Holly Springs gazette., 1845-06-28
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Upon the whole, our town is getting to
be tight lively place. ia us a0oy With
in the last few months we have had lectures
of almost every kind, baIls, soirees. mcnag
cries. concerts. monkey shows &c., mixed
up with no small share Of hunsbng gery !;
and occasionally our citizens "a portion Of
them. at leas,.) witness a very spirited ex-
ercise Of fist and skull, which frequently
make qli!e an inaPression upon the feel
ings of lhe parties concerned. The sum-
mer CHS Set la with unusual ly fair prom
ise on the first day Of the season. and we
believe they have kept pretty well up with
the times ever since-nay, more: they are
thought by some 10 have kept pace with
The genius of Progressive Democracy"
which is generally acknowledged, We be-
Iieve. even To out-travel old Time himself
As to amusements, our town people are
abundanily Supplied with them; for, besides
those above enumerated, and other litle
extras, ''too numerous to mention" we have
gambling houses and n-pin alley or so.
where the accomplished may go and enjoy
themselves in fashionable way. OF
course those. who have been rulgarky
brought up in the old fashioned school OF
morality don't indulge in these polite
amusem ents but this could not be expected
of those who have no better sense than to
live in the discharge of their duties to God
and man, and in peace and coed will to-
wards their neighbors. Oh, no they have
no taste for such iaR0cent pleasures Won
der if the citizens of Holly Springs dom,
feel greatly grati6ed that their children
will be raised up under the advantages af.
forded by these valuable establishments,
where they may have their manners pol
1sAed after the city style; and then, TOO, they
here learn TO lisp an oath with so much
grace. and 10 talk with so much mantg io.
dePendence-when there's no danger
Polished Certainly they are polished
why their lces become overIaid with n
perfect coat OF smooth brass! Then who
would De SO foolish as to wish to put down
these things. or to discountenance them in
any way2 What if your boys do some. |
times have liule fight althese places, and
get black eye Or broken head that
only teaches them 10 be b are. What If
these aecomPtishmentss shouli even bring
mem 10 the gotiolcs or The penitentiarv, are
hey no: worth such a risk 4? He that ven
uffs nothing a'tains nothing. Wha, COM
nnnny would DC so bind to own interests
s % destroy such Institutions of reJcaemeat7
What If some an'iq1aled people should call
nem nuisaaees? hey are obsolete f, ks
ny no" Will not our citizens use their
Ahuence to e"ee~r0se them Don't pul
'e" uo""' oy any means.-But we are c
o'"s astfay ffom our purpose. which was
fie ~ 10 speak Of matters and things abou, :
wn generally; but who could helm en-. $
rgt"g on subject so pery intsressins. {,
"eIi' then-we have churches. =
nools and another soon to be built nm. .
asonlc Hall. ii dry goods stores. shoe Ct
- produce houses, taverns. DRUG P
ofes' z confectionaries, ha,ters, sbons
printing offlcts, IL lawyers do. Q doc, 20
: shops. tailors' and = mil iners do g,
coton>Gin do. cabinet DO. 8 coach do I
D'acAsmiths' do. saddler's do, 8 shoe B.
ooot do, siIver-smiths' do. 8 wagon In
> gun smiths DO. an extensive cas,>ifon -
'ldfy' wool cardng machire. tan. cb
- oa'h mouse. and dcegeries. In TN
'''on 70 these. We have number of me. o. OF
'nics OF various sorts. which to enu,s r...
e' would extend our article beyond de-
intended limit. Our population is ne., The
DO, our town beaur;fnJ .nd spt
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