The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-08-06
Wayslde Notes.
Editor Brookhaveu Leader

GNAtOA DIbthuaNtu At&lCl
Business and pleasure recently
took me to the valley of the Peal
| have concluded tust brief nara.
tive Of some Of the incidents of nv
pleasant journeyings may prove OF
interest to a number Of your read.
ers. The evening Of our departure
from your city was exceedingly
sullry. the sun b'szing tiercely IRON
a cIoudless sky, unrelieyed by
the slightest whisper If breeze
\ shor; stop was therefore made
at Larkins Bridge while We
procured cool drink of water from
the neighbOring spring, and after
yards rassed the ford and passing
the well cultivated farms of Stokes
Allen and Captain Maxwell, soon
after drew rein at Mr.. Bardwel's
place three miles from town. We
found this venerable old farmer hoe
in hand at work in bis cotton field,
seeming instead Of suffering from
the intense heat, to be enjoying the
golden food of sunshine We asked
him if the weather did not prove
oppressive TO one of his years
'Oh, no. he choerifully replied.
could not live without heat. Hot
weather is good for oil folks and
cotton and he struck away at th,
grass like he WAS killing snakes
He remarked if it had not been for s
few days of sickness he would not
J have single blade Of grass. He
has an excellent crop nearly al
made By his own labor, and ht
seventy. Yeas of age. What g
pralseworthy example of industry tC
The younger, generation Regreting
that time would not allow us to stoI
and see those good citizens and in
dustrious farmers Keenan, and Alex
ander Davis, whose crops from th,
roadside present a most flOurishinl
appearance, about ten miles out, WI
turned off 10 the right and soor
reached the residence of 10 Max
well. Before the war this place wa,
one OF the most popular resorts OF
Fair River. Maxwell was thel
quite wealthy, and he dispensed tt
all corners the most generous hos
pitaIlty. He is now old AM
. somewhat dccrepid; but well do W
: remember him in the prime 0
manhood, when his cheerfulness an
, BON hOmmie seemed TO commun
: iCate itself to the very atmOsphcr
around him, AT that day no hand
sOmCr or stronger man could b
found in all the country round
= May Heaven bless the dcchnin.
; years Of this good man We spcn
) a half hour in listening to incl
Joe pleasant conversation, but hat
to decline his cordial invitation t
spend the night.
We meet with Mr.. Rollins, VIII
lives with his venerable and wei
; known father-in law Parson Bale,
and be invited Us to 90 by and par
take of apples and cider, of whlcI
he has a great abundance The az
plies are large, ripe and luscious, AM
you can guess that the cider from
such apples must be immenscl,
acknowledgements fit fo- the gods
He probably has on the trees tw
hundred bushels of apples of differ
cnt varieties. Pushing on we fordcC
Fair River and passing through tn
old fields for mile and ascendin!
the pine-clad hills, We reached tn
school house where Professor Nul
iins teaches one of the largest ant
hest schools in the county. On
previous visit we had by Invitation
If MI. Mullins listened with pleas
ure to some OF the exercises of thi.
fine school.
Having been previously invited
to spend the night at The home o
Mr. V. b. KEGS, we drove on ~
the steep graNelly hills, and passing
through bis well cultivated farm
with ils high stake and rider fence,
and numerous selfopening gates
reached his house as the sun, attend
ed by few yellow and purpl,
clouds, was disappearing .a the
west We met with a cordiaI wei
come from him and his excellent
wife, and spent the night surround
ri by every comfort that any trav
eler could wish. Mr. KEGS, when
a mere youth, entered the army anG
fought through the long and blood,
struggle till the curtain was rung
down on the great tragedy al
Appomattox. lie then withou,
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