The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-23
Rumblings Round
Rural Hill

this writing, as Saturday was a rainy
day AND Sunday was a cold cloudy
day and no passing much, but we
have to have these cloudy and cold
days to more appreciate the warm
and fair days.
Mr.. G. r. Harris, of Steens, has
been quite sick bat We learn that he
is some better now. We hope for
his early return to his usual good
health.
Going from place to place on our
rounds as Deputy Tax Assessor we
want to thank the people both white
and colored for their many kind at
tentions. They have fed US when we
were hungry, and let us rest when we
were tired and let us warm when we
were cold and many other kindnesses
all of which were highly appreciated,
especially do we want to mention
Mr.. Frank Weathers and Mr.. A. d.
Shackleford for their kind hospitality
this past week. We noticed that Mr..
Shackleford has corn just about ready
to come up, but Mr.. A. ]. Fuqua has
the best lot of cabbage plants.
We spent part of one day last
week in the Black Creek community.
We remember a few years ago when
we were sorry we had to pass through
this section, but a few good citizens
moved into this community and erect
ed themselves good homes and then
came others and after them the school
house and good roads, and now this is
one among the best communities we
know. You see what a few good citi-
zens can do.
While on our rounds we met three
old darkies we especially want to
mention in our letter this week, viz.
Mingo Kelly Williams, Sanford and
Mast Cox. These darkies served their
masters we'll when they were slaves
and young, and after they were set
free they have tried to be honest and
respectful Two Of them, Mmgo
Kelly and William Sanford have a
small piece of property paid for. So
far as / could learn Mart Cox has
nothing but his good name left with
his old wife, the first two named are
totally blind and Uncle Mast is too old
and feeble to work and depends en-
! tirely on charity for his living. We
think our nation, State and county
should in some way help these good
old darkies and for long time /
have wondered why our good old
! darkies are thus treated. We hope
| the day is not far distant that some
means will be devised to help these
good old negroes who have served
their day and generation well.
We see in looking over our land
books that there are a good many
things that need your attention. Now
is the time for you to look after your
land. There are some who are paying
taxes when they ought not to and
others who should pay who arc not,
so call upon your tax assessor and
let him help you with your land
troubles, he will gladly do so, but
cannot do so without your help.
| We noticed in the Black Gum Hall
letter in the Columbus Commercial
last week some strange things to us.
In the first place he was jingling the
Farm Bureau and it's leader and he
said that the leader had made q fail
ure Of everything he had undertaken.
We do not know what success he has
made in all of his undertakings, but
we believe he has been as much Of
a success if not more than the writer
of the Black Gum Hall letter. Judg-
ing from what we can see passing
along the road and from what some
Of his neighbors say that he also took
his lunch along with him everytime he
goes to Columbus. and said the reason
he did it was one of his neighbors
had a hog to die and he called UP
one of the markets in Columbus and
asked him If he could handle the hog
and he could and for him to proceed
If he has he ought to get rid OF
him or if he has many neighbors of
this kind and he is of the right kline
he will get out himself. Now We
never heard of anv body in Columbus
eating live hogs, but we know Of lots
of them that will eat hogs properly
killed and dressed. We even nate tc
believe that we have a butcher that
would hardlo a boor m anu niha, ~,