Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-12-27

reached bis eighty eighth year,
and nohahi III p9bllC no ID more
l respected and venerated than he.
Senator Pettusls y type Of the
members OF what we are pleased
to term the old school 81 Southern
gentleman who are now fast pas
sing away. His long and eyentiul
life has always remained above
suspicion and honesty OF purpose,
and thoaght and action with him
are very part Of his nature WOW
en- into the warp and wool OF biz
character so securely he could moi
eradicate them il he we're 80 in
clined. The Senatorship Of Ala
bama sought him, he did not seek
it, nor, indeed, the dong list 'oI
honOrs he has enjoyed through all
these years Of noble and manly
life. When he was elected the
last time to the present position
he made a return that the sum
total Of expenses incurred by him
was 81 which was paid for a seal
to. his certificate as required by
law. No one doubted the correct
ness of this return who knows
Gen. Pettus. He is AN old fash.
Toned man with plain practical
ways and absolutely devoid any
thing akin to display or pomposity.
He is great In his simplicity ie
great in itself. This venerable
old man, laden with lhOnOrs and
secure in the love Of his country
men, is not ashamed to wear the
garments made by the. decrepid
hands Of his devoted companion
who has walked side by side with
him for over sixty years. W0uld
that we had more such old fash
Toned men and women like Senator
and Mrs. Pettus in this country.
These people, those Of this class,
are the very salt Of the earth, the
Nations pride and glory. We
need more simplicity and less
pOmp and show and hypOcricy
and demagogy; we need more Of
those who do not stand on house
tops and street corners to tell the
world Of some contribution they
have made to charity and to pub
lish to all what they have and will
accomplish. These old fashioned
mothers found more joy and hap
piness in making their home at
tractive than ever will be discOv-
cred in the theater, around the So
called festive board and In halls
Of ball rooms; and these Old-fash-
toned fathers experienced infinite
" more contentment and pleasure
y "
in this atmosphere around the
hearthst0ne than million card
tables, race courses and clab|
rooms ever did or ever will bring.
The young people Of today imag-
inc the old grand parents Of 40
and 80 years ago must have led Q
very monoton0us and humdrum
existence without the gsyeties and
rapid social whirl Of the present
modern day enioyments. These
young folk Of course are greatly |
in error, for they mistake dissipa-
u
tion and social extravagances for
real pleasures and eDjOyments.
Those Of our ancestry who did
everything in moderation solved
the problem oiliie and correct liv.
Ing and consequently the present
generation deserves commiseration
and not our grand parents our
sympathy. The difference be;
tween the two periods can be no
better shown than q reference to
5he court records and penitentiary
registeri Of then and now. If we
10 not care to refer to these books
if pathos, then let us look around
Is and see the broken hearts,
Ihattered characters and fearful
yea and then ask some cotogena-
ian, il the sorrows in his com
nunity were half 50 many during
manhood IS prevail to- :