The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-02-18
OUR vI0KsBURG LETTER.

Robbie Burns that the proper way il
which 10 write a letter., is to jot dowl
fanyihing that may be next to youl
thoughts. if Your main end and ain
! be 10 indite something which may
moi sit heavily upon your stomach
nor ;et act as a soporific upon tht
senses of your readers.
That which is next our meditation
just now at the present thought, is the
singular fact that the .spirit of festivi.
tyn seems to hover over the roof-trccs
of each and every quarter of this
busting metropolis tonight. With
out word of warning or premonition
of design. we find her vo;eries en-
gagged 10 a dance and rush after
pleasure. The homes of some of The
most prominent families in the city
are lighted up from lurret to cellar in
the bright robes that Electra can
furnish from her new-famed store.
The occasion at the one, a s.candy
pnliing' of .yc olde TYNE" sort; and
the evening feature at the other,
euchre and whist. "A distant glance
! through the sombre shades that inter-
yene, and We notice the Piazza Hotel
in blaze of light, that welcomes the
"Idlewild Club to q Masquerade ball
in the spacious dining hall; Willie
from the eager talk of the ubiquitous
hackmcn we learn that the 900" OF
the Afrieo-American race are also
holding .high carnival" on the leyee
and elsewhere. Such is life and such
its evanescent Joys! A hundred years
hence and no mark OF memory will
be left TO mark these little social hap
penings of today but still they belong
TO the welfare ''as they pass'-in the
long procession. Even the second
ward" receives benefit this time for
is not one of her most captivating and
engaging young gallanis with us to-
night, aud in the very midst of the
"rant?r He was in our sanctum few
minutes since, and to say that he
looked SO handsome and so "spick and
spaI" that he must lave stepped from
a band box4~would be TO qualify tie
truth.
He looked as grand as a cavalier;
SO spotless and pure, that he wouldn't
When the glass foamed over as he drew
near.
Excuse ine'' quoth he, "but I'm going TO
see her."
Talking about successful institutions
and improvements as we began in our
last; reminds Us that no man III the
city of Vicksburg who has the CON-
fort and convenience Of the public, in
measure, in his hands, works harder
TO please, nor succeeds better in bis
attempt than Mr.. d. W. Lacy. Supt.
of the Telegraph Exchange. No body |
living Qhe "shade" of Horace Greedy
might do i) can read his signature :;
bat his handwriting upon telephone
system is primer-type, and the yeriest
child WHO cannot more than say |
Hello can decipher it readily Mr..
Lacy is aci,e- ,corksr of the first
order
The electric street railway is begin
ming to .take shape" and its success
can only be question of few
months with such men as Capt. T.
NJ. Smedes and Mr.. E. Martin at the
helm. They promise success. and if
the city sofons only knew il, 'their I
word equals their bond"
The cold wave hangs from the
and if our young 10th
ario does'u; hurry home we fear that
be may turn into an sicicle
iude," whatever that may mean. By
lhe-way, why is a bachelor who has
parted from yon"-in French dude /?
Give it up? Well The has '.A-dieD"'d Il
aud since he has nobody but himself,
ne is a-dude Good, good-thai'll
10! "Puckv offered us cool hundred
'or that, but it was not in The market.
r. C. just has fitted up his Jewelry
tore in most elegant manner. And
he claims to have one Improvement in
'escrYe that will keep time with the
progress eff the age and leave com
,etors in the dim distance 4
Commodore Constant was in the
ily IA day or two since, and was his
ame elegant, courtly and genial self
lie has host of friends, to say noth-
ug of the ladies.
Mr.. j. L. Hanff. our deservedly pop
lar friend from Washington county r
7as also on hand with his charming
Mr.. DuBard too, light !
ned upon us for few seconds /; but :
rasvinx. busiuasa tore him fran ms q