Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-08
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Of an eminence Of surprising beauty,
with pride and pleasure the inhabitants
OF McMinnville look out upon the sur
rounding mountain scenery, with ele-
vaied peaks shooting their lofty heads far
above the crystal streams that gurgle
beneath. Gazing upon this romantic
paradise Of natural beauty and grandeur,
the healthful and salubrious breszes,
waited from dozen hill sides, touch the
human brow with feeling Of delight.
Health, that priceless boon Of man, APP
pears stamped upon every face. The
males are stout. robust and healthy, in
telligent, refined and industrious, whose
enterprise is proven by the many sub
stantial brick ediGces Of which they can
justly boast. The women are fat, saucy
and handsome; their smiling, rosy
cheeks indicating happy hearts.
McMinnville numbers about fifteen
hundred inhabitants, and at present some
fourteen substantial buildings are being
erected. Many enterprising families
from Northern States have purchased
lands hereabouts and settled for life, and
strangers are here nearly every day in
search Of pleasant homes.
Mr.. d. +. Wallace conducts the Dem
ocratic organ (the New Erd) of this
county. He has. a fine circulation, and
the hot fre-brands which he throws into
the Radical camp produces quite a stir
among the dry bones. Judging from the
external appearances of the Radical
nominating convention which met here
to-day, any one would suppose that there
was much weeping, wailing and gnash-
ing of teeth" The heterogeneous mass
of conglomerate whites and blacks in
attendance. numbered twenty five or
thirty beings of human shape, whose sym
patby for stereotype brother of doubt
full veracity induced them to nominate
VIM. B. Stokes, of the Duncan letter no.
toriety. With what eclat his black-ani-
tan brothers will receive and welcome
him into their log cabins lining the hills
and dales of this cclnty. The Demo-
cratic banncpig rnfuIie'i and the stand
ard-bearers constitute the bone and
sinew of the county, who confidently
claim it at the coming election. The
Radicals look just like a man who had
lost his best friend, far from home and
FIVE miles from water, with no clean shirt.
They seem to say;
"Hop light, ladies'
Your cakes all dough-" ctc
A beautiful blueeyed girl, who had
passed through many misfortunes, while
Offering for sale basket of flowers, cui'
led from natures prolific flower garden,
attracted the attention and admiration
of chivalrous young gent, and the fol-
lowing poetic courtship ensued, which
we will term
DLUE-EYED. MARY.
Come tell me. blue-eyed stranger.
Say. whittier dost thou roam.
O'er this wide wsrld ranger
Hast thou no friends or home?
They called me blue-eycd Mary.
When friends and fortune smiled.
But, ah how fortunes vary;
am now sorrows child.
Come here; III buy thy flowers
And ease thy hapless lot,
Still wot with waning showers.
III buy-forget me not.
Kind sir, then take these osies,
They're fading like my youth.
But never like these roses
Shall wther Mary's truth.
Look up, thou poor forsaken.
I'll give thee house and home.
And if I'm not mistaken.
Thou'lt never wish to roam.
Born thus to weep my fortune.
Though poor. I'll virtuous proTe;
1 early learned this caution.
That pitv is not lore.
No, no, sweet blue-ey stranger,
I'll give thee hand and heart;
Be not friendless ranger,
We never more will part.
Once more I'm happy Mary;
Once more has fortune smiled.
Who never from virtue vary
May yet be Fortunes child.
TR1sTRiM sHANDY.