| Show CHRISTMAS IN SUNNY SOUTH MICHIGAN CITY mi ma lec dec 27 1895 with a view of interesting m uy ol 01 your jour readers whose daily thoughts art arf upon their loved onto io in the mission field I 1 submit a low few lines hues fur for publication I 1 D u the above topic customs and conditions draw in ID many respects rue a clear distinction in the pleasuring of southern out bern and western people in I 1 0 the B S uth puth one observes that santa claus claue deals largely in fire crack ers erg and powder sports the partridge and quarrel qu irrel are the principal game though the stillness or of night is ie quite frequently broken by the barking of hounds on a raccoon or sum abare we have not heard the merry jingle of sleigh belle belie nor have I 1 yet seen a snow bird far from iro m thi for a lay day or two ago four ot of us u were seen on a jau jaunt t covered wl wi h umbrellas to ahoi avoid the sun BUDS Is beat bear wiping ration from our brows as we Jel leisurely aurely walked toward a turkey on this day the shoat suffers eu flere and back bone pie usually supplants bupp tup plants janta the turkey 1 I 1 Is the season tor for cr acklin or shortened breau earn bread cooked with the of hoy hog fat willie be coon sod and 11 possum contribute to the yule feast persimmon pere immon beer being a common beverage corn spirits are drank drauk in liberal Nut with standing this county is strictly I pro ore tion 11 michigan city supporting a white population of about fifty souls sustains four blind tigers tf in constant operation A peculiar dialect characterizes this thia people they carry 1 1 their mule to water and tote total the corn to the hogs bogs elder rod bod B ashby Is responsible fur for the following pun he it seems seema had not been in the field long when ft a dou southerner themer asked do youens you ens ene have ments pests peate in your alls alla country like we uns do in youens you ens one country they all irritate the crop don dont donit it tb they ey the humiliated elder nave gave the only answer he be had learned yes yea right aright a smart 11 to add to our pleasure plea aure this christmas we were joined by elders hubbard and ashby of tippah county in whose company elder eider wm win pardoe anki ana myself truly enjoyed ourselves our p dogram agram maybe outlined under he be following circumstances circumstance i one sunday bows borne four weeks ago my tva corn panion and I 1 repaired to a small anti equated schoolhouse wherein we spoke to a congregation of villagers As ai we sang aang and discussed on the truth two iwo pair of tear stained eyes were upon apon us and at the close of the meet ing two of the chosen need aeed of israel met us with a hearty god blew bless you J and wont you come home with us rho seed aeed suwa fell on good ground and sprang up and they chose ID big is day to be born or of water aud and of the spirit sister aisler annie fleet and her daughter har i itt 0 such are the names of the newcomers with a few white and colored arlei d 1 repaired to the beautt ui graya gray im cree tsou a large band barp bar calure gaiu re lent ions her pleasant smilee so allep the un on biake through the darkening clouds as light irom from heaven reflecting its rays in the clear waters as aa they rip plou pled down their course the ordinance being performed aud the me holy ghost imparted tou buxo our members we deft the biot feeling to thank god borsuch for such a christmas feast during tue day we feasted liberally among our friends friende nor did we spare the goblin two ot of w which hiob decorated our table the tha people gone generally raby extended aa to us every courtesy possible half past 10 pm our company just returned nom from their initiatory possum nut our leader a colored man on ea deavo red to 90 manipulate this the chase with his bli born bora all being ready wa w scampered out a dozen strong our oar a im twice to follow we be dogs doge we tore through abis woods tripping over ever stumps rushing through briere leaping over scrambling in ID tile water yelling with fearful energy wandering along thit but barkl barb A po auml sum a por umi hear them doge dog barkl be tn cried a chorus af f colceri vol voi ceri ceis all diew still the nolee noise was the hoot boot of an owl oil we pressed pres sei gala again through the mississippi until aj hours had bad rolled ty idy when th dogs doga became lost the company ex his hausted and the leader we sauntered back home borne resolved to tri uhle mr possum no DO more greatly appreciating your paper I 1 remain your bro brother therY JOSEPH W |
