The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-09-13
WlNONA COVERS HER.
SELF ALL OVER
WITH L
r
AT THE ENTERTAINMENT OF
THE 18TH, MISSISSIPPI
REGIMENT.

WIN some twenty others, we boarded
tie South-bOund train for WinOua,
After one hours ride we slowed up *
the depot, where we alighted for the
fir't time since the great fire Years
ago. Approaching nearer to see in
perspective the new Winona, the ia
bled Phenix risen from her ashes wa.
Vi5Ibiy realized in Il long line of new
and splendid structures for CONNER
clal purposes. Reaching the side
walk on the north We leisurely stroll
ed south admiring the handsome and
tasteful iron fronts, ample doors and
enough windows with the best plate
glass. Summit street running
west some distance presents a mum
Der of creditable buildings, with the
Masonic Lodge, a we're solid two story
pile Of brick and mortar, and the WI
mona Bank with its handsome and
unique front, with a large, secure,
fire-proOf vault with double walls of
choice brick laid in cement, with
sheets or plates Of Bessemer steel
within. In Its construction, styie.
convenience and safety were consider
ed. Truly the New Winona deserves,
with 80 many new, handsome, well
built, admirably adopted bulldogs.
to rank high with her sister rival in
the race for pre-eminence. But to the
avents of the day
Although it was past ten when we
reached the town, it was astir with
harmless excitement of people arriv-
ing from every quarter, in every style
of locomotiOn, from the flatfOot's bare
feet of the pedestrian to a stylish
turnout Of wealth and pride, with the
cars arriving at times filled with hosts
of people, all clad in their best bib
and tucker, bent on seeing, hearing,
and talking, with not one indifferent
to that universal instructive love of
a good dinner. The objective point
Of all was the hollow square made by
the post-otfice on the south, the
Methodist church on the north and
the courthouse on the west and OPEN
ing in the east, through which the anx-
ious host passed to a standing posi-
ton on the smooth, green plat. a
struggling shade made by a few tall
lOcusts 1--WE believe) was their only
protection from the sun, except UNI
brellas. Thus they packed them
selves up in standing position, until
aneel with his muscular strength and
slippery skin could hardly wiggle
through the dense mass, and thus
they stood for three long hours, like
statutes with the gift of low mutter-
ing speech, which they constantly
exercised in subdued tones, for fear of
disturbing the speaking, the loudest
of u-hinh tHnx- ,ru1l NJ, n,>,, ln,.
than if the orators were proclaiming
from the parthenean at Athens in dis
tant Greece. BY way of announcing
readiness for the great intellectual
event, the fine Winona band made
some stirring music with their brass
horns, that sent a thrill of martial
feelings all through the anxious crowd.
Near II o'clock, Capt. Frank Hollo-
way stepped to the front on the gal
lery of the p~ostotfice building, and
made some preliminary remarks,
when he introduced DR.. Ward to open
the var of Thoughts and words which
were to follow. This part of the pro-
ceedings, we were intent on seeing
and hearing, and by dint of deter
mined purpose and no little ingenuity,
found ourself at last, occupying less
than one square foot of space. How
we got there will be o riddle to occupy
many idle hours in the future, when
we feel like specializing III the pos
sibile and impossible.
DR.. Ward, of Winona, was the first
speaker, whose special business was to
welcome the soldiers of the brave old
18th, and other veterans present with
the large multitude of friends and
strangers. For several years We have
regarded this quiet nan as one of the
best read scholars and profound
thinkers in our State, and expected
something Of him far above the aver
age, although his duty did not require
the exercise Of his highest talents.
His exordium of about thirty minutes
was beautiful in language, rich in sen
timent and apt in moral lessons.
For what have we-this large, pant
auditory-assembled ?n by putting
negative questions and affirmatively
them, until he made these
reunions schools Of history and tradi-
ton that will sound out their meaning
- the ever revolving wheels of time
shall reel Off the ages, while we
nave q posterity to appreciate the val
,r, patriotism and selfsacrificing spir-
t OF their ancestors during four years
If the most unequal contest ever
vaged in civilized history. From
Misunderstanding, talking, laugh
ng, eating and drinking, these survi-
'ors of old soldiers were becoming the
of truth, which in tradition
Try lore the future historian not yet
,orn was to Gull many of his brightest
When DR.. w. got on written
ecords of the causes Of our civil war,
he brought out many facts with which
10 slashed ONE of the Northern
by turning their W written
against them on the right
# secession. We have no space to fol-
him in this part Of his address.
it to say that his facts We're t
l%ovetailed, and his conclusions logical
not inevitable. DR.. Ward as a {
peaker is forcible, but by no means t
Our friend and fellow s
ownsman, Gen. Walthall, was the I
lext speaker, and he had said that he :
on hand simply to shake hands |
With "the boys" and spend "a social |
but we knew, as soon as we saw t
I'm on the little crowded balcony,
hat he a doomed to say something c
his intentions to the contrary. '
Always graceful and dignitied he
lounted the platform with ease, his
ne face and commanding figure was t
ecOgnized at once in a cheer of well t
ONE. The General is more a matter .
f fact man than an opologist at any r
ime, and shows more hesitation in I
an excuse for not speaking,
han in making a three hours effort,
hen his mind runs in the right di-
action. He spoke about twenty min
tea in hia uanal ruardad way mnE.