The Osceola times., 1882-03-04
SDsreOla Rain Drops.
up to the hour of going to press
the river fell 3 inches.

The John B. Maud, down last
night. reported 10 inch fall at Cairo.
A deer was caught in the river,
in sight of town, last Wednesday.
= Buffalo fish are nouncing in the
back water, and the daily laborer
had rather starve than to spear one.
MIR. James Ward, who has been
absent for short time at Pecan Pt.,
returned last Wednesday night, and
isquite i'll.
We open our forms to announce
that Mr.. james Ward died last night
at ~ o'clock.
In 1875 when we had an over
flow in midsummer and the crops
were destroyed, the voices of the
saviours of the laborer were not heard
in Mass meeting then--Oh no! It
was an of-year.
When You hear a yell that re-
minds you Of war times, when rab-
bit would run through the soldiers
camp, you can just bet your boots
somebody has dropped into the over
fow.
Game of every description has
been driven in to the high grounds
where they fall an easy prey to the
hunters. The people have been lit
orally feasting on venison, turkey,
rabbit, duck, squirrel, and other
game. If the meal sack holds out,
there is no danger of starving.
"A man who came up from the
lower end Of the county during the
week, when asked about the condi-
tion of the water down there replied:
"Plenty Of d-d-dry-land and good
l-l-l-li-quor by Cd. DIN your
t-t-town, ! had to pay one dollar to
get across the river and s-s-s-sevnty
cents for a pint before could get
drink this morning"
When the time came for us to
climb that persimmon tree, we found
several ahead Of us, so we just NOV
ed into our office, and we doubt if
there Is such looking outfit in the
state; the press serves as dining
table, the imposing stone as a kitchen
table, while the beds for family of
six occupy all the available space; the
dishes, pots, knives and forks &c are
slowed away in the hell box. Still
we are happy.
To show how Independent some
starving" people are, last Sunday
and Monday, while the Levee was
momentarily expected to break, and
every man who felt an interest at
stake was shoveling and wheeling dirt
like a gopher to strengthen the weak
places. substitutes could not be hired
at any price; and yet lots of laboring
men were sauntering along the levee
watching those who were at work.
Starvation presents some curious
phases at times.
A little calculation on the num-
Der of people who are in a "starv-
ing" condition in Mississippi County
according to that Mass (D Meeting"
may not be uninteresting: 60 per
cent of 5000, (the population of this
County,) is 4,SOO-allowing the Gov
ernment would place at the disposal
of /" that Committee so cent each,
per day, would be s2,400; multiply
this by so days and you have the
neat little sum of $l44,00O. A very
modest request indeed, when we
consider that it is all wanted in "dol-
lars and cents" No bread, no meat!
Two young men who were beating
their way on steamer and put off
here, stole dug-out belonging to
DIR. ]. T. Jones of Chickasawba, and
proceeded on their way down the
river. The craft was soon missed,
and officers in pursuit. Since then,
the two young men of nautical aspi-
rations have contributed largely of
force and muscle towards strength
ening the levee. They hail from
Memphis, and are respectfully con-
nected.
To the friends who so kindly
profIered TO take us in out of the wet
after the waters entered our residence
last Sunday, we tender our sincere
thanks. We fortunately had our of,
fee floor out of reach Of the flood
and have managed to get along ad'
mirably. There were others who
were not so fortunately situated