Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-25
Grits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES.)

l have gotten from my chair and
walked around the table about ten
times. Went out and chopped, or
rather split, several small sticks of
wood into still smaller pieces, looked
over the papers, screeched the chair
I am sitting in, read Bob Burns, Dale
Carnegie, Dale Harrison, lot of all
kinds of news, including all about
Martha Raye's new picture, the court
house murder, and hundreds of other
things, and about seventeen comic
strips.
l have heard the cars pass, looked
on the wall at the Here's to the land
Of the long leaf pine" toast, looked at
the programmed ribbons made with the
combination of the wind blowing the
window curtain out and back again
this side of the screen wire.
AS / sit here l can look at the BIZ
of tapestry on the wall predicting,
propounding, proclaiming, I just
can't fish out the right word-but any
way it is Venitian scene. Houe they
don't fall out of the gondola into the
water. 1t is mighty damp for those
musical instruments. But some folks
say music sounds better on water l
was in a crowd once upon a time and
we were trying to make some music.
Presently we were gently told, "Tha
music would sound much better on
water" We took the hint that that
person did not like it.
AS l sit here trying to write think
of those good hot buttered rolls we
had for breakfast several days ago.
Got them down at Gresham's filling
station near u.s. They were made RICH.
over in Henderson by the Majestic
Bakeries, Inc. What docs Inc mear
anyway? Seems like have seen it be
fore somewhere. Josephus Vcasey
brought the rolls over. told him that
ho had r,ighty big name. Well, ne
is a right big mn to go along with
that name.
Those rolls were named, Diamond
Buttered Biscuits, and somewhere on
the wrapper it said, Its a jewel"
Which reminded me of Swift's Jewel
Shortening. And in an old song Of
twenty or more years ago were the
words, "She's a Jewel. I'll declare"
And then there is the hymn all
Jewels that the Bright Jewels used to
sing when | was a child.
1t has been years and years and
years since / attended meeting, al
though I was made life member
once upon a time. And we used to
have our mite boxes to put our pen
MES in for special missionary work.
For some months we worked hard
and saved up our pennies and nickels
and a prize was going to the one who
had the most money in their box at
the day of the opening.
So 1 worked and saved and when
all the boxes were opened, l won the
prize. 1 was some proud of it, it was
a gold pin. Of course, 1 lost it one
day while running and playing with a
crowd of boys.
And girls, did ever tell you about
winning a beautiful doll that was all
q. essed up in Il wedding gown with q
veil and orange blossoms, and long,
curly hair the color of Jean Harlowe's
only it was a creamy blonde instead
of a platinum blonde. l was too old
than to play with dolls, so gave it
to my sister, and she kept it fol-
years. l think what remains of her is
still over home at Mammals.
But | didn't tell you how l won the
doll. 1t was many years ago. The
junior Philathea class let any one
guess the dolls name for a nickel
a guess. The doll was in show win
dow of a store uptown. Can you wor-
der at my surprise when l passed
some days later and saw the sign by
the doll saying, "Polly, won by T..
Moses Jones'"
Mrs. Jones and myself went out yes
terday p. m. to see how her father
was getting on. He seems to be doing
as well as possible. 1t has missed one
whole day from raining and they are
topping a little tobacco-no, the tall
tobacco; but cannot plow any part
yet. Lots of it is drowned, so the ac-
reage cut is partly going to take care
of itself in some places.
We came back home early this
morning and that is why / am MAX
ing such a mad scramble to finish up
this writing IND get il mailed before
the train leaves. know what the OPP
orator will think about this, but l
won't say it out loud, but expect he
will. And if I heard him say it., it
would be n bitter pill.