The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-09
BoGUE CHITTo AND HER
PEOPLE.
A New Convert to Prohibition and
His Experience with the
Drink Demon.

Please permit me through your
columns to say few words relative
TO Bogue Chitto, her citizens, her late
school and its termination; in doing
so l do not propose to attempt any
exoneration as relates to myself, but
am con fi6ent fair statement OF
facts will free every one else who
may have been instrumental in the
business, from every vestige OF cul-
pability. l repeat that this result
will be accomplished to the satisfac-
ton of all fair minded, reasonable
and honorable men, l am not iguo-
rant of the fact that there are ever
to be found some in every communi-
ty who, without wisdom, set them
selves up as oracles, and he who
transgrcsses their narrow ideas of
propriety is doomed; and though
often such are ravenOus wolves 10
sleeps clothing, they manage by
hypocritical cant, pharisaical de-
pertinent and sanctimonious de-
meanor to impose on many of their
fellow men and create mountains
out of mole hills-they claim there
are certain sins which must neces-
sarily damn the souls of men,
whereas others of blacker hue may
be practiced with comparative i'm
punity. Such monsters OF men
never forgive him they dislike, and
never condemn whom they like, if
indeed, they arc capable Of liking
anything but what pampcrs to their
vicious and satanical tastes,
thoughts and conspiracies against
The happiness Of their fellow beings.
To such these lines are not intend
ed; but they are designed for the
noble, intelligent and truly Christ
ian. For those who, while they see
the faults and foibles of others are
conscious of criminal weakness in
themselves, and overlook, so far as
consistent with honor, the sins of
others, as they would have theirs
pallated by their fellows.
Bogue Chitto, as every one likely
TO see this is aware, is about equi-
distant from Brookhaven and Sum
init and on a rivulet by its name.
The Wesson- Money Mills are doing
considerable business and ship their
lumbe from that point. From the
railroad the better buildings of the
place are not easily distinguishable.
Neither the business nor the place
are commensurate with the intelli-
gence of her merchants and other
citizens. There is something lack
ing but am unable to say what it
is, but am sure it is not ability in
the merchants, and so much faith
have l in their integrity, that feel
confident many farmers would find
it to their interest as we'll as con-
venience to do their trading there,
and build up town Of which they
might soon have just cause to be
proud. / know no reason that
Bogue Chitto should not become a
favorite resort in summer for those
who like fishing and hunting, and
are able to crafty their passion for
these sports.
None would expect to find the
amount of intelligence, beauty and
various accomplishments to be found
here among the fair sex. She seems
to possess these in an unusual de-
gree. Many of them sing as though
they we're accustomed to the softest
and most dulcet strains that ever
waited from the most delicate ol
Grecian harps. One of the matrons
can perform on the piano in a way
that would do honor to q palatial
mansion of city, while others,
younger, perform with great taste
and skill. re ,,.e..r .. ..-s ,,,
The children are bright, intelli,
gent and learn rapidly. Ht
| Now we come to the school.
Sometime in July we arrived in
Bogue Chittc, an applicant for a
school that had just been abandoned
by another teacher, aud it was kind
ly given us by the citizens. 1t was
an uuexpired public school. l had
been teaching some time before
learned that in all probability |
would not realize more than seven.
/ tv- five cents on the dollar. vet I con.