Monday Memories--What Shirley told Ann
It's hard for me to resist a used book sale at the public library, a used book store like the fabulous Acorn down on Fifth Avenue in Grandview, or a box of giveaways at the church library (picked up 4 after church yesterday). About a month ago I was paging through a $1.00 hard cover book at the Friends of the Library book sale that had the slight odor of basement storage. I don't recall the title, but it was an early 20th century imprint, nearly 100 years old. A fragile, yellowed 4" x 5" note from Shirley to Ann fell out. The handwriting reminded me of my grandfather's when he used pencil, although he had a beautiful calligraphic style when using pen. There were no misspelled words; the apostrophes, commas and hyphens were all correctly placed. I know I've heard this before--maybe in a sermon--or read it on the internet. But here's what Shirley told Ann.
Ann--Did you know about the minister that told a certain man that if he didn't stop flirting with another man's wife, he would tell who he was to the whole congregation.
The next Sunday he told the congregation that the man whom he mentioned should put a $5 bill in the collection and he wouldn't tell. Well, they took up the collection and found 15 $5 bills and two ones with a note attached that said he would pay the rest pay day.
Shirley
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hehe that is so cute!
I adore old books and love to collect them. Sadly we have moved a lot so my collection has suffered but someday I hope to have a room full of smelly old books to flip through!
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This is a wonderfully funny post and reminds me of the time I bought 4 Book Boxes at Auction, hoping there was a Brittanica in them...and there was, but there was also a fifth box, NOT in the lot, so I have three books missing! (lol) But, in one of these boxes was a diary that had been kept for part of that particular year--sometime in 1929-1930...It was fascinating and one could make up a whole entire scenerio based just on those pages!
The treasures one can find, by accident...
This post, makes me think of putting some notes in books...One thing I have done, and continue to do, because I enjoy it so much...when I go on vacation, to any Islands, I like to look for a church, a really old, distinctive building. and I go in and put some American money in between the pages of the Hymns or prayer books.And I send a small prayer that whomever finds it, is in greater need than I.
Very cute! I love old books and how they smell. Thanks for checking on me. I'm still here:)
How neat to have found that handwritten note. I'm glad it found its way into your hands.
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