Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-07-20
For the Lexington Union.
HOLMES COUNTY.


marks the decline Of the year, ! first reach /
j tho far famed Wiley Of the fazoo; /
M COMMISSION was planter ofihe county, |
| "a one whom had knownin the haley
on DAYS of life; while rehcarsing the {
various incidents of our boyhood, and ;
bring back "reminiscences SO pleasing toll
us in after life, my friend asccrtaincd that
we had mistaken our way, the country
beipging new and sparsely populated, the
roads were few and uneven. We did not
reach our point Of destination, till the
silent hour Of midnight, a time whose
stillnes gains full possession over man, and
forces upon him devotional ieeling,and
conviction Of responsibility and gratitude,
due from The creation, TO him " who tenn
pers the wind to the shorn lamb" MY
friend when We had gained the summit Of
The hill, which skirt the verdant pararies Of
Holmes, pointed out to me the beautiful
scene below--.he spoke enthusiastically q
the rich rewards returned the planter, and
the prospects held out to him and oiherl
cultiyators of its sol.---Tho' tie prospect
was fair and heightened by the dim light
lof the moon, still (nnder the influence of
The melancholy hour, rendered more
gloomy by the doleful song Of The owl, the
light fitting Of the bats or wild bowling Of
/ tho wolf, who like guilty things, await
the departure Of the god Of day, to stir
|abroad, when no eye can see, tue katy
dds were ali singing out Of tune, but were
occasionally abrought into concord OIL
sounds" by some Of the frog family, who,
at intervals, when annoyed by their dis
crepant tones, would serve forth volley
lin hoarse voice, Of blood and oons, blood
and oons, pianka-tank and all the various
lfrog-iferous tones-) could not con.
\ cieve the picture SO fair. We continued
la dosultory conversation until we gained
the Mansion House Of the plantation, a
cabin with two rooms and passage between,
the one room was occupied by barrels Of
pork, -four, the plough and its appendages,
a few old saddles,some peas spread on the
floor, &c. The other served as parlour,
dining room, chamber, &c. Where !
|passed some the most pleasant days Of my
life. The scene which presented ITSELF
!, after our reaching the house, was one,
which should have been witnessed by
those benighted and misguided devils Of
5 the north, who are continually prating Of
r abolition. Sosoon as their masters arrival
was known, the porch was filled with his
negroes who come to welcome him; many
Of them had been raised, grown up witt
their young master, they seemed 70 claim
g the prerogative Of first shaking his hand
! some brought their infants in their arms
! to present, each Of whom elected q kins
? enquiry as to the name Of her child, ne
health, or as to The other children; aite
9 some time elapsed nold and decrepi
], negro approached, and with tears ~ he
!. |eyes seized the hands Of him, whose mothe
|she nursed ia infancy, With every demon
stration Of JOY.
D, On the succeeding morning my frien
'e proposed . visit 70 several neighbour,
y plantations, with which proposal readll
!, complied-my first impressions were y
y entirely removed upon q further examln'
OF ton of The country--the almost Intern
re nahle SWAMP. lis pooIssof dark and stn
! mated water surrounded by trees oyerhuI
with moss. "a short all things seemed
character with that River, rendered not
rious 81 thes Georgia Fraud remarkat
Of alike for its unhealthfulness and feriilll
tie and meaning il It's aboriginal sense
i R;yer "a Dcath.n Although unused
i, aor;cnl.nral pursuits, could not but !
~ serve ~ what appeared 70 ne) the N
~ reckless and wasteful systemof farmit
nd nursaed 81 lie owners Of the soil. All !
The {. II l:Io were made subServient