The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-03-19
Yazoo County.

refinement and virtues of her women
are, considered.
A ride from Vaughan's Station, to
Yazoo City, the capital of the county,
reminds one who knew it as this writer
did, in the pristine days Gifts prosperi-
tv, the great change that has been
wrought by the events of the last eigh-
teen years. In some instances fences
are dilapidated, and plantations once
teeming with the feecy staple, are cul-
tivated only in spots and returning TO
state of nature, so far as the wayfarer
could discover. But the change has
not been altogether for the worst.
There is Deasonville, on the main road
from Vaughan's, to Yazoo City, which
took its name from its original founder,
Col j. B. Deason, now of BrOokhaven,
who, twenty-five or thirty years ago,
built log cabin, and erected a rude
plank storehOuse, in the site of the
present town. Since the war, has
grown TO be a fourishing seat of it
trade, with handsome residences, church.
school house, etc Close by is the at
tractive residence and farm, of DR.. G.
r. Henderson. which, for its modern
improvements and beauty, and the sub
stantial fencing of the farm, and
early through preparation for the COM
ing crop, would command admiration
anywhere The handsome residence of
the Doctor, is near the old homestead
where he was born and raised. The
esteem in which he is held by his neigh
bors and the success which has at
tended his professional career, contra
dict the old saying, though it comes
from a revered source, that ga prophet
is not without honor, save in his own
country" Six miles further on, the
road leads directly through premises
which we approach with something OF
the emotion inspired in the bosom OF
to put off his sandals, for the place
wherever he stood, was holy ground.
| 1t is the homestead of the late JOHN
| NJ SHARP-a name that ought to be
| historic. The stately mansion in which
he lived is occupied by his venerable
widow, and stands in solitary grandeur
sad reminder that it was once the seat
of most Astounding and profuse hospi
tally. Capt. Sharp is remembered for
many things that have cast bright halo
around his name, with no spot to sully his
fair fame. Emigrating from Tennessee
at an early day, his habits of thrift
and economy brought him fortune, and
his Roman virtues gave him the conf.
dence and love of the people among
whom his lot was cast. He served them
in the State Legislature and never had
| they better and truer representative.
Late in life he led company of Yazoo
volunteers in the Mexican war, and wa,
part of that immortal band, JEFF. Da-
Wis First Mississippi Regiment, thai
stormed the heights of Monterey and
| turned the tide of battle at Buena Vista
He came back with his little band o.
heroes, manned and on crutches. He
never would consent to enter public life
again though often mentioned for high
places of distinction; but did his part
as Il true patriot in the private station
which he preferred to occupy. He die6
near the beginning of the war and was
spared, in his old age, the grief which the
misfortunes of his beloved State would
have caused him. Peace to his ashes.
The stage schedule allowed but fifteen
minutes fer looking around and revivine
old associ, ions and bringing back the
memory of former scenes at BENTON
the ancient county seat. The court
house is gone but the loss is recon-
pensed by fourishing school under the
charge of its able and successful princi
pal, Prof. Thomas, who has numerous
relatives in Kinds, among them every
body's favorite, Col Sam Thomas, the
Sheriff. There we met several friends Of
the olden time, Dr. Green, Messrs
Stubblefeld. Smith and others. DIR.
Henry Yandell, who by right of lineage
and family tradition, Isl great physician,
resides here, and also one of Yazoo',
hOnored representatives, Hon. Allen NJ
| Hicks
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of grand old hills on the east and south
and with valley lovely as imagination
could paint, on the west and north, YAzoo
CITY nestles like a gem by the side
of the superb stream whose name she
bears, and which is her pride and one Of
the chief sources of her prosperity. The
painful realization that
| " IT'S sad, It's sad to come again,
| With changed heart and brow,
To our youths home, where few remain
| OF those who made it blessed, +"
was relieved by the signs which greeted
the eye on every side, that in all the
State there is not more fourishing town.
Yazoo City has displayed wonderful re-
operative energies. She has thrown
off the paralizing effects of the war, and
taken new start, as the eagle sheds its
old plumage, and puts on its new for a
loftier fight. She has enterprising mer-
chants; an able bar, embracing legal
talent second to none in the State; en-
inent physicians; learned doctors of di-
vinity; thoroughgoing set of young
men who are determined to suste4n the
prestige of the older ones that are pass
ing, or have already passed off the stage
of action; and by no means least, two