The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-06-13
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Last August We received and published
q letter from n. O'Rorke Esq,, of Wilks-
burg, Mississippi, inquiripg for three or
four Catholic families desrous of going into
the country. By means ofthat publication
three families, resident in the city, finally
concluded to try farming on the terms pro-
| posed by Mr.. O'Rorke and actually accom-
panied him to his plantation sometime
about last Christmas. Mr.. O'Rorke's plan
was to sell each family a email farm Of
from 40 to 80 acres on credit and supply
them with provisions for one year, relying.
of course, on their labor for reimbursement
of the latter item. The upshot of the e1-
pertinent will be cleaned from the folio wing
letter
wnXsBURe, Cov1SGroN COUNTY, Miss,
Mayer, 1875.
To the Editor of the Morning Star:
After thanking you sincerely for the publ
cation of my letter for Catholic families will
inform you that I carried on the schooner
Pippo to the country, last Christmas. three
| families. viz: Michael Ryan, James Phillips
and ]. C Conolly, seventeen in number, who
work we'll and, with tolerable seasons, will
make n support for next year. The men are
we'll pleased. AND the women will be satisfied
when accustomed to country WAYS aud habits.
AT present tney sometimes look Dack Win re-
gret to the excitements and allurements of
city life.
Enclosed please fnd ten dollars. and send
your paper to me, to the above address also
tage, Marion County. Miss; also send one copy
to f. n. Sylvest, Frsnklinton, Washington
Parish, La, and oblige yours, very truly,
NJ. ORoRKE.
This appears to be doing pretty well
for novices at the business. Of course the
allusion to their making a support for next
year must be understood to mean q surplus
of just that much over the expenses of this
year, because the provisions of one year
must be accounted for before anything
When We consider that there are but three
men, and seventeen persons in all to be sup
ported, we must concede that this il doing
pretty we'll. How many families in the
city have paid their expenses this year and
laid by enough to support them another
twelve-month On an average, the more
prosperous have not laid by any thing.
Indeed, they are generally poorer now than
at this time year ago. Why then do not
more go to the countryi
We suppose that q kind of fear of the un-
known possesses them. They know not
what difficulties they may encounter, on
the principle that we can never know until
we have experience. This is true enough,
and we should not find it strange if the
August until Christmas; but we now have
| their experience to aid US. They have
| made the experiment and know the road.
Its problems are all solved-the soil, the
climate, the capacity of city people to stand
the exposure, the healthfulness of the 10
cality-all have been tried and found salts
factory. What is 30 for those who have
gone, can hardly fail to be so for those who
may follow.
We do not know that Mr.. O'Rorke's offer
| lie a standing one; we suppose not, as the
quota proposed by him has been already
filed, but next year he may be willing to
repeat the same kind office in behalf OF
other families. Or perhaps on application
by letter other farmers in his neighborhood
| might be found to cffsr terms similar to
his. We are confident that resolute will
to goa farming would soon fad a way.
What we fear, however, ia that those
same city ailurements spoken of by Mr..
OR as still having their attractions for the
feminine portion of his colony, exer else a
strong influence on our poverty stricken
city population. 1t is too dull in the woods.
They would rather starve little here than
be growing rich out there where there are
no picnics and no fire engines. We believe,
however, that fine corn field aud lot OF
fat hogs would gradually grow upon the af-
fections of their owner, no matter how
much he might regret the she'll road at
frat.
PERsoNAL-Last week Owen Gafney, ESQ :,