The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-09-08
1.-THE WIDOW

HnLsnALE, Miss, Sept, 10, 1899.
Editor DemocratlStar.
wherever you see adultery referred
to in the bible, when used in connec-
tlon with a nation or people c0llec.
lively, 1t means the God forbidden
union OF Church and State, or OF poli-
ties and religion. So | presume that
when Il town and county or State, or
two communities unite to put on a
quarantine for commercial reasons. or
for any gain or advantage over other
communities, or for any purpose 9TH
err than the protection of the health
of its own people, then | presume we
ought to call that "politicmadultery."
The king OF Judah, fearing danger
from a neighboring nation. formed an
alliance with his former enemy. the
king Of Egypt. and that %was"pnlitico.
religious adultery" Two years AGO
when Scranton had reason TO fear the
dangers OF yellow fever, she formed
an alliance with Jackson COUNTY and
got the board of supervisors tn quar-
antine against all mankind, beginning
at West PaScag0ula river. Very soon
II was found that she was diSgrace1
by the fever appearing in her body,
and she was discarded by her lover.
Jackson county, and thus became the
Widow Scranton. She became a wi
dow indeed, and wore mourning for
many OF her best citizens. But like
many other widows, she soon discard
cd the widows weeds" ana loudly de-
clared that it was the fault of her
lover, and not Of herself. that caused
the cruel separation. and SO strong
did she declare this, that all our can-
didates who made speeches in the last
canvass would make anti-Quarantine
the burden of their song, and one
would suppose that QuaraDtines were
things OF the past.
A few days since the Widow Scran-
ton begun coquetting with Mobile. a
lover in another State and were as
loving as two cooling doves, hut ! see
by to-day'S papers that the Alabama
lover has cause to believe that the
WIDOW Scranton is most too intimate
with some old lovers to the west OF
her, aud Mobile has served notice of a
separation. So poor old Scranton is a
widow again. 1t wont he long before
she will be as buXom as ever. and will
declare she is and has been as true as
the needle to the pole. In the mean
time | would like for you to insert an
"ad" Offering 10 cents reward for in
formation that will find the where
ab0utS OF one Mr.. Evans, one Mr..
HeweS and one Mr.. BroaduS, who in
their speeches declared such ouaran-
tines should cease. While these gem
tlemen have not as yet had time to
introduce their several bills against
the board Of health and against quar-
antines and see their bills religious
ly' passed Unto the waste basket still
1T does seem to me that now is the Op.
perfume time for them to be heard.
Brother Evans seems to he shut up IN
Mississippi City. and Brother Hewes
may be there with him unless he is
out in Gulfport helping to shut in
Brother Evans. | presume the
healthy fumes of charcoal around
Vancloave will be a safe preventive to
preserve Brother Broadus. In the
meantime we have the United States.
the State Of Mississippi and hundreds
OF towns and many shot gun quaran-
tines. and | fear we will continue to
have them as long as people fear to
die, Yet anti-Quarantine was good
campaign ammunition.
Yours in good humor.
NJ. A. DEES.