The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-22

have to pull OFT shoes, undress nor
bring in wood and coal for morning.
When you get ready for bed you just
turn around time on two and down
you go and when you get up in the
morning you just stretch your self
and go to the back door Of the kit
chen and get your breakfast and when
you come to die you just lay down,
die and that's the last Of you"
But not so with me. ! have to dir
and dig for my bread and meat.
When get my supper and before !
can go to bed | have to rock the baby
TO sleep, undress three or -four and
when my time comes : have to bring
in coal and wood, pull of shoes, dis
robe, put out lights and 90 to bed in
the dark When | get up in the
morning | have to dress in the cold
Make fire in the CRATE and the cook
stove, draw water, warke up the
children and dress them, then ! am
ready for breakfast, But when |
come to die it is no the last Of me.
got to die and go to hell yet. Doyle,
| wish was YOU
Many men treat their dogs better
than wife or children
Away back before the civil war ]
was diging earth worms IN the fod-
der lot, on the Billups Pope place
near Trinity for fish bate, and under
a stack Of fodder | found a tub of
fresh meat reported the fact to
my daddy, who was overseeing the
farm for Capt. Ed Moore. The
negro man who made fires and cut
wood for the family was set to watch
for the thief till he came for the
meat with these Instructions:
Said father, "Abc, you go and
watch over that meat until the fell
low who killed the hog come for it.
will visit you once or twice during
each night till the thief is known
and if find you asleep I'll give you
the worst whipping you ever had"
Abe sat up with that tub Of meat
four or FIVE nights and one night just
before bed time he came in and said,
"Mr. Halbert | can't sit UP over that
meat any longer. am the niger
that killed that hog" | don't think
he was whipped as Pa thought he had
been sufficiently punished in working
hard all day and sitting up all night
for almost week. Set a thief to
catch a thief
The Rev. J. II. Newton preached an
and encouraging sermon
to an attentive audience at New Salem
Sunday evening.
Brother w. N. Kolb, superintend-
ent Of the New Salem Sunday School,
has put new life into things and the
school is run now nearer on the
modern plan than ever seen here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Robertson and
little dog of Columbus attended the
singing at New Salem, Sunday night.
Miss Stella Cook and Miss Mertice
Richards, two of New Salem's fas-
cinating young ladies, called at Black
gum Halls, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. John Lyon, Of Columbus, en-
joyed the song service at New Salem,
Sunday night.
Mrs. Lou Cain, of Border Springs
and granddaughter, Misses Hazel
and Edwinter visited Mrs. Johnnie,
Sunday.
Mrs. Cora Lindamood, Of Columbus,
enjoyed the singing at New Salem,
Sunday night,
Mrs. r. A. Cook reports having
made "a gallons Of lard from the two
hogs killed last week, At present
prices the lard is worth about $40
The wells are full Of water now
and the dry winter has turned into
rain and snow Let it come; now is
The time.
Miss Jesse Freeman and her fellow
from Columbus were visitors at New I
Salem, Sunday night.
Mr.. c. S. Caldwell Of the Smith .
Grocery Co., Columbus, with his best
girl, were enjoying the song service
At Salem, Sunday night. Also Mr. /
md Mrs. Caldwell Smith were among
he Columbus visitors.
Sorry to learn Of the illness Of Mrs.
2. c. Caldwell, West Columbus. Hope
he will be we'll again soon.
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