The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-28

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Nj, il will perchance be but as an
unfamiliar sound, for the city now existeth
in naught save memory; but if the years Of
thy home in that fairest sister Of the " sum
ny south" have been many, thou mayst
know the name, though It may be to thee
but as a feeble shadow thrown BY the dark
some body Of the past. There in that city
whose fame hath no more, were my con-
stiuents aggregated to give me being as a
house previous / was but chaos Of lum-
Der, but now fair in the sight Of day, aye,
and fair too, in the sight of the soft, star
decked empress night, my walls arose, !
was the cynosure of alleges frame house
in the wilderness Of the LOosa Chitta.
Twas the spring time Of the year, the
murmur Of human voices rose pleasantly
upon the air mingled as it was with the
songs Of many birds, and the matin hymn
Of Loosa Chitta's waves as they rose to
meet the kiss Of the morning wind, the huge
trees cast their shadow on my form, and
made the earth CLEAN before my door with
their many hued blossoms displaced to give
room for the coming fruit, the dense clouds
Of dust marked the track of the heavy wag-
ons ladened with the snowy products Of the
planters toll, the sun, although it was the
morn, gIared with an intensity that
made the shade welcome place for those
who were of life.
!, who as yet was without an occupant,
and ignorant of the purpose Of my creation,
(save that it was for the habitation Of man.
was not suffered to remain in ignorance
much longer.
There emerged from the dust, that OBJ
secured the high road, a travelling carriage
which stopped before my door. and gave to
my ample verandal its occupants. They
were young man and a girl, as I TOOK her
to be, but who, | subsequently, learnt had
incurred the responsibilities Of wife. His
was tall athletic frame with the stoop in
the shoulders that generally accompanies
the habitual student, his face distinguished
for nothing save for an expression Ofbenev-
olence and piety, which perTaded every
feature. Ineed not describe his compan-
ion, for thou listener hast no doubt already
from the pages Of thy conception Ofbeauty,
filed the omission on my part.
They were soon domiciliated, and if !
the only frame house in Urbana, held up
my head in pride before; still higher was
il elevated, when | learnt that was the
manse Of the Minister, if my heart yean-
ed to the couple before, still closer was it
drawn, when / knew his holy calling;
and that she, like Ruth, had declared, that
q his home was her home, and his God her
God"
From their pleasant communlngs, soon
obtained their history. They had been
children together, hand in hand, in their
Younger days they had sought the old school
house (where their parents before them
had went) in their distant northern home,
they had partaEen Of the same pleasures,
had derived the same enjoyment from the
view Of nature, and growing up thus IN
daily intercourse, il is not to be surprised
Il that their childish attachments should be
converted into more stable affection as they
advanced in years, and that they should be
desirOus Of connecting their lives for veal
or woe, as the one above may have direc-
ted. There were no. obstacles inthe way,
and as soon as he had finished his eduea-
lion for the ministry Henry Clayton and
Mary Lee were united in marriage.
At that time, the only theme Of CONVEX
sation. the all expressing idea, Of the great
er portion Of the people Of the United
s,ates was the south, and especially Aissis-
sipDi The immense fortunes which could
81 made in that modern FL Dorado" the
Of cotton bales the Tast and
kindly plantations, the millions Of dollars
he mvrads Of slaves the magnificent car
riagss, the lOrdly POmPof the nabOb plan
ten Of the south, al CLEANED before The
dszzlsd visions Of the greedy denizsns q
de north and east, mingled with de mos'
- .,.,-,,;t,s crimes Of the most dam