The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-28
Clarke County.

Editor Patron. AS variety is the
spice Of life | will throw little in
your editorial bowl PRO bjno bublicO,
and should it prove of an inferior
quality or in any wise disagreeable
to the mental palate then you are at
liberty to dish it into the, waste
basket.
On Saturday the 18th inst. ere
Aurora had drawn aside the cur
tains of night to admit the light of
new day your humble servant
was up and making preparations to
attend the meeting of Bashi Grange,
of which he has been a member
since its organization i'll January,
1874, and regular attendant of its
meeting up to the time Of moving
to this place in October last. Since
which time he has visited it but once.
AT eleven o'clock the Hal was
reached, and assembled there was
the entire membership, save four
worthy Sisters, who was prevented
from attending from sickness or
other cause. Entire membership,
did | say? Yes, sir, that is the way
the Bashi members attend.
The meetings are too good, too
entertaining to be missed. No
member can afford to be absent
from any meeting of the Grange,
and | had been there but a short
while before | felt that l had missed
as many mental feasts as l had
missed meetings of the Grange.
In Hall comfortably filled with
true and faithful Patrons, l felt that
every one present was not only a
fraternal brother or sister, but a
true friend and well wisher.
In Hall where | learned to be
Granger, and where learned
others the way to the Masters
office; in Hall where |, as A. S.,
in days now past, had cast shy
| chances at the L. A. S., and where
we, as we came to understand each
other better, each promised to assist
the other over the rugged field of
life; then with the pleasures Of the
last seven years rushing with the
rapidity of thought before me,
very naturally cast my eye to the
stations of the L. A. S., my Stew
ardess was not there. No, sir, she
at home with the baby Yet, Bashi
Grange had Stewardess. But
just here a brother rose in his place
and with as much ease as lawyer
could have commanded said, ssWor-
thy Master, / move we adjourn for
| Mnch"
In ten minutes we were in the
beautiful grove and had gathered
around the great Grange table,
which however did not groan be-
cause of its load of good things, for
be it understood that during the past
seven years the occurrence has been
SO frequent that it has learned to
bear its burdens without a murmur:
after thanks had been offered to
The Giver of all good by the Wor-
thy Chaplain, we proceeded to m
load the table, and | can bear wit
ness that lunch was not only pleas
ant to the eye but also sweet to the
| taste.
After eating a good dinner and
enjoying for an hour the sweets that
social life affords we repaired to the
Hall and the Stewardess introduced
maid (under sixteen) such a lovely
and perfect manner, that any
Grange might be proud of such an
efficient officer Other degrees were
conferred, a.id the minutes show that
Il, ee names Were added to the roll
OF Numbers at that meeting.
Hold your quill long enough to
tel me, sir. that four miles from this
| place is located Rural Grange, a
twin to Bashi, and although there
were eighteen brothers (Granges)
IN this county, but these two stood
the test, the others all tainted by the