The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-05-20

vislle o. IouIsvfIle m1nis1erx Tke poo
hpDe themselves deserve sush > church
and such . preacher. They are mostly
iFriersons, Axmstrongs and Flemings,
who arc all noted for being good, moral
people, Presbyterinus and Whig, and
having plenty Of this worlds goods, and
small haa1s and feet. A drunkard,
or swindler, or gamblsrs Is scarcely, IL
ever, seen szllong thema The negroes,
who are well accommodated in the gal
lery Of the church, are better than me-
groes Of other communities, and work
more diligently. lr- ~ 81 }lasfLhfl'
PUMPKIN CREEK, NEAR LAssEER,
.,.tt ...r.,g May 4, 1870. J
Nh. EDIroR: As every, nsighborhood
in the county, where there is a creek,
mill, grocery, store, or meeting house, or
anything else, is represented in your pa
per, think It il time somebody was say
ing something shout oar country, for
believe we have as good q neiehborhood
as most anybody. As there are but few
of the many readers Of your paper that
know where our little creek is, win in
the first place try to give them some idea
Of its whereabouts. Well, sir; it Is about
eight or nine miles east Of Columbia, on
the Murfrees5oro rosd, but not quite In
the Ccdars, and as quiet q neighborhood
as you eyer saw, except now and then
when some Cedarite passes through from
New Ruin with too much on board, and
kicks up runlpus. Our farmers are
getting along finely. Some Of them have
been done planting some time, and I
think Mr.. Dick Kinnard will have cot
ton blooms in this month, if planting
early will make them. II he don't, 1
expect he will look fetsome nextmonth.
Notwithstanding our country is very
healthy, our doctors ride day and night.
We have two-one medical and one den
tai. Now, sir, If stranger were to
come in our lseigh3orhood and hear DR..
- talk, and see him riding around, he
WOulO tulnk tuet HAIL su0 POoPhO ~ -AA~
country were sick. / think he goes to
see some patients seven or, eight nights
in every week, especially the young
widows,) and l think they are very pa,
tient il they sit up and talk to him until
he gets ready to go home, though no rs
yery clever fellow, and really q very
good man, for they say there IL moi
hair between him and the heavens
And our little dandy dentist, DR.. Derry
berry, who is quite nice fellow, Is do
ing good business in tho way OF pull
ing, plugging, scraping, cleaning and
mending up our old teeth. Then our
little doctor is near by, and takes great
pleasure in fixing up the ladies' teeth
in the best style, especially the young
ladies, and when working for some la
dies, he will call around once or twice
week afterwards to see how the work
stands, &C.; and, by the way, he called
on one some distance away, 2 week or
two ago, and she happened to pc away
from home. He had his horse put up,
however, to stay all night, but lucky
for him, as he thought, she returned just
before night, but before the parlor was
lighted up. supper was announced, and
the doctor was invited out to supper.
After supper was over, the lady went
up stairs,I suppose to prilnp, as they cal
it. The doctor and the young lady's
brother walked out on the portico, as the
parlor was still as dark as Egypt, and
there they couversed for some half hour,
when the young man invited the doctor
in his room, where they spent the night. |
You bet he did not talk much that night,
(but it is said the lady forgot to light up
the parlor before she went up stairs.l
in, but there Is one o'nel mug : "o
like to mentioh; !" wiz HUI .aAo e:
see there has Deeh sly oiu ToA ..oP'
out from under the hocAs VI
and got in among your papers. No"'