Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-21
CrftS and
Gravel
By T. MOSES JONES

/ To Henderson Thursday a. m. with
Philip Hurst, an old oxford boy, who
said it had been fifteen years since
saw him last. In fact, Time had COM
pletelyss erased his existence from my
| memory. On the street Bob Hester
told me to go by to see his baby par
rot. 1t turned out to be what TOOK
| for a young gold-finch, an almost
canary. And he also has a baby ALLY
gator just about two inches longer
than our Orange Blossom, an alilgat-
or we kept for two years before II
died. Bob said it was raised at the
pump-house pond.
In at the Dispatch office, where /
had not been for weeks, it seemed to
be a living example of Hail, hail, the
gangs all here!' as everybody was
busy and happy. In the Farmers Ware
] house 1 saw three phenomena, VIZ
Henry Moss, N. G.. Crews, and man
in a thick, bear-skin or horse-hide
overcoat. ) Then. by two chat with
Gene Breedlove and to get a drink of
water. There were two New Workers
with big Packard numbered 9-M.
Coming home, 1 saw the wrecked
car but have not yet heard of who got
hurt or not: I hope not.
| If any one really wants to read a
i column that IS a column, just send
fifty cents to the Mecklenburg Times.
published at Boydton, Va, for a six
/ month sub. I crawled up in some
body's car today near my corner and
there was a paper which I ravenious-
I ly devoured. A column of news, per-
I sonals, abra-cadabra, what-nots and
which-evers, signed en- F. W." was
] the most readable thing in the whole
| edition.
! The descriptions and relationships
that I try to give of folks in this cor
umn are as weak in comparison as a
pint of water and a pint of carbolic
acid, and 1 honestly mean it. One
item goes thus: "Mr. and Mrs. Wood
row Hudson have sensional excram-
beratingly fine daughter, Georgiana,
in this section" Wish I had copied
enc or two more items
Some one is going around near Ok
ford getting checks cashed at filling
stations, checks which are said to re-
semble State checks. One fellow go.
caught with one, being the loser of
fourteen dollars and some cents. So
if you don't know the man, you are
running a risk of cashing even a
bogus cashiers check
Forgot to state that actually found
letter and a card at the office wait
ing for me; the card goes:
Henderson, N. c.,
r. No. 5, Box 35,
1O-16-38.
Dear T Moses:
Why don't you fix up that contest?
1 think lots of folks will enjoy it, even
if they don't write about it. 1 sent
you a card addressed to Oxford
Thought maybe you didn't get it.
Did you go to Burnside today? ]
sure did want to go, but didn't have a
way to go. Best wishes to you and
yours.
Sincerely,
5sss" :. Mrs. w. d. Bowden y s's'
sThafks for the nice card. Yes, Mrs
BCwden, received your other card.
but c.Grelessly misplaced it before ]
copied it for print. No, mann, I did
not 60 to Burnside. We never have a
Way TO go anywhere unless some one
takes up. And most folkses cars are
| always filled before they think of us
A letter also was awaiting me when
l got to- the office, which had been
there some days:
- Nelson, Va,
Oct 10, 1873
Dear L. Moses:
| LOW do you think you are doing
this day? / feel just fine. / think 1
have well recovered from the Assc-
:, citation. You know I went down there
and just acted like pig. There were
so many good things to eat believe
| I started on cake. That afternoon in
! just wished they would let me sit
! still. ifss'
It sure was a plenty to eat, and a
large crowd, and goo0 speakers. l did
not see you there. guess you knew
you had better not go DoUn days WITT
all thot good food.
Listen, I've had some more bad
luck, and believe I'll have bad lucA
| enough after while. A little niece
OF mine give me TWO rlny ducks. [
brought them home and put them
with rhe~geese. The geese were so
proud of them that they JUS talked
alid talked, but finally walked away
and lett etIle poor little things sand
i ing alone. well, I got so sorry for
the poor little things that l went in
/ the house..
About night 1 went out to see if l
Gould find them and they could not
re touAS any place. I looked for two
days ails6on the branch and creek bat
could not find them. In few days
| l. saw some of the people who gave
them tome and they said the ducks
had comeback home. Their home was
about a9half mile away, so / haven't
seen hem since. lie next night after
they went home something killed
them both, and I never did see them
again. I'm SO grieved over my ducks
I'm tempted to put my head in "a
barrel and stay there, so think Til
give them up.
Well, I've been getting the paper
since I saw you in town and am en-
joying it very, very much. We have
just finished load of tobacco to
take toDtown.
/ I guess in a little while you will be
going to corn stockings, or have YOU
already started? But 1 don't thinl,