The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-08-31

Pretty Ladies-PIenty to Rat-Pleas-
ing speeches-Pieasant Day.

According to previous appointment
we boarded the train last Saturday
morning, in company with DR.. Mcleod
and other friends, for Belle Fontaine,
where we found in waiting Mr., G. r.
Ellis and family, togetAer with Miss Sue
Ramsay. with whom we had the pleas
ure of a horseback ride out to the
Ruble place, on Fort bayou, distance
of about three miles, where the barbe-
cue was had.
| THE LOCATION
is one of the prettiest we have seen,
being on a hill overlooking the low
meadow lands to the north and west,
through which can be seen the mean
derings of the quiet and beautiful Fort
bayou, whose waters afford transporta-
ton to numbers of schooners that trade
up and down this stream. There stands
on the hill several large live oaks, in the
midst of which is the old residence of
Mr.. Ruble, where once he did large
and fourishipg dry goo Is and grocery
business, but now it is only quiet
domiclle.
THE SPEAKING.
At II oSlcck Ckas. 81. Wood, Esq,
was called on, who came forward and
made very fne talk upon the political
features of the day, and urged the ne
cessity of the democrats Of the county
standing together in the campaign, and
not allowing any disaffection to occur
in our ranks. He etated that he was the
regular democratic nominee for the leg
islature, and that If elected he would
serve his constituency to the best OF his
ability. Alter retiring, DR.. Mcleod
was called for. He told the audience he
was no speaker, but, according to our
Judgment, he made most sensible
speech, and gave the people some
sound advice. he said that IL he was
elected to the Office OF county treasurer
he would handle the money-if he
should be SO fortunate as to get any-ias
carefully and judiciously as he knew
how, and would serve the county as
best he could; warned the people against
divisions and Independent candidates,
and said the only sure and safe plan
was to be united, and frown down all at
tempts at putting an independent In
the field. Judge Harry Minor was next
called, who gave the assemblage witty
and facetious talk, during the course OF
which he took occasion to explain his
position politically. He said it had
been charged that he was an indepen-
dent, but wished to declare that while
the STAR was O conservative-democratic
paper he was an independent democrat;
he did not believe, like the two gentle
men who had just preceded him, that
there was any danger OF an independent
ticket being put forward; that they
were crying wolf when there was no
wolf; and that the democratic ticket
would be triumphantly elected this fall.
At the conclusion of his speech dinner
was announced, when all repaired to
THE TABLE,
where was spread as fine dinner as it
was ever our pleasure to partake at
barbecue. The meat. young and ten
der. was barbecued In q manner unsnr-
passed, and there was q super-abund-
ance of everything to make mp a good
dinne,, even to wine and cake, which is
seldom seen upon such occasions.
After dinner was over Q large and
beautiful cake was presented by Mr..
Chas. Wood. on behalf OF Sheriff Clark's
estiu able lady, to Messrs s. G. Ram
say, G. R. Ellis. A. ]. Ramsay. 7. Arm
strong, A. J. Davis, 81. s. Davis and
Elias Davis, the committee to whom We
were all indebted for such an excellent
dinner.
There we're present about two hun
dred Of our citizens, among whom were
many pretty misses and dignified
matrons, without whose presence such
occasions would be as barren fields.
At night the devotees of rerpsichore
held sway, and we presume had gay
time, but we had to leave in the alter
noon 10 order to take the train, and did
not participste.