The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-04-19
FROM MOSS POINT.
Everything Calm and Serene Some Garden
ing News Orange Blossoms and Dew
berries What ferIoa Hope Thinks
of Kissing Games, ETC.
u,ss po,S4, April Is. ls7s.

MOSS POINT, aIfli Id 1000
EDITOR DEMoCRAT.STAR - W.
read in your weekly issues, newsl
little letters from nearly all I'll,
surrounding country, but "nlver
word" from Moss Point. Why il
this? Have we no scribes among
us? am in hopes the pllarisalca.
order is fully as scarce. Now, dc
not pretend to be II bit of the Tor
mer-how mucho OF the l%atter,l leave
those who know me best, to say
but, after begging you and YOU
readers pardon, am going to tel
you "a little from Moss Point. Per
haps, it viii be II prelude for others
more entertaining.
Everything in and around Moss
Point, seems in Il prosperous aud
happy condition. Since the old
mills have began again their tire
less clatter--which is, assure yon
more pleasant than the song OF
five hundred turtles "-and the
"Carl Schurz pets" have departed
we hope for Gr(cRcr pastures
everybody'S face wears the placid
smile of yorp. We were afraid at
one time, that it might be said Of
the millmen, "they never smiled
again y however, We were mistaken,
and everything now is seen through
rosy glasses. Gardens have ont
grown the topic of conversation,
English peas and Irish potatoes
have become everyday bill of fare,
with other vegetable etcetcraS to
numerous to mention; mulberries
and dewberricS, are ripenlng much
~, but are not good Tor the teeth,
as | can testify now, for mine feel
like they had been through, ii
"Sharpeming" process. You know
from this | am acquainted with Il
mulberry tree and dewherry patch,
III acknowledge, though do not
care for a second introduction.
Corn looks hourisiring, and for the
last week or two Moss Point has
been rcdolent with orange blooms
and numerous other floral treasures.
Surely Eden couldn't boast of any
more beautiful or varied flowers
than we at this dear, unique coast
town. Every yard is rcsplendent
with every shade and color. Shall
| except blue roaes? Yes, they
might have existed during the
" hard times when a blue halo
surrounded everything to us, but
the mdrsllals carried off the Pando-
ra's box with the blues shut in, and
we have seen no blue roses.
The charitable portion of the
community are always engaged in
goods works of some kind. Good
luck to them. We have as many
nickel meetings here as IL sister
towns, and count up Us many
nickcls. But | can't say anything
about those nice kissing plays
your Ocean Springs correspondent
of so knowingly. 1t must be
nice when the cheek is young and
tender, and no prospect of getting ,
Il liptul OF flour, or some such
stuff; but, not "knowin. I feel a
.,lelicacy in saying;7 and in fact, |
am such an old togy, l have never
attended, but-tile next meeting, |
shall certainly pull ont my dress
coat, brush up my beaver, and fall
nto the phalanX of sold miller"
some other kissing play. won.
Ter if they WILCOX over my slight
y gray hair, take pity on the for
orn old chap, and kiss him for
ior-his mother, or sister, or maybe
'Oungrr buddy. | dare say not
hough for "'Twas ever thus from
:hildhood's hour, | kave seem"
,ome other man carry off the very
lower | wanted. However, if | do
get a taste Of the e%liXcr, | will write
on how very nice nickel and mite
meeting are. Until then adicu,
FORLORN HOPE.