Richland beacon., 1877-03-03
Our Floyd correspondence.
FLOYD, La, Feb 18th, 1877,


Having neglected for so long the
promised contribution, please accept
for apology the scarcity of news. Not
gifted with the faculty necessary for
its manufacture, We have fOrborne to
burden your columns with al attempt.
Indeed, all the news for two months
past would have been summed in so
few words As not to tempt the garru-
lry Of a female correspondent True.
we nigh, have told you all the havoc
of New Years" snow; but since
Floyd "steam mill" (dismantled on
that occasion). has been repaired, and
is at work again. everything here
maintains beautiful "statu quo.' If,
as some writer has observed, life is
measured by srents. not years, then
the good people of Floyd should not
soon grow old but the freshness of
perpetual youth should be 1ur portion.
If, in other words. the rapid succession
of oocurrences-,he quick transitions
from joy to sorrow-and vice versa,
las aforesaid authority avers), mark
the line 'sually sscribed to age
then, "iine writes no wrinkles on our
brows" Really. were il not for the
"ever-present" consciousness Of being
a .fragmentary part Of country
groaning under the n,iseries of mis-
rule. and sinking with fearful rapidly
to utter ruin and disgrace, we believe
we could be content with our calm
and peaceful lot. The storms that
agitale the outside world, The clash.
ing of the conflict for wealth aud
honor, where many are daily falling
in the struggle, do hot reach this
secluded spot. Again, no rivalry in
equipagc or dress exciies ungenerous
envy or discomfort therefore, the
desire to surpoSs does not tempt our
sex into extravaganza, luminous to all
concerned. Hard times may come:
but, the criterion not being dress or
style. we are satisfied with the adopt
ed basis IF personal merit. Then, we
do indeed congratulate ourselves ia
reviewing the advantages of Floyd
especially in hard times" ike the
present. OF course, We have no duub,
Floyd would be insupporlabls to a
resident of railroad town" like
yours, bm Il salts as.
We might 90 into the minutia of
detailing our especial advantages, but
for fear Of firing those not Immediate
ly interested. will desisl naming in
conclusion, the one most emphasized
by the legendary pioneer" Of Arkan-
sas, the "plentifuluess Of wood aud
Laying levity aside though. what is !
to become Of poor Louisiana? We
might be expected 70 extend our
sympathy to tie broad Ian6" over
wL:ca the striped flag floats, were
II not exhausted on our immediate
evils. before reaching fOrth across the
line that divides the stricken" South
rom the land Of her ''conqueror."
Indeed every vestuge of patriotism
must, at this rate, soon be crushed
rom the southern heart. II the past
prove precedent upon which the
grand commission" shall base their
'uture action, it were well to fee from
he Impending crisis" that already
hrows its dark shadow across our
beloved state; ard teach our children
o forget their ndtirity. Under the
'egime that must follow such action,
be emblem emblazOned on our state
'scutcheon would more appropriately
De changed 10 a vulture. preying upon
he vitals OF her young. Take it as
BEST we may, confidence is destroyed,
~ the very fact, that such subterfuges
ire among the possibilities of our
political structure. Should our worst
ears be groundlrss, then the whole
eople are suffering under a bideOus
rl,ack Of "Dight-mare"-a dream of
what may brfall The stupendous
machinery of American government.
whenever few srhening politicians
link it to their interest to take the
matter in hand.
Well. to end our remorks precipi.
ately. thank Heaven We are a woman,
md nersr rotedj consequently had
nothing to do with the whole assirt
Wonder if Susan b. and he,followers
ion't think somewsssstin the same
"! &c III without doubt. too much
sing has been Instrumental 10 our
downfall. AL will agree limitation.
DIT ertcasiOn. is what we need just
D ~. VERITA.