McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1921-01-07
WASHINGTON LETTER


ping a few lines to your paper
for some time, but since Mrs.
Gooch has been sick since last
May, confined, almost continu-
ously, to her bed. and being able
now to sit up for only a little
while at a.time, and since new
duties and responsibilities have
been added to my office work, |
ave been very busy, both at
home and in the office. But at
this time, (Christmas) the time
of all times, when we halt for a
moment to think of our friends
and to bestow our. best wishes
for a Merry Yuletide" and a
Happy and Prosperous New
Year." in the doing of which we
draw ourselves apart from the
bivouac of life and re-invigorate
ourselves with the sacred mem
cries of days gone by and of the
bright anticipation of the days
to come. until we gather up a
momentum that carries us far in
to, if not all through, the new
year. Perhaps, after all, in this
way, we are most helped by the
coming of the birthday of our
Saviour.
OF course, after 80 long a pc
riod of illness and suffering by
our dear wife and mother. and
along with it the necessary extra
expense and anxiety, it was nat
ural for us to think of the com
ling of Santa Claus with more or
less serious concern than if con-
ditions had been otherwise. But
what do you think happened!
There were about twenty-five OF
our good friends appeared on the
scene about s o'clock Christmas
Eve with big fine spruce Xmas
tree, plenty of beautiful decor.
atoms and presents for all. This
most beautifully decorated tree
now stands as a memorial in oui
parlor, never to be forgotten,
hope by even our baby girl, who
is about sixteen months old.
Pardon me for a while a big
automobile loaded with friends is
at the gate, and must go meet
them. Well, I'm back again.
did we have a Merry Christ.
mas, +" did hear you say? Well,
| should say so, and the cheer
that these dear friends brought
into our home proved a boone
rang to them and they seemed tt
equally enjoy themselves with US
Something good to eat. " did yor
say? Hold your breath while
tell you that just when we were
getting ready our Xmas dinner,
in came Mr.. and Mrs. II liked te
have told you who. but as YOU
would not know them and per
haps their modesty would no
suggest that their names appear
| in print anyhow, in they came
with a great big stuffed turkey
already cooked, sweet and juicy
and steaming hot, with plenty Of
cranberry sauce, too-now ge'
your breath, if you haven't los
lit, ha! ha! If Willie Littlejohn
Alex Grantham and Terry Aber
nathy had been here, they woult
have thought that they were OF
the SCENE for one of those never
|to-be-forgotten McNairy County
iSchool Meetings, where such re
pasts are so beautifully spread :
such as only those good McNair!
danes know how to fix, and eacl
of these gentlemen would have
Inc doubt, been impelled, from tn
circumstances, to make speech
/ might have included in this pro
gram our old-tine friends, j. W
Prather, Col. Jas. w. Purvianc
and Judge H. P. Wood, and con
verified it into one of those goo
old-time Sunday School Conven
, tions.
. 1t would have been too selfisl
{ not to have told your many read
: ers who are friends and acquain
tances, how graciously generous
ly generous are our good friend
} here in the Capitol City of thi
the greatest country and tn
greatest people in all the world
| know many of you are plan
ming to come to the inauguratio
Il A. L.