The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-11
Flom Bayou La Batre.
Bayou La BArRE, Oct. 2, 1873

Editor Democfat-Star:
DEAR SIR-In Your issue of
August 30th, | was very much sur
prised at "word," or a great
many aoOrds rather, from 81. +. IT,"
wherein your correspondent 81. f.
T."l turns some parts of my letter,
signed "Ruby," of July Goth, into
ridicule, tries to show Inc off in the
light of an exaggeratOr and story
teller, and brings our fair out in
debt, and slurs our Portersville
neighbors, generally. l merely
wrote description of the fair
ground, music, etc, in the spirit of
a person who had been pleasantly
entertained, and who was we'll
pleased at the entire proceeding,
and did not attempt, as You may
remember, to give an "accurate
account" of either the fair or re-
gatta, as should have been very
far from speakingin the desparaging
manner "J. +. T.n did had IknOWn
more of the particulars concerning
it, for think he has sadly distOrt.
ed some facts, and mortified deeply
some of our best and most Jealous
citizens, and reflected some discre-
dit upon himself, since he boasts of
having been appointed superinten.
dent of the arrangement of the
fair ground. There was more
philanthrophy and Christian feel
ing in the letter of "Ruby," even it
it was little warm in its praise,
than there was in the language in
which his was couched. l would
readily ascribe such a production
as that to an ill-natured old wo-
man. He goes on to speak of
"Ruby's," ,"appeal to the ladies (read-
ers of the DEMoCRAT-STAR)
knowledge of housewifery, and
reminds us that every house wife is
not II cook we will admit that,
and wish him to inform us phO pro-
vided for the fair, the housewives of
the country, or their cooks? Then
he tries to make " Ruby" appear
in the double character of ignora-
muses., when he asks what miracle
she alludes to in comparing the
wonderful resources of the fair to
the miracle of the seven loaves and
few fishes, " "Seven loaves and five
fishes" were written, instead of
"seven lOaves and a few fishes"
That was merely an error, which a
less circumspect parsonage, than
your correspondent of the 3Otb ult.
would have passed over as such.
Neither of the miracles spoken of
bv him twas the one referred to by
" Ruby y" where we have five barley
loaves and two fishes, but that con
tained in the eighth chapter of st.
Mark, 5, 6 and Z verses. My igno-
rance OH that subject is very eX-
cusable, for / am Roman Catho-
lie, and my pastor dislikes my tam
pering with the teachings of Holy
Writ.
| did not write that little letter
to the DEMOCRAT.STAR to display
learning, however; | am but self
educated amateur; and, therefore,
no match at argument with "J. f.
T." who, it is said, graduated at
one of the best schools in Europe;
yet, notwithstanding my disadvant
age, | will attempt, if possible to
remove the impression that your
correspondent 81. f. T." has tried
10 convey to the readers OF your
worthy paper that am an ignorant
lpstart, that may also have an
: AK to grind" and that l am sur
rounded by people who appropri-
,ted the money made at the fair
or another purpose, and cared for
neither church nor school. l also
wish to correct 81. f. T." when he
says "Ruby" described the orches-
.ra stand as grand. IfIexaggerated,
don't understand English, and
stand in need of a foreigner to ex-
pound Webster to me, but L never
substitute "grand" for rude Gf
he mistake in printing did occur
n regard to the seven loaves and
iew fishes) but then 1 don't use
cine nor Spectdcles. To his derisive
'emarks about the music stand tall
ng let me reply, by asking why,
since he superintended it, was 1t
lot more substantial and, there
jore, incapable of "tragic frenzy'"
Mr.. +. G. spoken of as "impera
i've authority" by 81. f. T." in
lis letter of the 30th, is an old,
worthy and honored citizen of Por-
ersville-native of Mobile and a
irm adIerent to the Catholic faith,
md no doubt objected to being
lictated to by Plants, whose seed
we're sown in another cline, aud
we're transplanted to bloom in ours.
Then as the fair came Om IN debt
ne should rejoice that his orders in
'egard to the wharf were not car
led out, since he would have had
o foot the bill.
Your correspondent then speaks
If the ladies of Mount Louis, st.
Elmo and this country as giving
poultry, milk, pigs, baked bread,
lies and cakes from their barn
yards. This is certainly unjust to
expose the benevolent ladies of
he country thus, and is extremely
Ian ngerous to the public, who visi-
ed our fair, since it may disgust
hose who eat "bread, pies and