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THURSDAY. JAN. 21, 1926 "THEN AND NOW" Rermiscenses aw) Historic Romance, 18561* 1865 BY JUDGE D. F. MORROW Rutherfordton, N. C. Notice Copyright CHAPTER 39 The Aftermath of the 13th and Other Doings—lßs6-1865. Now that the judgment day or the ; 13th of December, had past the folk n Burnt Chimneys Township and in :*her sections of the South where hey had been effected by the scare of the uprising, which didn't come, were feeling that after all they might ■ ■'«e, and do well yet. For on the following, the whole settle ment met, at the church for a kind of a thanksgiving. Parson Loud ung was on hand with his Bible but with less fire and brimstone than jsual. For the regular service was TO be given over to Thanksgiving. Uncle Johnny. Aunt Julie, Mattie, Tom and Dixie ("Dixie" was Tom's •iog you know), were first on the .rounds. Aunt Julie had recovered from the shock and fall on the night v f the 13th and had on her Sunday best and that big smile. Soon the yard and grounds were full of folks. Each telling the experience they had on the horrid night. They were many and varied much, for some had dr of THE MORRISON CLINIC Shelby and Rutherfordton, N. C. Will Be in Cliffside at the Office of Dr. Scruggs, Every Friday 9 A. M. to 12 Wiil be in Henrietta at the office of Qfc Lovelace every Wednesday g 2P.M.t04 P. M. Will be in Caroleen at the office of Dr. Lovelace every Wednesday if you have headache, if your eyes burn, ache or blur, come in and con *u)t Dr. Morrison. REPAIR WORK DONE. 8-tf j W. G. MAGNESS ij 1 FOREST CITY, N. C. | Pianos, Player Pianos, o * Phonographs and Organs. > ! W LOWEST PRICES. 1 L TERMS TO SUIT 11 a. w. falvey :: ♦ > I FOREST CITY, N. C. " + o General Contractor and 0 Builder. I ► kinds mason and con- 1 I c&te work. See me if you ► I are going to build. Satis- o I faction guaranteed. o % 13-tf o ♦ ♦ | Home Comfort Weatherstrip ( * stop cold air from coming into I your home. Our weather strips fit either doors or win mtr Idows. Flexible, long life, wat erproof. Easy applied, no spe , cial tools required. Buy what Farmers Hardware Co. rfBTB Forest City, N. C. LE ' |t failed to get to the places appointed for safety and had spent the night in the woods, in groups. But Aunt Julie could be heard above the con versation of the others and she said, "Bless my soul, it is good to be here again for when the guns began to fire that might I never expected to see this good place any more." Tom was there, too, and talking, for he it was who said "look yonder!" And right up the road came a car riage drawn by the two big bay horses and old Charles setting up high on the driver's seat and with in was Annie and Colonel Litefoot. Now this was something new for the Colonel rarely ever went to this church, for he was an Episcopalian. Tom said he didn't know what that was, but here he was and had the fine carriage. A carriage then was a curiosity, for there were but few in the country. Only the very rich could afford them then. Most of the people who went to church walked, rode horseback or went in wagons and carts, I mean of course, in the country. Charles soon unhooked the horses opened the carriage door, for the thing had a door something like a Ford car of today. Henry may have gotten his patent from it, I don't know. The carriage had also a rear j seat called "the negro seat," and here J it was Rena rode, for she was along ;as well as Charles. { Out of curiosity or otherwise the ' folks gathered round that carriage . like bees around a honeysuckle blos j som. Charles aided the Colonel in ! getting out and turned to assist An- I nie but she had gotten out on the . other side, for William Buster had ! made his way through the crowd and j opened the door for Annie. Gentle , men then it seemed could always be jin the right place and at the right time when their lady friend was about and boys and young men do ( that way now. It may appear strange f that young folks then in war times ; could always get together and it is 'strange that they do now but they •do even if they have to meet in a head-on collision In an automobile | wreck forty miles an hour. They just somehow would meet each other then and they do now. Times change but human nature does not. There is no evolution business about this thing for it has been so since Adam and is so now. They will just meet somehow and somewhere, i Soon there was a song raised in the church and this was the signal for all to go in the Meeting House" for that is Avhat it was called then. And it was that alright, for every body seemed to meet there. Now in the old meeting house of the South land before and during the war the white folk prepared seats either in the rear or up in the gallery for the negroes and here they sat during the services. That day Charles and Rena occupied one of those seats but now they have separate churches. After song and it was no jazz tune music like we hear in many churches today but of the old school music i and the old melodies, the preaching began. There was auch a crowd Par i son Loudlung could not i*efrain i from not only giving thanks but for | an hour or so he talked long and i loud. At the close of the sermon Aunt Julie shouted and the Parson's j voice seemed mild when compared to the hallaluhahs of the Aunt Julie's. Just as Aunt Julie's shouts ceased I their were many a sob and teary | eyes. But things can change quick | and fast sometimes in a church as | well as elsewhere. For all eyes were ; turned toward the door and down ! the aisle came Bill Sniffles of one j hand fame and hanging on to his | right arm was the prettiest little j black eyed girl you ever saw. But | it was easy to see that no one knew j the gii-1 but everybody knew Bill. ' Quietly they came down the aisle j and that long white vail told the tale, j Bill had caught a beauty and was ! bringing her right up to the altar. The worst of it was, if there was any worst about it, there was Mattie and Aunt Julie, right there in the church, but such things happened then and they do now sometimes. As Bill and the white vail drew nearer the aroma of cinnamon and cloves permeated the air. Mattie and Aunt Julie both sniffed and turned up their noses. People did that way then and they do now. It was cinnamon and cloves then; it's musk cologne, talcum pow der and lipsticks now. But notwith standing all this perfumery coming into the church the Parson did not falter but in that loud tone of voice there and then after a long sermon pronounced them man and wife and told them if they ever parted they Would go to hell sure. After the benediction and handshaking with the parson, for he did not have to rush out and head the folks off to shake, for they came to him, all the folks poured forth into the yard again, for then they did not run home as soon as church was over like they do now, but stood around and talked. On this day there was some thing to talk about, the 13th had passed and Bill Sniffles had married a strange girl and left Mattie high and dry. But Tom said "Mat didn't care for Bill nohow," because she said she didn't." Mattie did not congratu late Bill, neither did she meet Bill's wife. Aunt Julie said she could not stand to look at Bill's wife and was going home and she did. Such things happened back in the sixties and as many queer ones happen today. But now the talk began to turn to the condition of things at the front. For there was now no doubt but that the South was losing ground at almost every place. And while the people were delighted that the fearful 13th had passed and but little damage done, yet the news coming in from the front were becoming alarming. Defeat of States right seemed to be certain and what would be the results was becoming a topic of conversa tion. Squire Flaxen, one of the dea cons in the church,- was out in the yard and talking to Col. Litefoot and said "If the-South loses, many of its leaders would be tried for treason and who they would be no one could tell."' But Col. was "of the opinion that we were not ti'aitors but~-yiiy rebels. While there were differ ences in the opinions expressed there was fear and cringing among jnany even at that time. Annie and Wil liam had met Bill Sniffles and his wife in the yard and congratulated them. It seemed that Bill's wife had lived in South Carolina and belonged to one of the best families. William knew her father he said. One of the negroes arrested on the night of the'l3th near the Lite foot home belonged to the father of Mrs. Sniffles and William had sent him home by Bill Sniffles and Bill had stolen the girl and brought his stolen goods to the church and they were married. He had met her be fore, of course, and was wearing brass buttons. The rebel uniform and brass buttons caught the girls in the sixties and they do yet. From time immemorial the uniform has been attractive to the ladies; it has been and is now. Aunt Julie said af ter the marriage that she had married him for his buttons, and in a way it was so then and was during the world war. | There were many war brides in the sixties but most of them stood and lived together for life. Bill and his wife did; but now it is different for a great number of world war brides are trying to marry something else besides buttons and a uniform. Divorce then /wag seldom, but com ' mon as fleas now. (To Be Continued) _ Ralph Barnes: Don't rescue me, I want to die! . John Twitty, (who is a Boy Scout) Well, you'll have to postpone that, I want a life-saving medal e , THE FOREST CITY COURIER ' - - W W if ffttf f ttfttfffffff .„ in-** JK^ 1 ~ * 4 . Mr. ; 4?H "■ ■ t-s^^^f'^-^BaESA \ YOU BELIEVE IN CHURCHES! Do You Attend Regularly? Even a man who never goes inside of a church would hate to see them eliminated. He knows that they are influences for good. He knows that they are associations of the best people of the community. He knows that they make his town more desirable to live in, that they attract the right sort of people, that they educate the children, that they stimulate right living and right thinking. He is even willing to contribute to their fi nancial support. And yet he doesn't go himself. Are YOU such a man? The support that your church most needs is your personal attendance. Why not get the church-going habit ? It will help your community, your church, yourself most of all. 4m Farmers Bank & Trust Company FOREST CITY - - CAROLEEN Capital and Surplus $400,000.00 AN EXTRA MEASURE OF SAFETY AN EXTRA MEASURE OF SERVICE
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