Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-17
On the Wing.

RussELLvILLE. KY. June IA. 1858.
DEAR LEDGER: am full "up to the
hub" and in as good humor and as
lazy as any one you ever saw after enjoy
ing fine dinner. The tables through
this section groan with so many things
that we SO seldom enjoy in Memphis. We
have good chickens and fat turkeys; we
have nice little
"Pigs that were fed on cloverI
And when they died. died all over"
And the butter in this country; it's none
of your Memphisscalded, pale,faced,
come-down-the-fivsr mixture Of goose
grease and hogs lard, but we have pure,
rich, fresh butter, direct from the cow
butter that does not foam when spread on
biscuit. And when it comes to the
milk, with chunks Of ice in it, / get
ashamed Of myself, because any one
would suppose / was "all stomach"
judging from the amount of milk store
away. No Spanish whiting 10 il either
mo sediments--but it is pure fat cows
milk, that to me is a real luxury. And
we also have plenty Of regular old
fashioned hens eggs, such as we scarcely
ever find in Memphis. Are you fond of
good things and pretty things2 You
know it is no harm to keep our eyes open
during day time, and fellow is allowed
to state what he sees, without saying q
word about what he thinks, Well, j see
long string hanging down the wall that
leads away down stairs. which they say
is hitohed to bell down there; it looks
more like one of these telegraph wires to
me. / win pull the string and see if ]
can get one more glass of that milk. /
have pulled and jerked, but nary /" bell
do hear. But, bark five or six fellows
are running up stairs, and here they
come TO my room. What shall do ?
Here / am, with boots and coat off,
among strangers and long way from
home. "What's the matter" cries one;
sis your rsom on FIRE ?" Now you see /
had pulled and jerked little too hard;
so am always putting my foot in it.
Gray's Hotel, where / am stopping, sets
a splendid table, have large, airy, we'll
furnished rooms, good beds, and are po-
lite and attentive to all.
Ten o. Clock, Sunday nfgAt.-I have
Just returned from church; heard good
sermon and splendid singing, and If the
Asbury congregation could have heard
the singing at the Methodist Church here
tonight, they would have been ashamed
Of themselves. 1fr
The country between this point and
Clarksville, Tennessee, composed OF
Montgomery county, Tennessee, aud
Todd and Logan counties, Kentucky, can
boast Of beautiful farms, level and fer
tile soil, abounding in wheat, corn, to-
bacco, clover and oats, which is actually
beautiful TO bsbold. Herds Of fat cattle
are seen grazing upon the rich, green
clover fields in every direction; hogs are
fat and plentiful Many farmers are now
harvesting, availing themselves Of all
modern improvements Negroes are
attending TO their legitimate business,
and get pay for Il, aud are happy. while
every body sppear bic ssed with peace and
plenty.
Here, also. see many pretty women
don't tell my wife), Of which Kentucky
could ever boast
Negroes here give you the pavement,
pull OF their hats 10 you, and are other
wise polite and accommodating. They
are not disposed 10 steal nor become in
solent, and they do not desire such
thing as voting. Radicals are AZ scarce
a. {" hens teeth. there being ouly three
or four in this place. containing a popu.
lation Of about tEeaty-fve handred- 1
learned some fscis in relation 10 The sus-
pension on the Nashville SD korthres-
tern railroad, running from Nashville .
Hickman, and vill ave yea . fes par
ticEisFs in my next
Alden for q season.
TRIsTRAE SHkSDr.