The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-03-23

1861, General Forrest commanding
tie southern troops. The rem
nant of a Kentucky regiment, about
sixty strong, WAS charging some
Federal cavalry, stationed on the
hill above the road, when six of its
number were shot dead, and were
buried by the citizens on the spot
where they felt While the memo
sry Of their deeds lives ia the hearts
of their countrymen, their remains
sleep in the heart of the village IN
disturbed by the noisy din of its
busy life. A cluster of cedars, with
their evergreen foliage, planted
there by the hand of tender sympa-
thy, keep their sad vigil over their
! graves.
This remarkable village contains
n wood and blacksmith shop, locat-
cd principally between Main and Sc
cond streets. The fomcris presided
over By his honor, the town Esquire
who has his office Emit in de shop"
with a select library OF statutes,
made and provided, which he keeps
I on the head of a barrel. His work
bench is his bench of justice, upon
which he adjusts his FELIX'S with the
incest precision, deals exact justice
to all law-breaking fellows, sits on
j cases Of felo de Sc, and occasionally
ties a knot that would defy a Chi
cago lawyer to find flaw in it The
other shop, where the anvil chorus
may be heard from .'early morn till
dewy eve" (when they are all at
home, is manned by, an efficient
corps Of the sturdy sons Of Vulcan,
cleverand accommodating, and pre-
sided over BY the old joker himself,
who, while he hammers his iron ac-
cording to the most approved prin7
eiples of muscular science, will spin
you a yarn rs long as the moral
law. The village can, also, boast
of a lawyer whose head IS full of
practical knowledge, and whose
heart, (what is left Of it, } is devot-
ed to his profession. He has an
extensive circulating library which
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he frequently carries in his saddle
bags. He sometimes squares his
actions by the compass, and though
he gives much attention to lines,
and is familiar with rods and perch
es, he seldom goes fishing. He de-
lights in pleas. will measure your
estate if he pleases, and is always
pleased to take the dimensions of
your pocket.
Though the business portion of
the yillagefis eompactly built it has
an extensive suburb, lying around
loose. In this suburb is the site of
old Rehobeth Church, which was
originally built by the pioneers of
Giles county. This spot will ever
be sacred to us, as here our fore
fathers, and many of our early fe-
male relatives, worshipped, when
the rich and fertile fields that gem
the beautiful wales surrounding this
busy village, we're almost an IN
broken forest. The old church was
torn down by the saerillgious hands
of the Yandal horclcs who swept
over our Beloved Southland during
the late unPlcasantness, and its sa-
cred ruins were carried to Pulaski
and converted into contraBand
shanties. There is, therefore, no
church in the village, though the
neighborhood very generally con
eedes the great need of one in it.
But, Sir. to 60 into detail of all
that is worthy of public notice in
this embryo-town, would be to ex-
tend this article beyond the statute
of limitation. With the promise
then of giving You prompt notice if
anything ever happens in it. will
wind up by subscribing myself, with
a heart full of good wishes for you
and yours, OI.D ISSUE.
Forrestville. March 18th. 1871.