Holiday Cheer & Schedule

Last updated: 14 December 2019 -gmc


Pierre McGowan tells this humorous little Christmas tale in his first memoir, Gullah Mailman: 

One Christmas Eve my father was standing on the sidewalk on Bay Street in front of Hugh Gray's Liquor Store talking to Mr. Gray. A black man from St. Helena Island came out of the store with a pint of whiskey he had just purchased from the clerk inside. He placed the bottle under his arm while he paused to light a cigarette, and in doing so he dropped the bottle, which smashed when it hit the concrete pavement. Not a word was spoken as the three men watched the whiskey trickling toward the gutter. Finally, when the black man realized that others were aware of this tragedy, he looked up and exclaimed, "Grate Gawd, wite folks, Crismus dun cum and gone."

You can check out copies of Gullah Mailman from the Local History sections at the Branch Libraries, call # is B MCG.

May your holiday celebrations be safe and merry.