The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
WOMEN
 AND THINGS

quite few places to which one can go in them.
 I came in on one from Springville on Monday morning. The schedule is an hour and forty five minutes, but on account of unusually wet roads, and re- pairs being made, it took US just two hours flat to reach the courthouse, which is the terminus of the line.
 I advise any one having to make a trip to SpringviIle to take the lower road until the Taylor hill is graded, as at present it is mean work getting over it. It took three mules to pull us through, but when completed it will be a great improvement over the old route.
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 It was gray day with lowering clouds, when we left Srpingville at 7;So o'clock. We pulled out with three pas sengers, but picked them up all the way into town until the bus was crowded and some had to stand up in the aisle Its normal capacity is about fifteen, but like street car, there is always room for one more.
 I was interested in the fact that we had several school children and a coun try lassie who was coming to town for her music lesson. We passed Dr. Holmes place this side of Springville. and his wife and son were waiting for the bus on the roadside, making 1t mighty convenient for the genial doc- tors family to run into the city
 We hadn't. gone very far before a farmer hailed us and came up and asked the driver to do some shopping for him in the city. He wanted some blows and gave directions and got the promise that he would be sure to have them with him on his trip back The incident was mighty suggestive, fol when the bus lines net the county it will be the linking up of town and country.
 I noticed that some of the foresighted farmers had done quite a bit of blow. ing before the bad weather set in, and there were some green patches and a few truckers had gotten a start witd their onions and other early vegetables I saw one large collard patch I do not know why it had not been cut down, but there were hundreds of plants which had not been cut.
 
 may shock some of my city friends but I am a real collard lover, and l want them cooked greasy. I can recall with pleasure dinner I sat down tc years ago when after a hard morning $ hunt I came to a negro cabin and got the whiff of co1lards and got the old plantation nanny to dish me up lib- eral amount and bring me a hoecake sat out in the open and ate it, and it tasted better than any dinner I had ever gotten in the old days at Del. monicos
 While waiting for the bus I stepped into a nearby store to warm my feet and some one asked the proprietor i
 
 only had two dozen. which he had jus | brought from his own yards, and tn, man bought them for 40 cents a dozen Talk about the high cost of living when eggs fresh from the nest are sell l ing unded half dollar for twelve. ~ | I have always been a pretty good for ager, and generally when go into tn, country I am on the watchout fo | something for my table, but it has beel and what was obtainable is high. Tn I merchants say that it comes from tn fact that much of it finds it's way t i the illicit stills. I have managed to ge a few gallons, and I have learned t. like it equally as well as the ribbol ! cane syrup.
 l I know of nothing which is nor homelike than to see a good housewife basket in hand out amongst a flock o 1 chickens feeding them It is in clas with watching milk maid at work. l dW uidHy lllc lOlS Ol ClllCkenS On way in, and I believe that the Barre Rocks predominated. And, by the way a bunch of them with their yellow leg is enough to make the average preach fly owning them a pastoral call aroun meal time.
 Pat Oliver's lake looked mighty colo but several boys with their guns an dogs and ruddy faces made ne wan to get right out of the bus and g along with them if only to carry tn game bag. I was not so sure that the would bag many cartridges. but would have been willing to gamble o it that before they came home many rabbit would have had to flee for hi life.
 We came through the dairy distric saw few Holsteins, but the Jersey were in the lead. The dairymen ar greatly troubled about the new regula tions, but hope that they will be abl to meet the requirements without hay ing to go out of business. I have great deal of sympathy for the milk men, for any man who has a herd 0 cows to look after has a steady job.
 Is there anything in the world nor desolate and God forsaken than a sum mer amusement park in the winte time? I was reminded of this as W rode alongside of East Lake park.