Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1958-06-28
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BY PERCY GREENE

PARISH STREET SATURDAY
NIGHT: On my way by or through
the school house l believe / used
to hear the saying something lack
this as some kind of a recipe or
formula: things jest lack they
selves, are just lack each other,
something I never did find out
about exactly while l was on my
way by, or through school, which
ever way you wanter look at it,
but what found out all about by
looking and listening and learning
up and down Parish Street. /
discovered that Parish Streeters
were saying the same thing, and
meaning the same thing, in an
old type expression that used to
be heard up and down the ole ave-
nue. Yeah, Man. That's the
same thing just jest different :.
l had forgot all about that old
saying 'mongst the Chillun- the
Tribe, until l heard, while l was
enjoying my fish and beer, a
crowd talking about a we'll known
lady out in West Jackson who had
some of the stronger residue from
the Installation of corn mash
Lincolnshire to you) stored in her
home for stimulation of the good
time at forthcoming get-together
at the place where the residue of
the distillation of corn mash was
stored l listened to the story
as it was told in breathless eager
ness, of the aforesaid lady who re-
Ginning en- her beauty rest, awaiting
the full coming of the morn, and
who was undisturbed by the fact
as she peeped out of her curtains,
that there was some unusual Wis
ltors for that time of the morning
and for her neighborhood, from
the folks uptown (police to you)
who have more than the normal
ordinary interest in folks who
might have storage of the resi-
due of the distillation of corn mash
on hand until the aforesaid visitors
Knocked upon her door, thus a.
reused she realized that there was
an exposed jug, just as she had
politely said, "come-in" The
callers Immediately informed he,
that somebody told us you had
this stuff here, and we had to come
and call on you thought
about US talking about we amt got
no cullud policemen here, and as
one of the folks said that was
listening to Yes we is, indeed
Yes, we is Y. They amt got or
no badge and uniform but what
they do counts :. which. as the
Parish Streeters used to saw. Is
the same thing, but jest different
THE OLE AVENUE WILL
MISS Fred Hand, the longtime
employee CT Southern United Ice
Co., who serviced all the ice users
up and down the Ole Avenue TO,
many years while at the same time
winning for himself a host Of
friends. He died the other da,
after short illness and was buried
sunday from the family church
down at his old home near Terry
HIS survivors include his wife, two
daughters, and two sons. both ir
the nations armed services. One
is In the army and one in the navy
We extend to his wife and
family the sympathy and condol.
ence from everybody up and dowr
Parish Street.
EATING is EATING: | was
wondering bout desc fellows what
gifts dem high degree when il
comes to eating. What l was
wondering if when they gifts them
high degrees did theys appertites
change much. got the answer the
other day when a Ph.D. friend of
mine went to the store and bought
the ingredients for himself a din
ner' of fresh ground peas, ham
hooks and candied yam sweet po-
tatoes +. Oh you kid i. Is you
loss yo sense of humor.
THAT OLD BIRD That carries
in its bill that little old heart
warming and family-cementing
bundle left one the other day out
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles O'Neal Hudson, on Biloxi
Street. lisa boy named Michael
oNeal, and everybody is well and
happy including the grand parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph R. Ratliff
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hudson.
WEEKLY QUOTATION: "He
tnat wrongs his friend wrongs
himself more, and ever bear about
a silent court of justice in his
breast, Himself the Judge and
jury, and himself the prisoner at
the bar ever condemned."-Alfred
Lord Tennyson.