Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-10-24
From the Sand Hills.

Somebody is just ready to call me a
cynical old man, because | ask the ques-
ton, what is the matter with the world
these days? Ihave reference to the Cos
sip we have to hear. think it is en-
tirely forgotten that great music has
great sensual and spiritual power just
so great men are made up of good and
evil, but it seems to-day that the faults
and short comings, not the good, is
what the clever (?) people are searching
for, The singer, afraid of the world,
sits with closed lips, all because we are
told that keen perception is a sign of
meanness. Out of such an age of scru-
tiny we have for our lot the bare susie.
nance of life and to us, too, there will
be born no great souls unless we throw
off such shackles. The mind is not at
liberty to act, On every hand, at every
corner, II the words in burning letters,
be careful, be careful, - for gossip
ers are just ready. Oh, what an age of
degeneracy! 1t carries me back to the
etfete faith which degraded Egypt in oil
den times and trailed its curse of mate.
riality and vice through the Orient. but
l must hold up, or some one will
come back on me. Let me tell you
friends, if the cap fits you must wear
it. While this part of the world is not
so bad, yet, for one, l ain in favor of
Giving andGlet live By this l mean
enjoy yourself, say what you want to
and let satan's imps, the gossipers, do
their do. Suspicion dwells in little
minds. If you want to attend hypnotic
meetings do so, if to listen to hypnotic
teachings, why go ahead surely.
We heard a young lady remark the
other day, "our day of delight is ap-
preaching, the day Mr.. Bryan will be
elected" Hurrah for Bryan he sure
ly has the ladies on his side.
We are glad to note the success of our
friend j j Prince, He has a splendid
line of goods and all customers are as.
sured they will receive polite attention
and fair dealing. We have known Jeff
from childhood.
Soon will be heard the merry voices of
school children, "happy on the way"
to school. Our south county schools
have the following well known instruc-
tors:
Hashuqua, Miss Lula Bell,
Dripping Springs, Miss Lizzie Ethel
Thomas,
Vaugh's, Mr. Glenn Hill,
Gholson, Miss Lena B Thomas,
Mt Nebo, Miss Willie Lampley,
Mr. Prince Bethany, who has success
fully taught neal Mt Nebo, has, we are
glad to say, a prosperous school else
where.
We miss the genial, popular and clev.
er Mr. Ed Henderson, who has gone to
La. to make that state his home. We
wish you unbounded success, friend Ed,
and will be glad to see you home at n
time, but we are beginning to believe
there is more truth than poetry in re-
ports, and that when you come home
u loss will be still heavier.
A certain professor whom we well
know. goes out west right regularly,
Would you like to have it always MAY
at your home, Prince Albert Mr. w
II F!oore was seen going in the same d.
reetion quite recently and quite regular
ly too.
A couple of our young friends, recent
~ coming south from Macon, came near
losing one of their horses. It seems the
horse was fed in N of the stables in
Macon and no doubt was overfed. for
we are sure it was not overdriven, and
a 1t not been for timely assistance the
valuable animal would have died.
Truly death loves a shining mark. "
How fully we see this exemplifed in the
death of that young, brilliant and much
loved physician, DR.. Clay Overstreet,
whose death occurred the 18th inst. We
extend u deepest sympathies to the
families of DR.. Prince and Capt. Thorn.
as in this sad affection and will point
them to Him who will wipe away all
tears. DR.. Overstreet was we'll equip
ped for life, having graduated with the
highest honors from the A. & M. c, at
Starkville. He afterwards attended the
medical schools Of Louisville and Mem.
phis, again winning laurels for himself.
He was married about three years ago
to Miss Bessie Prince, only daughter Of
Or, JR Prince, who with a precious
little baby girl, parents and hosts of rel.
atives and friends are now mourning
their untimely loss. DR. Overstreet was
a christian, having been reared in the
Methodist church. He lived a life by
which he could we'll afford to die and
all who weep now have the precious hone
OF q glorious reunion some sweet day.
BRYAN,
Light be the turf of thy tomb
May its memory Hike cmeraids DC,
There should not be the shadow Of rIoom
In ausht that reminds Us of thee.
Young flowers and evergreen tree
May spring from the SPOT ofthy rest,
mt cypress NOR yew let ~ see,