Delia's Diary - Part X
By Delia Smith
Publisher: StClairCountyAl.com
Date: 12/4/06
September 4, 1907 [Southern Aegis, September 9, 1932]
I’ve found a pearl of some kind, if I didn’t have so many milk things to wash. Brother is so helpful when he dries the dishes. He takes time off between each dish to swat me with the dish towel. Now isn’t that sanitary.
Mr. Abernathy will be here to gin the cotton. Daddy has just got bales and bales. I made enough in my patch to quilt me a couple of quilts. But I’m not going to quilt them. The only girl I ever knew that had a hope chest was an old maid. Deliver me from hopeless chest.
Day before yesterday when Mrs. John Inzer was getting out of her carriage, she slipped and badly injured her arm. Its getting along all right now. That’s one good thing about a motor buggy; it won’t start off while you are getting out. Whoa Dobbin!
An item in the Aegis says that W. D. Prickett, one of this city’s bustling spirits, dropped in last of week for a pleasant call. I am glad I’m not a bustling spirit. I’m a lazy spirit, I is.
Misses Linda and Ruth Byers left for Judson today. College. Wouldn’t I feel big, wouldn’t I enjoy wearing the new clothes. We are going to miss them plenty this year at school. Now, I’ll have to cut up with myself.
Monday afternoon they had a High School meeting—an enthusiastic one. I know I’m going to be an enthusiastic pupil—my enthusiasm for Latin is just killing.
The iron fence around the court square has been propped up again—this time with boards or sticks, or maybe both.
Callie Hood, and she sure is pretty too—makes me hate to look in the mirror, is visiting in Albertville. Guess those Albertville girls better be looking to their lauries. [A reference to a character in Little Women, I think. JW]
Mrs. G. P. Caldwell of B’ham is visiting relatives here.
Rev. Geo Montgomery left last week via Coal City on his way to Orange, Texas. He really preached some good revivals.