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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
A Virginia Officer.

"Harper's Weekly" of Dec. 22d has
full length picture of 1t. Carter P. John
son of Stanton, now d I'd Lieutenant in
the 10Th U. S. Cavalry, and several smaller
pictures of his company in different stages
of its field practice raids, drawn by its ar
tist, Mr.. Frederick Remington. Carter is
dressed in regulation boots and pants,
hunting shirt, handkerchief knotted
loosely around his neck and big sombrero
hat. A long moustache and his hair falling
to his shoulder give him very striking
likeness to the handsome buffalo Bill'' of.
the Exposition. Gen. Miles, for the prac-
tice Of his cavalry in border campaigning,
has every autumn raiding parties which
are to take certain directions and to reach
certain points without being captured by
troops pursuing them or troops sent out
from the forts to intercept them. For an
intercepting or pursuing party of equal
numbers to get near enough to the raiding
party to hail it, or within bugle sound of
it, is considered equivalent to it's capture.
Last October 1t. johnson started out
with thirty of his c0lored cavairymeu (he
is now in the 10th colored calvary, having
been transferred from the 4th white in
fantry) and circIed the posts near his
route so successfully that he reached Fort
Huachuca, which counted as captured by
him. Lit. Johnson is son Of the late W.
B. johnson Of Staunton. He enlisted in
tie Sd Cavalry, U. S. Army, twelve years
ago, was promoted to corporal, then to
sergeant, then to ID Lieutenant ip the 4th
infantry and then transferred to the 10th
cavalry. He belongs to one of the Oldest
and most distinguished families in Vir-
ginia. He has had much experience in
campaigning on the border and has shown
the highest skill and dariug. The editor
of "Harper's Weekly" says:
''Mr. Remington says that he once ques-
toned man of the troop (colored) of which
johnson is q lieutenant, and received this an
swer: ooh, he JUS make dem gray bosses
sweat blood when he get On the war-path;
he's terrible bad man to foller cause he don't
neber get tired"
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
Watch Night Meeting.

A new service is to be inaugurated on New
Years Eve by the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION who will watch the Old Year out and
the New Year in. All men are cordially in
vited to attend.
PROGRAMME.
$50 to 1000 Praise meeting led by Guy Cochran
10:00 to 1915 Promise &C. c.. Berry
l0:45 to 11:2O Confession I" H. NJ. McIhany
1l:20 to 200 Conservation Is ssE T. Dadmun.
Services promise to be of unusual interest
and large attendance is anticipated.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
How Augusta Men Make Farming Pay in
Kentucky,

A Staunton gentleman visited the tine
plantation of Messrs. Chas. E. Hoge and
H. 2. Mason, near Frankfort, KY, re-
Gently, and was surprised to gee how they
are making farming pay. One item is worth
repeating. They rented out last year 81
acres Of land for So, 500 year Or $50 per acre.
The renter wants to rent the same land
again. and we'll he may. He planted it in
white Burley tobacco, made big crop,and
got $3.50 per acre from it. These gentlemen
paid about 1923 900 for this farm.
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Personal.
Miss Edmonia Keller of Churchvil

Miss Edmonia Keller of Churchville is
visiting friends in Lexington.
Mr.. w. w. Scott, one Of the first Of the
internal Revenue appointees when Col
lector Shepperd opened his Office at Staun-
ton, and who afterwards became Secreta-
ry of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, has just been appointed an Inspec-
tor in the Internal Revenue Department
and entered on it's duties.
Mr.. Thomas Ell. Dennis. editor of that
excellent paper, the Lewsburg. W. Va,
"Independent,' was in the city last Fri
day.
Maj. Alex Hart was in Detroit, Michi-
gan, On Wednesday last, at the golden
wedding Of his parents.
Miss Rosa Stanard of Goshen, daughter
of the late Maj. P. B. Stanard, is visiting
the family of Rev. DR.. Halves.
Mr.. J. E. Bell of l.ewisburg, ". Va. is
visiting his relative, Mrs. R. M. Guy.
Mrs. B. d. Avis and Mrs. Carl Treiber
of Staunton, are visiting friends in Har-
risonburg.
Messrs. Geo. W. Koiner of Fishersville,
and ]. Il. Rankin of Stuart's Draft, were
in Roanoke last week.
Capt. E. Macon Jones of the Z. & o.
Ry., was in the city Saturday On his way
to spend the Christmas in Richmond.
Mrs. G. V. Parkins of Fort Defiance.
who has been very i'll of pneumonia. is re-
covering.
Mrs. Gen. VIM. Skeen and daughter,
Misses Vlrgie. Jessie and Mary, who have
been residing temporarily in Stanton,
will spend Christmas at their home in the
Bend. The Misses Skeen haye been at
tending Miss Baldwln's school in Staun.
ton.-Alzeghany Sentinel.
At the Tuesday german In Richmond
last week, among the guests the Dis
patch" says was Miss Fauntleroy, Of
Staunton, who, in addition to her persona
attractions, is a gifted artist"
MIR. Harry Frazier, Division Superin-
tendent of the Louisville & Nashville Ry.,
with headquarters at Hopkinsville, KY,
was in the city this week on his way to
Florence, Ala, which will be his head
quarters in the future.
Miss Elise Hutcheson of Houston, Tex
as, is visiting the family of Mayor Fultz.
Mrs. Frank Alexander assisted by Mrs.
McHenry Holiday, Mrs. Edwin M. Tay-
lor, and Misses Crowle and McCue will
receive at her residence, POS, Kalorama,
Jan. LIST. from to Sp. m. Misses Sadie
Weller, May Crowle and Anna Cotton,
will assist at the table.
The well known grocery firm of Stack,
Splitter & Co., has been dissolved. Capt.
Stack retires, and Messrs j. W. Splitter,
B. T. Eakle and Henry E. SummerSon will
constitute the new firm.
Mr.. Geo. S. Lightner left, Saturday, on a
business trip to Florida.
Mr.. W..P. Whitmore the popular mem
Der Of the firm Of Whitmore & Liggett,
left yesterday to take travelling position
for large Baltimore firm. His connec-
ton with the firm here will continue.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
An Object Lesson in High Taxes.

In the cellar of Chas. E. Haines' cigar
factory on Main street, there lies very
effective object lesson in High Tariff tax
es 1t is a bale of Sumatra tobacco, grown
on an island off the coast of China, and is
not larger than hand trunk. 1t weighs
166 pounds and cost $500, so. Of this sum.
$I24.5O was the duty paid to the govern
ment 1t Is tobacco Invaluable for cigar
wrappers and none of it is produced in
this country. Tae heavy tax is imposed
to s.protect''- is to force the manu-
facturer to use-an inferior wrapper grown
only in small section of New England,
This little bale Of tobacco is a practical
illustration of the question whether the
excessive ta1iff tax is paid by the producer
abroad or by the consumer at home.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
Clerical Personals.

Rev. James Murray, D. D., of Bethel
church, preached at the Presbyterian
church in Suffolk, last Sunday.
Rev. J. S. Gardner, D. D.. of the Staun-
ton Methodist church, was visiting friends
in Alexandria last week.
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Weddings.

Christ Church, Norwood, in Nelson
county, was the scene of very interest
ing marriage ceremony on Wednesday
morning of last week. The contracting
parties were Rev. George Braxton Taylor,
of Chapel Hill, N. e., a native Of Staun-
ton, and Miss Jessie Cabell, daughter of
the late Hon. Frederick Cabell, of
Fork View, Nelson county. The
officiating clergymen we're Rev. DR.. J.
B. Taylor, Of Lexington, and Rev.
Davis M. Wood, Of Nelson. The
groom is a son Of Rev. DIR. Taylor, of
Rome, Italy. The bride. attired ia white
MORE, entered leaning GA the arm of her
brother F. lvanhoe Cabell and was met at
the altar by the following persons who
officiatep as her attendants: Rev. George
G. Abbitt with Miss Liza Coleman, Mr.
G. e. Sands with Miss Ruth Horseiy, Mr.
G. Cabell Robinson with Miss Lila HUI
bard, MIR. j. Spotswood Tay lor with Miss
Kate Coleman, DR.. A. J. Cabell with Miss
Annie Cabell. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor left
on the midday train for Old Point via
I6lC0mOnQ'
Prof. Robert l.. Preston of Central
University, Richmond, KY, was married
at Buchanan, Botetourt, last week to Miss
Leonora Johnston, daughter of Mrs. Sallie
W. Johnston. Among the wedding guests
was Miss Agatha Gay of Staunton.
On Sunday Iast,a large company gather
ed at the residence Of Mrs. Swink. on
Richardson street, to witness the marriage
of her daughter, Anna Isabelle, aged Is
years and months, to Mr.. David Fl.
Radford, aged 10. The young couple were
| married by Rev. J. W. Howe of the U. B.
church. Among the guests was the BRIDES
sister, Mrs. Nell, who was married several
years ago at the early age of twelve years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
G., u o. ROundhouse-

The Chesapeake 81 Ohio Railroad Co.,
have purchased the farm OF DR.. Meggin-
son lying in Nelson county near the line
of Amherst county, for $40 900 cash. The
Lovingston "Examiner'' learns that the
company proposes to make many improve
ments thereon and have already started
the round house and machine shops. Lots
are being sold at good prices. Many op-
eratives will be transferred from Clifton
Forge there.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
Bridge to be Received.

The just completed iron bridge at Hum
bert's Mill, will be turned over to the County
Supervisors on Saturday next at o'clock p.
m. Col J. G. Shields, will speak in behalf
of the contractors and Supervisor David
Beard will receive it,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
DIED.

TEEL-At Clarksville Tex, Dec. Sth, in his Seth
year. Lewis Woods Tee. He was cousin Of
Mrs. j. W. Blackburn of Staunton.
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City n Offices.
All the Way From Japan,

MR.. A. X. HAWKEs-Dear Sir: I am much
pleased with the pantiscopic glasses you so per-
fectly adapted to my eyes with them am enabled
to read as in my youth, the finest print with the
greatest ease 1 cheerfully recommend them to
the public. Respectfully,
X. B. HUBBARD,
(Ex-Gov. of Texas) Minister to Japan.
All eyes fitted and fit guaranteed by W. NJ.
ALLEN " Bro, Staunton, Va. dec7 I'm
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
TerrihIa.

Terrible.
Two-thirdS OF all deaths in New York City are
from consumption or pneumonia. The same pro-
portion holds for most other cities. Delays are
dangerous. Dr.. Acker's English Remedy for Con-
sumption will always relieve, and may save your
life At W. M. Allen & Bros. move
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
THEA CIGAR Manufactured SS

Is receiving the plaudits of all who tried them.
The wrapper used on them is the Highest Cost
imported HAVANA TOBACCO. The A has no
superior at any price, dec7 At
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
LIST OF LETTERS
Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton, Au-
gusta county, Va, Dec. %, 1888.
T,ADTES list


Remaining in the Post Office at Staunton, Au-
gusta county, Va, Dec. %, 1883.
LADIES LIST.
Allen, Anna Lewis, Matte
Brese, Lutte Manpin. Seah
Brooks, Mary MILLER, Josie
Beard, Este hurry, Mary
Croft, Lizzie and MinnleMaStread, David
Christian, Mary (2) Painter, Emma
Carter, Bette Potter, Maggie
Cox Ellen POLAND, Eliza
Courtney Eliza, Mrs Rhoads. A M Mrs
Dorson, Mary RunueS. Ida Mrs
Frame, Mamie Savage, Mary Mrs
Green, Alice See, Eliza
GreaWanS, Annie Smith Grace
Garland, Willie Smith Sallie
Golden Mary Vanlear, Emma Mrs
Glover, Maggie Walfett. Bette
Owens, Minnie White, Bette Mrs
Evenings Jennie, Mrs Whsman Lucy MrJ
Jennings, Clara Yearhold, Ellen Mrs
Keller, A j
GENTLEMEN.
Ambrose, Jno johnson, F W
Alexander A johnson, Lee (Co)
Byrd, VIM Rev Lamb, CA
Drahl, VIM Lines, j W
Dunaway, Jim Lias, Alex
Flyn. Willie Owens, Chas
Gordon, Geo Peters, YoS
HaWey, WB Shortley, JnO
Heyde, W f Smith, Fred
Klnley Jno Thomas. Henry
HYDE, G q White, Willie w
Kulur, j II
The above letters, if not called for within
fifteen days, will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office. Parties calling for them will please
say they were advertised.
Give your Street and Number to Carrier,
and your mail will not be put in General
Delivery and Advertised.
W.. BURKE. PM.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-28
FLORENCE REALEsTArE AGENCY,

i -
Having located several months ago in this city
1 offer my Services to any OF my Virginia friends
or others who may desire to invest in this rapidly
growing iron city of the South, Investments here
are proving very profitable, and correspondence
or personal calls are solicited.
j. LEWIS PATTON,
dec21 I'm Florence, Ala.
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Concert for the Benefit of the Poor.

Concert for the Benefit Of the Poor.
The entertainment under the auspices
of the La dies Mission, for the benefit of
the poor, at the Opera House Friday night
was very successful. The following is the
programme rendered
PART FIRST
1. Chorus-"Silent Heroes" Gin costume
Solo-Mr. Jaffe.
2. Solo-Prayer and Barcarole, from Star
of the North, Mrs. Bumgardner
8. Solo-"The Song that Greets my Heart"
Mr.. Cooke
4. Recitation-''Mrs. Jones' Lodger,"
Mr.. Caldbeck
5. Duett-Miss Berkeley and
Mrs. Bumgardner.
6. Solo, Waltz"-from Chimes of
Normandy, Mr.. Jaffe.
PART SECOND.
Z. Comedietta-'W ithered Leaves"
CASTE:
Lady Conyers.. ...............M Miss Farley
May RIVERS Mrs Lyon
Sir Conyer Conyers, Mr.. Lewis Bumgardnes
Tom Conyers. ........ Mr.. S. W. Caldbeck
Arthur Middleton. ........... Capt. Terry
Cecil Vane. MIR. McChesney
s. Chorus-Oh, Summer Night-from Don
Pasquale. Obligato Solo-Mrs. Hammond
The singers ere all in excellent voice
and the music was very fine. In ''Wither-
ed leaves" the acting of Miss Helen Far
ley. Mrs. Lyon and Mr.. Caldbeck. all Of
whom were seen by cur public for the
first time, was excellent and was highly
appreciated.
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THE LAST OF 1883.

THE RECORD OF THE DYING YEAR
EVENTS OF INTEREST-DEATHs OF
WELL KNOWN MEN-PO LITICAL
EVENTS.
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grows, not like it does here confined to
water courses; but is scattered through
the dense fat forests, giving weird and
ghostly effect, as through the dark stems
of the branching elms you ever and anon
catch the white cerements Of the spectral
sycamore. Ever and anon, as the car speeds
along over its level track through these
old battle6elds of the az, the wind and the
trees, where half the forest lies prone upon
the ground and many an upturned root
brings wildly to mind the tornadoes that
for ages have swept this level plain, you
flash past clearing sometimes 40, some
times 60, and sometimes an 100 acres. TIE
crop is invariably corn and stumps. and
both good; the corn 40 to 60 bushels: but
the house and the stable, if there is one,
there is not human dwelling in your city
that is not superior to them. water,
water all around and not drop to drink !"
The land traveller may cry with equal
surprise: climber, timber all around and
not house to live in.' This lumber, was
informed by one of the dealers, was ship
ped as far as Petersburg and Richmond
for tobacco boxes, and some of the dressed
sycamore to Australia, at $40 per ton.
They have
A CURIOUS TAX
there called the ditch tax. The land Is
wet and needs draining. To do this
besides thing for cross drains they need a
large outlet to some natural channel for
the off flow of the water. Mr.. A. gets up
a petition to the court for ditch and the
court appoints commissioners and they
report the cost, direction, dimensions,
&C., and a levy is made to pay for it. One
of the lumber men named, told me his
ditch tax on 100 acres of land, mostly in
timber that cut him $25 per acre, was
S115. Here the taxes amount to from 2
to 8 per cent on the valuation. In the
older sections, where their public buildings
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06

"Yc1 see It want all plain sailin' be-
tween tho lice aud Jason When he was
grown child he was powerful curious
and also OF an investigatin' tara % nird
and when he 90, tired o. his ba>oo aud
harmouices he'll 90 10 meidlin' with
ncther's pet music-box. TIL one day he
dropped some cora into " watch played
havoc ancrc tie teeth, 80 that the ma
Whine. ever after. played Annie Laurie
as Y II was wkistiia' with It's front teeth
out So Jass made Acquaintance with
mothers slipper pretty often through the
idee; aud think mother'I have beea rea
sonably happy IL she'd only had q musics
nj slipper which whoald have played
Home Sweet Home while shs was beat
in time on that boys JACKET. Amt IL
strange, Elder that COOL pc lpls will ct
possessed with an iiss ulJl ths-
MAKE 'tsi- chillrea hy.n' sacri-
ices 70 II. like the heather that made
their children pass through the 4 re %
Moloch- rve known psO2le to make a
very idol % their homes aal slave. AMI
slave, from nora till night rs Il lifs d.
pended On it. dustin aud sweepip' ard
polishin' tall every thing uls that shiny
AMI -iippy tina, believe an an gel coul Ia't
n sat on a chair. or walked the Il Dor. With
out balaneiu' with his wings. liks bird
on teterin' bough. Mlny's the family
that's been drove oft into the streets,
passing right under ths motto, God
bless our uome-i
''l've always held that IL there's ono ex-
cuse poor oltcast soul could Offer fo-
all bis meannsss, 'trould b. % saT; Il
never hal q home;' never saw tbs lamp
twinklin' welcome across the winter
snOw. never sat around the frs when the
ruastin' apples was hissia' aud sputterin'
ani twiriin' On the Strings that hell ZEN:
never was tucked into bel ald warm n
al through with good n ght kiss. BE;
K there's aaY thing worse than rot
ku@wia' home. les kuovia' b. the
name % hons one OF them whitel sepuI-
clcgs, which must b. about as comfort
able As prairie dogs b1rruw with an
owl and raitler FOR coIuf.ay; Always
livin' Ia fear o; the spyin' eyes o. the one
and the plEeu mouth % the other
'Not that I'm rsfi -ciia'Ja mother. mind
ye; for no;withstaadia' tue lee has been
a little wearia' to ore who didn't AL opt
II. I've had home worth the meme.
Iauy's the time that I'ye set and looked
into the dyia' fire and seen plea sant pict-
ures that'd kind Of frame themselves
in the rings 90 smoke. when sat takin'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06

The sight l see semi . saxz axaF Gar
power OF motion. There vas a mar
What he boxed like I e0gl1a.r see. sor his
BACK WAS toEari mS-AnI there Eas tn.
album Opea. with mother ani me opp
site In the fioat % the book. aad The
music 4 tiaklia' Home, Sweet Haus~ >
lOgier aad faster than I ever knew il do
before. And right before nv eyes that
hargiar Dropped on his knees. shakin' AMI
trenholm a II with palsy. 81 intentwas
! lookia' that I di1a't hear mother right
BY me. till she list pushed that door open.
and gofa' across the room. white and
quiet a. an angel, dropped down on her
knees All a1us her arms 'rCaui tn.
MAS uec1- Then il carns to me: il was
JAse come back, aud I was On my knees.
to. and We xAs all sobbIn' aad eryin' to-
getaer- You mar understand. Elder. that
we never told any one among the neigh
tors how thu boy came back at night. or
that he'd took TO desperate ways. II
might have been worse; he might have
had blood on his hands, and our blood az
thaf. 80 ~ Just say. with gratitude:
: his. our son. was dead and i. alive
again; Was lost and Is found
''Bll I'm wearyin'ye Elder. You see IL,
about even With the Idee aud Jase now.
FOR lf-lnd / SAP u mind ye-if 1t did help
10 drive the boy away,It certainly was the
means % giving him back TO Us, and max
Ia BONE sweet agin'. Aud a. for mother
and the Idse. shs's got new music ms
chine that leaves the Others trIy behind:
hear II a-sotu' now. and not very musical
says yoE- Yes. it's JasOn's babe taniu'
mp little; and tell y0s that about tina;
dee mother and mes unanimous that a
s~eeter little music machine never made
music, even though he does occasionally
20 into variations as he's doing now.
Let's 70 in Elder, and take look at
dee"
- z G. CHrvvRrox
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06

The BorseH Zeit1ng vouches FOR
TINS statement: ''In 1873 the Crown
Prince Frederick William caused
twelve copies to be taken BY copper
plate process of the diary which he
kept during the Franeo-Gernau war
or these copies he presented one each
to persons who particularly enjoyed
his confidence, the plate bSing after-
ward destroyed The recipients were
requested to take special care that the
aiary was on no account published un-
al hfty years after the death of il
EuihoF-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06
FARM sPHORISMS.
Agricultural Wisdom aud Wit in Homeo-
pathic Doses

Agricultural Wisdom and Wit in Homeo.
pathie Doses
Kind treatment IS an equivalent to
food
The greatest enemy Of agriculture is
ignorance
The mule is hardy and handy. if not
handsome
II you would have your boys profit
By your mistakes. don't repeat them.
Some farming i like an old Jacket
-frayed 1t the edges and very thin
elsewhere.
Growing u boy on the farm is a
mighty good foundation preparation
for him for any honorable business.
There Is this difference between the
poor and the good farmer. One COM
plains of the bad seasons. the other
reiOiees in the good seasons.
Two horses OF one kind will do al
much work as four horses Of another
kind. and it ought cot to be hard to
determine which Is the more profit
able
When : -s-E ecmes half = mile to
borrow a hoe or tors- you nay de-
pend on his coming some day TO bor-
row money. but never coming TO paw
il back
The farmer candidate may not give
you a. much taify as the city man bo-
fore election. but he Is more an, tn
consider your interests after he Is
elected
Perhaps it can't be remedied. bu, /,
Is. nevertheless. a pity that the Great
nre battered by the nod of a politician
casts vote that counts as much as tha
ballot cast By a true maa.-An.sricay
.igrieEifi1risf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06

disrespect to mother, bless her heart
you've got 10 live with thing to know Il;
and whea you've eat. and drank. and sfep,.
anf ross % Home Sweet Home or ,he
LAST Rose o, Suiamer.' plata daf With
variations, you'd may b hold rs I dor
that yos can hare too much o. a good
thing. even u IFS music
And when il comes 10 vAriationst Yoa
hNia't yet heard Sister APPS z.rI play
Home Sweet Home with vArt-fiSuss
VOL. yoa,Ee got h % cnr-a- Nn.hin, On
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-12-06
, YOU FELLsRs IN tn CITY.
MISSISSIPPI

oyoa feilers in n city.
Think yol cot Il awful an@.
a. yuu grow consummi; Wit
FL yoa say how y0a rcpine
Fur trip into N keniry
Whur every thing = green,
Especially N gentry
N kentry folk. you mean
AMT he'd much experiment
With ways o city folk:
But atveen IN hot brick pavement
An "a clouds o. dust an snoEc
"A the noise o squawiia' huekstcE,
~ shore q III day ms blrta
think is IS picter
o N eevil's home "a earth.
like : take a quiet walk.
"A Ws.rh IA burn bic bee
20 ei.rxia' IN 4 holiyhock.
A tumble rom tel he
Gi,s ysilsr With N golden dus',
An : lazy he falls fown.
Hut gts bis winrs q ryin' ies
More h. strikes N grOua-.
like set d9ua On N grass
Ny back ~ a tree.
A. uatrs N lazy water pass
II seems fhst way . mel
fass dnEH an through Ia meiier
II n erooketirst O ways.
Tel itrvins into ~ river
Ar there guess 10 stays.
When ~ork Is anished Tor N Dag.
An catin' : In lshe,i. TOO.
Hike . smell "a eiover-hay
AS mpisfcnei with N dew
An watch "a leaves rnovin'
In a sort o. sleepy way
That's most cousoandei sooth a.;
"A thea seem : sag:
Tn sorry fur you city chaps.
Like birds seps "a a cage
Thei tries . Is. bat only naps
Tier wings agia n edge.
but 20 bein' Yoa city reatry
Likes city thia-s IN best.
II kin hey IA kentrT.
Why, you kia hev N rest"
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