The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-16
BY JULIAN A. SELBY.

Stay WHERE You AnE.-One of
the greatest drawbacks to Southern
prosperity is the restive, rowing and
unsettled spirit of the people; each
one imagines that there is an Ell
Dorado somewhere, or that some
section ie more prosperous than his
own, and there he may accomplish
almost anything. The idea unset
ties him, ind if he does not ::pull
up" and migrate at once, lie is for
ever thinking about it, and neglects
to improve his present home and
farm. This delusion has been wide
spread since the war, aud much
individual disaster has been the re-
suit. The curse of Reuben seems
to rest upon the people. That ter
rible "Texas fever" which so ragged
o few years ago, caused untold
ffaasiinniia misfortune, and ruined many
excellent farms and farmers. It is q
great mistake. Contentment is the
great. secret of life. Old Horace
struck the right key when he said:
Happiness depends not upon
place nor climate, but upon the
state of ones mind" Trolling
stones gather no MOSS" and the
experiment. of selling out and NOV
ing, in the hope of bettering the
condition, often ends in bitter dis
appointment axd irretrievable loss.
Thousands in the South can testify,
from experience, to the truth of
this assertion. Better stay where
you are. If you are in q good
community, and your lands have
bottom, drive down your pegs and
locate. Remember that 'there's
more in the man than the land"
as old Jones said on returning from
Texas, after terrible failures, to the
old worn-out homestead he had
sold, and found it blooming like
garden. Right up the old dwell
ings, renew the out buildings,
palings, fences, and barns; spend q
few dollars in white paint, and
give the premises an air of cheer
fulness. Cultivate less ground and
make It richer every year. Make
plenty to eat, and some to sell, and
let your; cotton crop be clear profit.
Plant fruit trees, have your rye,
oats, barley, wheat and clover
patches, fine horses, fat COWS, and
rich butter. Give your wives and
daughters flower gardens, and as
sist them in collecting o good
assortment of roots and cuttings.
Do these simple things, and our
word for it, your homes tAN take
new hold upon your affections, and,
instead Of the rickety, dilapidated
establishments and solemn, hungry
looking countenances so common
in our country, we will find COM
Portable and inviting homes, where
all is love. contentment, and happi-
ness It will be like colchian
enchantress, infusing new juices
into the veins for the prolongation
of life and youth. Try it. Turn
over a new leaf and begin anew.
eai Nou, lOVe your ne1ghbOfS,
your wives and children, and don't
try to get rich in one year. Teach
your little ones to love their homes.
There is world of melody and
sentiment in that immortal old
ballad,
"haid pleasures and palaces, wherer we
may roam,
Be it ever 30 humble, there's no place
like home" si
General Grant and the support
org Of the Force Bill will please
take notice that the second rebel
ion has commenced in dead ear
nest, and that they may proceed
spread the war paint and sharp
en-, the lscalping-knife as speedily
as possible. That unhung traitor
Jefferson Davis sounded the key
note Of the new war in Houston,
Texas, Friday, when he entreated
tile Texas veterans. of the Mexican
war "to be as loyal now to the
stars and stripes as they were