Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-03-20
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Editor Keowee Courier: want
to write little Of a recent expert
ence. The subject will be "Home at
Last" Well, sir,.l have commenced
to observe the food laws and to serve
my country, and the first thing did
was to go to the mill to get some
corn made into meal. After the
grinding was done I asked the miller
to give me pass" to the store, so
/ could get some flour. He fixed it
up-what we thought to be all right
so next morning started to mar
ket, feeling good over the matter.
reached town and asked a merchant
about the price Of -four. We agreed
on the price, then he asked me for
certificate from the miller. told
him had it; that there was no such
thing as keping working man down;
and after giving 1t to him he began
to. read 1T, and l saw him stop read
ing, and he looked at all of the
clerks, and they stood and looked at
each other IN amazement for a mo-
ment. Then I began to doubt, and
right there is whore my heart began
to go pit-a-pat, for was just about
out Of -four. We hadn't had any in
: about week. Well, after a consul
tation with each other and further
examination of my prescription,
they decided 1t would not be lawful
TO fill it, So felt sorter bad over
it, know ing the condition Of things
at home.
But just then another thought
struck me-that l maybe could get
-four on this paper at the next store
Well, I.started, and l went along
pretty fast, too, for didn't know
but that they would phone to the
next fellow that my "scrip" wouldn't
do. So after reaching the store
asked the store-keeper about the
flour, and handed him the "prescrip-
ton" He began to look it over, and
7 saw. him stop, turn his head to.
one side ana look at the floor for
about minute, and then he looked
at me, and sait, "Well, don't know
about this, old fellow. I'm sorry,
but can't help it," I began to think
again of things at home, and thinks,
my Lord, my Lord, what next? Well,
| know that the store keeper was
sorry for me, and he couldn't help it.
But jlst then, after seing my looks,
he said, Hold on a moment" and,
stepping to the phone, he said,
"Heilo" to somebody, then said to
the phone keeper to give him some
body couldn't quite understand
but he said to this fellow he was
talking to that Mac. Littleton was
there and wanted some -four, and
heard him tell the fellow what kind
of "prescription" l had. ! don't
know what all was said, but the fel-
low said it was all right except the
directions as to how to use 1t, and
the store man told me to go out there
to a mill nearby and get printed
take; and on securing one Of these
! saw where the trouble was. You
see, the one had didn't tell how to
-dose 1t out"
Well. went back to the miller and
got one of the printed forms, so I
went to town again, and that one
was all right, and got the 'boot-
leg" all 0. H., and when / got back
home every, hing was all right, and
things began 20 be all smiles again;
and while I had everything going my
way I said to my wife and two
kids, Now for another big crop!"
Well, I paid of Liberty Bond
that day that had bought, and while
/ was paying for it felt sortcr as If
! didn't know how about It. But be-
fore I got home felt ali right, and
now | woukln't take face value for
one Of them a..d a ten-dollar William
to boot S. M. Littleton.
Salem, S. G.