Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-11-11
tFrom the New York Musical World
THE VILLAGE GIPSEY.
BY FALCON BIRD.

twenty years ago | was in the employ
OF the we'll known house ot V G. K 70.
then large dealers in the East India trade
business requiring the services of large
number of travelling agents aud, in such
csptcity. was engaged
The travelling accommodations then were
far different from those now in use, and
il was often required that should put up
at some out-oi-lhc-way place, aud wait for
the next stage. coach in which to continue
my journey ~ "A
The close of fine summer afte, noon in
the wear lS3-, found me seated on the
piazza Of the little tavern located in the
town of K, not many hundred miles
from New York. | was patiently await
ing the arrival Of the next stage in which
to resume my journey.
The long shadows grew longer as the
sun neared its setting. aud FIR want of
better occupation to help pass away the
time. | took survey Of the surrounding
scenery,
was enjoying myself in the true
American style, so beautifully described
By English visitors to this country, with
my chair tipped far backward my feet
higher than my head, aud my fragrant
U,vanai in full blast My memory has
lot in late years much Of its reteniive
pawrr.a uua, ST. mistake not | was en-.
gagged ip the Eastern prorliyity of whit.
TIM Bo. that rs T. may let me give Il
d .scr,trioh Of the surrounding "lir"ts
The Two Mile Tavern rs II WIS cpllcd
was small two-atory woodru building
whose shu led sides aud roof had grown
gray with ngG. Il stood I"om the street
half hid len among the r,ll trees and
mirh, hay beeu overlooked hut Gov tho
swinging sjen hangins from the drad tree
that stool n the entrance Of the wide
path tn It lal to the house itself
The wide clean street down which I
u,znd vas lined on either side with tall
elms. with wide sprcpd NJ branches. which
must have been well grown, when
,Gsnem Howe with full FIVE hun lrcd men,
M,,,heA up th,, hill and then march d down again
Directly opposite was the Town Hall an
antiuuated building. and on the same
green cuumon stood the village Churrh
another old landmark modernizcd only
by set of Ginning bells that rung out
the feeting hours with sweetest music
The church itself, with its square low
tower, stands there monument To clad,
den the hearts of all who may gaze upon
its timc-honorcd walls, for when the news
of the FIRST blood shed in the war Of liber
" reached that quiet village among the
hills rorty noble hearts beat quicker and
forty noble heads bowed beneath the oil
church roof and received the Pas or's
blessing ecr they inined their brothers in
the I'D from which bat seven returned
10 teN the virtueS o' those who never cam,
more to their humh' homes Thoy. too
sleep heueath is shadow, aud their chill
dren's childran will not even allow tn,
hand Of time To fall harshly upon the nobl,
mnnum mt tho old Church
Turning irom this survey the sevcra
croup. around me, who. like myself awa
the coming stage. One old lady, with !
Urge basket, cntainiug several live reese
wonders if there will be room for her
bur, as the vehicle will only convey six
aud find as many names on the register
Aunty, as | hear her called by those nea
M, is in a pcrplexed state of mind, ant
murmurs aalibly as visions of sever
neglected b!esiagSappcar before her mind
eve twelve miles from maternal care, go
ing supperlesS to bed,
A sweet childish face Of perhaps sii
suwwors next sairqcisJ M aItenaon, sn