Show j i THE COUNTRY COLUMNIST By Ily O. O W. W NIELSEN NIELSENA I 1 A fellow was was' telling me that he toe guessed that he wasn't anymore any anymore more more ready for winter than I he be e was ready for heaven We was tell telling a fellow that we listened to the radio a alot lot He said You Your cant can't get anything I. I by doing that Well we hear the news and then we have learned a lot about filter cigarettes the kind of wine ine grandma used tomake tomake to tomake make corn oil and diaper iash rash and that is something I Here awhile back someI some I folks in a car stopped in front frontI I of our house to rest in the shade hade A lady came in and asked for a drink of water then she said If I were to come and live in one of these I little towns along the highway highway high high- I way Vay how would I be te able to meet the nice people of the town I Well if you went to one onet t of the churches you would be beI I pretty apt to meet some very fine people we told her She thanked me and went out For the past month we havet have t been battling that there gosh I cant can't even spell it f sciatica Anyway its it's the kindI kind I iF of rheumatism that hits you youk k in the left hip and sure makes life miserable all around t Well we tried some of the cur cures s used in the good old days and found out that they just wasn't what they were cracked up to be Not so hot We carried a potato in our left hind pocket No good We wrapped copped wire around around around a- a round our left ankle No good We did a lot of swearing Still no good There just aint no po cure for the pesky stuff Jack and Virginia came over from the Basin to spend the week end nd and about all we did was clean house Gosh how we cleaned I Wonder if you can get your house so doggone clean that it is un- un he |