The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-25
Correspondence Of the Nashville True Wing.
GalIatin Fair

figures before US, bending and winding with the
senuostes of the road, to the chosen spot where
soon would be congregated the weary pilgrims to
the shrine Of love and beauty. 1t was a scene Of
love; for be who did not feel in "the melting
mood thus early, surely gave way to a bright
autnmnal sun, smiling so warmly and pleasantly
and gliding in motion gold, the varied hues of the
"sere and yellow leaf" of the forest. 1t was in
deed day to love-a day well worth a sweet re-
membrance.
Add to a bright autumnal sunshine, beautiful
forest landscape, when the morning dew hung like
forgotten pearls upon the soft green grass and in
viting seats, neatly arranged for comfort, beneath
the over arching bows of the "brave old oaks OF
thousand years mark the neighing of thousand
steeds, the giddy whir and bewilderiDg windngs
of the unnumbered chariots, from the light gossa-
mer pheton, TO the heavy thunders Of wagon
O. war the rustling of silks like the gentle rush
ing of foamy water, the outbursts of youths
Young laughter" the grace of wit and the smile of
beauty, and the opening scene upon that bright
morn, made older hearts than mine to thrill with
ioy and send the warm life blood to revel on the
cheek, and brighten in the eyel
And there was beauty there from the dark lus-
cious brunei, to the fair face where the lilly and the
rose strives for the mastery whose eyes so bright,
sent many a warm glow into the very soul OF love.
See! there glides a TALL majestic form with
lofty grace through the dense throng, unmoved by
the world of chivalry before her; sthed hum
swells audiby from the lower tier of seats, "there
she comes there she comes!" and hundred
eyes gaze upon her. She moves the statelier
But presently she turns to accept the proffered
gallantry of youth in manhoods prime-then she
smiles-she bows, and many pale cheek nantes
with a blush, and many a warm heart reels and
staggers like the morning flower that bends its full
face 10 kiss the rising SUM- and close its eyes upon
his last departing rays Some bOdy's struck
Whew; how tired At last I'm perched, like
Jfaulzlnle, upon the highest point of the upper
tier-rather wedged down, hard and fast with just
room to turn in full gaze upon the solid mass around
the large amphitheatre. Let US rest and quietly
take our survey.
Imprimis, the crowd, numbering from 5000 to
5000, are elegantly dressed, quiet well behaved,
courteous, and vastly genteel-the ladies are Uni
versally beautiful-in fact, there never much
black-eyed beauty in the same space before.
thousand cheers for the beauty of old Sumner!
That show will never know its equal.
The adjoining counties were well represented,
particularly Wilson and Davidson, while Kentucky
stood up TO claim her own in the parsonage of wit
and beauty. Here and there an elegant specimen
Of Louisiana chyaIry and Arkansas manliness might
be seen weaving through the varied throng with
an eve to the windward, when beauty waved her
magic wand" Il would be perhaps invidlOus, to
lsrsoaalize la la Wallis as injustice might be done
TO the wooers and the wooed-would be.
By way of parenthesis, not one word was said by
any one the subject of politics, unless it be the
nuendo of the toptOt niger, who, after taking a
premium in the ring upon horse, walked out in the
rear where a quiet old broad brim friend had for
exhibition aud sale large collection of Durham
Shanghais, and seeing Poander with similar pre-
tensions to roach, the darkey bowed, and adj
dressing his chickenship, inquired where he 'cum
frum" and what she name" Rooster making no
reply, he of the sable topuot, turned off in hiy'
excuiming, "Humph he no lufiHl"
Comfortable accommodations were provided for
fare was good and every convenience well provided
il was but poor speculation to the propretors. At
the dinner hour the enclosure literally covered
upon every available space with the very best cold
Southdown and well stuffed Shanghais, and the man
who left "an huDgered" must have been luckless
wight indeed Occasionally few bottles Of home
brewed wine, or a huge "jiDmyohn" of delicious
u l. a. -
gusto-this was all-it was purely and Intentionally
temperate. And this Justly pardonabe and
excusable, for no man could have swallowed the
mud which accumulated from the dust without some
thing better than the frog-pond stuff which had
been set apart for that purpose in few reeking old
liquor casks which smelled so mean and tasted so
much worse.
Mem: Less dust, gentlemen, next year. or bet !
ter quality-in any event, more wholesome water.
/" Jam salts est :"
The exhibition in the ring decidedly credit !
able in every particular, and it may not be out of
place to mention with meritorous praise the name
Of Mrs. BARNES of Sumner who now stands by
common consent, far ahead of all competition for |
her skill, perseverance, industry and good taste, |
having outstrpped a noble and well fought compe, |
iition, and taken more premiums than any one lady |
in the State, or in the United States, perhaps
Sumner county ought to be, and is doubtless proud
Of her, and il is respectfully suggested that ele-
CANT gold medal shall be offered by the State Bureau
next year for her rival productions exhibited last
year and this and open TO all competitors from all
parts of the Union; or LET there be outside sub
ssription premium, a magnificent premium, offered |
for the best, largest and most elegant display of
home made manufactures by lady, to be the pro,
duce of her own hands during the year 1855, and
TO be exhibited next year.
Who seconds the motion9 OF this, more anon.
OF the exhibition of poultry in Magnolia Hail. il
were, perhaps, best TO say bat little. The shawl
goat the monster longwoo buck, the largest in the
world, and the premium animal at London last year;
the water-oI, a between a raw hide and bad |
shaped COW skeleton, the Bramin or, the Buffalo /
calf the bald eagle, and the long catalogue of fowls