The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-12
From Oar Lsaors Correspondent.
sHEppanDrowS, Leaore Co,

in April sunshine as the past week h''s
been2
Some hard rains have worried the
farmers no little, but notwithstanding
this. corn is growing finely, ami the COY II
ton is peeping from the ground on AZ
most every plantation. Inc forests ar
dense with their new green leaFes-lhpe
wild vines are twining about the tut
of the great trees, while the CIR Is TO-
lent with the perfume OF the Nal,or
flowers which are 20 be seen ef'
where. ..tad
The bright hued birds which m'grdI:eu
during the colder months to the ttop,0
have returned to their summer haun,s'
aud now the woodlands rlng Win lle
clear notes of thousands of forest song
s,ers "Whv is it." little child asked
TO dav. THAT the male bird sings sweet
est and has the prettiest festhers IL
was a question which was not satisfacto-
risiy answered. Perhaps he reels lreer'
has fewer cares and more vanity than
the other sex. He has cultivated g'it
which nature bestowed because display
of some eind is necessary TO ms anlol
ton and nature is always KIND. Du'
then his beautiful plumage, 50 gay,
bright with glints at blue, red ana goii
Arain. nature saw his neeiS ana contrib
uted to his happiness, she brigatensd
his life by adjoining his person; llis
taste is strikingly like that OF has amman
brother, the town dude.
Well. the big bear is in the woods
again near the tOwn-SheP pirdtoNa-
rhat ouaint yiilakin with its store, gro
cerv. tavern, biacksm "a and wood shop;
saw and grist mill, telephone pole aud
nig.sty. A hog was heard down IN the
woods back of Major Ms residence, as
| if in the agonies of death. y teN RAPID
strides and a leap brought the
! Major to the spot. The bear retreaJed,
leaving his dying prey, a large hog,
| weighing go pounds, stretched at ieagth
| OF the grouad, lacerated ana bleeding,
He stopped at short distance, fe;trtH
upon his hind legs aud. looked ter2cio3S-
ly back. The longer ha looked, me
bigger he grew grew taller ana
str4ighter and broader, biacker, wiser
aud fiercer. His eyes gistened and his
laws opened and smut, and the MAYOR
being unarmed and alone, returned TO
the house. sent for the neighbors, called
tae dogs, loaded the rifles and lnaugu-
rated bear hunt The rain came. up,
the trail was lost. That night the bear
returned, carried the hog into the lake,
|
and went back % the brakes. ester
day he returned, killed another hog and
escaped as before But vengeance IS
sworn and the marauder will yet 5e cap
tuIed.
We had a delightful picn aud fish
fry on Messy Lake Buggias and car
riaees, horses and mules were brought in
to requsition to convey the gay parties
TO the lake, while wagons with servants
: and provisions followed. The dag was
bright and delightful. The long gray
moss hung in festoous over the heads OF
the disciples Of Izaak Walton as they
, drew the fIttering trout and perch from
the silverv waters before them The
trees were casting lengthening shadows
when dinner was announced, aud the
gay and happy crowd assembled on the
green sward around the feast spread MID
grass and flowers Exercise aud ri
+ early morning start from home had
quickened the appetite. Youth and
n beauty enjoyed the occasion, which wa
e one that will long be remembered b,
E some Of the youthful party at least, anc
] all of the older ones. II has been sajc
+ that under twenty-five we have hearts
/ afterwards stomachs To close observer
: at this feast the truth OF the cid adage
! was verified. 1t was love feag; and Z
: feast of plenty.
. Way of here ~ the Yazoo Valley, We
y hear but little OF that narrowing theme
politics Yet the effect is felt-that is
by the ladies When a man goes int
: politics he and the world seem to think
. 1t does not concern his wife in the least
!, 1t will be hard to make q woman believe
+ it is no concern of hers after her husband
!, mas once been out "politicing.' The
g plantation falls to her charge. The new
& railroad is being built, and the trdmps
are aorosd, aud the "man with the gun
), Is absent. Think of it--then dare think
d it is no concern OF hers.
Mr. Cleveland said women were not po
: iitical factors, that is, they were thoughts
Let him undeceive imself by adding toe
many noughts on to his political calcu-
ton, he will see how the factors will
! double and treble behind his weak Us
+ one until they become thousands and
! tens of thousands The Louisville
postmistrcss business Is fair Sa uple OF
: results.
: There is another cloud above the hori
D zon, growing steadily, deeper. fuller
/ more threatening. There is but one
r class benefited by 1.-THE single ladies'
The married ladies have representatives
: and the widows rights are always at
tended to. Now what will result from
this woman suffrage cloud when it bursts
over the land She will be sure
enough factor then, and for aught we
know, may head The second period.
. Somebody has said, and | know it was
naughty, ugly old bachelor Or an
!, Oxford Sophomore student, that it will
do no harm for women to have the ballot,
provided the ballot boxes be located in
the millinery stores on election DAYS.
The new styles Of course would be on
/ hand and the polls would close ere they
| were aware.
The feeling of Indignation has been
somewhat rife among the ladies of the
State in regard to this Department seed
business, and it has made sufIragists of a
good many. The gardens and flower
beds of the married women are .eaming
with young vegetables and flowers from
the Washington Department. The small
boys of this district have initial heds
formed by seeds being planted in the
shape of L. @. c., j. H. c. and E. c. w.
They are beautiful and theselittle fellows
look upon them and dream of the dis
tant time when they will be in Washing
A
ing initial flower beds il Mississippi.
The widows and old maids held an in
dignatiOn mass meeting. Both have been
| neglected Their gardens are growing
the weeds of the community free OF
charge. They named candidate FOR
The United States Senate next time.
The widows supported him by acclama-
tion-one and all. But the maiden
ladies drew down their mouths. they
sneered at his name, they said thev
would boycott him, that he should not
be elected, that they would never get
any garden or flower seed or ANYTHING
else from Washington All would 20 10
the widows, to dead saw mill certainly
No they could not stand that The
widows maintained their position Tbe
old maids bolted and broke up the con
vention.
The old maids have not named their
| candidate yet. They are awaiting the
! coming man, who never has come. They
have never had a champion. They
know not on whom to rely. There is no
corral left for them but the Suffrage
Corral. Then the candidates will be
champions, and with Don Quixotic
ardor charge saw.milIs instead of wind |
mills. Take courage-there is glorious
future
Catherine Cole said before the Wo.
mans Suffrage Association, that the |
women OF Mississippi got all they asked |
do not know where the aforesaid lady /
got her Information, but / do know al |
ieast dozen women who have asked |