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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-11-14

even for Mrs. Johnson What were
noe, I4tn~ ,uow

even for Mrs. Johnsonl What were
you doing over thereT
'She told me to leave the house,
George said desperately. II went
there because Aunt Fanny told me the
whole town was talking about nv
mother and that man Morgan-that
they say my mother is going to marry
him and that proves she was too fond
Of him before my father died-she
said this Mrs. Johnson was one that
talked about it, and l went to her to
ask who were the Others"
Amberson's jaw fell in dismay.
Don't tell me you did that!" he said,
in a low voice; and then, seeing it was
true, "Oh, now you have done It'll"
1--WE done it?" George cried. "What
do you mean: I've done It? And what
have I dOne"
Anderson had collapsed into an
easy chair beside his dressing table,
the white evening tie he had been
about to put on dangling from his
hand. which had fallen Imply on the
arm of the chair. by JoveI" he NUT
tered. "That is too badi"
George folded his arms bitterly.
"Will you kindly answer my question?
What have l done that wasn't honor
able and right? Do you think these
riffraff can go about bandying my
mothers name"
"They can now" said Anderson. "I
don't know II they could before, but
they certainly can nowi"
''What do you mean by that?"
His uncle sighed profoundly, picked
up his tie, and. preoccupied with de-
spondency. twisted the strip Of white
lawn till 1t became unwearable. Mean
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analysis. "What do you mean" he
asked, when you say that If father
had lived the talk wouldn't have
amounted to anything?"
Things might have been-they
might have been different"
"You mean Morgan might have mar
ried you?'
Fanny gulped. mo. Because
don't know that I'd have accepted
him." She had ceased to weep, and
now she sat up stiffly. 81 certainly
didn't care enough about him to mar
ry him; l wouldn't have let myself
care. that much until he showed that
he wished to marry me- I'm not that
sort of person!" The poor lady paid
her vanity this piteous little tribute.
What mean is, If Wilbur hadn't died
people wouldn't have had it proved
before their very eyes that what
they'd been talking about was true r.
you say-you say that people be-
lieve--" George shuddered, then
forced himself to continue, In a sick
voice: "They believe my mother is
Is in love with that man7
'Of coursew
"And because he comes here-and
they see her with him drIvlng-and all
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noH. NOW YOU HAVE DONE ITl"

people
deveopment with and sauary
built for hmsei
When
al the
family the world At ball
famously
he
is
coton helps their along faous
dLucyrem
of
father
Morgan his mother
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what Aunt Amelia said about people
talking. You denied it. And that
wasn't the only time; you'd attacked
me before then, because l intimated
that Morgan might be coming here too
often. You made me believe that
mother let him come entirely on your
account. and now you say"
II think he did," Fanny interrupted
desolately. Il think he did come as
much to see me as anythlng-for a
while 1t looked like It. He did act a
good deal that way-and If Wilbur
hadn't died"
you told me there wasn't any
talk"
Il didn't think there was much,
then," Fanny protested. II didn't
know how much there was"
"What!"
people don't come and tell such
things to persons family. you know.
You don't suppose anybody was going
to say to George Anderson that his
sister was getting herself talked about,
do your Or that they were going to
say much to me?"
"You told me-" said George, fiercely,
that mother never saw him except
when she was chaperoning you"
'They weren't much alone together,
then." Fanny returned. Hardly ever,
before Wilbur died. Everybody knew
that he'd been engaged to her"
whats that?" George cried.
Everybody knows it. Don't you re-
member your grandfather speaking of
it at the Sunday dinner one night?"
''He didn't say they were engaged
Or"
"Well, they were Everybody knows
it: and she broke 1t OF on account of
that serenade when Eugene didn't
know what he was doing. He drank
when he was a young man, and she
wouldn't stand for it. but everybody
in this town knows that Isabel has
never really cared for any other man
in her lifel Poor Wilbur! He was
the only soul alive that didn't know
it !"
Nightmare had descended upon the
unfortunate George; he leaned back
against the footboard of his bed. gaz-
ing wildly at his aunt. II believe I'm
going crazy" he said. "You mean
when you told me there wasn't any
talk, you told me a falsehoodT
"N0" Fanny gasped.
You didw
II tell you didn't <lsnsw ~ u 7ssnch
talk there was. and It woulda't have
amounted to much II Wilbur had
lived" And Fanny completed this
with a fatal admission: II didn't want
you to interfere"
George overlooked the admission !;
his mind was not now occupied with
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while. he tried to enlighten his nephew.
"Gossip is never fatal. Georgie." he
said. until 1t Is denied. Gossip goes
on about every human being alive and
about all the dead that are alive
enough to be remembered, and yet
almost never does any harm until
some defender makes controversy"
"See here" George said, II didn't
come to listen to any generalizing dose
of philosophy! ask you"
you asked me what you've done.
and I'm telling you." Anderson gave
him melancholy smile, continuing:
"Suffer me to do 1t In my own way.
Fanny says there's been talk about
your mother, and that Mrs. Johnson
does some of it. don't know, because
naturally nobody would come to mo
with such stuff or mention it before
me; but It's presumably true-I sup
pose 1t is. I've seen Fanny with Mrs.
johnson quite a lot; and that old
lady Is notorious gossip, and that's
why she ordered you out of her house
when you pinned her down that she'd
been gossiping. I suppose it's true
that the whole town. lot of others,
that is, do share in the gossip. In this
town, naturally, anything about any
Anderson has always been stone
dropped into the center of a pond.
and lie would send the ripples as
far as truth would. You can be sure
that for many years there's been more
gossip in this place about the Amber
sons than about any other family.
dare say it isn't so much so now as
1t used to be, because the town got
too big long ago, but it's the truth
that the more prominent you are the
more gossip there Is about you, and
the more people would like to pull you
down. Well. they can't do 1t as long
as you refuse to know what gossip
there is about you. But the minute
you notice 1t it's got you'll I'm not
speaking of certain kinds Of SANDER
that sometimes people have got to take
to the courts; I'm talking of the
wretched buzzing the Mrs. Johnsons
do-the thing you seem to have such
horror of-people 'talking'-the kind
Of thing that has assailed your mother.
People who have repeated SANDER
either get ashamed or forget 1t, IL
they're let alone. People will forget
almost any slander except one that's
been fought"
'Is that all?" George asked.
II suppose so." his uncle murmured
sadly.
"Well, then. may I ask what you'd
have done In my placer
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that-tfey think they were right wher
they said she was in--in love with hin
before-before my father died?"
She looked at him gravely with hel
eyes now dry between their reddened
lids. "Why George" she said. gently
don't you know that's what they say;
You must know that everybody ir
town thinks they're going to be mar
ried very soon."
George uttered an incoherent cry
and sections Of him appeared tt
writhe. He was upon the verge OF
actual nausea.
"You know it," Fanny cried. getting
up. "You don't think I'd have spoken
of it to you unless l was sure you
knew it," Her voice was wholly
genuine as 1t had been throughout the
wretched interview. Somebody must
have told you?"
"Who told you?" he said.
"What?"
"Who told you there was talk
Where Is this talk? Where does II
)me from? Who does it?"
body" she said. Il know it must be
pretty general"
"Who said so?"
"Whatw
George stepped close to her. "You
say people don't speak to a person OF
gossip about that persons family
Well, how did you hear it. then? How
did you get hold Of it? Answer me p
"Why-" Fanny hesitated.
you answer mel"
II hardly think 1t would be fair to
give Names"
Look here" said George. zone OF
your most intimate friends Is that
mother Of Charlie Johnson's, for In
stance. Has she ever mentioned this
to your You say everybody is talking
Is she one?"
"Oh. she may have intimated-"
"T'm asking you: Has she ever
spoken Of 1t to your"
"She's very kind. discreet woman,
George; but she may have intimat-
ed"
George hid a sudden intuition. as
there fiicke-ed into his mind the pic
ture Of street-crossing and two alb.
sorbed ladies almost run down by a
fast horse. You and she have been
talking about 1t today!" he cried. "You
were talking about 1t with her not two
hours ago. Do you deny it,"
"I-"
do you deny lit"
"Now
"All right" said George. "That'l
enough -
She caught at his arm as he turned
away. "What are you going to do
Georger'
"TIl not talk about It. now" he said
heavily. II think you've done 4 goo,
deal for one day. Aunt Fannyl"
And Fanny. seeing the passion IL
his face, began to be alarmed. "George
you know I'm sorry for you, whethe
you care OF not" she whimpered. g
never In the world would hav'
spoken of 1t II I hadn't thought 70,
knew all about 1t. I wouldn't have
But he had opened the door with hi
free hand. "Never mind" he said
and she was obliged to pass out int,
the hall, the door closing quickly be
hind her.
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"You're not wanted in
this house, Mr.. Morgan, now
or at any other time"

(To BE CoNT1NUEDa
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
MAGGART

The health of this community is
very good at this writing.
Rev. J. ID. Hallins filled his regular
appointment at this place Sunday.
II. T. Massey purchased a nice
bunch of cattle from T. j. Ford
Mrs. Cora MaggaE-t was the week
end guest of Mrs. Ellen Grish2nl
Bob Bruce and Jean King made a
business trip to Nashville last week
Miss Alma GTisham spent Saturday
night with Miss Nettie Massey.
Walter Kent, who has been confined
to his room for several days, is slow
~ improving.
Haskell Mcdonald purchased q fine
Jersey cow from C. d. Massey.
Ernest Grisham made a business
trip to Nashwi1le last week.
W. z. Massey sold nice bunch OF
hogs to T. J. Ford.
Maggart Is coming TO the front. We
have two gTist mills and a free grind
stone In operation.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
BULLETIN.

News was received in Carthage by
telegraph this Thursday morning
to the effect that the miners, who
have been on a strike for the past few
weeks, have accepted the proposition
made by President Wilson, allowing
them the Ia per cent increase in wages
and other conditions. Authorities of
the miners union were engaged this
morning in advising miners through
out the country of the settlement and
it is expected that all coal mines will
be in full operation within a few days
and the fuel situation should become
normal within a short time. All the
fuel regulations are still in effect and
no doubt will remain so for at least
two or three weeks.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
COAL SHORTAGE
CHANGES TRAINS

Effective last Tuesday the twain
schedules on the T. C. Railroad We're
changed. The shopping train. which
made daily trips from Monterey TO
Nashville and return has been elini-
mated. The other trains on the main
line, however, will continue the old
schedules, that is, the day train reach
ing Carthage from Nashville at noon
and the afternoon train going to Nash
vile, and the night trains on the main
line viii continue the old schedule. On
the Carthage branch the train will
leave Carthage at 10:45 a. m. and
meet the morning train coming from
Nashville and return to Carthage, ar
irving here at 1915 p. M. At $3.50 p.
m. the train will leave Carthage and
meet the afternoon train going to
Nashville and return to Carthage at
600 p. m. Under this schedule there
is only one train daily to Nashville and
only one train daily from Nashville.
The above schedule will likely re-
main until the coal shortage. caused
by the miners strike, has been relicv-
ed Under the present fuel regulations
stores are required to Open nos earlier
than a. m. and closegar p. M.
There are slight exceptfons- made. to
these rules for drug 9DoEee, grocery
stores, restaurants anis55arDer shops.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
BAGDAD
Home Phi.

The farmers are about through
stripping tobacco and it has been al
most impossible to travel for the wa
CONS.
John Hudson is i'll at this writing.
Calvin Witcher and wife were the
guests of Bass Rhea and family Sat
urday night.
Miss Mary Lou Armistead spent
Sunday with Miss Beulah Kemp
Tom Smith and wife were the
Sunday guests of DIR. and Mrs. Ed
West
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Arn.istead were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Elite
Jones Sunday.
Hudson Bros. sold nice bunch cf
furs last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hester Sircy were the
guests of Dir. and Mrs. Selton Hudson
last Sunday,
Baseom Rhea is preparing to build
q large feed barn.
The women get vecy much excited
to hear an old hen caeSie now as eggs
are 20 cents per dozen.
Miss Pearl Kemp spent Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Flcren:e West.
Haley Jones' and Henry Kemp PASS
ed through here with nice bunch 81
hogs last SATURDAY
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
ROCK CITY
(Too late for last week.

The pleasant weather we have had
for the past few days has caused many
hogs To be slaughtered.
Come down. Mr.. Editors, we will let
you help US share the pleasure of eat
ing fresh ribs and sausage.
Several from here attended the Or
dination at Rome Sunday.
Bro. Owens preached here Sunday,
also Bro. c. C. Ramsey gave lecture
on the 75-Million Campaign.
Walter Tyree is erecting a new
residence on Plunkett's Greek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Minton moved to
Grant recently.
Alfred Marks and Miss Mandy Gore
of Grant were married here Saturday
by Esq. Rigsby.
Miss Mai Boze was the Sunday
guest of Mr. and Mrs Hughes.
w. C. Wilson and family have NOV
ed near Mt. Olivet.
Joe Marks of Grant will occupy the.
house vacated by Mr.. Wilson.
Miss Berkie Gam of Lebanon has
returned home after a Few days VISIT
with friends here.
School closed here last week with
an examination and a treat.
The Sunday School at the Baptist
church will erect a Christmas tree on
Christmas Eve. The children will give
a short program before Santa Claus
roakes his call. Everybody come and
lets have a good time,
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
RAWES CREEK

Mrs. Winfield Gore has been sick
for some time but is some better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Biz HigheEs of Rome
were Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
&. r. Winfree.
Mrs. J. N Marks is on the sick list
at this writing.
Jess Poleston and family visited II.
NJ. Mofield and family recently.
A. B. Pope, who has been sick for
the last week, is improving.
Spergin Baker of New Middleton
spent the weekend with c. S. Winfree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Winfree spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs. A
B. Pope and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Marks.
Mrs. Bob Scudders and Mrs. Jim
Tuggle visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Scudders Sunday and Sunday night.
Several from this place attended
court at Carthage last week.
Mrs. Wilson Marks and children
spent Sunday with mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Gam.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
FINDS COMRADES
THROUGH COURIER

Newman, Ia.
". A. Jordan,
Dixon Springs, Tenn.
Dear friend:
/ want you to know shat /
greatly apprec:atee the interest you
have taken IA my effort to reach some
of my old company.
have found and they may be all
that survive. 1t has been a long time
since 1862. They are Jesse Read, Rid
dleton; Seth NJ Corley Of Lebanon and
Thomas C. Bradford Of New Middle
ton.
Your publication in the paper did
good and helped me to get in touch
with Mr.. Bradford and MIR. Reed. II
also helped me to find Col. Wards
granddaughter, Mrs. Ward, Of Nash
Vile She saw.-the advertisements and
wrote to me.
inclose my check to pay you for
the notice. If there is no charge, apply
the money to the Y. NJ C. \. fund
about which / read in the Courier
Again thanking you, am
Your sincere friend
r CATE G
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
NOTICE

TO SCHOOL BOARDS: "a
We should open all schools in jan
uary SO as to give the larger boys a
chance to attend school and get out
in time to help with the crops. This
will be very necessary on account of
the attendance law.
Please look after the repairs that
your house needs TO make it comfort
able. See that you have coal. If you
can't get it make arrangements to
burn wood.
Make contracts at once with your
teachers. you do not have suitable
applicants call me and / viii send you
good teacher. For the sake of the
young children whose interests you
have in your charge do not go away
to some other county 20 get techer
whom you know nothing about except
their communications These recon-
mendations are not at all to be de-
pended on. / throw several in the
waste basket almost every day. Any
one in the world can get recommen-
dalton TO teach school. Let's quit being
suckers along this Enc.
Yours truly,
E. L. HUFFINES,
Supt-
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
DIXON SPRINGS


Miss Nora Lee Lynch of Celina is
visiting Misses Rettie and Settle
Lynch
G. F. Bransford and family were in
Nashville last week.
Miss Dona Cam of LAFAYETTE is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Tom Cox.
William Jordan was IN Nashville
last week. ~
Mrs. Fannie Puryear and son. Alf,
of Gallatin were the weekend guests
of Judge and Mrs. Sam Young
Miss Stella Garrison of Nashville
is spending the winter with her sister,
Mrs. Webb Allen.
A. K. Parsons is in Scottsvilie, Ken
lucky this week.
Mrs. /. H. Beasley was in Harris
vile last week.
Webb Allen was in Nashville last
week.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
A SURPRISE FOR
MISS BOZE

The Rome Home Telephone Com
pany gave Miss Oda Boze a beautiful
watch bracelet in appreciation of the
splendid service she has given while
at this place. We, as stockholders Of
this company, are sorry to give Miss
Boze up for she was a good operator
Those who contributed were:
W. NJ Hallums, 25c, Math Mofield,
soc, Joe Whitefield, $1.0O, jim Girls
ham, Csc, Jeff Johnson, 25, Hugh
Whitefield, SOC, A. w. Gam, soc, Har-
vie Litchford, 25c, Mr.. and Mrs. Rice
Moss, $1.0O, Mrs. Simon Highers, CSC,
DR.. Fisher, SOC, Mrs. Curry Wilson,
soc, Mrs. Albert Swindle, soc, Mrs.
Willie Wilson, 25c, Mrs. Matte Van
trease, 25c, Mrs. Forrest Litchford,
SOC, Mrs. Tom Rigsby, 25c, Mrs. r.
T. Yantrease, SOC, Hugh Vantrease,
SOC, Mrs. Bob Williams, SOC, Mrs.
Dave Swindle, SOC, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson, $1O0, Mrs. Nanny Dice,
SOC, Miss Nellie North, 25c, Mrs. Ona
Denton, SOC, Mrs. Willie Cato, soc,
Mrs. Kate Litchford, soc, Winfield
Highers, Csc, Albert Oliver, 25c, Sam
Harris, soc, George Thompson, $500,
Mrs. Maggie Bains, SOC, Mrs. B.
Moore, soc, Virgil Samson, SOC. Mr.
and Mrs. Bowen, $1.OO, Mrs. fR. L.
Ingram, $1.00, DR.. and Mrs! Boze
$500, G. o. Moore, soc, Chas. Man
ming, SOC. Total S24.25l
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
BIG PRICES ON CAR
THAGE FLOOR,

The Upper Cumberland Loose Leaf
lead with high prices on their floor
at Carthage The fifth annual sale
for the season was held last Tuesday
when they sold 100000 pounds of to-
bacco for an average of $19.40 per-
hundred. This was the best market
of the season.
While the above facts are true, the
farmers are warned that it will not do
to rush the market too fast if they
want these high prices to continue.
The farmers can help the warehouse
men to keep the price up by keeping
their tobacco at home until the big
rush, that is now on, is over. Some Of
the heaviest buyers are getting more
tobacco on hand than they can we'll
handle and unless the farmers hold
back these buyers will have to quit
the market until they can catch up,
and this viii force the market down
What the floor wants and what the
farmers want is competition. That is~
what makes good market. At pre-
sent there is enough tobacco in Car-
thage on wagons to fill the floor for
two sales. The Carthage floor has
planned to have a sale tomorrow,
Friday, and one Tuesday, Dec. is, and
one Friday Dec. 10. Then the house
will be CLOSED until Dec. 81, when
it will open again to receive for the
sale on December 80.
Call us before you come and then
we can advise you what to do
UPPER CUMBERLAND LOOSE
| LEAF TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO.
BY E. E. Turner, Manager.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
ARTHUR WATERMAN
WITH NEW FIRM

Arthur Waterman, former popular
salesman for Herman Bros, Eindauer
& Co., but now with j. S. Reeves &
Co., wishes TO announce that he will
travel the same road as before. He
also wishes to announce that he will
be in a position to supply his patrons
with their spring needs, as he has one
of the largest lines of dress goods,
notions and furnishing goods that has
ever heen shown in the South.
retiring from business January 1st
and Mr.. Waterman will serve you at
J. S. Reeves & Co.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
DONOHO

Bailey Sircy has moved to McChure's
Bend.
j. S. Ramsey was in Carthage Tues
day.
Mrs. Henry Cook is spending the
week with her son, William III. Cook.
Miss Lucy Bell Robinson visited
relatives in McClure's Bend Sunday
night.
A. B. Ramsey spent Saturday right
and Sunday with home folks.
Mrs. Laura Kirby was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Tennie Mccormack
Sunday.
Bro. Henry filled his regular ap-
nos1ta4ent ct Partheaia Chapel Sun
The officer of oar criminal court
Gan up Saturday evening and invited
a number of our neighbors to appear
before the grand jury.
Miss Bertha Andrews paid Miss
Lucy Bell Robinson short visit Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Beasley of Defeated has
returned home after a months visit to
her daughter, Mrs. Will Halliburton.
John T. Owens has moved to the
H. r. Duke farm near jackson County.
Miss Grace Mcclellan visited Miss
Lille Haley Saturday night.
Well, Mr.. Slicker Snake, how are
you? Too slick for gritter, guess.
We enjoy your visits very much. You
remind US Of an old widower whose
wife has been dead about three
months. You wire in and wire out and
leave US all in doubt. We can say of a
truth from your conversation you are
one of the longest, brainiest and wis
est SiickeF Snakes that ever came into
our midst.
Grover Andrews and his father,
John Andrews, were here last week
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
LODGE ELECTS
NEW OFFICERS

Carthage Masonic lodge met in reg
ular session last Tuesday night and
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year:
F. F. Robinson. w. NJ; Roscoe
McGinness, S. w; Hubert Turner,
J. W.; Frank Lee, Secretary; Julian
Fisher, Treasurer; ID. n. Moore. Ty-
Ter; E. E. Turner, Chaplain; C. c.
Davis, s. D; ]. G. Hale, J. d. The in
stallation of officers wilt take place
next Tuesday night, Immediately af-
ter the chapter meeting.
Under the leadership of Roy Sam
son, who has so efficiently served as
worshipful master during the past two
years, the Carthage lodge has enjoyed
much activity and the annual report
to the grand lodge this year will be a
most excellent one.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-12-11
GRANT

Howard Enoch while hunting Mon
day accidentally shot his toe off.
Mrs. B. F. Manning of Shelbyville
is with her daughter, Mrs. Herbert
McClanahan.
Miss Amanda Gore and Alfred
Marks were married recently,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses OgIe
a boy.
Lu Cardwel and family Malone
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs H.
Kent.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
McClanahan a girl.
Mrs L. b. Kent is very sick
J. P Ward and Bud Neal are in
Nashville this week
Mrs. Hugh Carpenter, who has been
very sick, is improving.
u p. Ba-bee was /, Nashville Tues
day.