Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-03-03

written LOT the Spin OF aeWeTSon
By A. w. Hawks. Sr.
In speaking Of kindly places and
kindly people. naturally. commence
At Charles Town and with nv Home
Ni''e
Sorse - vcu remember when
made \ baliS focl IF mvsF aas
wNstea nv substance IN US w
ing. YES I was q facl. H. an
honest feel. | gave up everything
ny creditors-I held back moth
'.c. was sold out hv the Sheriff
But George Light. John Locke. and
ne more of the Young men Of my
Home Vile came TO me. and said.
s'Is there anything shout your house
your wife would like to keepf"
seYes. there are two pictures in the
parlor-the 0dalisaue and the Fisher
BOY: then. there Is a black writing
desk. inlaid with Mother Of Pearl
she would like to have these three
things" The bows bought them and
gave them 10 nay wife.
Then the ladies Of the town bought
some furniture. and gave il to my
good step-mother. The Sheriff did
not sell my fathers portrait. his
sword or his sash. They were given
TO me. But think of the dear people
doing this for ME.
The Dish Dinner"
Only in a small country village
could dish dinner be possible. I
have spent many happy moons In
"Ole Miss as we. who all love the
State of Mississippi. cali il.
luka, Miss. is small town in
Mississippi. near Memphis. That it
is a small town some time in the
year. and big town at another time
of the year 1t swells up during the
season. and shrinks up after the sea-
son is over. The whole town is dot.
ted Win health-giving springs. Wat
er that will cure all the ills that
flesh is heir to. and then some. There
is also beauty spring there. l got
outside of several hogsheads of that
water. but it did not seem to help me
verv much. was the guest then of
Prof. Gooch and Mrs. Mary Gooch.
his wife. ] fingered. putting on
shows. lecturing. preaching. etc. One
night they had planned big Sun
shine" dinner for me. Mrs. Gooch in
charge. ''The morning came" as
they say in the movies. and the cook /
did not come. got breakfast in
chatting dish. Mrs. Gooch looked at
Il and said she was not hungry. Then
] gave her the phone. and she COM
menced 10 call up her friends-"Mrs
Doc. this is Mrs. Gooch. No cook.
Big dinner on hand for Sunshine TO-
night. Can you send over a couple
of chiekensf We will have dish
dinner. Every guest brings some
thing to eat" They rallied around
most nobly, and we had an elegant
ilnner, and enough left over to live
on for week or two.
Man to Man
1t does not make any difference
where ! start. / land in Charles
Town. | love to honor the memory
II man. all of a man. a good man.
/ true man. brave and fine. Cant.
Rowan will always fill big place in
nv memory. You all know what he
I'D in the time that tried mems souls.
I'VE, and women's. too, and little
'hildren. Well, Just after the close
y the war. some one, ! think it was
hrs. Rutherford gave my father
-hawl.. Father had a COW, and she
'ecame much attached TO that shawl.
She would follow my father as soon
IS she saw the shawl. One dav.
omebody gave father another shawl.
apt. Roman came up to see my
ather. and my father put his new
hawl over Capt. Rowan's shoulders.
md the COW followed him all the
way home.
The Kindness Of the City.
A city is but collection of vii
ages. This is particularly true of
Baltimore. 1t has no Sums; it has
10 tenement houses. Today, 1900
zones in Baltimore are lit and heat
d. and the cooking done with gas.
hey should worry about the price
4 coal, ! don't think. But to my
tory-some years ago. Castor Post.
!. A. R., in Baltimore, had great
cal Of sickness in their Post.
fered TO give them lecture free
ratis-for nothing. We had the
they did we'll A few weeks |
fterward they sent for me to come
o Post meeting. ! went. and they
resented me with beautiful set of |
liver spoons-got 'em yet. Gen. B.
:. Butler was in Baltimore. The
ext day the Sun came out and said,
b. F. Butler was in town last night,
ut A. w. Hawks got the spoons"
Arthur w. Hawks. Senior {
uxton. Maryland,
'ebruary, 1926.