Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-04-06
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Jackson Letter.
OUR TRIP TO GULFPoRT

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We left the Union Depot at Jack
son at A. M. on Gulf and Ship Is
land r. r., for Gulfport. The free
r 10 from Jackson to Gulfport and
return, having been rendered By
Capt Jones, President of said road.
When / say we, mean Gov Varda-
man and a large majority of the
members of both houses of the Leg
islature and State officers. Arrived
at Gulfport at II M. Sunday. After
eating sumptious dinner furnished
by the said Capt. Jones at the Great
Southern Hotel, we repaired to the
end OF the pier, and went aho r the
U. S. Revenue cutter Winona amid
the boom of Cannons, which not only
Jared our bodies, but made our ears
ring like fresh fish in hot lard. Per-
haps you wont understand why this
boom of cannon; but just stop and
think of the body that was boarding
this Boat, and surely you viii un-
derstand the matter fully. The board
ing of boat by such an August
body as this, is enough to make any
canno shoot without pliming or
fuse. And further, it is possible that
the people of Mississippi would be
glad to know why we made this trip.
The answer is simple enough, which
is as follows: first, because we had
been doing such arduous work for
the good people of Mississippi, that
our nervous make up was all I'M
strung, and the whole business was
about to collapse therefore it was alb
solutely necessary for us to take
few days off to resuscitate, or let the
interest of Mississippi go off half
cooked; and a second reason is that
it didn t cost us anything, tbs State
was paying for the time lost, and
Capt. Jones was feeding us free. Can
anyone blame us after we have given
a reasonable reason, for taking "a
few days off and having a good time?
| think not, at least they ought not.
But have meandered. | here said
that we boarded the Winona, which
we did, and the intention of this was
to examine the Channel and take a
view of Ship Island and thereby be
able to say whether we ought to me-
morialize Congress to appropriate
reasonable sum to help open the
Channel and enlarge the port. We
arc all experts in such matters and
therefore as soon as we rode over
and took view of the situation, we
knew just exactly what ought he
done and we done it. After we had
floated around and took good view
of Ship Island, our boat turned and
headed toward the pier at Gulfport
We landed at the pier about 6 P. M.
and grand Banquet had been pre-
pared at the Great Southern Hotel,
to greet us on our return. When we
arrived at the Parlor of said Hotel,
sweet music was floating out on the
Gulf, rendered by or of the pref
test girls. The tones of this music,
and the lovely faces of these pretty
Girls made me feel curious all over
from top to toe, md | came very
near having paroxyism or some
other XII I'd of an ism, that / don be-
|lieve can be described by any Ian
guage known to the race of men.
After little primping and getting
our mustaches properly curled, the
march to the dining room common
ced. And we were soon seated at a.
bout 40 or 80 tables, to each table
Very soon the rattle of dishes, forks
and knives and the gnash of teeth be-
gan. Every dish that English, French
or American ever concocted was set
before US, by walters dressed in
white, whose collar and neckties
glistened like stone ware, and look
ing about as stiff Even turtle soup
and boiled Holsters, and other dish
es that couldn't call the names of
| if had them printed on paper. Edi-
bles wasn't all, turntables of all
kinds were passed around in fast sue
cession. Goblets emptied and reflled
until, until, the speaking common
ced. The speakers all seemed to be
filed with enthusiasm and patriot
ism, heroism and every other kind OF
ism, and something else that made
the very walls of that grand dining
room ring with eloquence from our
Statesmen. | wasn't called on remem
Der; but there was enough to keep
the hot air rolling till A VI. Sun
day. | went to bed at IL p. M. wish
ing that I was a short hand writer,
that | might take down and give tc
the world the Grand and noble Sen
timent expressed that night by these
speakers You ask if enjoyed this
trip. | would smile and say l did
For several reasons, some of which
has been already given. But the best
reasons We scribbler can give is, first
he was getting pay for his time, 2nd
his ride and fare was free, and Bro
he could get off and have a good time
because the New County was dead,