The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-07-14

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" you had lusi rome over lasi sai.
urday, you might aud would have
mriakcn " The bast barbecue, pcr.
hal~, that We have attended aincc We
lo1 The Old Dominion very
spot where originated The celebrated
brunswick stcws' Our noigbbor,
Mr. \, IT, Smith, finding himself ont
Of The graSs and with the best crop
In the ncighborhood gave his freed
men q barbecue, aud al the same
time, a few ncighbors and friends
were invited 10 partakc Of q sort of
side affair, which was gotten up
under the direct supervision of Mr..
s. and Maj. John IIightowcr-tbe
latter of whom knows exactly what
to do with a pig or lamb when once
he has II over the Goals. There were
present some ten or fifteen gentlemen
just enough to make everything
agreeable. Mrs. H.. and Mrs. l.
graced the occasion with theil
presence, and with these exceptions
the small crowd Of whites was com.
posed of gentlemen. The dinner
was the best we ever set down 10, o.
rather stood by, as the table was Sc
in a beautiful grove some yards from
the house. The most perfect con
noiseur in barbecues could have foun'
no fault with that lamb and shoai
DO 50 again, friend "TOady."
The negroes enjoyed thcmsclve
hugely. After dinner, they assem-
bled in a grove neal at hand, whcr
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the occasion, and such a dance, AM
such finery. After the first cheat
an Grafton was called for, when MI
Billy Carlton, an aged descendant o
Ham, after several 'hems and haws,
got of. What he said, or what h
intended to say, we could not tell
The fact is Billy isn't very cute a
best, and his ideas had somehow al
; got mixed up and he could never &C
them separated. Some mischievou
"white %gemman" had made Bill
drunk. The next on the stand wa
Dr. Ned Hightowcr, who for perhar
fifteen minutes spoke in his usua
grandiloquent style. The Docto
ought to make a dictionary; he ha
certainly invented a new language
one we never heard any one but him
self speak. He is better at shoein
, horses than spcech-makingif he doc
sometimes play on a harp of a thou
|, sand strings to the edifcation of h
"culled bredren." The third spcaks
we did not hear. With him the orr
> tons ended, and then the dancin
commenced again. We left late !
! the evening and the fun was sti
going on.
Did you ever read a work by Re
: NJ. Baxter, author Of the "Comin
Battle" Coming Wonders" etc
!, called "Louis Napoleon and the ba
tie of Armageddon The wor
: has recently fallen under our motto
: and we feel no hesitation in sayiu.
that without question, It's the mo
remarkable, wonderful book cv
written. No one, 1--WE care not VIII
his preconccived opinions may be
: can read this work unmoved.
will make an impression Of its trutI
: fulness in spite Of all opposing ide
!, and opinions before held contrary
its teachings. It's clear, lucid mat
ematical statistical demonstration
! the deep profandity Of the auiho
rcasonings, carry with them a for
!. and meaning we never felt befo'
. We believe that 900 men out
every 1000 are more or less supers
tious, and we know that the Chur
and the world has for centuries be
cursed with false teachings on th'