The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-08-31

it, old boy" cried he. as Brown made use of
some emphatic dcclaration; it reminds me
of what my old friend Shakespeare said
Lay on, McDufy, and be damnedr"
Newton can boast Of some beauty. il it be
wooden county. Some of the young ladies
present were really handsome-pOssessing. to
its fullest extent. the languid black eye and
delicate form Of the native. born Southerner.
One moro particularly no;ed-one Of the
most delicate features, and slender form ; one
whose flush had given place to the palenesS
Of the slow DESTROYER. She was indeed a
thing Of beauty, but she was not to be joy for
ever or for long. The deep and unnatural
brilliancy Of her dark eyes. and the delicate
transparency of her cheeks, seemed to whIs-
per to you" passing away" Yes, ere long
the worm will destroy the rosebud, and it
will silently drop from the parent stem.-
The sympathies Of the poet were mine, as |
gazed upon her. and l muttered to myself,
..Thou'rt passing from the bills green side,
And the hunters heath away;
For the time Of fruits, for the autumn's pride,
Daughter thou canst not stay !"
We left Decatur on Sunday morning
leaving Judge Dawson behind with fever
Ten miles out, we stopped to church. The
building was new, constructed Of round pine
logs, and about ten feet square. In this rude
sanctuary, dedicated to the Lord and Wesley,
we took our seats, with a number Of other
men and women, to listen to the sermon
The text was the whole Of that chapter in
which is related the parable Of the Prodigal
Son. The commencement was well, but as
the preacher warmed, he began to wander /;
and in the course Of his remarks, he defended
the custom of shouting in church, related one
or two anecdotes, and gave history Of the
Revolutionary War. down to the surrender CT
Cornwalls. When he began, | thought one
whole chapter was enough. in all conscience
but | was startled when he commenced the
recital ofthe struggle Of '76! Tho audience,
in .he meantime, were paying as MUCK atten-
ton to each other. as to the theological histo-
rian. a few Of the gentler sex were engaged
I in queting their unruly and squalling little
ones, by-by-by Il might as well tell it,
sucking them! And alter looking around
once or twice, became confused. and wa;
unable to tell whether / was in a nursery, OF
listening to a sermon about the Prodigal Son
or hearing Fourth Of July Grafton ;-as yet
have been unable to discover the anolOgy
between the Revolutionary War and the Prod
igal Son.-Went from church to dinner, with
a candidate for the Legislature. In the after
noon, some miles from this placo, we stopped
at the Neshoba Mineral Springs. This place
is Just beginning to attract some notice. Th'
water is very strong, being well tlncturcd,
should think, with sulphur There are al
present some half dozen families at th'
Springs, living in shanties lately put up.
The mail is about to close, and so am [. /
these dottings are worth the publishing, insert
them; if not, place them where you do anony
mons CORRESPONDENTS. LOB.
p S.-Last night and this morning we go
a good cup Of coffee AS l find dinner i
about ready, thought I'd just make not
Of the above, while I remembered it. Th
bell is ringiug-I'll 60 in, and get my shar
of the bacon and greens. i. o. b.