The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-05-27

MI. Editor Tbs said that "cIrcum-
stancen is but the toy of genius; that
when soul burns with a god-like
purpose 10 achieve, al. obstacles be-
tween it and its goal must vanish as
the dew before the sun THAT .if' ia
the motto of the dilletant and idle
dreamer the poor excuse of medi-
ocrity-a word the truly great know
not, or know it but 10 scorn. That
man should LET no "if'' arise on which
to lay the blame nor make a mountain
of that pumy word, that like blade
of grass before the scythe falls and
withers when human will, stirred by
creative force, sweeps towards its aim.
Before recalling the dissertation Of
The poet on SIP and circumstances"
Just reciied, we had intended to put
forth as our plea for such long silence
in the columns of the BID. that eff
circumstances had not prevented we
should have been with You sooner"
but after the above we must foregO
the excuse lest we find ourself con-
vic.ed of "lack Of genius" dilleianiism,
mediocrity and pure cussedness gen.
orally. The truth is that we have
tried to write bnt not hard enough.
Thanks TO the kind editor of the
BID. We did not pass the great
metropolis of the Cotton-Belt unno-
ticed or unsung, and we acknowledge
oyrself indebted in good round sum
Of good will and kind words. We
wrote an account of our river-trip on
the good steamer Chatiahoochee for
the Banner Democrat, but were in
weighed into giving it 10 the CONNER
cial- Herald instead, and so the matter
stands.
We have never had any "eye-teeth'
pulled (nor for that matter wisdom
teeth either, but if the pain of that
peculiar extraction is greater than
that experienced by our feelings in
being obliged to pass by East Carroll
without "stoppage in transitu," we
hope never to be forced to try the
dental operation in question. Es-
pecially when we steamed along in
pistol shot ofWildwood andHomestead
we fancied that the spirit of hospital
ityn stood with beckoning hand to
invite us in to join our good friends
in their matitudinal rcpast; and moth
ing save the stern voice of duty held
us TO our place. But the time is not
far distant when we hope to make up
for our discontinue in earnest.
! The best news current in the Hill
] City just now is the same assurance
that must make glad the hearts of our
friends of Carroll, for the going down
of the mighty river is of equal inter-
est and benefit 10 us all.
Business has assumed new life in
Vicksburg. and it is beginning 10
"boom" in inverse ratio TO the waters.
Our leading firms, Wright Bros,
Warner & Searles. z. p. Williams g.
Co., the Miller Grocery Cos, Lewis
Bros, and others are again smilingly
hopeful and look for great future.
i r. c. just has made every improve
ment possible in aJewelry Emporium.
The Hotel Piazza is entertaining ex-
tensively. Landaur is concocting all
manner of cool drinks. Lacey has
been rushing the telephone system for
all it is worth, and that banner line of
steamboats,, the Greenvile & Vicks-
burg Packet Company will soon have
all Of IFS boats in operation, aud holds
them ready to accommodate fully and
4 promptly all along the river. The
Big Black is falling too, 1--WE crossed
il today aud our friends of Kinds
and East Warren are safe in their
4 planting. The cool weather seems not
TO have retarded the crops appre-
Gladly, and everything looks bright
and cheerful. Sunday School picnics
and excursions of all kinds are the
.'order of the day." and satisfaction
reigns supreme. The only dissatis-
fed man we have seen is reporter"
who says that life contains tor him
nothing more than, =
"Cold roast beet for breakfast,
Fall chicken soup for tea;
Coffee and cakes for dinner,
To bed at Il past 3.
Secures his shekels on Friday,
Is strapped by Saturday night,
Rorrows an K .'till see you again."
And pays it. honor-bright.
Lives up lifetime 10 every weeks.
Sees through men as he would through
sieve,
Writes with one eye on the dial of his watch,
And talk likes the doomed, with minute
to live"
May kind Providence keep the
staff of The BID. from such fate is our
prayer aud duplication
One little effusion aud we are done