The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-08-20
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The following Il part N u letter
run Oregon, written by Mt Nv
Schmidt, eho recently went ihefe
fpf hla health
FaiHfinlp, Oar,, July n, II,
FaifSn CRoCKRffi
While yml, this morning. are
probably seeking 4 cool nook In
The garden, longing for 4 glass Of
"soda" and matchmaking hot
weather and the brutal fuilian who
mildly inicffugnics. "isn't II
wafmf" ! am seated nigh unto a
roaring big fire, listening to the
pa,ier upon the roof Of the nowisc
gentle ralndrop,, and wishing my.
sclf back In the land Of Dixie. 4
would not advise any friend TO
come here for either health wealth.
happiness or wisdom, unless he be
broad-shouldercd, brawny-istcd,
and Of the endurance of d Mcxi.
can mustang, mentally as we'll as
physically. Farming, | am told,
pays well but land costs from $40
to $40 per acre-clcarcd land $40,
timbercd $Io. II costs So; to $50
per acre 10 grub and fence land.
Whisky-selling, from what have
seen, pays better. A little town,
five miles away, supports 4 or s
groggcries and > or 4 drug stores,
and has only 400 inhabitants. AT
such places the intelligent y white
laborers and modest farmers con-
gregate on the GLORIOUS" 4th, or
other patriotic day, with SIS or
20 in their pockets, and to prove
their "lyalty" to the best govern
ment the world ever saw, get on a
grand iamboree, which lasts till
their money is gone and their shirts
pawned to the saloon man for
"blue-ruin.' When this acme of
"lyalty' is reached, being free
having no mortgage (;) resting
upon them to regulate their COM
ing or going, as has the poor,
bencighted, ,much-to-be- -pitied"col-
ored man and brother" ono, un-
hampered, even by a shirt, takes
himself to the wife and children,
wishing for a "cow that'd give
such milk and another, in all the
majesty Of that freedom for which
fathers fought, blcd and died"
hires offto work for SIS or $40
per month, or, during harvest.
SI.oo per day and board, which
latter sometimes means eat and
sleep at the "big house, but more
frequently that his "hash" will be
dishcd ont to him in Il fence corner,
and at night be allowed to dream
of the gods or his sweetheart and
rest his weary limbs upon the new
mown and sweet-scented Tor other
wise) hay in the barn. Alas. the
poor colored man! When re-
member the many ills to which he
is subjected-mortgaged, compell-
ed to work, when he is so inclined,
8 or ) hours a day, to buy whisky.
tobacco, Ohio bacon, and such
other luxuries as he may wish, to
vote the Republican ticket. and to
eat and sleep in the "li,tle old log
cabin" (no airy loft or new-scent-
cd hay is his couch), | am quite
sad yea, ! mourn, even as Rachel
OF old, because there are not more
Wears and vicaresses ofNew Eng
land fanatic extraction to lead the
unfortunate sons and daughters OF
Ham out of the land of the Philis-
tines, kuklux, shot-guns, "black-
snakes and aristocrats, and into
the haven Of all good-Kansas, or
other like loyal and happy hunting
grounds. This is not altogether
imaginative, for ] saw the drinking
and shirt-pa Sning, and have been
told by Oregonians Of the wages,
eating and sleeping. The weather
is quite variable in this particular
portion OF Gods vineyard. To-day
Il has been cool, the thermometer
indicating the various degrees be-
tween S and 10. Yesterday when
] got u9-about Tit was below
60; at 10 o'clock, was in the Sos ;
at &. was above 90, and about Q p.
M, was again below 20. During
most Of the time | have been here
! have slept underneath two double
! blankets and a quil,--one or two
nights ! have leit Of one OF the
, blankets. We're back again in
: old Mississippi. would remain
there-l intend to return this fall
or next spring, unless procure a
! "fat" bunk.
Harvesting has begun, though
the rain is causing il hcreabouts tc
20 slow. | have seen one reapei
in operation. Quite novel to on,
like myself. Haven't applied fol
. a job. Don't think l'dlike it-no
even driving. three to eight horses
5 being required TO pull the things
5 1t Is said the yield will range from
10 to IS bushels to the acre, ans
aa,a from ,o 90 IN P,,i, h ,;non