The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
q Boltonian Reports Bolton on a
Boom.


DEAR ALIEN: Your letter, after TAX
ing a tour almost as protracted as Mark
Twain's Tramp Abroad, fell into Uncle
Bakers hands to-day, and thence into
mine. Suppose, to avoid these inexpli-
cable meanderings, we crave permission
to continue our correspondence through
the columns Of The CLARION, with
which great dignitary Uncle Sam him
self dare not tamper. Yet wouldn't we
feel cheap if our lucubrations were to
be cast into the memorable jaws of that
awful monster, the Waste Basket, and
wish that we could disappear into that
hole of nothingness Talmage spoke of in
the Liederkranz Hall the other night IN
New Orleans.
If they should shine out in our great
State paper though, would'n it stimu-
late Us to stir up our faculties and pre-
vent an utter s.agnation of ideas, if
there are any lying dormant i'll our
mental caiibre.
1t woud do us great deal Of good
however, if we just did Mt affect the
consequential airs Of a scho0l-boy mar
sinai at examination exercises; or set
our teeth too deep in when we back-bite
a neighb0r; or expose too openly fault
that Is real, of another; or irrevOcably
cast still another into social ostracism
And this leads me to express my sor
row, and vet amusement also. at your
w0eful description Of Mrs. DIS visit
though it was too bad TO have you rob
bed of so much time, simply to hear the
enumeration of an0ther's carefully nurs-
ed troubles. l often moralize, though
y9iniy, over the fact that there are so
many people who actually so love to
have something to complain Of, thai
they will borrow pack of troubles to
wear across their back, unmindful of
the fact that they will find them as
hard to throw off as Sinbad did to get
rid of the old man Of the sea!
/ know the lady well Of whom you
speak. She is one Of many, my dear,
who constantly imagine themselves
wTonged by everybody else; that they
endeavor to do right, yet things are
always getting wrong, and that they
ought to have more of the good things
of this life, etc. How strange it is, so
few people ever stop to think in their
vain longing after the unattainable,
that: they have exactly what they de-
serve.
In return for ingratitude and neg!ecr
of the Almighty, do they expect Him to
open His hands and shower down bless
ings innumerable upon them? Why
their best friends whom they think
oftener Of, than Him, won't do that!
Whenever | see people turning their
thoughts exclusively upon the silver
service some friend possesses, or the
carriage and horses owned by another,
or the finer dress of a neighbor, | al
ways say at once, it's not the wealth
that's lacking, but the mind
There is little jewel, my dear, you may
fashion with your own hands and wear
upon your bosom more precious than any
gem ever flung from old ocean, or sun
dered from the ribs of the earth-it is
contentment. But for fear you will
| think ! am falling into regular Julia
/ Ward Home lecture, will desist. Do
write me some news from dear old
1 Clinton-that Sleepy Hollow that every
/ now and then has convulsiye shudder
/ and throws up a new house, or a chicken
coop, or a believing brass horn, and
thinks It's done something wonderful!
Not that / mean to be poking actual
fun at this classic city,-oh, nol-there
are ties that bind me to it closer than
gordian knot--but don't you know
what was said in Clinton about
Bottoms going down, sure to become a
dead town, etc? Well, and Tn a Boil
tonian. And the town is on a boom,
it is all right. Just bring your capital
here and invest, and you will see. There
4 is not a vacant house here now, while
many a one is in demand, and the bust
ness portion of the town is rapidly i'm
proving under the hands of those enter
| prising gentlemen, Messrs. Williams &
Williams, and Todd & Birdsong.
| know you will be delighted to hear
that Mr. w. NJ. 5. has purchased the
Robinson residence-for who more de
serves the good things of this life than
so energetic and popular a gentleman
and his charming wife who can sc
gracefully dispense the hoipitalities Of
her new home.
Mr. Geo. Mel. has purchased the resi-
dence of DR.. j. and will soon render it 8
4 pleasant home for his beautiful yonns
wifC-you will remember her as a sistel
of Mrs. G. who is so loved aud admired
by all in Bolton.
We have lost, however, one of ouI
brightest social stars, Mrs. Lucian NJ.
who has removed TO the country,
Hoping soon to hear from our sister Cit
Clinton, toward which really bear M
malice, | am very truly,
KITTY WAGGoNER.