Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-11-01
ED.TIME "REMINISCENCES.
" England of the South, and IL
scessity for Its Development.


BY W. W. f0
trust my readers are by this
are, I am not writing merely tc
hose who chance to honor me
Dir attention, but with the hope
Pt is here set down bearing up
and existing conditions OF the
ay serve to draw attention to
the end may subserve the ad.
and prosperity, in some de-
east, of both sections. I pur.
eal to some extent with the
jail resources and attrac-
tn which the South is really
endowed, if, perchance, some
b to these advantages, and,
later, reap good returns from
remark, then, that most un.
y the poverty. and resulting
Q and simplicity, of the mount
Ficts-because prosperity, and
wealth, in most cases means
p, books and a thousand differ
prises-came largely of the un-
start made two-thirds of a
ago, and not from lack of re-
in the country itself. The first
believed implicitly in the pleas
profts-whatever they we're
[ase, and, SO long as they could
n enough to furnish bread for
yes and feed for their stock,
hbled themselves but little be-
S, their meat, until hogs and
come a substitute and neces-
Pg gotten "out of the woods"
b these rich and well-wooded
bred valleys, excepting now and
small peach or apple orchard
nit Of the best kind might be
yield superabundance, they
sted for half or two-thirds of q
the world, somehow, never
et its daylight stream in upon
Fet all through that region,
ply the traveller on horseback
pt could make his way, coal and
everywhere cropping out"
Q hillsides, in q manner that
Jake unlimited fortunes for New
with the same conditions.
th seems to have been, that
ntages for living could be had
too easy terms. And, in il
n Of this, let me give an incl
DO leading features of which
multiplied indefinitely. SKI
g Of my many jaunts through
leys, 1 came upon one so ex-
y charming in all its belong
"a friend of mine along could
er ordinations of pleased sur
The occupant of the one habi-
it was evidently the monarch
surveyed" With his pictur-
pg cabin, located on q small
e in the middle of the valley,
him was a fine peach and apple
while a little further off was q
pill turned by the beautiful
that noisily bowled its way
I'd, while upward toward the
he hills that shut in this littlo
waved the arms of great forest
itonwood, oak, and others, that
o bend over the place protect
shield it from tempests and all
might threaten it. Cleared
fields in ample supply COM
he picture. aHi
0 said above that life and its
here were had on too easy
ms. Stopping to get breakfast
horses fed, the good woman Of
|se, to "give us something to
said, "while she was preparing
Y brought forward some plates
lost beautiful honey in its white
was ever fortunate enough to
And she added. 1the bees had
nch hive of honey the day be-
ashe couldn't think of q single
|or their doing so---but was com
puzzled" n rgna 'io
u was not long before on ad-
breakfast was smoking on the
slore us, and then, in the course
Versation, we learned that the
we're doing their best to dispose
beautiful place for the purpose
lg to Missouri. "'' Nimi
said to the good woman, "I
oelleve there was any vale OF
N this world, whatever the
4Snt say" for / could no more
A0d NJ why they could think Of
'aeir present beautiful home,
,iar-away place whatever, than
N " understand why the bees had
Y aiye with its ample supply Of
% 60 winging their way in
~aome fancied better home.