The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-05-04
FROM H%ArTIEsBURG

ihO W uuJ OtdsclS anu wv" tiVo v" NY
In mute appeal for a few lines
from the hume Office.
Passing events cause me To retro
spect and c0etrast IA new and old order
OF things ; flew short months ago the
journey from p%ascagoula e shore to
IattIesburg by overland route, trav-
cling county roads. was undertaken
only after careful dcliberatiOn, wise
preparation and prudent forethought.
The way was long and tiresome; the
miles Of rUad to be travelled were
greatly added tn by the ups and downs
Of the hills Of. Jackson, Greene and
Perry. When you began to ascend
one Of the big hills you could form no
idea Of what was in store for you be.
fore you reached and passed over the
top and landed safely in the valley on
the other side. This conA1 ncedsoper.
fence reminded you iorcibry0f the ups
and downs VI this life in general. Re.
verting to the old geography days.
you d0 notAremember' studying about
the mOuntains nj South Mississippi.
Overcoming. The difficulties you place
yourself In Tire category NJ these who
nake ,mosi ntsins out OF mole hills. aad
after several hours travel you begin to
take IN the situation AZ its par value.
remembering that nothing succeeds
like success. and that friends are
waiting at the other end OF the jour
ney.
To q stranger To the country, it was
indeed a dreary journey, sometimcs
travelling ten miles without coming
to a house. Al M time, canning
through IN a. dry season, we were re-
fused a drinkof water at a very nice
lUukine farm house; the lady said she
had to "toat" all the water, and we
could wait until we got to the creek
about two miles. But this is not a
sample Of the good and hospitable
people who live on the road. We were
entertained most Hospitality at the
home Of Mr.. Ransom Farley, and also
at the home OF Grandma Bond. At
this day we can almost taste the fine
peaches she piled In our buggy for US to
eat along the way. There are others
to whom We are indebted for hosLi.
tality w will never forget.
Much romance was mixed with the
reality OF such Il journey, the mind re-
verting to dear ones left behind and
reaching forward in anticipation OF
the coming meeting with friends.
You learn lessons from nature, and
study under that best Of teachers-cx.
p%erience. conditions not laid down in
the books. The iron horse puts
only a few hours time between Scran.
ton and fIattiesburg. The L. 4 N.
will put you down in Gulfport in short
order for less than Il dollar. The wait.
ing for the G. & 5. l. train is IA little
tedious. The officials in the deput
are polite and accommodating. ll0'
tel Simonson %entertalns fairly well,
but the travelling public agree that
the charges r too high in most cases.
When a hotel keeper asks you to take
a seat while waiting for supper to be
ready and then charges you Is cents
for the privilege, it is not what you
would expect,
During the recent Stoppage OF trains
On all the railroads, from wash0uts
and food, travel has been most rcgu'
lar from New Orleans via. L. & N.
then by &. 4 S. l. to H~attiesburg,
then by Northeastern to Meridian,
Freight traffic on the G. & s. l. Is
now very heavy. Passenger travel is
very much improved over the old con
ditions. TwU trains a day make II
very convenient. A lady is in charge
of the passenger department and tick
ct Office at the lIattiesburg depot
she is very polite aud patient, in fact
a mta.el agent. The fine new depUl
with observatory on top is q great ad
ditiOn to the town. The excitement
prevailing for "A time over floods anG
delayed trains has about subsidized. Al
one time Leaf river almost took tn,
country along its banks. Now til,
waters have subsidized, the river Is al
most twice as' wide from bank to banl
as formerly. The iron bridge stands
out mid.streanl, and additions will
have to be made on either side b!
means Of pilipg. The Newman Lum
Der ca. lost agood deal BY logs, break
ing Of DAM loss Of time, etc. TIL,
fortunate ones wliU lived away from
the flood were,very kind to the untor
funates, and went with teams ant
brought thslMl*away.
], Huwisong ,eHv the q. y s. l., is fas
coming III tine front as a railroad luM
Der town. yaahe Native Lumber C,.ei
making tbfn& hum in that part 0
the woods. siv' has fine mills, steam
logging traInss side trucks connecting
with main line, large, well furnishes
, store, ~post-olfice, railroad ticket Office
E and furnishes houses and homes 10
? all. Capt. Horace Howe and Mr.. T
A. Cause, old Moss Pointers, are !,
charge Of the business in general, a
: sisted by. Messrs. Tom Cause, Ale
: McInnis, Bob Griffin md Mt. Batsor
Mr.. Henry Colmer Is saw tiler, an
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