American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-06-08

: py," III his labored defence Of the
ladies, has SO overdone the matter
that l am at a loss achdt to say
and will try to profit by his &" fiji ST
dose" instead of being "physiced
to death. And, l am sure the dear
.fdshionables, will be satisfied to
know how they have been avenged.
Il am sorry to inform you that
! stealing is still the order not only of
the day but night in our Celestial
City. Nearly every morning some
new case is heard from. Recently Il
lady was robbed of her bed, pillows,
bed clothing, &c. Whether she was
absent or asleep, at the time the
robbery was committed, did not
learn, but anyway, L presume she
"will sleep no more" on that bed.
There is no doubt some shrewd fell
low, who is ringleader in this plum
deIing business, and we really think
it has already been carried too far
If some of our enterprising young
men would take the trouble to ferret
out this chief of robbers, the whole
band might be captured. AS a
community, there ought to be lit
tie more interest manifested by Of
fering a reward for the detection of
the guilty party. AS it is, no one
says word about reward. and Who"
we lie down at night we don't know
whether we will awake on our bed,
or find ourselves minus that article.
Almost any man might act as a de
tective, and if the young men who
love fun and frolic anyhow, would
just agree to "set up" Il little, they
might do something to be proud of
and for which they would receive
the thanks of this community in
general.
We are glad to learn that the
farmers are very hopeful, isince the
last rains) of making fine crops of
corn. If they would heed the good
advice given by your correspondent
Tracy Tupman on this subject, l
am sure that old Madison would
prosper far more than to let cotton
drive every thing else out. 1t is time
we had learned to be at least a lit
tie indepe ndent in our living. If
we have the staff of life we are not
apt TO starve.
Never since the ever to be re-
dark days of 1865, after
the surrender, have l ever heard
such complaints of hard times. Why
is it How does it happen Are
we not a little too eXtravagant in our
manner of living or dress, or some
thing {! What is it! 1 have come
to this conclusion, that One-half of
the world works for the other half
and nerer get their wages. If all
idle boys or youths were earning p.
their living, and all the indOlent
women would get up at
i've O'clk in the morning and engage
in some useful work, house clean
ing, sewing, or nursing the sick, the
orn-out machinery in many Il house.
hold would be propped and last for
years. But alas alas what com
mentary upon the young and rising
it is, to see the care
worn faces of men, and women too,
who have been reduced to poverty
since the war, and having no means .
md no help from their households,
have to go out in the world and
meet the demands and exigencies
Of the times. l was thinking that
possibly, the CRY of hard times might
letter many persons from running
N debt, unnecessarily. If so it
would prove a blessing in the end, y
Is for instance, when the time for
settling up yearly expenses with .
our merchants came round, the
lebtOr would find himself far better !
IF by having something left for l
himself than to discover that it
lad all been put on his back. We
rope the young ladies who had the =
pleasure of listening, attentively, Z
% the Rev. w. II. Harmon OH last e
Sunday morning, may remember !
lis comments on this subject. l
ieard lady laughingly remark :
hat she would not ask a certain Nj.
D. i'll this place any question again,
or she merely asked him who an
elegantly dressed young lady was, !,
IS she passed them on the street, II
md he replied, " really could not
zee her for the pdintr'
Poor ladies, L wish they could I
6 600 than coIuaS a O itbo,3S coo Jon, >, Il
OLD BATCH.