The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1880-11-19
PEARLINGTON LETTER.
Thoughts Of q Traveler-Mat-
ters Around q Busy TOWN.
Church Fairs, Steamers, Etc.

Editor Democrat-Stsr:
My lot tor the past few days has
been east in = pleasant community.
Quiet, Ills true, but such y diver
sion is gladly sought by those of "A
wandering sort. Pennington has
been described by editors, business
managers snd correspondents l
believe they all agrre that the
town ia situated on Pearl river.
Some newspaper men don't look
upon water often-l mean big riv.
ers like our beautiful Pearl. This
is n reading community. Every
body takes papers. The people
subscribe on the first call, thereby
making happy that Indispensable
individual in every well.regulated
community, the editor.
Here sm, getting of the sub
ject, trying in a mild way to con.
vince your readers that al editor
is made happy by receiving a few
paltry dollars. have met men Of
the above. mentioned class who are
NJ happy with money enough to
buy \ schooner (of beer) as James
Gordon Bennett With his income OF
half = million.
On approaching Pearlington in
the steam tug Wsrinoth, Capt.
ROddy Boardn,sn At the wheel, you
can see the steeple Of the new
Metbodist church towering above
one OF the hnest saw.mills in the
South. From present indications /
do believe Pennington will have
the finest Methodist church on the
coast. Rev. Mr.. Calhoun is the
pastor, and is beloved by every.
one. Friday and Saturday nights
the ladies gave u supper for the
benefit of the church. OF course
it was u success. Ladies' can vi.
ways make such afians u success.
| wandered around to the hall,
found u big crowd, including y
drummer. For 25 cents you could
get u 6ne supper. Everything
was splendid. Then there Was n
pOstofiice, where for ten cents u
single man could get happiness
enough to last him three days, in
u letter supposed to have been
written by his l@iy-loye. lgot one.
TWAS from y v idow. The first part
Of tue letter Was mighty sweet,
bat " hen she said, "this being leap
year | now make v proposition Oi
marriage; have three children
don't get lrightened, as my darling
daughter Mary Jane is old enough
10 take IN sewing and support us;
| just skipped out into the cool all
aud brealh-d. Mary Jane, you AT.
"a trump! | laui going to keep thai
I letter. There we're many kinds VI
anuse n,ents. Was unfortunate
now may be some may thiuk l Wa,
ioriunate--in getting II bar OF sOal
out of the grab bag. intend t
keep that soap; Ills y useful thing
around the house. For fear, Mr.
E,iilor, | am taking up too mucl
ot Your space, will Just add u lev
more lines. The supper was "A sue
cess financially. One hundred an,
siyt, dollars over and above III
expenses MAS netted. | c0nl'
write plenty more about the sup
per, but now you know When an.
of the Pennington people under
take anything it will be a success
There goes The whistle OF ih
Warmoth Capt. "RO,i" IL getting
impatient. By the way, the CAP
tain is thinking about getting maj
ried next month, aud | am certai
he will send you some cake. ID
Is clever fellow, and somebo'l.
says be in ''jess as dood" rs mol
tails get to be.
My baggage is already on boar
bound for Lookout Station. Tax
care Of yourself till We meet, an
remember DAVY.