Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-01-27
For tho Sentinel and Republican
Notes from the South.


Nh. EDITOR: In the midst of q
press of business l take up nv pen
again. No task Of this kind is more
pleasant than the one iu which am at
present engaged. 1t would be more
pleasant stall if knew your readers
we're in the least benefited.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS
are passed and gone. The city is slow
ly recovering from the effects of the
high carnival, aud settling down to
business again. | don't know of any
place IN the world where the IS Christ-
mas Holidays" as they are called, are
looked forward to with a greater de-
gree Of pleasure and enjoyed with SO
much zest as IN the South. Every one
gives himself up to enjoyment of some
kind at that period of the year. Even
the black people are strangely infatu-
ated then. In the days Of slavery this
week seemed to be " the year. of Jubi-
lee," when liberty was proclaimed to
the captive and all had a jolly time.
This year old Charleston put on her
most beautiful attire. Merchants IN
toys We'd with each other to please the
little folks--ChYistmas trees we're laden
ed with their rich foliage-churches
were handsomely decorated turkey
dinners eaten friend saluted friend
the poor remembered stores closed
and little darkeys patted 'Juba" on the
streets, with not " Johnny" to say to
them "nay." But, alas, RAIN began to
fall the day before New Years, which
spoiled the fun of the colored people on
that day. This, you know, is Emauci
patton Day. The 4th of July is not
more glorious to US than is this day to
them. The Proclamation which lifted
these people from their terrible bon
dsge took effect on the first day of the
year. This is enough to make them
jolly. Notwithstanding the rain, about
500 swarthy, 6ne-looking fellows dress
ed in uniform, with FURNISHED guns,
drew up IN Broad street, ready to
march, but it was only to &c. terrible
ducking and then disband.
RAINY FORTNIGHT.
hare Lot seen the like of it since |
came South. From Thursday, Dec.
3lst, to Thursday, Jan. l4th, We had
but one dry day. # ralned almost con-
stautiy night and day You may i'm
agine the gloom that settled down upon
Charleston, and how terrible that gloom
after such a pleasant fall and such a
glorious Christmas. While you were
getting snow We had rain, and while
you had cold and ice We had healthy
bracing air, feeling quite comfortable
with little fire morning and e'ening.
There is now q sign of clearing and
balmy weather. The vegetable farmer,
are busily engaged planting. iu sntici-
patton of an early spring trade. Soon
we will See grass and vegetables grow
ing as luxurisntly as in June in your
country; and, better than all, we will
soon have vegetables of every variety
for the table.
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES
are disturbing the gcod temper of our
brothers Of the sunny South. Charles
ton is stirred from centre to circumfer-
ence Their indignation knows nc
hounds Some of our people demand
that the President be Immediately I'M
pesehed, and, indeed, it is quietly in
timated that it would be we'll to put
hin cut of the way. This is their way
of talking. The Southern people have
always been celebrated for braggadocio.
Our papers and many of our citizens
cried good" when the soldiers, on
the reeuisltion of the self-eonsritu,ed
Speaker of the SO called Louisiana Leg
islature, stepped in to quell disorder,
but their curses are now loud and long
when they behold the same soldiers
going io, on the requisition of the
proper authorities, and scattering the
usurpers. 1t is different thing alto
ge:hsr in their opinion. In their view