The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-10-19
HAPPY HOLLOW
Hello, Old Timers:


per. When we cot to the church here
was Sis Turner kepin watch over the
precious pies which were lined up on
the table in the west end Of the base
ment. Pretty soon here come Missus
Mitchell bringin some more pies. a
heavenly smile crept out from under
Jim Mitchell's muShtash as he rolled
wishful eye over the coaXin display
before him. THAT S about the most
beautiful scenery ever seen, says
Jim as he looked around fer nail
to hang his GOOD hat on. (By tn ;
way, these kids is CROWN up SO fast
YOU wouldn t know 'cm. Roy and
Gladys Mitchell is as BIG as their
mother and father respectfully, and
pretty fine lookin i almost said kids
but we gotta say "young folks" "
now) Hello Pete" says Art Turn
er, seems , me your putin on bit
OF style with that new Jacket and
the fcllers all gcthered arount to feel
of Pete's new leather Jacket. "Shc S
sure "A good onc,' i looked around
and here Pete Petersen come with a
nice bunch of little folks with blue
eyes and light hair. The little girls
was bringin' III more pies. Sounds
funny, don't ito think that them
which was babies when you was here
is big enough to make pies fer a pie
supper? Just then there was "A shut
film in the stairway; the door opened
and in comes Lige and Sis Graham
with various kinds of bundles. Sis
Graham s package was done up in the
latest copy Of the Mellette County
Pieonear; Lige's was done up in a
blanket. Il sure had rotten luck
with my pic" says Sis Graham as she
took the wrappin' Off. ii hope
spear some one fer "A pardner that
aint no Judge Of pies - o, well, i sh d
worry-just so we take in enough to
paint the church. Say, Brown, taint
like it used to be when. the Hollow
was full of half star. ed' asehelers--
YOU remember, doncha2 Say, where !
Kerlin--he is usually around where
there's any catin'-isn he, Fritz
"Ill say" says Fritz. "Doncha re-
member when Kerlin and | used tC
take the premiums at the county fail
with our mince and punllin pies?
An Fritz's face beamed with FOND
recollections. "You know, i've 90,
that pitcher vet that was in the Pho
necr of Kerlin takin' me around in q
perambulater with mince and punkin
pie wheels. Them was great times
wasn't they?' And Fritz instictive
ly drew closter to the table when any.
thing to eat was mentioned. Say
AL, lemme tell va somethin ;, = seq Mis-
sus Hanna. Then they got confiden
shall. / tried my best to heer but
am gettin so deef coodn t hear &
thing. All Good ketch was the JOY
full smile that oozed over AIS face
He looked to 'rds the pies and sed Inc
appreciated the tip. Then he rolled 8
googly eve to 'rds a certain young
Teddy that came out from town witt
the preachers folks. an i noticed
that he set bv her at the table wher
it was eatin' time. They played
winkem an flyin' dutchman while
till finely some of the piefaces go
so hungry they coodn t stand it any
longer and begun hintin fer the eats
This is how the pardners was decided
upon: the old married wimmen, then
numbers was put in one sauser. The
young ladies in another. And tht
little girls in another, and was passed
to the old bucks, the young fellcrs anC
kids respectfully Bus 5 Gra
ham and Bud Turner was so mac
because they passed them the sause
Win lnt nlllc Slflo uulnDclS thd
they beat it fer outside an never
ct tai. don't blame 'em, eny-fel
they each hev a peach of pomp an
Kin wash there neck an ears without
bean told, an clean there finger nails
It sure was shame. p. S. an shine
there shoes as good as enybody. After
the numbers was all paid fer, each Guy
got his pie an hunted up his pardnei
an all lined up at the long table il
the old fashioned way and was served
with free hot coffee to 90 with the
rie. 1t sure was good As Tom Gal
huggcr would say it wuz the best
over throwed lip over "Gosh, but
but woodn t this make Charlie Wag-
rer's chops dribble,' sez Lige,' and
everybody ii mean the old timers)
haw- hawed when they thought of how
Wagner used to draw tn back of his
hand acrost his mouth at the words,
"big feed" Lige got so tickled he
lot bunk nf bic y,io oof awav from