The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-23
From an Occasional Correspond

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CLINTON, MISS, Aug. 18th, 1877.
Editor Br0ohhaUcn Ledger:-
It has been such awhile since l last
used my old Faber on a communication
to the readers of the popular LEDGER
that memory almost peremptorlly re-
fuses to bring back the subject OF my
last contribution; and thinking it mus
have long since been SO with them.
have been debating in my mind wheth-
er | might not drop quietly and unno-
ticed from among your correspondents.
But | cannot long remain ~forgetful OF
my last theme when l think of the pep
ular. and, almost to the last, leading
candidate in the late State Convention
for Governor-Mississippi esteemed
and honored son, Gen. Lowry. L had
hoped and believed that he wonli be
the chosen oue-and still believe that
he should have been-but a maj orlty OF
the peoples representatives elected to
bestow the honors upon another, and,
actuated by Il Democratic spirit, with
out elimination or inquiring INTO the
motives by which some of these repre-
sentatives were nctuated, | cheer1ully
acquiesce to the inevitable fiat of the
popular voice, and gracefully dotf my
hat to I%srael's appointed leader. All OF
the nominees were selected from good
material and will be an honor to the
party that elects them.
Since the close Of the schools, this
"Metropolis' has been the benz ideaI
of dizziness and inactivity, and, If you
will submit to such a comparison, more
like a buckwheat ''fapjack' with the
cold sweats, than an amiable town OF
four hundred inhabitants, and that
boasts of having once nearly been the
capital of the State. But for all this,
Clinton is improving, and is now taking
a start to regain some of her pristine
glory. Several residences have been
! erected within the last few months and
others will soon be in course Of erection,
and there seems to be q spirit of gener-
al renovation as the fall season APP
proaches. By this spirit of improve
ment, I am reminded of a cruel thrust
once made by a stranger on account OF
the plentiful lack of this element in
Clinton. He was a man from the west
in search of a good place to locate, and
reached here about the time the town
was in her zenith of ~stagnation, and
making his wishes known he was al
once shown round by an oyer>anxiOus
but most accommodating real estate
owner. All the streets We're inspected,
the many advantages of the place eXpa-
tiated p etc, etc, when the two re.
turned to the hotel, and the mar il
search Of a home was asked what lie
tIlclGtlh VI WV iibSI'Nt7' OH- :
are good enough" said he, with a sar'
castle grin at the man who wished tc
drive a bargain with a c~orner-lot, "but
I want to find a town that isn't fnjShed.
There is no Improvement going on here.
The attendance at the schools promi-
scs to be larger next term than fol
quite a lumber of seasons, and [ learn
that several new families will move in
during the fall, so there is no telling
when or where innovation may cease,
and we may yet get to be a people Of DC
mean Importance.
Crops in this section of the country
are excellent,+nough corr suffered some
from drouth and consequently is not sc
good in proportion as cotton and other
crops. The fine prospects, however,
are confined to this, the southern and
western portions of the country. North
Kinds has we'll nigh made a failure,
No worms yet. ANTONY.