Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-23
Special Correspondence.
Editor Reporter.

Since our last the big show has come
and gone, and it was my misfortune
not to be there, and it might be will
never have the opportunity again to
see Queen and the baby. But l am
now living in great pine forest which
is inhabited by most all kinds of Amer
lean wild beasts, but posibely not quite
so large as Queen or the baby. So
their Is no excuse for not enjoying life.
Though we don't own our little home
which is situated nearly one mile from
Iuka- But we are here all to ourselves
and our own little family make up
the en,ire cabinet But as Isaid before
we don't own this little self construct
ed Fifty dollar house. and very few
people do own their own house oftener
the house owns them. dominate this
house largely If it were to burn down.
There are no neighbors within sight
whose property would hereby be
endangered. We live in no, town or
village whose inhabitants. would be
alarmed at my conflagration, and who
would annoy us by trying to put it out.
Fifty dollars worth OF rough lumber
would soon burn up. Icould cut holes
any where through the walls without
damaging the property. can fill the
house full of smoke without fear of
troubling other tenants. can arise at
midnight, drive nails, saw wood, or
indulge in any other noisy employment
without the fear hanging over and
fretting mo that am disturbing some
body's rest. fear not to leave mud
on our carpet am not tied to stated
meal hours. am not harrassed by
the possibility of unwelcome callers.
My faults whatever they are here in
the pines trouble no one save ourselves.
We own and have exclusive right to
our hall way. can bring groceries
and parcels myself to my. own front
door. l fear no janitor. am not
obliged to conceal beer pitcher
under my coat and slip outby him with
fear and trembling If want beer.
Because beer in this house is allowed
to be brought in at the front door, /
am dominated by no landlord who
grum bles if we eat q peanut in the
room and leave shell on the floor l
can drive all sizes of nails into the walls.
/ can keep menagerie without fear
! of any other tenants, complaint. There
is no couple residing on floor above
US where quarrels or candle lectures
fall down at night through the elevator
shaft into our ears. am not torment
ed by no neigbors, culinary smell. We
have no printed land lord, ordinance
staring us perpetually in the face,
warning me with pain and penalties il
we throw coffee grounds down the
drain pipes. Ifwater falls on our floor
there is no horror in Its leaking to the
floor below loosening the plaster and
damaging furniture. We have no SER
wants to play the domestic spy. grumble
ut the butter, entertain her relatives al
our expense, break the last butter dish
or be found drunk on the stairs. But
Diogenes owned his tub and could roll
it away from disagreeable neighbour
hood he could roll it in tho shade In the
summer and away from tho river when
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even I am. What is onwershipr Is it
| paying Tor something whose use must
b regulated BY other peoples habits
and opinionsi How many people in a
sense owns the clothing they wearr
Dol own pair Of boots viii CHI so
pinch and torture me that take them
on 70 soon As am out Of other peoples