The free press., 1896-07-09
4ARVILLE, MISS, THU

le where 1t floats constantly in great oi
islands. This oil will burn as well
'e top of the water as anywhere, and W
n just set two or three of those islam,
IS on fire and there will not be an India
d within sight of it."
Il I'VE had better do it tonight, the
+ for the postmaster told me that the Il
d dians were on the warpath."
But when Mr.. Bancroft came in. h
: thought differently
There Is another regiment ordere
here he said. They will be here til
first of July, and that is tomorrow"
But, perhaps. Tullia would like {
see the water all in a blaze, and boilin
ana steaming from contact with tn
: f1ames? IL is sightr' persisted Ida.
: And meantime the Indians"
Are having pow-wow in Buffal
Canyon, which will last them week
| say, girls, Wen set the lake on fir
the Fourth of July 1t will be a move
celebration for Tullia."
And so the subject was dropped. am
Iuliia retired to her room shortly aftet
ward TO dream of Indians uuti shI
awoke from very fear of them-to thinj
of the Fourth of July which was S
close at hand. and TO regret the Fourtj
or July which had been so closely con
nected with her folly of year beford
| She waited for the Indian uprisind
which did not come, and was Obliged
to listen TO Wits jests concerning tb(
newset OF suitors which he would 80
be Obliged to entertain with theS
apathy until the morning of the F9s
was at hand, and VIII padded out id
the lake to set fire to the naphtH
Islands which nearly covered 1t
This was an exploit of some danperl
but he accomplished 1t SUCCESSFULLY
and by dusk on the Fourth of JuIy
fames fifty feet in height were leapine
up from the face of the water. and tbd
Indians were fleeing from the vicinityJ
convened that the white sorcerer. thel
bad medicine of Southern Idaho. hadI
really set the world OH fire this time.
1t was a wonderful sight, indeed
the bright red. flames which assembled
almost to the sky itself. leaping from
place to place on the surface of the
little lake, as one island of naphtha |
after another burned out, and went up |
in smoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft, with Tullia 1
not far away, were seated on their
porch LOOKING out at their unique cele- \
Dl1tion. when the clear notes of h
Marching Through Georgia" came to
1t rains nearly every day OF late.
Mrs. W. l.. Martin has returned |
from several weeks visit to the
coast.
Services at Juniper Grove at
tracted numerous worshipers on
Sunday.
Handsome Ed. Quick, of Nc
Neill, put in his welcomed appear~
ance Sunday.
Ask "Uncle" Billie Wilkerson 10
describe the fight he had with a
lion-like sheep,
The Supervisors were in session
this week. Proceedings will be
given in next issue.
Mrs. j. A. Moody, who has been
alarmingly i'll for several weeks, Is
reported somewhat better just as
we close our forms to.day-Tuesday.
Mr.. Hamilton johnson and Miss
Rivannah Splers, both of Mcneil,
were married here op Monday, j.
A. Moody, President Board of Su~
pervisors, officiating.
Rev. Fl. NJ. Craft, the colored
minister, began protracted meets
ing at the old schoolhouse Monday
night and will continue same during
the week. Everybody cordially iu-
vited to attend.
Parents who desire TO enter their
children in a frst-class educational
institution next session, could not
do better than to select Poplarville
High School. See ad, which aps
pears in this issue.
Mrs. A. w. Reed and son George,
arrived from Poplarville, Miss,
Wednesday evening on an extend
ed visit to her people Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Reed in this village. and her peo-
Pile near Dush vile, e,-Edmore (Mich.)
journal, 9TH.
E. w. Davis, late of the Hatties~
burg Day-BOok Gazette, was a vis>
itor to our sanctum FRIDAY evening.
Mr.. Dayis has. quit the printing
business, and will take a CONNER
ciAl and law oOursa at Macon. Ga