Mrs. Roberta Nash
and fine young son "Shep."
whose grandmother, Mrs. Amanda
Nash, was my accomplished music
teacher at old Floral. Of The
Robesonian department, the edi-
tor and wife, whom ! had
met before, gave me kindly greet
ing, also my friend Mr.. w. K. Beth
une, of whom I socilited few seed
of his wonderful beans',, but doubt
less he had planted all of them, and
was unable to comply with my re-
quest. However / hope he will make
bumper crop, and may try him
again.
In the home of MIR. and Mrs. C. B.
Skipper, where every care and at
tention was lavished upon me, I had
the pleasure of meeting the popular
reporter of the Wilmington Star, Mr.
w. S. Wishart, who was for many
years typist on The Robesonian,
and also Mr.. Fred Brown, who writes
interesting articles for that paper
Here also met Murphy Mclean, a
much-loved kinsman, who at the piano
in concert with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed B
Freeman and Mr.. and Mrs. Skipper
gave us some of the finest and
sweetest music ever
Again I recall the meeting with
Mr.. R. D. Caldwell, and Mr.. Town.
serd, fine Southern gentlemen. Mes
danes Jenkins and Carlyle are also