The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-06-17

citation at Aberdeen, June I, 1881, by Mis-
Eva Frantz.
II there breathes in our hearts IN thi
howery June,
One emotion that thrills with a holier TIM,
Than all Others, 'tis born OF love OF thi,
lind,
Our own beautiful South, ever lovely AMI
grand.
We have green, grassy valleys, and bios.
soming bowers,
And the fairest of eolors, enrolling on
flowers;
We have mountains and caverns, and
oceans and dells,
We have grottoes aud glens, where the
wood fairy dwells.
Oh. beautiful land, is the Southland we
a.. love!
There's none other so fair, meath tie blue
skies above.
We have bright groves of orange, and
clustering vines;
Reaching almost to cloudland the whis.
pering pines,
That so loftily rise, ever verdant and
grand,
Giant sentinels faithfully guarding the
land,
And thcy WOO the sweet breezes to kiss
them goodnight.
AS they murmur love tones in the fast
fading light.
We look back DER the past, aud we cannot
but feel
Just pang of tegret for the vanishing
veal,
Just one sigh for a country whose glory
has fled,
For Prosperity's grave, aud for Luxury
dead
But we see through the gloom, by the
light of tear
Other blossoms will bloom, other bless
ings appear,
And we know we have cori,e from the
Christening Iod,
Stronger, hrmer, more faithful, aud favor
ed OF Go1.
There are deep mines Of wealth in our
rich, fertile soil,
Which abundantly yield into patience
aud toll.
1ere the cotton and corn, and the rice
and the cane,
Every life serving species of fruit and of
grain,
FAY be ours, aud IN them what a wealth
is untold
{ in safer and quicker than caverns of
gold.
md the time soon will como, when our
farmers will own
III the implements helpful to industry
known.
,ut the Press has dtity in this work to
do,
{ they would totheir country be faithful
n all into Interests, Ss as aeil as political strife,
.et them try to make easy the laborers
life.
.et them try the best methods Of farming
to teach,
.gricultural journals bring into their
reach.
aiming time, ~ the t,sc of machinery,
to read,
oen our farmers will furnish us all that
we need.
he mechanical works need encouraging
too,
INTO whom can we fooa, worthy Press,
but to youf
that the fair blooming cotton
is found,
hould be heard, late and early, the
factory's sound.
es, Cur shnttles should fly, aiff our looms
should brifg forth,
abrics lovely and fair as are made in
the North.
lie hands, although weak, could with
work be supplied,
nd the bread that they need, they
themselves could provide,
here's a pow'r m our midst, that is
hidden away,
hat will bring to us blessings at no
distant day.
here is wealth In the land, and the
muscle and brain
f the strong men among Us, wort seek
il in vain.
here is God-given talent, unused or un-
known,
ust awaiting word, and encouraging
tone;
nd the Press must arise in its wonderful
might,
nd the slecpers awaken and urge TO the
right.
hen will Science shine forth with a
crown and star
nd fair Literature scatter her Jewels
afar.
ovely Art, for figh! all sublime, plume
her wing
nd sweet Pocsy new, charming urclodies
hen political strife, like poor wounded
bird,
n the distance receding will only be
heard,
hen will peace and prosperity over us
nd the South be epcircled' in glory
again.
outhern women arc true, men are gallant
and.brave,
nd their duty will do, their dear country
to save.
ct tis vow by the graves of our warriors
dead, ,.s.'
hat in paths of sweet peace we'll endeav-
or to tread,
bat we'll faithfully walk by the light
that Is given, D.. y
nly striving for right, only seeking for
heaven.
ut IL ever oppression or tyranny comes,
We will lie by your sides, for our honor
and homes
at we trust that no more shall o deluge
y of. blood,
vcrwhslm us beneath it's devastating
food
hat we ever this Eden Of earth may
1.atn1d