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Leaving the business part of the city we drove up “College hill’1 and as we neared the college many improvements were worthy of our observation. Being interested in the education of the people we could not resist the temptation to enter, so we soon round ourselves within the enclosure of the college grounds making our way towards the building. At the door within the hall we were met by the affable principal who greeted us with a hearty welcome, and took us into the “study hallM where bright boys and girls, some almost young ladies and gentlemen, were toiling laboriously as the bee gathers the honey from the flowers so were they gathering knowledge from the leavesof their text-book. From that room we w ere taken into the primary department where bright 6miling faces greeted us on all sides. Here we remained a short time but would have tarried longer but was warned by the old clock that “time was crawling on’7 so we bid farewell to the little urchins and departed, carrying with us thoughts of our own happy school-days. We now turned our attention towards other parts of the town, and soon came in sight of (he cemetery which is a credit to llomcr and proves that the living, with all their business and energy, have not forgotten their dead. We also passed the fair grounds which were being worked and bids, in the future, to be a lovely place.We were then reminded that the afternoon train, on which we were to leave, would start in a few minutes and were driveu to the depot where, with pleasant memories of the day, we bid adieu to our friends and Homer,carrying with us deeper feelings towards the little city and murmuring to ourselves, “Peacebe within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces.M B. and B.
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Homer Guardian
Homer, Louisiana, US
Fri, May 02, 1890
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