The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, June 16, 1911, Image 7
Happy Happenings. Farmers are up making good use of the dry w eather, but rain is beginning to be needed. Mrs. Jane Banks and her daugh ter, from Bolinbroke, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Stanfield Sunday; and also Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dorsey visited them. The wheat thresher is making its rounds in this section. I know a girl who managed to enjoy doing housework, and she had to do it, too. Every other girl of her acquaintance hated to dust and scrub and.to make beds, wash dishes, and tidy hall closets. But this girl seemed not t njy to have resigned herself gracefully to doing these things, but to get actual fun out of them as well. And when a number of girls she knew were complaining of their housewdrk task and asking her if she didn’t hate them, too, she said shyly: “No, because I have a game to play.” “A game?” they echoed. “Yes,” she answered blushing confusedly. “I made it up for myself when I have sweeping to do, I pretend that I am a noted beauty and belle, and that I am doing it to preserve my figure. Some of them do it for just that reason, I’ve read. I pretend that I am taking it for gymnastic exercise; so I open the windows wide and begin to sweep rythmically—singing or humming to myself to keep the strokes in time. I count strokes, too. You’ve no idea what a difference it makes. Scrubbing is hard, hot work. 1 pretend that I’m doing so that I’ll perspire freely—for perspiration is one of the greatest beautifiers for the skin, and to develop my neck and chest; and when I dust I make believe that I own a great deal of priceless bric-a-brac that I can’t trust servants to handle. I make up stories about the old, fa miliar things we have, and pretend what famous people they used to belong to.” “What do you do for dish wash ing?” they cried, “and for peeling potatoes, and for making beds, and for darning stockings?” “I have games for them all,” she admitted. “When I wash dishes I pre tend”—she blushed and hesitated —“well, if you must know,” she laughed, “I pretend that they’re my lovely wedding presents, and that I wash them because I wouldn’t have anything happen to one of them for the world. I pre tend what a pretty little house gown I have, an-old-rose cash mere, very simply and sweetly made with a sheer of swiss apron over it and my gingham apron over that. And when I make beds I play that 1 am teaching bedmak ing in a kindergarten school, showing the class just ho v it should be done, and telling them in my lecture as I work, how one can know a housekeeper by the way she makes a bed. And when I peel potatoes I have several things I think of. One is that fairy tale of the prince who loved three equally beautiful sisters and couldn’t decide which of them to wed. So he asked his god moth er’s advice, and she told him to go to see them and take with him a cheese and observe how they cut it. He did, and one cut the rind off wastefully, another pared it so close and thin that it was easy to see she was as parsimonious as the first was prodigal; but the third did it just right—neither too st n-ily nor to carelessly. So, of course, he married her. I pretend that I am a poor but lovely kind of girl —a sort of Cinderella and that a wonderful prince is looking for a wife and all the girls are trying to impress and please him, but that he has said he cannot judge the girl by her parlor manners. So he is going around in disguise of a poor man searching garbage cans to see how each girl pares potatoes, ajid when he sees my parings he is coming in to ask about me and to fall in love with me.” It’s a lovely game, and an easy way to get house work done with out grumbling and fretting about it.” Miss Susie Stanfield and her two little sisters, Ula and Jewel, and her little neice, Bennie Maud Dor sey, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mitchell. Misses Lillian Stanfield and Maud Banks made a business trip to Griffin Wednesday. Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Stanfield were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Doisey Sunday. Misses Lela Callaway and Annie Wynn, of Lovejoy, were the guests of Miss Ida Callaway and Miss Lillian Stanfield Sunday. Well, as news is scarce, I' will ring off. Pearl. MONEY —If you need money at 5 per cent, to pay off a mortgage, buy a home, or for any purpose, write us. Georgia Loan & Investment Co., Tifton, Ga. Along Route Four. (Last Week’s Letter.) Mr. Joe Rawds, of Jackson, is visiting his brother, of near Mc- Donough, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Duffey, of Locust Grove, spent Sunday after noon with the latter’s parents. Mrs. Georgia Culpepper and daughters spent Friday w r ith Mrs. F. M. Jackson and family. Ask Mr. David Cathey what is so attractive down about the Gin house. Rev. Olin King will fill his regu lar appointment at Turner’s Sun day. Misses Alma Culpepper and Tommie Lou Morris were out rid ing Saturday afternoon. Messrs. Johnie Knight and Carl Bright came through this section Friday evening on their bicycles. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jackson and daughters, Misses Ora and Bertha, were the guests of B. T. Berry and family Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mattie Crowell, of McDon ough, is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Luther Up church. Mesdames Lizzie McGarity and Fannie Sowell, of McDonough, were in this community Friday night. Master Adiel Berry, of Locust Grove, spent Sunday with his cousin, Master Emmett Jackson. “General green” is trying to make an appearance in this com munity. We regret to note that Mr. John McGarity and daughter are sick at this writing. LOST. —A coat, color white gray, between Mr. Alexander’s house and Greenwood, Sunday, June 4th. Finder deliver to. The Henry County Weekly and owner will pay a reward of $2. East r eeksville. Hello, Mr. Editor, how are you standing this hot weather? We are sure needing rain down this way. Gardens are almost This Night Letter was received by the McDonough Motor Car Company on the night of May 30th. NIGHT LETTER THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED 25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD This Company Transmits ami Delivers messages only on condition' limiting iis liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the night litter. Errors can 1*» guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold Itself lie ble for eri ors or delays in transmission «.r* delivery of i'nrepratcd Night Letters, sent at reduced rn._t.eH, beyond a sum equal to ten times the amount j aid for transmission; nor in ny ease beyond the sum of Fifty Dollars, at which unless otherwise stated below, this message has been valued In tin s mbr thereof, nor in any ease where the claim is t ; pro seated in writing within sixty days after the message is fib d with the Company for transmission. This is an Unrejß'atod Night Letter, And is delivemi by flic requi si of the .m mb r. under the conditions named above. ROBERT C.CbOWKV, President, L I’.LV I.DKHK BROOK*, General Manager RECEIVED AT Indianapolis Speedway, May 30, 1911. In the Great 500 Mile Memorial Day Race, Eight of the first Ten i Cars to finish were equipped with Michelin Tires ‘‘AS USUAL.' * Michelin. ruined and corn is suffering, too, but we hope to have a good rain soon. Mr. J. A. Lane and wife and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Nail went to Jack son shopping last week. Miss Estelle Hardy was the guest of Miss Della Carter Satur day and Sunday. The threshers report that wheat is sorry this year. Mrs. T. B. Connor was the guest of Mrs. W. W. Nail Sunday after- j noon. Mrs. W. M. Hardy attended the Mason meeting at worthville Sat ul u ay. Miss Laura Connor has gone to j Indian Spring to spend awhile with her brothers, Mr. Bob Con-; nor. Mr, Laurence Preston, of j Barnesville, is the guest of his; uncle, Mr. J. C. Jinks. Miss Rosebud Force and broth-; er, Asa, and Miss Mary Nail went to see the convicts Sunday after- i noon. Daisy ._ Application For Disetrarge. Georgia, Henry County: Whereas, W. C. anti W . W. Milam, Ad ministrators of Wiley Milam, represents to the Court iu their petition, duly tiled and Look for this Sign on Leading Garages #You cannot know what a good tire is until you try a Michelin properly inflated \ IN STOCK BY «§| McDonough Motor Car Company, MACON STREET ! entered on record, that they have fully ad i ministered Wiley Milam’s estate: I This is therefore tp cite all versons don j cerned, kindred and creditors, to show ! cause, if any they can, why said adminis- HOWARD CARMICHAEL LEADINQ UNDERTAKER. Complete line of Ctfcketf all stylos and prices. Careful and polite attention given all funerals entru sted to me. Embalming done according to latest and most im proved methods. Newest and most np to date equipment. Calls answered promptly day and night. Phones 28 and 30. /McDonough Ga. i ts ator> should not be discharged fr. on : heir I administration, and ' receive I.* t ’ere of ' Dismission on the First Monday in July, | mil. A. G. Harris, <5-23, 4. Ordinary.