The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-11-22
Trip to Fayetteville.

which were spent Pleasantly IN FiSlInB |
old friends and acquaintance in and about
Fayetteville, NE are again seated in our
chair in the circle Of the CITIZEN family. !
Leaving the seniors ''Rural Farm Fri
day morning last as the rising sun cast his
first beams upon the towering "Rily HILL"
behind feet and willing horse, we were
in few hours leaving the hills and valleys
Of Gilesf.n the distance and entering the
good old democratic county of Lincoln,
and before night we we're shaking hands
with many old friends in Fayetteville.
Circuit court beingi session there was
quite number Of the country people in
town together with several legal gentlemen
from a distance His Honor, Judge N
A. Patterson, was presiding, to whose
fowery and Ing enious lecture upon the sub
ject of "Humbug and Humbuggery" We
had the pleasure of listening Friday night.
The Judge endeavored to prove by argu-
ment and illustration thatthere was hum
buggery in everything-the law, physic,
commerce, christianity, courtship, mar
riage-in fact, in every profession or aVo-
cation of life, which he succeeded in doing
to the satisfaction of many, and to all that
his Honor was no exception to the theory.
A great deal of the time of the court has
been consumed in disposing of frivolous
cases between cOlored litigants, and very
few cases Of Importance had been disposed
of. We happened to be present Saturday
evening when a divorce case between John
and Jane somebody, colored, was called
Jane alleged that she had been "cussed and
'bused by John as long as she was gwine
TO stan it, and dat her chil'en, what want
hisen, had raised the best part of the crap
anyhow, and she thought she could get a
long best wild anodder gem man anyhow"
The proof didn't substantial James allie
cations, but rather went to show that she
was mostly to blame, ("as is always the
case" grunted an old bachelor at the bar,
and the Court refused to grant her petition,
dismissing the case by giving them some
good advise, and requiring them to go home
aud live together peaceabiy until the next
term of the court, when their department
would be reported by the sheriff, who was
10 watch over them and see that they fol-
lowed the directions Of the court. AS soon
as the parties were dismissed, sheriff Tay-
lor, remarking that he "wssn't going to be
Pestered with any of this sort Of ID fool
ishness." promptly arrested both OF them
and told them that if they didn't go along
home together in good humor and stay
there, he would put them both in jail
The blushing sable wife consented to do as
she was directed, and was helped Up behind
her smiling lord by the gallant sheriff, and
both departed in a good humor.
The grand Tournament that we expect
ted to witness on Saturday didn't come off.
owing to some misunderstanding in regard
to the time of holding it.
| On Sunday afternoon we walked up to
where the foundation for the new jail is be-
ing laid. in the north end Of town. This,
when completed, will be massive and sub
staltial two story stone house, and will be
an ornament to the town and safe reposito-
ry for offenders against the law. Such an
institution has long been needed there.
Monday morning we accepted a seat in
the carriage of come friends, with whom
we went few miles into the country, and
spent the day very pleasantly. Mrth and
music foated about freely to be participa-
ted in and enjoyed by each one according
to his or her capacity. A sumptious din
ner received proper attention, and good
Lincoln that had been confined for years
was uncorked and suffered to flow freely.
At a late hour in the afternoon we were car
red back to town, and after supper went to
see our sweetheart-again.
We noticed all along the road, both in
this county and Lincoln, that there are
whole fields of cotton that have not YET
been gone over for the first time, and many
plarters say they never expect to get their
crops gathered, as it is impossible to gel
hands to work Some who have been more
fortunate than the rest in getting theil
crops out have already sown wheat. We
think there will be more wheat and less cot
ton raised next year.
Hitching up steed Tuesday morning
and bidding good-by to near relatives and
dear friends, we reluctantly started fol
home, and CONNIE need climbing the rugged
sleeps of "Rily HIP as night hid from
view the BEAUTIFUL scenery Of the valley be
low. After breakfast next morning we Pc
destrinated into town, and-we are here.
d The Supreme Court o. Missouri has deci
y ded that the Constitutional oath prescrib
= ed for preachers, teachers, lawyers, ETC., i