The Hickman courier., 1871-03-04

FkANKroRf. KY Feb. 23, 1871 s
"a aies fiditor HteEpea Goariet:

FkANKroRf. KY.,Feb. 81 1871
"a aies EditOr HieEpea Gosriet:
DEAR SIR:-Tbe 22d was celebrated I
yesterday in this place with becoming aud
appropriate demonstrations = military /
parades-fring of. cannon, ands sort of
general holiday kept BY the citizens at
large. A salute of guns corresponding |
to the number of States ID the Union,
was cred during the day, as ordered by |
previous resolu,ion Of both Houses-and
at night a splendid ball was given in
honor of the occasion by the proprietor
of the Capital Hotel Numbers OF
handsome ladies aud fine looking men
were in attendance The music accom- II
panying wasof the most excellent de-
seription, and graceful and accomplished
women and gallant gentlemen 'kept time
to musics merry sound, till the town
clock announced in startling peals the
witehing hour of twoo'coek in the NOR
ming when the parties retired-te pleas
amt slumbers and rosy dreams, tits to be
hoped Whether they rose this morning
about the delightful hour of ten, A. NJ,
with feverish cheeks and aching heads
we did not learn--but the young will be
gay, you know, and the gay ought always
to be young.
THE DELICIOUS SPRING LIKE WEATHER
ave have enjoyed for a week past, is real
| Iy marvellous in its way. 'Twould al
most seem as if surely winter had left US
never to return For one, | am glad the
old fellow is gone, for never liked him
much anyway 1 believe he Is unpopus
lar generally, aud if it wasn't for the
warm fires which attend his advent, he
would be almost unendurable As it is,
I advise him to keep away and no doubt
the voice of the public would unite with
me. if it could be ascertained, in this
piece>of Wholesome advice to his majes
! ty, Of the grim and cloudy face, and icy
! grey whiskers. But his march viii soon
be upon US, trow, and then we'li see
sights, and some of US thatare not so
good natured as we might be, VIII proba
bly, get as mad as March hares those
celebrated animals of whom we read and
hear so often, but which fortunately or
unfortunately this deponent hath never
seen But "the voice of the turtle is
heard in our land" "Gentle Spring.
ETHEREAL mildness comes" beck oning
with pleasant voices in the wind7-and
the hum of the bees which hear around
me on this balmy delicious day almost
deceives me into the belief that | smell
the fragrance of the first flowers Of
Spring, especially as | hear the distant
strains Of feathered choristers in the
woods
.While Heaven is filed with music sweet
. OF birds among the bowers.
a singular little circumstance hap
pened day or two since aPpros of what
am talking about \ stray bird flew
into the capitol some time in the early
, part of the week and took up his tempo
rarv abode In the dome-under the sky
lights whence he pours floods of deli
cious music. He seems TO be a young
bird of rare promise and genius-but
somewhat eecentric-as shown by his
taking up so strange an abode just ABOVE
our friends the legislators, the noisest
and wranglingest-of all the sons of men.
Perhaps he thonght his talent would be
more likely to be appreciated, where SO
much of the article was Lying loose,
5 about He was right. Talent to be
= appreciated, must be among talent.
TIE APPROXIMATION BILL FOR THE
SEw STATE House,
giving ffftv-fve thousand dollars fer that
> object, failed In the House yesterday by
a very decided vote There was discus
sion over it.-for and against-which
was participated in by various members
: 1t is TO be reconsidered-and' may yet
t pass, by some Ierger oe-,,tot, of legisla
tion-but it is thought the sum named is
rather too heavy, and our people already
burden with taxes are beginning tc
vince under he load-and will positive
! ly REBEL some say, against fresh burden:
: being added.
Wrought to have fine public buildings
: We ought to have fine roads. We ough
Ito have fine Penitentiary. We ough
. all to have fine houses to live In, fine
vietuals to eat, and fine plates aud dishe;
:, to eat them out of, and fine knives anc
forks to eat them with. In fact, We
ought evidently to have every thing il
the world that 5 ine-but if we get them
we must remember that we have to PAY
5 fine prices for them And if we are, o
e necessity, to. have every thing in tn,
Y 4 world, that's 6ne, then per consequence
! we are never to arrive at the end of pay
ing very fine long prices, which it vii
be<found, in the end, will require a goo,
4 deal of money. y..--..
It is thought that an Adjournment o
l. both Houses will take place on or abou
!. the 10th of March, prox.
!. HON. Il. A. TYLER,
). your present Senator. has served yo,
4 faithfully and well-always at his post
= he has guarded your interests with yea
r and fidelity. and made his mark as de
q batter and speaker. He is possessed o
], native powers of eloquence, and speak
= persuasively and to the point In argu
ment he is forcible and just, and when h
4 rises IN his place in the Senate, the mem
'e bers expect to hear something and ar
Al not disappointed His remarks are al