Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-11-08

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81 harsh note 81 a Eraa.hoprer; PER-
bars once In a long while a frightened
lack-rabhli might bound away OF .
hock ~ prairie chickens 20 OF with a
whirr, then again yea might and a
oonVenicui SCAT On the great hroad
whitehead skull ~ buffalo. which
arr found ali over the prairie; and
listen Tor an hour ara hear No
sound, lest happily yea wrre u that
gentle nature which could catch the
shnanwy strains - thai los sNest mu.
sie which sometimes family romc- IL
~" soliiudes ~ the great plains n
spirit ~ sume lust, wandering malaag.
cntniug owes ~. Foiaea rod and par
pie prairie balm from nobndy knows
where IKE the ringing ~ far-olF
churvh hvlis, az dying strains - some
invisible ufthrstra far awAy In the
hay vuut ulpoyr you
The sun urn-c la the morning twice
~ natural sifr, a. arru through enc
hazy atmosphere. somstimes I'D.
sotastimes ike gold Only IN the
middle ~ the day fnr few huurs did
y shino with ans thlng like Il. urea.-
tomed mid-coutineut clearu~.a A. h
@hnk toward the west again II rrcw
rcd and large. Ike thc mll moon. IL
aid net hurt your eyes a. lnnk IA Il.
aud q grew Htili larger and a more
rich b."oi rel a. 10 sank 10 the Gar.
awny harifuu Sometimes There mIelt
lir q small hauk ~ clouds little above
thr horizon. ~ perhaps a long. narrow
cloud. whigh would d. lkg har
urrus~ th, sumo fnre for q moment
n Z sank loNcf "a -crmrd u4urr and
m"rr Iik" q grrat plying ryg hooking
down ni us. and a. it- broad blood -r,,l
disk Ia-t touched shat lnuked like the
western rdg, ~ the world II -osmc, g.
lr.u-e iur q mumeHt a. II "a take uua
last iuuk. And fair land IA "a. a.
lo"k ~. thHugh lonely and half uut 81
ihc world Down hy She river. whieh
whndrr- D -,rP,ntin, .Jur-v. bat
q little drprr--,I holow the sur
is'r ul ths prairie, grew arro- 10
wild sluHuwrr-. higher than a nnu
bead. mnk.HE great h-lds a. gold
whirh, when tHr w.ud ramr. rH-,
and f.. la golden billou. Tho,
srrmed tn Eruu ,,,ryu hyrr. bat rank
"a urHr che r.trr. whrrr they malr
inndsssp. in yv..Bu O-ra-iuual nock.
81 garruIous hI4rkbird- pvryhed Boz
their Stout hran,hr- and rose ana foiI
Sith them. and hcld spirited di-cu--
sion concerning their nprrua,hInn
southern trip uthsr bird. vsr, tpw
Sometime a hawk capped hi. way lu
great cIr..ts -u faf up d. tn ssrm little
bot q -pggk against ths light blue ny
H. sides che -uuHuwrrs there Nas a
rHll NHa ErnN Ing almost every
whrrv. hair q durrn yariei.ss. and oh.
go yellow foN,r-, MANY ~ them uut
very a'.iaut Relatives. aU4 enough
ulrU.u. to lend variety. the purple
balm anl q great many ~ thuw Eruv
tng in si.1 rHrV'e spikes ana WIth Is
deep. suU-.isr purple fnarr nrstIsd
down awruE th. Ag grass. wbirh d
usw..u boss Ard over 900. asy after bBy.
fE.H, Has tHat dreamy. shadow.
Sleepy lu..au touch 80 Indian summer
90 ih, Son. peaceful. hos ilderinE. roll
IHr pH.U.,
ihn-r vhu rnmr ~ 70 quarantine
told straue, sometimes horrible
-tur.es ~ thr plague without or
strong w.u who d.r ai1n,. perhaps in
huu..- 'ar 80 Uf thy Rad. and where
70 &. Hut suppressed th.re o. nnybady.
and fh.r, fure arr ru' gone o. IS ans
uus ul DO Do too '.fr. of others Who
start tn leave fht country and are
stricken down HHd die alone on the
"u.u prairie or perhaps in d wagon
hrra fhrr have rHmp,J. and their
horses wander assay, searching Tor
water. and HnIy faithful dog STAYS on
watch tf lis HrBd master Again. -
"a wsH U.tl lut une attendant. uhn. Be-
bi- i,.r.um. hr.ak. away nud ru-hr-
over hHnE o. Hi- death o. 10 whUi.
am...H- -fr.sarn down. sgmo dead
uih.u- r.Hf ta drath
Ihe rur-i reports came from a dozeu
m..,s ~ tHr southeast. where. among
1 "a .ft.a range 10 cuIaBux. lived sgt-
t.Hu,ut Of HHHs Their houses werr
F fHr th. INCEST port ha'f ur holly under
f ground damp ana unyeutilated. and
/ th,r -..m,4 o. haED no Idea ~ either
f prrv'utua tbr aprrad Of tho disease
. 81. IHhr. .Ht rHliuuhl Ft'Is toward
Boz tsr. Hf.r Nr.rkul down. There
was br u.H faan who lived 10 tho west
. ui town with hIs daughter. rirl some
. fifteen Dr HIKln.H gears o' nEr a.
. uH- among f.u-. rhu atrg .Iek ana
j recovered I sav IIm "a quarantine
/ .uat aftsraard. uhIIn b. wns .tili weak
anH u .tl hi. 'ars deeply aud freshly
marked fF fIe disease Way. cir. I"
hr -ait. thp way that girl d mine
/. ru s-#d mo wac a caution Ia q died
4 10 ii badn'f h.,n for her, sure. She
wH- a sight h.ftHr'n ~, dnciur She
Amt n-guiH o. have Il shes boau
yarernn'sd NO danger bout her
hhyIH ~ uuf d particle shes 81
1 right lust little tired nursing me.
thcts am Tho old man repeated
dolsn times that there wa no danger
ghput her be- was doing Il a. try a.
keep up his courage. Then ~ went
hurk aoru-s thc bridge and disappeared
down g cru-s path among the sunaow-
err. liz iHst word. were "a had II
pretty bad. but she Amt goin' 10. e
Tho next day De came walking hur-
richly acruss the bridge His face was
white and bis voice choked A. he asked
FOR medicines. She was sick with ID.
I after all
The October days Slipped away and
still new eases were reported. The
same drcary weather prevailed
Gossamsr inntod on the faint breath ~
d south wind and chung tocvery thing.
The leaves on the fee cottonwood
trccs IN town barely stirred. High up
In The air m occasional fiock II Wild
| eucao In long triangular form winged
I H. way with dismal cries toward the