The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-01

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is little room to be surprised at th.
gloomy forebodings with which Bro
Wilson seemed to be overcome Eithe
the three remarkable happenings mar
rated as having occurred at that diune
were the shadows cast by impending
woes, OF else all signs and omeus O
coming events must be taken with
grain Of salt their lnfallibility having
fallen under suspicion they can be n,
more implicitly relied on BY intelligen
people
We shall not stop here to inquire
whether it was anxiety for the welfare
of Mr., Bryan or an absorbing interes
in the success and prosperity Of Gov
| MoLaurin which tended to lend to thes,
untoward events Of that banquet a sig
niicance so sinister as to oppose oui
friend Of the Picayune. Our presen
task is not a work Of analysis; It is Z
labor Of love and consolation an effort
to bring back the hue Of health to th,
damask cheek Of our friend at Jackson
to coniure a return to his rosy lips Of
that genial smile which was won't tc
linger there but which alasl was
frightened away by the three harding.
ers Of coming woe at that fateful dining
at the governors mansion
We want to call our friends attention
to the fact that all the utteFances Of an.
cient oracles which have been handed
down to us by history have been capa.
BILE Of two distinct and reasonable inter.
pretations which were thoroughly al
variance with each other, Rival sooth.
sayers would place entirely opposite
constructions on the prophecies convey
ed by the entrals Of the Nme fowls OF
the flight Of the same flock Of birds.
The art Of divinution seems never to
have been an exact science even in itf
palmiest days, and why should it be
considered a sure foreteller Of coming
events in this age of comparative skep.
ticism, Is 1t not likely that more than
one Interpretation may be justly placed
upon the three ominous incidents
which marred the festivities at the ex-
ecutiye mansion2 Why coustrue them
as meaning defedt to Bryan in 1909, OF
q sure Indication that Gov McLaurin
will be called upon to explain why, if
a new capitol was so badly needed
twelve months ago as be soIemnely and
officially averred It was. he failed at
the recent session Of the legislature to
place it in the power Of the lawmakers
to provide for one which would pre-
serve the records and archieves Of the
government from destruction by rain,
even on the first hoor2 Why not inter.
pret those blood-curdling incidents as
meaning disaster to the fellow who an
tagonizes Bryan in the next canvass,
and promise that the people win not
PROFOUND to Anse too many awkward
and distressing questions relating to bis
administration
We are going to turn to Daniel for
the ehlightment Of our own capitoli0n
Belshazzar who IS disturbed by the
signs and portents presented at the
feast. We don't think that it is a friend
ly thing to sit inertly down and hold
our peace when word or two Of wis
dom from us may serve to drive cark-
ing care and wearing anxiety away
from the bosom of a distressed friend.
Therefore we say to Bro Wilson, Be of
good cheer. That unlucky thirteen and
empty salt cellarcan be offset by other
things. It may have been chat there
was a political Judas at chat feast to
make the number thirteen; but then
Bryan has the gold standard iD the
anine-hole, and the salt that will be
needed to save his opponents wont be
forthcoming, as foreshadowod by the
empty salt-cellAr
AS to that broken goblet we must
confess some misgiyings and uncertain
ty. To our mind whatever It may por-
tend has direct referenceto our sagacious
governor Il may simply mean that
our Anse' is done with goblets for ir-
rigating purposes, and that be purposes
to do his future drinking in the good
old way, But whatever IL means lot
Bro, Wilson console himself with the
reflection that his excellency is giving
himself no undue concern about frac-
tured goblet. So long as the pie plate
Is intact he cares little enough what
becomes Of the crockery Carthaginian.
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Our Big Opening is a satisfying
success The doors Of our store swung
open and showed the handsomest dis
play Of iewelry ever seen in this part Of
the world A, Weller