The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-01-11
THE OUTLOOK.

THE OUTLOOK.
Osykal through the rush and
tidal wave Of ITS Christmas. Nav
aud then one hcNs Il solitary fire
cracker, that operates Al solemn
reminder to the boys Of what fam
they had two weeks ago, whel
the night air was buudened with
the resh Of rockets and kindIod
into 4 gush Of illuminated splcu-
dor, as the fiery Inatcors rode
along, while brass band music
overcame the songs of pilgrims.
and the light hilarious nugh of
Tie passing boy drowned ont .he
voice of prayer as it came from
the windows of the church.
Occasionally, there still comes on
the night breeze the sound of tao
brass band, as it sends out it's
monotones, but, alas the joyful
Christmas days have fled, with
their cakes and condiments, their
gayeties and gladness, and now
bard work ard hard tack crushes
the heart Of the small boy, as lie
! thinks what he was two weeks
ago and what he is now, all with
cred by dispalr, and the exhaust
cd spirits now look ont upon ii
dreary ana work day world,
sadler far than did Noah'5 dove
whei she went forth from the
ark, finding no place of rest for
the sole Of her foot
The negro las actually wore
Christmas out and been wolo out
thereby, aud now, tired, gloomy
and despairing, his jug forever
empty, his cash gone, fls f1ilc
strings broken and his littla
French harp crushed by the
music he I'm, seat through il, sits
quetlydown, hanging harp and
/ fiddle on ihe willow tn cs, and
waitlng tin some Kind white man
agrees to take hlm lii and run
him for the year.
The average farmer, too, II
intoIerabIy happy. lie has made
a grand crop of cotton, pald up
his debts anl secs but years OF
10y and big crops before hun.
All he wants is hands. He aa.
confdcpce III seasons, confidence
in tile negro. confidence immense
in the Alliance. and even las /
little modicum of confidence lr
the merchant, and now his desire
for hands Is even greater thar
were those Of Eastern Rachel fpi
children. Everybody now cai
get credit and no man fears debt
The old solitary trucker Is thC
only man not entirely happy, AM
even he has tobscco and possibly
owned lu! jug at Christmas
He breads the labor incident to
cotton crop, but as land Is scarce
with him, he still IS hopeful D
, large profits from d small piec'
Of ground, by truck,
The lumber men stlll deem
! themselves kings and cary upor
Their faces the very joys Of happi
, ness.
/ Tie merchant IS the only un
easy man. He fears a hard yea
{ this year, and he hardly know
r how to set his sails TO catch tn
/ prosperous gales. Still he ha
. collected all hiy bills AMI feel
r first rate
Neatly every man wants {,
/ plant cotton, aud truck will ge
' slim showing this year, a
/ Brandon cotton now makes near
Z ~ ali lint and very little seed
r There Is also very great dVslr
to have a store. The negro past
| for work With a man who has
! store, as lie thinks the store vii
be OUR STORE ~ soon as h
sets IN.
Thus, the whole country i
almost too happy to read e;the
. the Bible or the Gazetie and thus
with every sail hy ing, the oil
Ship goes ou. upon the long AM
uncertain voyage Of 1890, whlc
. will enable many people to in
crease largely their debts an
theil experiences.
+ MEMO.