The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-23


sides, with their howery burden; the
clean clipt hedges of rose and box; the
green house of bright exotics; the lawns
of grasses and clover; the elm, cedar
and oak towering above; the flower beds
around with grayelled walks and drives
between, bear evidences that the spirits
Of taste and energy abide there.
The wealth and refinement of the peo-
pie here were far famed in days gone by,
and tho the war and its result swept most
Of the former from them the latter still |
holds its sway. The handsome homes
and many of the inmates still remain to
do honor to the heroic city.
4 palatial residence, upon terraced
square in the heart Of the city, attracts
| the attention of the visitor. 1t was
built at an immense cost, by the late
Frederick Stanton. The lofty columns,
marble entrance and massive doors are
of almost imperial magnifcence, On
the right of the spacious hall is trio Of
grand saloons with archways between.
A mantle of whitest marble adorns each
chimney, the delicate carvings of which
rise high on the walls above, coiling in
graceful tracery toward the ceiling,
showing to advantage, the work of the
Italian chisel. The furniture is in keep
ing with the rooms, massive and antique.
The carved mouldings which surround
the upholstery, and unknown now ex-
cept in these palaces of the past, are
relics of those that are gone.
The large gilt framed mirror and
thick velvet carpets, heavy curtain and
quaint, grand old family potrait belong
to the same period.
) The library and furniture bear the
: same stamp. The carved cases with
/, laden shelves and cabinets Of curiosities,
! give it the appearance of the grand
!. library of some great public institution
o The immense mirrorduplicates the hand
e some surroundings
This is but one of the many homes ol
: the classic city. Some are time stained
and grey, all are antique and grand
o Some are in the city, others around annie
!, the hills and dales of forest trees ant
! long hanging MOSES.
= There are Fair Oaks, Kenilworth
y Melrose, Ruthland, Devereux, Nam
!. moth, Arlington, the Mutt, Suchet and
4 Sargent places, and host of other
d with all their legendary associations.
le The cemetery is a quiet grove of fores
= trees, where the monuments of tn
= dead stand in yards of green grass an
m flowers. John A. Quitman is burie
II here.
=. "In pomp or Joys the palace or the gro
~ His country's image never was forgot
&c Just without the corporate limits is
ut private cemetery in which the remain
"a of Mrs, Sarah A. Dorsey were inferred
,o on beautiful hill, in sight of her chile
al hoods home--it is fitting spot for Il
'r, last resting place of so noble a woma
n In the glory of the past and the priC
i,e he of the future, at the old Sargent plac
en- sleeps s. s. Prentiss. He sleeps, sue
sc, men do not die. The old remember hi
of and the young imbibe those memorit
ief Recollcctions come,
-, lrs "Thick as the budding leaves, or rising flo
a. ers,
O'erspreads the land when spring deseen
,ev IN Shove s"
!. We stand beside the trec-canopi
tomb, while memory murmurs.
!. "Take from that proud banner t
c. star that glitters to the name of Miss
II sippi, but leave the stripe, fit emblem
W y her degradation"
nall No costly mausoleum encumbers
tire grave He needs none. A more fitti
roo. monument is his country's heart.
name and worth are craven there, 81
tered from the storms of time. A N
hty cat tomb marks his resting place, wit
,en- the bricls enclosure The large tr
hin draped with moss shelter the wild bi
-, which sing his requiem.
I'M Washington, six miles from Mattel
site, is perhaps the most historic place in
out sissippi. II territorial days it was
g capital, where the talent of the sol
- west so often gathered Jefferson
the lege is still flourishing with q fine ca
life. of professors and many students.
her was founded In 1918, burned in u
10. and rebuilt in the same walls.
~ In the extensive library are m
volumes dating far back into centa
and past. This college sent forth some of
eous most distinguished men. Among th
srr Jefferson Davis. Col j. +. II. Claibt
carnered much OF his knowledge j
aVeS and here Audubon laid up the lore
light which he is so renowned.
Lake Near by is the hill on which the
+bo+ deuce Of Gov. Robt. Williams St
80 ~ About the town are the sites, but
piuli the sites, Of the public officers Of
seats. day. A mound Of brick marks the
high where the Executive Mansion st
oring which Winthrop, Holmes, Claibt
Sargent and Others occupied du
their term Of Office. In the basel
ns ~ of nm old frame house is the room