The Grenada sentinel., 1903-10-03
For the SENTINEL
/ MULLINS BEAUTIFUL HOME.
Dedicated to Mr.. Walter R. MuIIin,
BY A FRIEND.

t5.Inty, MISSISSIPPI, is situated the
lllin's Home. It is about five miles
lth Of the Yalabusha County line,
2 d about the same distance north
west OF Grenada. It. is situated on
what might be- called the dividing
line between Grenada bottom and the
hIlls-thc prettiest portionsof country
in the county.
North Of the house is grove of
stately china trees, while on the east
there is a large poultry yard, beyond
w.llch is a vast meadow covered with
green grasses. On the south is a
beautiful woodland that is kept in
good condition by the owner. The
trees, being water, spanish, and white
oaks, are trimmed to as near the same
shape as possible. There are several
barns in this woodland, which are
used for the purpose of sheltering
sheep and few select COWS. There
is not anything SO attractive on the
west, but it might be mentioned that
a public road runs just in front of the
gate.
Now, imagine yourself a traveller;
you are riding slowly along medita-
ting on some business problem; you
come within sight Of the woodland
with it's uniformly trimmed trees:
and you are surprised at the beauty
OF it, as it is a contrast to the country
through which you have been passing.
Riding on wondering what this means
you suddenly become amazed, at what?
ut one of the most magnificent homes
YOU have ever beheld. The green arch
shaped pickets, the elegant entrance,
tbe evergreens, the magnolias, the
ree brick house with stone pillars
and green trimmings, all remind you
of some of the air castles you and your
sweetheart used to build when you
were seventeen.
The thing that makes this home
look 50 grand is the yard. AS l have
before said, it is inclosed by green
pickets and has a large center gate
with a small one on either side. Mag
nolias and evergreens, which alternate
with each other, are SO arranged as to
be the same distance apart. These
trees are, therefore, in rows from any
position one may be standing. Be-
sides these trees, there are some small
shrubery and several beautiful flower
beds in the yard. From what l have
said, it can be seen that this yard is
green both summer and winter. On
this account it is sometimes called
Evergreen Farm"
OF course house with such sur
roundings as this one, is furnished
properly. The furniture of the rooms
is mahogany and rosewood, while the
floors are covered with brussel carpets.
The walls of each room are ornament
ed with such pictures as suit them
best. Nearly all of these pictures are
made by good artists. In short, every
thing was done to make this home
magnificent dwelling place.
I have visited this home several
times, and with all it's splendor there
seemed to be something lacking. For
a long time I could not imagine what
this was; but at last I came to the
conclusion that it was a woman. Mr..
Mullin, being a handsome, daShing
man about thlrty-tive years OF age,
married one of the bellies of Grenada.
I visited him a few weeks after his
marriage, and found that he added
the finishing touch to his home when
he made this beautiful maiden his
wife. It looked prettier to me than
ever before. 1t seemed now that the
main object of his life had been at
tained, and from then on he would be
the happiest of men.
The pleasures of beautiful home
like the one I have been describing,
for example, are many. just imagine
yourself to be the owner of such a
home, and you can see how you would
enjoy it.
TO say the least Of it, the aim OF
every young man should be to provide
himself with q happy home. OF course
every young man cannot have q homie
as elegant as Mr.. Mullins, but he can
have pretty one II he tries. Though
q young man may spend q great
amount on . home, it will not be COM
pleted until he marries some nice re-
fined girl, for this IS the most import.
ant feature Of q good home.
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