The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

or this week. This day Is as bean
tiful and full Of sunshine as May.
Children and other yonng folks aud
older ones ont to. day look happy
aud tull of bounding health. We
begin TO feel the Christmas times
approaching. Even the bells, as
they give out their Musical
chimes, seem to ring out tho glad
tidings of great JOY. The children
are wondering and prophesying
what old Santa CLAUS is going TO
bring them. | hear that there IS
going to be a Christmas tree IN the
NJ. e. church here. The new Meth
odist church at Piatoua was dedl-
Gated Yesterday. MI. McVoy, from
Meridian, was present.
| see 50 many letters commenda-
tory OF the Gull Coast and IT'S ad-
v~aiItages, that | am constrained TO
again mention the possible future
OF this part of the country. Sltn-
ated along the northern road, the
country is AT a high altitude above
the coast arid naturally free from
malaria. We have not had any
chills and fever here, But mean
to merton What has been done
here ia the pine woods IN the way
of corn and cotton. Several farm
ers here lave made am average OF
twenty and twenty-five bushels OF
corn per acre. Two or three near
hero have made cotton average 4
half bale: notably, ON Mr.. Dan1
Stewards place was made three
bales on Ave acres. The only ferti-
lizer was cotton seed meal at a cost
OF four dollars per acre.
Mr.. Allen Rawls has fine fruit
orchard under way his pear trees
look splendid. On his orchard, he
has about eight hundred peach
trees, and about three hundred
pear trees-the latter being mostly
the Le Conte with some Bartletts.
In With the rest he has some acres
of straw berries. Mr.. Rawls is one
of our practical men. While he IS
trying his hand on frnit he don't
neglect the hog and hoininy. The
pot has to boil if the plow stops.
Abundance of potatoes and some
fat pigs in the pen, with a crib full
of corn don't look much like hard
times. We have many others here
of the same sort. 1t gives me
pleasure to mention among them
Mr.. james p. Smith, (oaf own Pop
lar JIM a generous hearted ol'
man aud Aunt Polly; his wife, we
all know TO be full Of open handed
hospitality; Mr.. Hiram Smith, just
below, We reekonamong the most
solid men aud Mr.. James Bilbo,
who has oneot the heatest farms III
the country. 1t were Il needless
task to mention all who have sue
ceeded to prove that farming i'll our
pIney woods dces pay.
On IL visit to New Orleans the
other day who should | run ur with
but p. X. 1t is wonderful bow that
man nefpclnates himself OF course
/ wouldn't hint that he was ANY
WAYS old, you know, but tlien low
is it that henever looks any OldetS
| really believe he does look young
er now than when he was captain In
Streets cavalry just a few Years
ago. | bear he has gone to "Fleri-
dy." 1t must be there lie has found
HAT lount of perpetual yigor. L. Is.
we salute you and when this geuer
alton passes over their cheeks WI
hope you will be more kind to the
next, and reveal to them that foul-
tam OF everlasting Spring.
Meeting Capt. June POltevent, he
informed me lie had pefchased SOME
land on the North Eastern and IN
tended to erect a large saw mill.
In company with him aHd Mr.. Car
yer, from sweet old Gainesville, we
went to the new basin aud aboard
the steamer Earl. There we found
that Jolly old captain, w. j. Polite
vent as tull of huntet's yarns aud
other stories as old DavJ Crockett,
The steamer, Elrl, will soon be on
her way up Pearl river carrying
stores for merchants and fertilizers
tor farmers. Hanging up in co
Spiouous place in the Earl's cabin,
is The picture OF a little fellow who
looks every Inch an earl, aud is the
uicture of Il favorite grandson OF
he old captain. But | soon tire oil
the noise of the town aud the rust
of men and women, and soon hit
me back to The hills so far away.
To day l met Mr.. Brent, from
Hattiesburg. He tells me lbatt the
people there have implicit conf
demre in the q. s. s. l.. road, and
bv the middle of January n string
rluf e%onyicts will he on the way to
tile seashore. Haltiesburg TOLL
/, thimk in about a year they will rifle
blown TO the Coast, get adinuer oil
reddish, crabs and oysters, ahe
back home 10 broil yenison aud
5 streak of lean and a streak OF ia
r for supper. Well, it nearly takel
| the taste out of my mouth TO thihk
J Of the work, IT done, being done b.
fkliose people with striped clothel
Lon.
/. 1 meant to tell you something
about the p. r. B. r. r. narros
E enage but will have to stop, for
know you are tired, and it YOU ain
1 am. AANo0.