Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-07-22
The Colony Diary

iday. Comrade Pickett fell out of tht
truck in LeesviIle while hauling ic,
and express from that place. He j,
not badly hurt, but bruised up. Hi
back has been weak for two year,
when he was hurt moving a piano
Ole Synoground is off the track today
too, with biliousness. One good point
that happened today. and which some.
what brightens the atmosphere, was the
receipt of letter from Comrade Bass
who left us nearly two years ago very
angry. He had not been heard from
since, but today there came an apoI-
ogy to Mr.. Hartman. We believe thera
are others who have left l2 who would
like to do the same had they the cour-
age.
July 3--Indications are this morning
for rain again. and it will not be unwel-
come. The brick yard crew is clear
ing the big shed for. the drying racks
which will give them more room. The
usual dance at night will be the rende-
vous Of the younger set.
July 4 (Sunday)-Owing to the
fact that the celebration of the Fourth
comes on Monday. the farm crew and
some others agree to work Sunday and
lay off tomorrow to celebrate at Lees
vile. Splendid rain Sunday afternoon
changes Mondays plans, however.
July 5-Farmer Lindsey comes along
with a truck load of sweet potato
plants and says: Boys, that rain we
had means sweet potato planting time
again. We want all men to volunteer
for planting today instead of ceIebra-
ting" Well. about three men and a
few boys celebrated at Leesville and
about everybody else went to the sweet
potato field. About three acres plant
ed today.
July 6-Rain this morning. Spien-
did fov our sweet potatoes planted yes
terday. Afternoon clears and more
sweets planted Whole school lays off
and nearly every industry gives up the
day to planting. Light rain at night
again just what we needed.
July Except for the rain, today
has been spent same as yesterday.
Have used up all the plants and gone
to cuttings.
July 8-Finished planting the sweet
potato land today. We had prepared
about fifty acres for this crop and it
IS now all planted, The farm crews
are now alone again. The brick yard
is again in full swing. and the other
Industries get back to normal after the
sweet potato fight. A nice rain again
n the evening what we needed.
July ll-This is Sunday again. Sun
lay is "do-your-own-work-day" in
lere. Everybody plans world of
work which they will do Sunday. That
lay is usually too short to do what we
lad saved up. Today, bachelors are
louse hunting. Two rowdy fellows
lave just gone by with their kits"
IN wheelbauows. Everything from
runks, umbrellas. broom8. ovcralis,
lats, and other, bachelor appurtances
hanging on all over the side Of the
narrow. A pair Of big army shoes tied
'rnamentally over husky's shoulders
ell that he has recently been with
he boys. At supper the ladies of the
,olony cooperated with the hotel man
cement in providing a little change
rom the regular routine. Ice cream
nd a variety of delicious cake aug
lented social hour. The swimming
,ool Is a popular resort on Sundays.
July l5-Our rain and wind storm
Which happened on Thursday evening
i'd no damage excepting that it wet
p several thousand of our green
rick and blew the top off Of our
room factory. On that dav before
he rain came the combined forces of |
ur men had just completed noeing
he sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and
om fields.
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