The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-08-04

: Tolley's Cove, and partake Of his hos
pitalty, SO we concluded last Saturda,
10 take advantage of leisure day, ant
60 at once. Accompanied by two Ia
dies who would adorn any station il
life, we sped thitherward on the car.
to Cowan, where We found bugg,
and horses awaiting us, and long err
night had "lct her curtain Down an(
pinned it with u STAR" we were snugl,
seated in the parlor ofour worthy host
and enjoying the conversation of his
truly amiable wife and charming daugh.
tiers.
Mr, INTERPRETATION comprises six
hundred acres Of excellent bottom
land, and ten or eleven hundred acres
OF mountain land, and is said to be the
most desirable falm in the county.
We were particularly well pleased with
his large bluegrass pasture for sheep,
cattle and horses, and we think that
more "clean money" could be made in
this county by raising hogs, horses and
mules, than in any other way. His
apple trees were laden with apples, and
his cellar contained some of the hest
cider we ever drank, We would rather
have it than mineral water any time.
Mrs. Miller gratifed our taste with
something new at almost every meal,
and completely won our heart by her
engaging manners.
Monday morning we visited the
mountain spring, which issues out of q
rock at the foot of the mountain. form
ing q valuable branch; and in the af-
ternoon we went to see "Grandpa
Hines," and spent a brief period in
pleasant converse with his wife and
pretty blue.eyed daughter.
Nearly the whole of Tolley's Cove
is owned by the Millcrs, ILLNESSES, and
Hawkinses, and is about the finest land
in the county. The corn is looking
splendid, and the crop promises to be
abundant. But when their crops are
made our farmers generally should
take care that they are not swindlcd
out OF them. We heard Of an old sill
vely-healed gentleman who sold five
hundred dollars worth of produce, all
that he had, to travelling agent, which
was to be paid for on delivery at Cow
an. He carried it to the depot, and
was told by the purchaser that he
didn't have the money just then, but
would pay him in a day or two, Re-
lying upon his promise, the old man
permitted him to ship his "little ALL to
Chattanooga, and has never got sin
gle cent in payment. This calamity
broke him up, and he is now on the
mountain keeping clearinghouse
for q livelihood. His experience was
q sad one, aud the lesson we should
learn from it is to put no faith in the
honesty Of unknown men who are
travelling through the country buying
up all kinds of produce, and to see to it
that our property does not get beyond
our reach before We have value re-
ceived. We heard of another gentle
man who sold lot Of wheat last year,
which was to be paid for On delivery at
the depot at the rate Of sl.O0 per bush
ell, the purchaser furnishing the bags.
He sent it according to contract. and,
happening to pass the depot a day or
two aftcrward, he discovered that his
wheat was being put into Car for ship
ment, in obedience to the order of the
purchaser, when not single cent of
the purchase money had been paid.
The depot agent was Immediately in.
formed by the owner that the wheat
was his until paid for, and that he would
hold him personally responsible if he
permitted it to leave the depot under
the circumstances. In the meantime
wheat had fallen TO eighty cents
bushel, and the purchaser, having fail
ed in his efforts to steal it, abandoned
it altogether, and never even returned
to claim his bags.
We mention these things in order
that our farmers may take warning
from the fate of others, and be upon
their guard.
At an early hour Tuesday morning
we babe farewell to Mr.. Miller's pleas
ant family, and in three hours time We
were again in our office preparing for
this issue of the Journal, and dreaming
of the sparkling black eyes ofa dark
haired beauty in which Cupid himself
see ms 10 have made his home.
Reader, if you have a sick horse do
not dose him with "Condition Pow
ders" containing anthony, which is