Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-12-12
NORTHERN TRIP.
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grean bathing eap OF. the linen
covering the contents of the basket.
A mischievous soldier said Com
panions, look at the Southern party
with a basket containing half a
watermelon. Don't it make you
wish you were away downSouth in
Dixie?" They then, in chorus, sang
the song, while my chaperone re-
moved what was supposed to be
half watermelon, but proved to be
my green and red bathing cap. |
never heard such an uproar of
laughter. She then passed them the
home made sandwiches which they
said they enjoyed more than any
thing since leaving the South.
Another day in the Camp. A
number of soldiers were seated
around a companion who had his
clothes on a table. With brush and
water he scrubbed them vigorously
saving ''Boys, it was fun to tease
that class mate who thonght himself
so much smarter than US, but failed
on his final examinations, for when
we were studying literature he was
studying how to win that grip.
when we received our diploma,
he received her. Now, We are hav-
ing the hardships of military pre-
paration. He is honored with home
pleasures as he has more binding
obligations than to volunteer. we
thought him fool'. They then
sang in chorus.
"There're lot of things you
never learn at school. There's lot
of things that never go by rule.
There's a lot of knowledge you
never get at college. There's lot
Of things you never learn at school"
One said And it shows that woman
is superior to man. All the private
men in the United States could not
have placed him in a position not to
be expected to volunteer. Another
challenged him for debate saying,
why there are not any great
women inventors equal to Bell who
gave to the world the telephone"
The other replied, Tell a woman
the message, and it will reach its
destination in due time and will be
heard by many more than over the
telephone, and we would never
have heard of Bell had it
not been for a woman.
He conceived the idea of the tele-
phoue, as he was teacher of mutes,
and was discussing his misfortune
in not having the means to expert
ment with it when a millionaire
with a deaf and dumb daughter
offered the means and he became her
tutor. She falling in love with him,
induced her father 10 continue
furni shing him the means after he
had lost faith IN it. She married
Bell receiving for her bridal present
the patent for the Bell telephone.
Why he is indebted to a deaf and
dumb woman for his success in that
invention. Tell one of any great and
noble thing accomplished by man
beyond the limit. There is always
woman in it.
Another joke. The operator of
the phone being called away, left it
in charge of a friend, saying, IF
MIR. A. calls for Bell, tell him he
has gone to service %. She mis-
understanding, said He has gone
tonight. The answer, Il hope he
will get religion enough to pay up
his telephone bill.
/ will mention another joke, al
though it is on myself. l described
the old bachelor at the Glove some
time after we had enjoyed his lecture.
One of the young men staying at
the boarding house with US, humor.
Gus and witty, connected with the
New York World paid the old
bachelor a visit. After his return,
said he had enquired about the
Southern lady with afable manners
and her companion who was SO
pleasingIy plump. Thus we derived
the nick names of "Affable Manners"
and "Pleasingly Plump, while at
the Glove.
(CoSc1rDED NEWT wEEK)