The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-03
Read by Miss MOllie Wilkes ut Com
mencencnf Of the CulIe0ka Fe-
male school. ON Friday Last.


male school, ON Friday Last.
Hooked down upon the out-spread
beauties of a newly erected village, and
to little bird perched upon a lofty tree
| it appears as if it had not been built by
the handlwork of man, but as if the
heavens had intended a meteoric shower,
and made a mishap and rained nice lit
tie frame houses, all about promiscuous-
1y. Oh, did you ever see SO many sorts
shapes, and sizes of houses in one little
town? But then it is easily accounted
for. When heard a ,fastlooking fellow
who seemed to be q ladies' man, say,
"Halloa, Dave, want to borrow your
horse to ride out in the country to see
my sweetheart" then I knew it was
CuIleGka, for had been told that Guile
Okla was the biggest little place in the
world. Upon close inspection / saw
many nice scenes which are calculated to
please aud interest, viz: pretty, aew
hats, and oh, so many fancy dresses &c.
And then in other houses, saw so much
pretty striped candies, and in one some
nice cakes &c. And then saw another
house where / heard very fast looking
Young man say to some pretty little
girls, 1'come in here and 1 will give you
some kiss-me-quicks, /" and just as this
was being said l heard very nice little
fellow from an adjacent house say, "come
in here Henry, and let me sell you
Shoe Fly" Aneas was gazing from
the tree what should I see but a great
tall gentleman with high hat on and a
white headed cane in his hand, and /
could not imagine what he was going to
do, but lie collected all the people of
CulleOka together, and such squalling
and singing never heard before there
on May day. / saw another crowd
gathered together with gay and fancy
banners, while the crowd was all divided
into what have heard old Reb. soldiers
call platoons, and each platoon had one
of these banners with notices on them.
each platoon had captain and the whole
brigade was commanded by one whom
ali know. They marched to a nice
grove, where they were drawn up in
battle array. 1t did look little like
war and that some brigade did make one
grand charge, but 1t was on the dinner.
The balloon was to ascend, but the emf
nent sronaut, who had the entire con-
troll of that part, notified all present that
the wind was too high for . successful
ascent and he would not permit his rep
utation to be endangered by attempting
the ascent during the wind. He also no
titled the audience that he had been
higher upin balloon than any other
0uui6u OcluS anu COuiu pHOtc IL ny tHc
Cincinnati papers, which you know is
good proof tor anything.
Well, but have wandered from my
subject. Through the centre of this big
little town, runs tho Nashville 4 Deca-'
tur r. r. oh, here comes a train now
20 boxes filled with sundries, going
north. I guess it is II o'clock, near din
per thieves, there is the bell on the
hill, the conch in the centre, the School
turning out like bees from tho hive.
Watch them going to their dinner, some
one way, some another, many remaining,
gathering up their baskets and buckets.
Look from tho different stores, one from
corner of Mechanic st. and Broadway,
with stately air and good-natured phiz,
arms akimbo, plodding his lonely way
to the tune of the conch; another takes
his lonely way to the sign of tho white
flag, at this particular time with dinner
on the brain. The blue front sends forth
its compliments, while the old one of the
drug store shuts mp the doors and sends
the young one TO dinner; next door sends
out q healthful, laughing, good-natured,
merry face, while the next door sends
out the particular one, hair all right,
cane in style, and bee gum hat fixed on
one side Of his head. He knows some
thing. Let us peep in, there is merry
laughing there. wonder who is CATCH
ing It now; that old one of the drug store
is hard one, and he is handling the
ropes ON some one. While that big little
tie place is as busy as bees, there stands
one about to play a tune ON the Irish
flute. Look at him, he blows and all his
blowing ends in four His face looks