The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
4 Buncb Of Revertes.

Monday morning, aeo"o
rock of toll and a renewal OF the
assless battle for bread and a few
0emtorts, | witness a sight which caus-
cOn Mood to flow a little faster and
.arves to Jingle with the delight
lad exbilaratiug thought that there
something doing" 1t has been 60
,arc since the merry music OF the saw
sammer has been heard 10 the vi.
aini,v Of the public square that its re-
.owal is occasion for comment and Sig
40, for iubilation and congratuiation.
r"so wor kmen are clearing the ground
-. The erection OF the handsome new
,,.ok that is the offspring OF the Ma
sa.,e and odd Fellows lodges OF Gre
..aa. and before the daisies blossom
n the meadows again 1t will rear its
crest to the skies as a monument to a
t.w men with enterprise and a determi-
nation to shake of their inertia and do
something to make the old town look
brighter and better.
last Sunday was one OF those days
rbeu the arching heavens of spotless
,l,e wooed the earth with witching
wiles. and though l~eafless trees aud
hare brown fields spread before the eye,
~rature seemed ina tender mood and
,ho elixir of the autumn air set every
nerve a culver with its intoxicating
w,rmth and life-giviug power. l could
|hut contrast such a December day with
The lev wiuos OF the frozen north,
where these feet Of mine in earlier
DAYS were taught the ways that they
should tread. 1t seems Incompetent
.ible now. since the sunny South has
revealed itself in all her %splendor, that
man can be content where nature
crowns and sends her icy hosts on
rierciug wings Of wind and snow TO
send all life, ~quivering with cold, to
house itself against destruction, aud to
await through six long months the
coming again Of that which is ours
from the years beginning to It's end.
7 would not change again the palmetto
and the pine, the sunshine and the
warmth, OF this sunny land for the hot
and dusty summers and the bleak and
cbeerless winters OF the land which
gave MT birth, though there commerce
and activity OF industrial lie swing
along at swifter gait.
A Sunday walk after the devotions
Of last Sabbath, led me to a portion O.
the town which / had never before in
~yestieated. 1t was something OF a sur
prise TO see the numerous stately resi-
dences that are built there, and i'm
pressed one with The idea that Grena
da is larger than she looks from thu
outer edges. | doubt If there Is anothe
town ID the state Of equal size that cal
boast OF as many handsome residence
as Grenada. 1t is a city OF homes, ant
elegant homes they are. A little pain
on some OF the buildings that hav
stood the storms Of many winter
would be a great improvement. an
while l am not In league with thos
who sell paint, l would advise all thos
whose houses show sign OF age,
spread the paint on thick. 1t will be
good investment, and should you wis
to sell, a coat Of fresh paint will ad
nearly a third to the price you can de
mard and receive for your property.
Those who advertised for the Chris
mas trade are looking with s~atisGactit
at empty places on shelves and in sho
cases, and are pressing In fond embra'
a generous roll OF greenbacks as a r
ward for their business foresight al
sagacity.
The light fantastic will be tripped
the night following Christmas, and
those who love the pleasures of I
dance will have heaping measures
fun at Mullin Hall where the ''swi
rec" will be held. There are some
the best and most gilt edged socie
young people Of the town on the co
mittees and the affair will be ''swe
in every way.
have a protest to make against I
sending out of wlnsome young ladies
collect bills that have grown old. L
easy TO stand off a mar 10 whom
may be as independent and insolent
you wish, but when u charming you
lady approaches and with fair wo
and fairy features throws her char
around you il is hard 10 keep the {
lars from escaping from your keepi
have been worked this way seve
times, and hereafter | an going TO
my buying with firms who have gen
men collectors.
Next Monday night is the time W
youngsters will hang up their stu
lngs and spend a sleepless night IL
effort In GOO old Conta CLANS sli6a n,