The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-04-08
WITH AUNT SOPHIA
News Items and a Variety of Com.
ment.
of The Robesonian

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Lumberton, R. 6, April Am
glad that the recent cold weather did
not kill all our garden plants. We.
have fine cabbage, colfards, beets,
English peas, mustard, onions etc,
which are good things to eat-and
keep the doctors from visiting our
homes Rye and oats were killed a.
year ago and we are glad to see the
fields green now with rye, wheat and
oats. But fig bushes and cape jesa-
Minis, also pome granates, are killed
and cut off at the ground to sprout.
Well not have figs as usual. We have
keiffer pear trees from the seed close
by the window. Am glad to see pears
on it for the first time. Peaches and
plums are not killed. Haven't MOTTO
ed the apple trees but hope they are
not killed. Have just set out Eng
lish grape vine slips to root.
Young chicks are doing fine; haven't
lost one.
Was indeed glad to get The Robe
sonian and read aunt Becky's" in
teresting letter and war song, which
we intend clipping to make a scrap
book with other poems. Miss
Abbott's poem was fine, but "The
Dying Corporal was the most touch
ing Of anything clipped and put in
our Bible for safe keeping.
We knew there would be wars and
rumors of wars but little did we think
l e -
and our own dear boys having to face
fight in the strength of our God, like
tory sure as he did when he killed
the champion Of the Philistines and
cut off the giants head with his own
sword. There is no such a word as
autocracy and Kaiserism reigning
over America. Unborn generations
would rise up and fight for liberty.
''In the name Of Jesus we'll face the
deadly foe, and victory will purch
upon our banner as we 60"
| Easter was beautiful day. We
haven't Easter lilies, but the purple
! and white flags are in bloom and all
nature reminds us of the resurrection.
"Our Christ hath arisen. '@t
i In glory He dwells, -tF
The bonds of mankind He hath riven
And now we are free to cling
| close to Him.,
Who forever our sins hath forgiven"
After Sunday school we dined with
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parnell and was
sorry to find him suffering intense
pain with cancer. His nose has bled
at times for months. We stepped over
to see our sister-in-law Mrs. Warren
Tyner, and were glad to find a niece
Mrs. Oliver Bruce, visiting her moth
er with four sweet little bright-eyed
children. They were in receipt of a
letter from their son, Mr.. Ellis Tyner
who has just been to the battlefront
in France and was expecting to GO
again soon. We have brave boys al
ready in France and others will follow
soon.
We received two letters from Frank
yesterday and one today, dated March
didn't state where the ship would
sail to next
Eunice has been in town two weeks
visiting her sister, Mrs. Claud Nc
Intyre. We were glad to have Mr.
:, and Mrs. Rufus Odum of Pembroke
with us Easter. The Sunday school
lesson was so interesting "The white
> harvest field.
u Yes, there's work to do for Jesus,
And l hear the Saviour say
Why thou standing here so idle
! At the noon tide of the day?
> With prayer to God our Father
Let us all the work pursue
For a harvest fully ripened
Rich and golden lies in view.
On our way home Sunday %. m we
! stopped to see Mrs. U. S. Tyner. She
: is critically i'll and very thin but seems
to enjoy company, fresh flowers and
: every little token of kindness so much
' While she is helpless she has many
things to be glad for-her sister-in.
| law, Mrs. L. E. Tyner to nurse her SC
tenderly, also Mrs. Baucom with hel
big unselfish, sacrificing heart full
Of love, like ray of sunshine, bring.
!. ing JOY and gladness everywhere she
2 goes. She has three unusually pretty
cute little children to sing, play and
prattle about the room and drive away
the gloom. We were glad to look
at pictures of the absent ones. Mr.
2 and Mrs: Neil Johnson of Japan are
fine-looking pictures, also Miss Cora
who is teaching in the mountains
There is nothing that will give us
more pleasure than Prof. Bunyan Ty.
ner taking his wife home to play
sing and talk for us in our missionary
society. 1t makes our hearts beat
with joy to gaze at their pictures
He has been loved by US all from
5 boyhood.
1 We just killed three pigs, and can
ned sausage. Will pass the recipe
along:~ Lay them in the biscuit pan
! and nearly cover them in lard; set
: In the range and cook till done; cut
up and drop in jars and cover with
the hot lard; put on rubber and lid
Cuttings boiled tender after getting