The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-06-15

Hon. Luther Manship has generously

Hon. Luther Manship has generously
volunteered his services during the |
sessions of the Summer Normals, to |
devote the proceeds to the completion |
of fitting memorial to this gifted |
Mississippi poet who had, though |
scarce more than boy, written his
name high on the scroll of fame, ere
death claimed him. Superintendent
Whitfield has accepted Mr.. Manship's
offer, and the result will doubtless
arouse the proper interest in this
cause, and increase the contents of the
treasury, to a marked extent. In
deed, it seems peculiarly fitting that
the vigorous, popular young son Of
Mississippi upon whose brow genius
has laid her kindly hand, should thus
espouse the cause, and seek to perpetu-
ate the fame of another genius-kissed
child of his native State, who was
claimed too soon, by death. And We
believe his effort will succeed. Irwin
Russell was a sweet singer of the land
ne loved, just as its song birds are.
His verses gave forth as much of the
glowing sunshine, of the riotous sing
ing of birds, of the wooing music OF
waring trees, and the honey-sweet
fragrance of flowers, as was ever exult-
antly trilled from the throat of our
little gray singer, the native mock
ing bird. 1t was he who first sang the
simple but eloquent song of THE
| Quarters" waking into immortal
words the deathless devotion, the faith.
full service and the quaint and curious
beliefs and customs of the slaves. His
| little volume-all too small-tells more
and tells it better-of the conditions
the beautiful relations between those
of de big house." and those of "de
quartahs" than all the histories that
have been written since. That the
song in his throat was stilled so soon
and that life was so dark to his poet
soul, brings a pang with each thought
of him 1t is not too late, however, tC
show honor to his beautiful work, anC
for our own sakes, as we'll as for tn,
sake Of the voice that is stilled," w,
should make haste to do it. Mr.. Man
ship should have the cordial supper
of the teachers at the normals and tn
citizens of the towns in which he tell
these quaint plantation stories, an
sings these old-time songs.
A citizen Of Pike county has mad
an overland trip this summer fror
Magnolia, Miss, to Hot Springs. Ark
covering the 423 miles in thirtee
days. This seems a wearisome iourne
to travellers of this day and generation
but the writer's maternal grandmothe
tells most charmingly of a journey sh
made in 1916, on a pillion behind he
father, from Jefferson county, Miss
to 'the Carolinas." A part of thi
journey was along the "Natchez (Ir
ulan) Trace" wide enough only for tn
passage of a horse. Instead G
5 stopping for refreshment at comfor
able hotels, as is now the case, the
most hospitable hosts were the Ii
} dians, blanket clad The route, Will
} long and wearisome. and to moder
> eyes, void of interest was to the lit
!. girl of that day brim full of wonderfl
, sights. 1t would be an interestin
thing to compare description of thu
long journey. when 1900 was new, wit
I the swift passing over the same spac
l in the dawn of this new century.
+ 1t is matter for congratulation I
lne otar. and for rejoicing to it's man
q friends that it broke the record fC
, summer advertising in Meridian
!. one of it's recent issues. 1t came oil
q SATURDAY, June 1st, with 241a column
of paid display matter, not more tha
a column and a half of which VIZ
. foreign business. There was not
| dead ad. in the paper. Not even raj
y for just like other business cards) an
:, all of its space was filled with fres
good and interesting reading and a
g vertising matter. This speaks we'll f,
IS The merchants and business men
e Meridian, as we'll as for the Star, al
O we nope luey Will CONTINUE lue SOS
s worA of mutual support and upbuil
6 ing now under such splendid hea
:, way.
y The State institution for the Des
+ Dumb and Blind closed most succes
. full sessions last week. The gre
II good accomplished at these hon
n schools tfor they are BOTH can not
calculated, and we can not refra
- from saying, just here, that every mi
= and woman in the State who has t
!. interest of these children at hea
, should rejoice that Mississippi has.
" the head of these institutions two m
I so g...ed, so specially fitted for The
II difficult work as Prof. j. r. DobyI
If and DR.. Sims. We have visited t
a benevolent institutions of many Stat
n. and never have we seen finer superi
tendents than ours-and never ch
dren SO happy and content.
~ Among the Mississippi students
N whom high honors have come this We
:, is Miss Katherine Crusoe a form
IN student of TIE |. |. and c., who graf
tal