Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1902-02-21
WASHINGTON.


Dear Herald.
After perusing the Herald constant
ly week after week, and scanning the
ambitious spirit and great accom-
plishments Of the different towns and
localities of our prosperous county, I
feel that our Mecca should not be
forgotten entirely in the growing en-
thusiasm of our rival, happy sections,
and that we too, should let the read
ers of the Herald hear of our wonder
full progress and marvellous acquire
ments.
But at the same time. while 1 fully
intended these lines for the public, 1
hope that they vii! not test the pa
thence of any one, and lead them into
paroxysms Of jealousy.
Washington Church has ever been
renown in the history Of Greene
county, not entirely because of her
good virtues. but also Of her queer
peculiarities; among which is the way
10 which we trim our horses tails.
It has long been a saying chat
horses hairs make ants" In my
mind heretofore, there has existed
some doubt as to the trath of the
statement, but now there is a pre-
ponderance of evidence in favor Of
the affirmative; and anyone who
has ever visited Washington Church
can testify to the fact that "horses'
hairs made ants" for it is really a
curiosity to see the earth working
with the thrifty little quadrupeds, in
fact it seems as if the church
will be carried away some day to
some heather land, for strange to say,
they are educated animals, and having
listened to the fiery eloquence of so
many distinguished Holiness Diyines,
they have become converted, and it is
not a singular occurrence to hear them
singing, Work for the Night is Com
ing"
But it is not the only thing Of prom
inence at Washington Church, for she
is on the boom.
With her three immense stot es, her
huge saw mill, her thrifty stills; her
large churches, built on the style of
st. Paups in Rome; her energetic
citizens; her magnificent. Sunday
school and daily school system is
enough in itself to draw angels from
the heavens.
In truth, time will only prove that
Washington is a lost Garden of Eden.
Who can deny that Green county is
the laundried shirt on Mississippi an d
Washington is the diamond in its
front?
would advise all people to immi-
CRATE to Washington, especially young
ladies for there host after host of
young Romeos, awaiting the arrival
of winning Juliette, to usher them
through the course Of human troubles.
Rut again to the subject, we are
growing section. 1t is a mervelous
change, that has taken place in Wash
iuglon in the course Of two years. 1t
was not long since when Greene
County's suit was stained by the non
renovated spot of Washington, but
thanks to the great Jehova that spot
is now no more, for the never failing
remedy Christianity cleansed it wholly
and now that once awfully dirty place
is as pure, beautiful, religious and
prosperous as ever Mississippi help in
her warm embrace
Why her winning ways and sooth-
ing smiles have not been confined just
Greene County and Mississippi, but
her fame and shining listers have
been felt in far away Sonth Carolina,
and VIC have recently won to our midst
twenty of her favorite sons and
daughters,
Washington stands ever ready to
greet all who may come to share with
us in her winning ways aud her hills
shall ever throw open their arms and
her valleys lay bare their bosoms to
give 70 the stranger all that she has
in store.
Come over to Washington town,
For there you will ever find,
Joe Greene with his holiness
Chicken,
For people from miles around.
Joe. M. Greene,
Feb. 10 1902