Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-12-01
NoxuBEE NOW AND 10 YEARS AGO
TV7ly ola Fnends in Noxubse.


ers" and having promised some Of my
Old Noxubee friends l would write up
mytrip to the great old state Of Missis-
sipti. I now VII pleasure proceed to
do 90 and will state in the beginning
that took no notes and will write from
meinory the greatest trip Of my life
among tks greatest people on earth.
Neither win l call any names for my
vocabulary b inadequate to do such
people justice. should I attempt to tell
the. hospitality, the kindness. the
warmth Of feelings expressed toward
meby n y old boyhood friends.it would
take q book to tell 1t all and then the
half would not b. told"
After an absence Of forty years I was
mel at Macen md carried hr-riedly out
to x-Praris my boyhood home, nay
ho&e church where the good Methodists
were in the midst Of good meeting,
ths,result Of which vii be told in etern-
itya
After q few days Of rest and recre-
atian with my nephew and niece they
prepared to entertain my old friends at
dinner, invitations being sent to all we
couh locate and the day having, arrived
win MI the beauty and splendor that
nature could bestow. Early in the
morning our hearts were made happy
a. the dear cid friends began to assem-.
ble,. some Of them we had not met In
over four decades. This happy reunion
with such demonstrations Of love anc
affection with or for all present was
beautiful reminder of the meeting Of
frisnds and loved ones over yonder 'ir
the home in the palace, Of. Cod"
After the usual gas s ss and pleas
ant associations for several hours fine
locking, intelligent, up-to-date conver
satipnalist from Macon appeared in oul
midst, and his PRESENCE seemed to be
signal for dinner as twas announced OF
his ARRIVAL.
The boys selected their best girl ant
marched out in the grove near. thu
chprch where magnificent dinner wal
spfSad by my niecesand must say t.
hsfshonor and credit. she knew how Il
please the appetite Of all present
judking from the. way We oil fingered
ct Sths table. ~ We repaired to thu
houts I stopped and looked and wondered
II Ne would all ever meet again undel
such circumstances. ft seemed tina,
timS had turned back IN her fight ane
mias u IN young again. | was very
msGh impressed with the idea that W
wese all young again when I heard some
Of he boys say they vent to the table
with the youngest and piettiest cir
pregent. | knew they were mistaken
whSn it was sdmitted by all present
th8t was most honored that my CIR
wa only sweet eighty-two.
Ills useless to say the evening wal
spsHt in pleasure and happiness wher
wescould read on. the faces of all my
J heat 10 overAowing with joy and glad
Z, nea :"
Before the crowd dispersed we hat
|' pra5er service, with appropriate scrip
tufn lesson and four earnest prayer
eSandaremarks from several expressing
thGr gratitude 70 God Of love for hi
goodness to us and the blessings Of thu
dsvland encouraging every one to pres
ONWARD and upward in the deyine life.
we said goodbye to the dear geo
friends who had been with us an
helped to make the day so pleasant W
codld fully realize how pleasantit wa
forfbrethern and friends to dwell togeth
! er b unity. This was one Of the bes
ldays Of my life and want to say to m,
fri9hds Of lNoxubee and especially {
these Of X-Prairie thatthe day of on
re-lnion and the sweet commission We
had with each other and with God
Holy spirit in your church work ha
better prepared me for Efe's work ant
nov while writing in my humble hom'
can recall your faces and ask God
blessings upon you all.
Nv big hearted nephew now places q
mysdisposal his fine looking wife wit
hershorse and buggy and we begin :
yitit the old friend, in their homes.
csinotp. .ersonats time-ani space for
bids and besides ] cannst express j
words what my heart felt.
Their warm southern hospitality, thei
chssrful greetings with ''come In Billie
pull Of your coat, give me your hat
tai this rc:ker-and I'll made me fee
welcome, yea thrice welcome. Tie goo
vctcen eli seemed to vie with each 9th
ar % zee who could prepare the bes
diner. il was . continuous feast viii
meand my feelings urged me to com
olin5ent all by the way partook of tn
epc3 things set before me.
rfogress seemed TO be the watch
rod along all lines.
mIlsnaneritv Il seen everywhere an.