Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-09-11
Closs's Column

'>' h'HS "phtu lnul;In, an:i
Sne Knew endless numbers Of indIan
StoileS. certainly She MAS Il miXtu.C
oil breeds but bessie was a i,.,yr;
,'S iiolhcr SAID. We didn't inquire too
i'r into DcSSIr'S ancC stry ana not far
enough mo her references. She hau
81, ut iiNeu flSht alter the first WuliI
M'I Whch servants were hard To- PC;
N"uicr mad her hands full with three.
small children, so when bessie can,,
up the front walk and said. Don't
you want me as a nurse or q maiG
or cook? I'm trained To do ci,hc,
'S v! 'icil. well. We gave a
sign oi relief and jumped into hri
arms.
bessie told US marvellous s,ori,..
DIG was class, she WAS smart. she
was patient, she WAS h;.rCwori;iu.
She often prepared little surprises
Ion us. Once she came back on Sun
ohy night and made waf!lcS because
she SAID II was such Il cold night ;h.,
we ought To have a hot supper. We
loved her.
Dc'Slc mad Il remarkable lInuyyI-
cage OF what WAS going ON through.
OUT inc state. She knew - urr.i deal
,lD"ut me governor and his family.
ono knew great deal about most
nl the prominent families in NnrI!
Carolina. She knew the Cumparnily,
wealth "l these people and some of
INC scandals about some al incnl. Si,,
dldnl gossip, but occasionally su,
would drop Il casual remark Ihlr
would show that she knee more tn,n.
she admitted. Her REMARKS yyrr, POI,
orally In Inc point Her knry!rdu
ol people WAS moi restrained Ia tho.
she "nsldCrCd important She off,
wrote l" a friend at the State pr,,.
'hlary. whit" girl Wh" had S,a.,
h'd h"r sweetheart Ia death. TN.
Gn'l had worked al II" .lu.r Di,
WIN hC". She SII'i. and ntG hrrr H.,
la nor. Whenever II va. pn,yini,.
ID" 81" sent her ANAL "uis, or cy...
= pan al hoes now ,rG then
WASH loo much Ia Il" in. some g..
wh" had been kind
Anne took measles about that iy,,,,
and sam AMI were -cni f. brand.
pas for cold $tuya@" nfll '.t,. dn,
%ur al coniagium VA, u.,.. Dr,,s,,
descended suddenly. n'..r.. yyhn h..
u room al our hours. nII gny,. =.
town. Daddy rrIrirr"m,r, nu,i!,r i
tell her hat they had ,uughf ia
prrS"n VIII" mad been iur.n. chrci,
;ir""Ii town. for several .nrn'E.. :.
was not the woman from El'ir.i
IL was bessie. She wa. down at III
bank and would mother Iun; l,.,,in
l" see II anything .ld= m..>lur :,
nome Yes. two ring were, ms.
my. One WAS - gold ru. with = ,ii,
gle pearl. The other was 4 ring 49,;
WIN The diamond from graudmrtn-
rf 5 earrings. Bessie said She tuIIi,
ina The tw" rings If they would tax,
hcr back Ia the hurisr.
III was u strange look KING Dr..-..
WI" came back. Wncr" W;s the ne.
me" looking nurse y" had i,rnyvu
ono wore a man, iCil hat thai 81.
hhd pulled Tar OV.r her face. H..
mar was done IN little wisus III.
stuck out al odd angles beneath IL.
nat. The mic, clothes >hr had left 81.
NOME, and wore Instead a torn Elu..
sIcEr and an liI-iI;lug .l.ui. a..,
Locked Ike Il different prr.an ali.
2cthcr. Ii WAS no wonder Snr mad n.
bccn recognized a. Uur nu.c
Altcr some IuuuagInr alrruuf s.,
found the missing rings and .Iru
me way upstsil.S g. her room. Th.,..
Icy found new trunk. Il ucv srIIt-
case. and new hJtbuX. E%rn WI.
nearly filled with new clothes. ia,
sun attached 10 them. evidently H..
worn. Several al IL, local nlrrrlau,.
had been called t. &c bank Ia ne,
'ly Bessie, and they recognized vai!-
Gus articles a. having come rruI,
Nhcir respective stores. IL seems De-
SIC would 60 int" store late Satul.
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