The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-20

The Baby Erlibition,-A Yankee Lallo
UdtioR-Ihe American CdtO-ete., etc


The Baby Exhibition, "A Yankee bailo
Udfi0n-Ihe American CdfO-etc., etc
EAST MIssIssIPrI Oct. sth, 1870.
Editor Clarion Thinking - make my
self useful, put the last CLARION ia ny
pocket yesterday, and rode over the creek
20 a neighbor's house, aud showed the prop
,sitIon Of McLaran. Williams a Co. TO IN,
'neighbor's wife, who has pretty baby
tie is a perfect charmer. / wished to get Z,
the State Fair. and felt that we could rails
twenty five dollars on the baby to pay eX
penses. The lady had about consented L
go with me; but her mother, an Ole
lady about seventy, came in, and said I'll
am opposed 70 all such exhibitions. I an
well stricken In years, being three score am
ten, and this exhibition of babies Is new 4
me. The custom originated at the North. u
know. Ia Georgia, where | was raised, n
never heard OF such things. Forty year
ago In good old Jasper county. a woman
who would carry her child into a ring
would have been regarded as extremely Ia.
delicate | began TO get uncomfortable
and told her that McLaran, Williams & Co
were Mississippians. and merely wished a.
Introduce something Innocent and pleasing
into the exhibition, and mt the same time
TO remind our people that they were held H..
remembrance.
The old lady raised herself and said
''William, do not tolerate any such idea a.
placing babies on an equality with colts
Where do you place their mothers? ] tell
you the idea is from New England. whenc,
my poverty came from. Years ago CLOCK
peddlers with tracts and pictures came q
Georgia, every year and travelled al
through the State; after selling out Their
wares, they would return North and enter
tain Sabbath Schools--with false represen.
tations of Southern society. out OF thb
and such innovations as this baby show
have flown all our woes. Now instead OF
an annual coming OF peddlers, their worn
has ripened into a crop of permanent car.
pet-baggers, who have OVERTURNED the gov
erment, seized upon the public treasury, an'
fallen like blight upon the prosperity an,
happiness of the brightest portion Of Cod
heritage to man. / claim to be no camclia
but two Of my sons were martyrs 20 The
browning glory of Southern heroism. vii
liam, is there no Cato In Rome:"
thought this a fair opportunity to diver
the old ladiy's mind from the baby show
and l read 10 her the letter OF eX-Goy
Sharkey. When / had finished. she arose
wiped her spectaclcs aud said 'Oh the oil,
man eloquent. THAT letter sounds like thos'
sentiments uttered by Crawford or Benicu
Judge Sharkey will do for Cato. Noble oil
man lie will soon go to his fathers. leaving
reputation. unequalled ia the jurispru-
dence of the country, and De cn,balmed IL
the hearts Of all our people. Ny husband
in his time, thought very well OF Gov
AlcOrn, who was once chosen as "A cOmpcc
Of Judge Sliarkey. To represent Mississipp
in the United states Senate. Since TIA
time Alcorn has discovered that lac ha
been guilty Of treason, aud has been geuer
ously pardoned by magnanimous govern
ment aud relieved Of his disabilities by th'
same Congress that fastened upon Mississip
pi the reconstruction laws and a Military
despotism. without a parallel. Filled Will
gratitude, he turns his back upon his people
aud smites them, because they are PROSTATE
Heavens: william, would rather he "a dos
land bay the moon than such Roman.
the young men of Mississippi viii not hest
tate to decide whom they will emulate
Sharkey or Alcon."
My visit turned out so differently from
what expected, that | kissed the baby an'
went home. The fact is, | feel so solemn
that | am going to the Association to-mor
row.
Don't you think it is a bad plan for oul
A
kansas Many OF my friends are trying .,
Nget off. fear they will be disappointed
when they reach their destination. ! have
half way promised "A young lady 20 go. II
| do go-good-by.
WILLIAM.