The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-07-08
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When l reached IL 80 last
Frloay morning. Jackson was call
ing, SO as soon as l could contact
the party. heard the voice OF my
daughter, Janice Guess Dlckerson.
telling me was a greatgrand-
mother. Mercy it made me feel
mighty old, but yet very happy.
E. r. Bobby" father of the BABY,
came in on the line while l was talk
ing and said the baby had an Amy
Gump chin. told him we'd have to
build her one, SO late Saturday at
ternoon / took off to Jackson to
make the acquaintance of the young
lady-Miss Susan Dickerson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Dickerson,
Ill, and granddaughter Of Janice and
Ellis who you can remember both
went to school here when they were
youngsters. If you remember, they
(Janice and Ellis) were married
when they were quite young and
there was quite a scene of weeping
and wailing.
1t is easy to recall it now. They
were married on Sunday afternoon
at the Presbyterian church at West
with the Reverend Groves official
ing and their only attendants were
Mrs. Marcus Love and the late Mr..
Love. The two were supposed to
have been out riding, SO they re-
turned to their respective homes and
as usual had date that night. Ellis
left Janice at the house at 10 p. m.
as usual. OF course / was still igno-
rant of it all, and Janice's father,
CASTOR was in Memphis at the
time.
On Monday afternoon following,
got dressed and went to John Jen-
kins Drug store to get a Coca Cola,
and while there Squire Howell, who
sold produce came in and wanted to
know who the young couple was
that had got married at West Sun
day afternoon. Me, the mother,
told him was sure didn't know,
so he said whoever they were, they
were riding with Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
Gus Love. l didn't say a word.
just got up and went home in a
hurry.
My mother, Mrs. j. A. Wherry,
was with me- We heard Janice in
the house so my mother told me
to have seat on the front jorch
and that she would find out. In
a few minutes she came back and
told me it was true that Janice
and Ellis had got married Well,
/ wept up storm, called CASTOR
and told him. He blew his top-not
that we objected to Ellis. but they
were both so young.
Mr.. and Mrs z. r.. Dickerson
opened their hearts and their home
and took them in where they lived
until they moved to Jackson to make
their home. Now l must tell you
something about Pa Bobby" as
he is better known to his family
and close friends.
Bobby used to visit us there at
the old homestead when he was
little tot. One day his mother start
ed to give him bath and as soon
as he got in his birthday clothes, he
made dash for the front door and
right out onto the street he went.
! was right in behind him. AS l
rushed madly down the steps,
hung my heel on the edge and
pitched out--might say catapaulted
on my head. l hope you have
never seen as many stars as this
grandmother while sitting there.
The late Arthur Meredith who lived
across the street brought Bob back
and picked me up.
| was all covered with blood and
had to get the doctor to come and
take few stitches in the old head
that ! thought was too tough to
crack. After Bob got little older he
wanted a pony, real live pony,
more than anything, and told me
if he got one he would let me ride
in the rumble seat which l would
have been delighted to have done.
So / forgave him the chase out on
the street and its dire consequences,
and now that he has made minis
ter, and have heard him preach,
his wanting pony stands out clear
ly in my mind, though / had never
quite forgotten In his first sermon
which was on Prayer" he told of
praying for the pony when he was
a little boy, but said he never got
it because it was a selfish prayer.
Skipping a few more years, Bobby
was graduated from high school in
1914 or as and having enlisted in
the Navy, left the next day after
graduation for Williamsburg, Vir-
ginia, where he took his boot train
ing. I was living in Washington at
that time, so went down one week
end to see him while he was there.
In a short time he was sent to the
Pacific and during that time / came
home on a visit and learned he had
written his parents to call Eugenia,
the girl he was in love with and
asked them to take her downtown
and buy their engagement ring
and for his daddy to place it on her
finger and kiss her for him, and
so they did But l was not present,
and have ALWAYS reqretter this