The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-03-18
OUR vICKsBuRe LETTER.

burg 10 awaken from Tue Ptcocns
trance, | desire to reproduce little
..ti,.-t, De" OF social Vicksburg.
There is no better way to arrive Mt
the true solution of any subject-mat-
ter than by The way of contrast. Fol-
lowing this lead, desire to photograph
the Hill City Of Mississippi for your
readers, after the rather startling man
ner of ..ssar' reporter. wao recent
ly appeared in the columns OF The
Times Democrat of New Orleans.
Bear in mind however, that the pres
cnt description is portris, ed-;ss scea
through telescope ieuse OF your hum
bic correspondents. In nly next. pro-
pose to give you the bona ide impress
sions of my own literary optics. with
the hope that the contrast MAY hring
out the true colors of the picture.
A City of Hills! (and bifis). A
thousand stories high (on bluifD
v Burg the historic! {and m. stor'c.)
He who preambulatcs her streets,
treads upon the ..air Of romanse' and
uuoa the corns of Doubt and Mystery
doubt us to whether the rapidly
approaching figure, along the bsii-
g:rt hiiis may or may not be the "ade
not far of. that with relentless rush
will sweep his hard-earned saekles
into Lethe's lap: mystery. rs 10 how
he can sufticie .tly hoard his neap,
against that fatcful titful tide. which
with resistless swirl and whirl, VIII
dash away the few remaining links
Of sec!usiyeness'' from his already
u,tra-secIusiye, pocket-book and
drop him. poor needy knave high and
dry upon the ..well-graveled- ultra
fashionable boulevard- Cherry" The
v Burg stores are all that could be de-
sired (the desire being located IN no
particular century, V-Burg streets
outside of the hilliness Qocation-mud
flat near Kleinston) are ad-mife-abiy
kept. v-Burg is par excellence cit,
| for the riskocracy, Ga sly hit at dealers
in futures. Its society is reclusive
(ike unto the oyster in his shelly II
| is also
Unique in its clique.
And sometimes tails TO speak,
To those Who are too meek.
To assert their native cheek,
In the awe-Inspiring way
That Greek. should meet with Greek
The social leader generic phrase.
has sister in New York, in Washing
ton. and in almost any big city in this
country or the Sandwich Islands; bu
she is not like her.
/ In V-Burg little family affairs tax
place. and are kept from the world
Ia large cities lady who has perpe
trated successful affair would fee
! sIight.ri if arn such noteworthy even
1 in her life were not noted aud descani
ed upon.
/ In sooth. in lesser villes las rule
the inha bitants are too quiet in thei
shells. and do not appreciate that tn
public veal demands noise and hurrah
However goth century notions hav
struck outward V-Burg' Ca little sub
i urb called Lostarea. l think.) 4
! about twenty minutes they will zen
croach- (by herdic) upon the inner
cita,.nls of the city proper. and ma
even ..invade" the sancfissina sancfd
rum of the 'vcracy.
/ Time-honored- fads will fade frof
view forever. Butih ..iights hhdde
under the bushel- measure, will shin
throughout tie ages"
V-burg's pets are germans, ar
what-nots are also INDUCED in. I'll
church that has. staid longest III tow
, would NIT ..hide It's face in scorn' II
could hut appreciate the graceful con
,ningiing of '.lanciers and qaairllles
as rendered by the votar.es OF High
t footed society.
The paternal ancestor Ut Hydr'
oxygenous elements passes by
Burg. but he honors Delta
Mnsie has many lovers in V-Buri
They play on ..brass, ivory. wires IN
sooth. on anything, from string |
. quail to wood BOX. They do nS
however pretend to daily with eleetr
: light wires Their modesty is Il stror
!, point with them.
Sometimes parties 60 up regular
organized" rivers. A. this species
. river is Il rare bird in these parts.
{ makes the trip the more rechurche
/. (uny tense failed me little just he
and the spelling may De slightly .'oi
color.') BIT of all her manifold a
: fractions V-Barg is most ""ut
sight when she rondyvoos with g;
parties and drinks in mellow -meliiii
; ous-moonllght with a touch OF soft
and "Arca'lian symphony" thrown
: for .laeiiiappe."
The V-Barg hills $50 celebrated
y song and story are fastidious. Tn
u cannot ..exist" without carriages Al
horses; twenty thoroughbred eqnipag
and just 50 many elegant horses Il
y sometimes ..stalied in the Hill! Cit
g ..4O0' people live in V-Burg. and
that they are not numerous.
Z Many v-Burg gentlemen are ira
pers. They set movable traps, pom
. jsAaetons. dashing dog carts. ct ccte
Ito keep up with the game. and W
IS to those who are frozen ont"
Il The scclusiveness Of V-Burg b
" brough, it. up from water-levei e
: plateau in the social topography OF n
'e State and the set lis a tiuey cir'
, drawn IN the very center of an e:nl
emily desirable citizenship
So much for the IS. Rs" portray