The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-02-26
NOTES rROM EAsT MIssIssrpPL
COLUMBUS, Miss Feb. q, ls7s

COLUMBUS, MISS. Feb Il, 1879
EDIroRs CLARION: Your publication
and notice Of viii. Kernan's tribute 90 bfs
brother-ediror and poet, young Robb. re-
calls sou.e pleasant yet sal memories oft the
Mississippi Pres, Convention. I was ar the
gathering at Holly Springs iu 1876. and
there met for the frst time three DR. MI,sf.-
sippi's youngest poeJ-quill- driyer--k+r-
, nan, Robb and Hoskins. The only rfmoT
had any conversation with poor Robl va.
euriously enough it seemed 60 mp then. sr
Prot. Clerks collation. e. the brethren fg
the handsome halls of his Female Iu,-ftura
There was a great throng tn the drawing
rooms, laughing chatting, eating and
drinking, and my attention was directed -u
one of those grand three-coruered pianos.
at which Robb was seated, playing, ufb
Hoskins turning the music tor htm. Not
to be a professor, he impressed me with his
talent for brilliant execution upon ttas
much abused instrument. striking tUe.
keys with the ease and dash OF @ master. f-
looked As il he was rs much at home With
passages from Beethoven As with ballad songs
like annie Laurie" 4 common Iaok.r,
boy enough, only his manner pleased Sou.
and his hea had what phrenology recog-
nized as ''tho poets corner"
Then, there was gallant and generous
| HoLLAND-the acknowledged prince" uf
that happy crowd-tall and graceful with
his bright, steady eye, the >uu1-cu.or.d
trock coat thar iii him SO WELL and ALWAYS
with some RAISING kind words tor Obj, ODE
| scurer mem Lers OF the gang. You r,mem-
Der his conviviH poWers-hi~ worJtrmI
memory of names and ftccs-uud THAT vein
OF unaffected Kindness that threaded aII be
did and said and looked. Nrverumau who
will be 50 missed from the annual reunions
as Col Holland.
And there WAS kINLoCu FAIC -NER-how
natural il seemed 70 link hi. presence and
/ Hollands at Press Convention! Tl.v
were peers in social fascination, equally
brave, accomplished aud popular, and No
| looks now almost right and natural tnar
they should 20 down to their graves to-
gethrr, with an act thar finished on and
rounded up tie beauty of their hricfcarerr-
Did you ever notice how much Falcontr-5
expression re-emblrd that of the Younger
Winthrop OF the colonial days, whose pie
ture art has preserved, and whose beautiful
aud courageous character Bancroft has im-
martilized?
Holland and FoIconer!
Heroic spirits, We sleep well!
And WILLIE ADAMS, we canuos foroa+
him, witch his sombre brow, but generous
heart and modest worth. Only those who
knew him well eve- imagined the many
dry pleasautrics that wclled from his mind
keeping up an almost constant ripple Of
merriment wherever he went. But for his
single iniirm ty--that o. SO many noble
nature, alas!-he milht have almost al
tained The influence and force of IIs cere-
brated fatherl
There was j. Z. ALLEN, of Vicksburr-
not at Holly Springs, but the acknouIele,d
''mine host at his home last year.aud how
gratefully he is remembered there! lie nr-
orally made himself sick ia his efforts foIava
theoccasion of TIE editors vi-it UIea.aut
one, taking upon bis own shoulders .rc
place OF a "committ1c # one" and speiu.,
to every thing very hour OF ou st,y he
traying the warm hearted gentleman he
was. / remember the last time we nom
vrrsed together. was during tlir -tr. ami ~
excursion down the Mississippi He ,ol
Ell sadly worn and worried, and told uc.to
an expression of surprise upon my u..r
that ne was doing too much drugcry In fbr
craft, bur could not help himself Mr.
Allen was graceful poer, aud as % wrifrr
~ hnmor bad no Cqu.l iu tho stat. SINCE
-; No'ds aud Henry Moss left rs. Peace
10 MS gentle M IN rN
How. toe, We Will miss those o her h.r,sa
Upshaw. '5
~ The ola, old fashion, De,mr-dear
CLARION, Is curious, au awful, yet "a
familiar one To ms AM For,
"Men may come, and men may 20.
But he goes on iorcver!'-
and after little while, perhaps. he win h.
tapping aJ the door OF others OF the Nif.4f..
sippi Press Association. PcrhIps III a ie,,
days IL VIII be good old "UucIe Gcorge 3.
ana an, , lhth JpTial Fran and then deljgur-
iui bIoiner Bonhcy or, it may be brave
Jho. Miller, or the amiable gifted WarI
may be called upon next 10 leave bi. rJ.f,
vacant at he "rouud table" of tba I.y..r
fraternity VINO knows but that even the
ci after and crash Of the irrc-f-tlhi. ,..tyy
mn may soon pat on the breaks. and then
now IKE Ham et with The Prince lrtf nrr
will be all future reHuion-t
heiShp! ! fear me those OF u- who IIev..
learned 20 look forward 10 these nm .,.tfu...
as the event OF their treal-uiU live. ,TI
nave a dashed cup at Pascug0uIa fhf- .Yln
meT lhat all the waggery, hospitality auH
popularity OF Z. h. Mayer, may hot be Able
TO Obviate.
Ihere has been nothing hcreabaut RI, disc
Iuro lne monotohy Of mud, raiu, cold and
nara times TOR weeks past save 4 IfrfI. .-f.r
OF emigration 10 Kansas amulor tIIr .ras,r,.g
iohg the railroad. A few weeks gul tn
NJ Ieni women ana children. all told. leu
Way new stttiun on the main road Tor Graz
iaA county, Kansas, aud hear nI4 -rff,..-
Iihg OF movers from TWO Or three other
lePols, some OF the above crowd. "a gentle
'Iah VINO knows them well, tells M. ar-. 9f
very gOou character, while others .ro fr4.r
Is timing as they can be- AIrp4dv -1.,,.
y ICON are writing back for money tg
,one home on, and so it viii be with n,.gr-
every squad who leave thi, country f,r
'thers they know not OF.