The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-10-03
CAPT. JACK WILLIAMS ENTER
TAlNS.

The writer was one Of a party of
nine who went out to the hOspita Bile
home Of Capt. Jack Williams. five
miles east of GrayspOrt, on Thursday
of last week to spend the day. The
captain had anticipated his guests
land had made abundant provision for
almost every demand or suggestion of
Therapeutics.
His residence has been his home
for many years. 1t is one of the his
toric places of the country and has
been the scene of many delightful
gatherings socially as we'll as the
place where political cOnclaves were
held during the days when a Missis-
sippian gave expression to his politi-
cal conviction with sword cases and
navy skies. There is a sort of pathos
Ia bout the surroundings and a mystic
grandeur shows itself in the trees, in
the yard, and from every part of the
the home. The captain has been the
denied himself the privilege of sharing
has hOnOrs and his trophies of peace
and war with any member of the fair
SEX He is now 85, but hale and hearty
and full OF the spirit that made for
inn, "a h0
civil war His house has ever been
open 70 his friends and he has never
seemed better pleased than when
sharing its hospitality with his friends
and neighbOrs. He believes in "spend-
ing the day, and not in leaving my
card. The captain. in the years past,
was copiOus reader and can quote
most literally from many of the poets
and from the classics. He bears the
stamp of one of those born to COM
mand
This home is one of the very. very
few in the cOunty-indeed such homes
are, scarce anywhere nowhere the
darkies lounge around the yard in pro-
| life numbers and where they can be
seen darting in and out of every ROOM
The captain has many tenants that
We're raised on his farm and these ne
groes do his bidding just as implicitly
and just as willingly as they could
have done lin slavery time. They are
faithful TO him. and he has been more
than faithful TO them. BY way of pa
renthesis, the writer will say that it
| is ''Capin' Jacks" rule to charge his
tenants only enough to keep his bank
account intact and to keep his farm
going. To the One-mule tenant he
rents for one bale of cotton. to the
two-mule tenant he rents for two bales
of cotton, and so on
| The day was a delightful one Those
who went out from Grenada were
Mayor j. Fl. Brown. Capt. Vol Pearson
and MessrS. r. T. Knox, j. W. Vance,
E. c. Lamb, ]. c. Perry. John P. Press
grove. Bruce Newsom and the writer
Several others expected to go, but cir
cumstances made it impossible. Sew.
eral of the immediate neighbors and
friends were among the party. The
dinner was served in picnic style out
in the yard under the trees. Fifty
two barbecued squirrels, plenty of
mutton and pork, besides cakes and
many other delicacies made up the
menu. The dinner was well prepared
and elegantly served and the vap.
tain's only regret was that more of his
friends were not present and that
those present could not dispose of
more of what he had prepared as a
part of their entertainment.
| Heavy clouds in the west and the
dropping of the rain admOnished those
from Grenada that they had best HE
lhomeward, otherwise they perhaps
would have fingered until the shades
of the evening reminded them of the
hour. All departed wishing the host
lyet many years, and all that gracious
and ever thoughtful Providence can
bestow upon him