The Magnolia gazette., 1886-07-16

1 ~ As wendell nay way thinking
on tho superatitions Of the an
clients, comparing their manner Of
worship and the objects Of their
alteration with the effulgence of
the Christian, / was somewhat
surprised and perhaps a little
frightened, at hearing groan ut
tered near me. / looked around,
and by the pale glimmering hight
Of a few struggling beams Of day,
discovered that | was just opposite
the graveyard near Pine Ridge.
The groan had scarely died away
in the distance, when to my SUI
preme terror sepulchral voice
from neglected brier-covered
grave near by thus addressed me !:
I"Mortal man what doest thou
here at early dawn?" Terror
unspeakable, almost paralized my
sensess my knees smote togeth-
er, my hair stood on end, my
tongue refused to perform its
customary functions. / moved
not, but stood peering into the
dim Pickering and uncertain light
of the dawn vainly essayipg to
4 discover the object thus address
ing me. | could perceive nothing
and was just beginning to collect
my scattered senses, when he
4 ghastly. svoiee continued: ssAIor-
Etal. man, hass1 II away from this
/ community, 90 quickly, life is
i uncertain, sand death is sure; ii
4 you do notsreturn to a fiercei. eli
mate whore life Is II ore Spreeari-
GUS, at. Least, go into a commtliii-
,ty wheree.the proper respect is
shown fort Il grave yard Eyes,
canSinqeT snly spectral monitor,
4 cast your lotin0 neighb orilood
whore kind hands, actuated BY
the prolnptings of Christian
hearts, Will annually scatter fow-
ers. over your graves when you
are gone where the silent cityof
i the dead.5is considered d sacred
place. Where bareheaded bulls
do not BAIT new-made graves, nor
A filthy swine rout over the last
resting place of the frail form Of
4 decayiag humanity. HearlScn
weak mortal, and ponder well
what you hear. Here we lie ST.
lent brotherhood and sistrrhood,
connected By ties as hard to
break as the bonds Of even death
| itself. |" ssYes, continued the
ghastly voice, here we lie silent
| in death while our fathers and
mothers, sisters and brothers,
sons and daughters, besides those
who in life, claimed us by the
sacred tie of friendship, almost
daily pass by our silent neglected
and dilapidated resting-place /;
| they pass us by andnothing
| more
The voics, with mournful ca
dence, as ifsshedding asorrowful
tear of regret dird dimly away.
| A slight rafting in the grave as of
dry bones, and all was silent.
/ The birds began to chirp forth
their matin praises, the rient
assumed a more roseate hue; my
| feeling of terror subsiding was
succeeded BY one Of more conf
dence. / was enabled to returi,
home, pordering as | went on the
truthfulrcss Of spectral Y ises.
A hot breakfast entirely ristosc:5
my equininiity, and after pron,is-
ling myself to never get-up before
sunrise again ! hasten tp make
known through the columns Of
the AsGazette" my strange adj
venture. EMERY.
i Pine Ridge fourishes. t'rops good,
corn especially fine; cotton Just ont of
the grass, but looking we'll.
i Every thing looks so pleasing, aud
the prospects so flsttering. that the slti
Residentef, whose face HAS, been innocent
!, OF nny thing like a good. healthy smile
eyer since The surrender occasionally.
spreads out his countenance in broad
grin that is "Clild like and bland'' aud
some OF the boys, ia The neighborhood
whose characters for yeracity are not
first class, assert publicly they haye
heard the old fellows smile aleud, /
have soma doubts about tins, although
itmay be so. F
+ The darkey ana his inevitable dog are
E-b9ih on ir,nd, epch improving in looks
IL m anticipation of the hippy TIMES
inst aheaaq t,s;i eg,s ~
The Jolly "QqIlpa Pusson," Lasks ia
the Burning rays yof flie meridiau sun,
vi.iIe the sweat gs5laFs i d great bends on
bis forehead. sgliaSt With ease aud alacl
rity to hisss@ s'sdHfse,l cheeks theucs
10 hls clothes straightforward The
blue bottle onzzAs Iazily round his face
l a .