The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-01-17
A LETTER FROM "AUNT KATEn a

Dear Advertiser and Its Readers:
II Is never too late to return
thanks for q kindness received
though 1t were best always to be
not late). | therefore make this my
lrst letter in the new year, a letter Of
thanks to those of you who kindly
remembered the old lady during the
year Just gone. 1t Is a pleasure to be
spoken to by those who only know
me as Aunt kate" and assured that
the letter under that cognomen is CON
sidered a very bright spot in The Ad-
Vertiser! TO be told as one little
mother hailed me in at H. Terry's "Is
this you? Well. l don't read very
much don't have time, but rest as
sured I'm never too tired or too busy
to read what Aunt Kate writes!" And
SO I'm here to tell you If my scrib-
Dllng gives pleasure to limited num-
per, If health permits The Advertiser
VIII carry at least one letter month
during the year upon which we now
enter land more If the spirit moves
ana there comes another chautau,
qua.')
christmas, 1915 citizen OF Laurens
received as present a book that |
venture has been read by goodly
portion of the county. wish to as
sure the genial dentist that If all who
read this book Aunt Jane of KY. en-
]oyed 1t as thoroughly as did the
writer, then he who so generously
shared his gift with so many, must
feel the glow of satisfaction that comes
10 one for a kind deed in a naughty
world. He offered the book to me
when the year was young (and with
the implied compliment that he
thought OF Aunt Kate" while read
ing it, but it was near Christmas time
again before the book reached his
hands. Though it was long in getting
to me yet it was thoroughly enjoyed
ahd more SO perhaps, as by that time
my daughter, who sojourned for a
while In Kentucky last summer had
the pleasure of meeting the authoress.
some of you who are blessed with
sense of humor and like to read mt
'hat Dook on your list as the next one
10 buy. 1t is full Of good hearty
laughs with here and there tear and
true TO life in human nature-thc au
thorcss knew that to perfection. She
must have been reared in a rural com
munity and at some time while tbcro
nave been dilligcnt member of the
Mite Society. 1t Is just chronicle
OIL the everyday lives Of rural
neighborhood you can find not only
IN kentucky but in South Carolina
me hrst chapter Sally AIMS Ok
perience" | laughed till | cried For
| Know Sally Ann" so well I've met
ilci a iot OF times, Tor her twin sis
tcrD
Milly Amos Song is a leaf from
me eXpcricncc Of any mother with
mouse full of children IRVINE 10
40 hcr own work dress the childrcn
ana get ready for the big mcctine''
How tired bodily and spirituauv =
'holher must be by the time she reach
eS church No wonder Milly refused
10 sing the opening hymn Welcome, {,
sweet Day of Rest" And then have
oaih ask the preacher home with him,
expecting big dinner. Once in his
NE he was disappointed! In NIillv's
confession to the sisters OF the "AIite
Society" (Sally Ann as intcrrogatcr)
she made the main admission that she
had never had minute of rest since
she married Sam Amos and She
wasn't eXpectin' any till she dicd!"
Now dear sister, haven't you been
Just like Milly, tired out and have
some good old deacon, who had done
nothing but eat good breakfast of
friend chicken and cantaloupe. saw
to you How are you my sister? You
don't seem to be In the spirit and un-
derstanding today" Let me repeat
IL you want several good hearty
laughs read Aunt Jane OF Kentucky.
IN conclusion, let me wish that the
year 1917 may be filed with kindly
deeds one to another, OF helpful
thoughts and at It's close may the
world be little moro cheerful, some
life little brighter that we lived, is
the sincere new years wish Of your
loving
Aunt Kate.