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Bear Seen In Piney Woods! His name is Mr. Quitman and he is a bear, born in the piney woods of Clarke County. Some people say there are no bears around Quitman, that they were all exterminated in the 1800's by settlers. They say that, too, in other states throughout the southeast. There are no bears, no panthers, no wild cats nor any fox or coyotes. When I spoke with an area game warden he assured me that there were no bears in Clarke County, "Not a single one have I ever seen," he said, as he started his chain saw and tore into a cedar log. As the chain saw roared, slowly the image of a bear cub appeared. Thus was born the legend of Mr. Quitman, The Quitman Villager's mascot. People ask me why I picked a bear instead of, say a panther, for a mascot. Then I tell them about how Mr. Quitman was born out of a cedar log at the Wildlife and Folk Festival. "I didn't pick a bear," I tell them, "The bear was born right here in Quitman. If anything he picked me!" Mr. Quitman lives in my little cedar house. When I brought him home my dog sniffed him up and down and wanted to play with him, but wooden bears don't play with dogs. At night he casts a shadow upon the wall which sometimes dances as a breeze blows gently causing light from a candle set in the window to flicker. I light the candle because I love the romantic atmosphere created by candle light and the aroma of scented burning wax. Burning a candle in the window at night is also a symbolic way to remember those who are lost and gone from our families and homes, but kept and loved forever in our hearts and minds. As the wooden bear's shadow dances upon the wall, I imagine how it must have been when bears once roamed the piney woods before they were all slaughtered by hunters and went the way of the huge bison herds, disappearing from the landscape. It must have been frightening for the Indians to come upon a huge black bear at night or to have one wonder into camp and raid a butchered deer. Yet, if one imagines they can see the spirit of the bears alive and well as they hunt through the piney woods stalking deer and other small animals. It is not hard to imagine bears in the piney woods, especially for one who has seen black bear in the Smokeys and grizzlies in the Rockeys. It is not at all difficult to imagine that somewhere there may be a last bear alive and well living in the piney woods, shy of man, lurking unseen. Thus Mr. Quitman was born out of my imagination to serve as The Quitman Villager's mascot. He might just be a wooden bear which stands stoically in my home, an inspiration for such muse as this, but actually he is more than a hunk of wood. For you see, it was out of this hunk of wood that The Quitman Villager was born, and out of trees upon paper writ and pages stacked, that has come all of humanity's greatest thoughts and creations. So when you wonder why The Quitman Villager has a bear for a mascot, remember this tale and know that often it is that which we cannot see, but can only dream and imagine which is of greatest significance. This is true of love and certainly of God. Often what is most important in life can only be dreamed, imagined and believed. So if anyone tells you there are no bears in Quitman, no bear, no panthers, no great wild animals, don't you believe it. Mr. Quitman, The Quitman Villager's Mascot, is a bear and he was born right here in the piney woods! Put Your Ad Here If you would like to put your advertisement here please contact Terry and say that you want to put an advertisement on the People page of The Quitman Villager.

I (Heart) Quitman features an original vibrant red rose heart to express your love and pride in Quitman to all your family, friends and associates.

I Love Quitman bumper sticker. This design is great for telling everyone "I Love Quitman" as you drive around town, through the state or across country! Let fellow motorist know you come from a wonderful city! This design features an original vibrant red rose heart to express your love and pride in Quitman to all your family, friends and associates.

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Playing in the background is the mellow love song "Everything I do I do it for you" by Brian Adams. This was selected as a theme song as it represents that quality of love and service which goes into The Quitman Villager. Although we each live our separate lives, if we embrace the idea that our work is a labor of love, a gift to others, and share our skills, ability and talents with those we love as well as with the community where we make our homes, then sucess will come from all we touch. That is the philosophy reflected in these pages by The Quitman Villager.