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A SETBACK DINNER

tee, good neighbor and kind friend
in his community, but no preacher,
and who along with his talented
wife, three pretty daughters and as
many manly sons, making up the
population of Watts, came to town
few days before Christmas and
had a talk with his brother Bill. He
saw that Bill was hungry and that
he needed a Christmas dinner and
setback game Of the olden times,
and that he was unable to have one
! himself.
He told Bill frankly what he had
discovered and Bill plead guilty on
the spot, telling brother Frank that
there were ten other co-conspira-
tors in Abbeville, and that one was
as guilty as another. Whereupon,
brother Frank decided that he
would carry the boys away from
the price of cotton and get an ex-
tension from creditors for one even
ing at least. Accordingly yesterday
afternoon at 6 o'clock, with Col.
Pat Roche as "fust lieutenant" Col.
Bill led Uncle Jim Stark, Col. Bill
Calvert, Capt. Jack Perrin, DR..
Power, Messrs. L. C. Haskell, Cor
don and Will White, Cliff King and
VIM. P. Greene out for an attack on
the good things which had been pre-
pared for the evening by the pretty
daughters of the Watts household.
Arriving about Z o'clock the
guests were met by Mr.. Wilson and
taken into the cozy parlor where an
old time wood fire made of oak and
hickory logs extended another well
come to them. In little while, after
! a few jokes had been told, and Pat
Roche had lighted cigar, the
guests were invited into the dining
room, where one of the most elegant
; dinners we have ever attended was
spread before the assembly. Col.
Roche said that he would have a
few remarks to make later, but he
thought it the part of wisdom to do
the work before him. So he busted
himself with the white meat Of the
turkey, the fine pork ham, the quail
on toast, the elegant chicken salad
and other accessories until he could
go no longer. Then taking the floor
he said he had few remarks to
make.
Frank Wilson is fine setback
artist" he said. "And he did not in
herit his talents along that line, and
it don't run in the family" he said,
because there "air" no poorer set
back player anywhere than his
brother Bill. l found out some time
ago when I played with him that
Frank was a Greenville street play
er, and as soon as my eyes had be-
held this feast, my ears had heard
the table groan under it, and I had
put my feet under this hospitable
board, l knew it "agane." Without
saying anything further, as men,
Der of the faculty of the Greenville
Street Setback College I now nomi-
nate Col. Frank "Watts" Wilson to
a position on the faculty of that in
stituion." -.
Uncle Jim arose and said that he
had heard the motion, but he was
the president of the Greenville
Street College, and he appreciated
all that Professor Roche had said,
but that he proposed to do the
whole thing himself. He, therefore
made the motion himself, then Sec
onded it, put the motion and would
not allow anybody to vote. but him
self, and declared Col. Wilson un-
animously elected professor and
said that as soon as his time was out
he would see that Professor Wilson
was president of. the institution as
nobobdy else had proved this Christ
mas any qualifications whatever for
the office and he would never de-
clare anybody except his friend
Frank Wilson president of the insti-
tuition.
The games which followed, fol-
loving the line of those played by
the ladies bridge club were
Spirited" Of course the new pro-