The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-10-25

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How beautifully the great poets wrote
about flowers. One says, The hum
blest flower that blooms sometimea
gives thought too deep for tears
And It's my faith that every dowsr en-
joys the air 1t breathes." Some now
ers seem vain and some are modest
From my window I see the rainbow
cannas and the proud and lofty dab
las strutting to the morning sun and
not far away are the humble vlolets
half hiding from the light. Tennyson
says. ANY nose can ravage the scent
Of . flower, but only the pure In heart
have 4 right to-" I am a early riser.
and every bright morning I visit the
garden and inspect the flowers that
the night has opened and cut enough
for q fresh vase at the breakfast table.
The neighbour chickens annoy me.
for my garden b their feeding ground
and they scratch the barn yard manure
from my plants. So on yesterday got
some chicken wire and stretched II
along the fence. But forgot to shut
the gate and they came in, and when
got after them they put their heads
through the meshes and got fast
had fun with those chickens and they
will not come back any more. The
gardens are fine this fall. The second
crop Of beans and potatoes are on
hand. Turnlp greens and mustard
abound. A few tomatoes are still left.
and my good neighbor, Yarbrough, the
preacher. sends US some OF his fine
ones every few days. His Crimson
Whirlwind is the finest variety I have
ever seen. Verify the lines have fallen
to US In pleasant places. Day unto
day uttereth speech and night unto
night showeth knowledge. Miss Stone
will be rescued, I reckon, not because
she Is a. missionary in q barbarous
country, but because she is an Amerf
can woman. The best opinion Is that
she had no business going there. Our
people have got more sense and are
not drumming up women for mission
aries to uncivilized countries. 1t is
strange what q passion some people
have for long distance charity. The
statistics show $1,000 arrests in Bos-
ton the last fiscal year. and yet Boston |
sends missionaries to Turkey and
preachers and teachers for the negroes |
in the south. Georgia has only $50
white convicts in her penitentiary.
while Massachusetts,, with only a lit |
tie larger population. has 1900. and |
New York state. with three times the !
population Of Georgia, has $500 con- |
victs. besides numerous reformatories |
with several thousand inmates. The
truth is. that every state and every
large city has enough Of the lawless.
the ignorant and the destitute to care
Tor. and 1t Is mistaken charity to over
look them and hunt for misery afar on.
But we are getting along fairly well |
IN this blessed land and have much to
be thankful for that our northern
brethren have not May the Lord bless
md guide the president Is our prayer
The south does not expect him to Ty-
erie his party on the protective tariff
'r any other repu can principle. bu,
{ does expect him TO appoint the best
men to once. regardless of their poll
les. And II his party kicks and threat
ms as the wings did John Tyler. let
him say as Tyler said to Clay and 9th.
srs.. "1entleman. you cannot scare me.
Ny back Is against the wall and win
Teto these bills" Tyler was . noble
nan and . conscientious statesman.
,ut he was too pure = man to please
either party. and. Of course. was not
for the next presidency.
That may be Roosevelt's late. We
hall see.-Bill Arp. in Atlantis Consti
inflow