Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-19
Crits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES.)

This is Easter Monday morning and
/ suppose lot of you are soon going
off on picnics, fishing trips, and SO
forth. The Jones; Boys all three left
Friday afternoon for Wilton to spend
Easter out home.
We just barely missed attending IT, :,
Sunrise Service at Duke as the War
lrens were planning to go until the
threatening But just after dinner
they decided to go somewhere any
way. Driving for Mrs. Jones and my
self, they took us out home. Their liz
tie grandson, Tommy, was also along.
The first thing he found was the liz
tie gosling, which is still alive ana
healthy
The name, Nehuchadnezzar, thai
one of the little Moore girls sent in.
surely did seem appropriate, as he
was grazing grass just like that Bib,s
man who was turned, like unto thf
beast of the fields and went to eat
ing grass They brought us out some
cake and pickle which sure did ea
good. The Twins had gone on over
near Durham to Mrs. Jones' sisters,
as the Warrens had friends in Due.
ham they wished to visit.
We went on down Roxboro Road
from Durham about seven miles tx
Mrs. J. E. Coles, and the Warrers
went back to Durham for visit The
Twins and Billy Cole and a neighbor
boy soon came in with a turtle al
most as large as my hat, and took il
on to a neighbor Jim Flintom, as h a
is a meat eater just can't think Of
that big word which means opposi+ :.
of vegetarian
The ladies walked around to see tn.
flowers and everything, but 1 sat in
the big rocking-chair and nodded And
speaking of that rocking-chair made
me think of the message Ormond
Hobgood's brother delivered to me
Saturday. He said that Ormond hal
a good beating waiting for me be-
cause I said that Ormond read his
Dispatch every night after supper,
then sat in his rocking-chair and nod
ded before he went to bed because
he said that Ormond did not have q
rockingham in his house.
Everyone seemed to be real glad to
see us as the COW gave an extra quart
of milk and Mildred made some
frigidaire cream for our supper. The
hens heard by mental telepalhy that
we were soon arriving, and laid nest
full of Sunday eggs, to go with thu
scrambled ham. The hot biscuits, and
butter, ice tea, pear preserves, and the
rest of the meal sure was good. But
we did not eat until the Warrens re-
turned from Durham.
We decided to come home by Rox-
boro as that way would not be much
further than the detour we would
have had to make by coming back the
way we went. We enjoyed the ride
home very much, but would have liked
it much better if we could have made
the trip in the daytime. But you cav
not add couple of hours to a dav,
nor can you command the sun to
and enjoyed the "trip very much.
Before someone tells me, "You talk
and talk and never say anything" I
going to read this card out loud to
you which I have received with an
other gosllng name.
Kittrell, N. c..
April II, 1893
Dear T. Moses:
I read your Grits and Gravel every
day to my little boy, and he wants yo:
to name your goose Hill Billy Every
night he wants to know what YOU
have named him. He had pet goose
himself one time and they make goo !
pets. Respectfully,
MRS. S. OVERTON.
But Mrs. Overton forgot to tell me
the name of her little son.
And to Mrs. Hobgood who sent in
the first name of T. Moses, 1 would
like to ask her to send in another
name, as Moses, Jr might not like it
if we name the gosling Noses, too. |
have nice long letter TO print soon
about another pet goose, but 4 do not
wish to use all these u.itil receive
come more.
Little Patricia Pittard said that he :
kitty cat named Pity Pat had found
three little kittens, one alack and two
white ones. And the mother cat is
y: e. Which I'll reminds me- OF TIE
three little kittens who had lost IA.
mittens Doris next door owned :.
mother cat once who had four little
kittens. One of them was wEite, one
black, one yellow, and one gray.
But jumping from kittens to ponies
Misses Lucy and Sarah Strum los
their fine horse last week which hur.
them financially as well as they low
ed their horse.
Robert Dean sat in the next chat,
to me Saturday and I mean to tell
you that the wool was flying witt
both of us getting haircut at TIL
same time. Bob said he had misse ]
getting his Dispatch one day lately
hope that does not happen agai
any time soon, but it seems that i.
happens occasionally and just can
lot be helped. Robert lives above Be-
rea towards Rougemont.
/ wonder if GeGie HendIick anc
his wife are spending Easter with he;
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mabrv
down at Henderson. Miss Elizabet!
old me she wanted her home paper
and for me to make ,Gedie give me q
sub, which he finally did. Her Daddy
| Cred, drove the Coca Cola truck a.
round here for years before Wilt.
Wrenn took it, and he was changed