The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-16

VIAL l'ih's
rms WiNrrn?-Thc days are growing
yerv short and the nights correspohdihTly
,ooa. Al this is in accordance with ma
,,ro And our heart cannot hclpa feeling
,f.,1,rss AS we watch the fading of the
De,utiful foliage which afforded, only Il
,,tt,o while since. Il refreshing shade for
n,r and beast, and u hiding place for the
woodland songsters. We Grievc just Il lit
no AZ we watch the teciduous leaves zig
gspaiug to earth, for we are reminded
,h,t man. too. must soon 70 back aud he re-
.olyed to the dust from whence lie orlgI-
rallv came. A solemn and impressive
season Is Fall. 1t seems like herald OF
death to man-to all his bright dreams, his
c,nd homes. his ambitious aspirations. And
we are almost tempted TO morallAc a lltlle
mon the wonder that fills our mimi Whch
we reflect that man goes. wildly on in his
schemes for gain and self-aggrandizenent
as ifthc beautiful, brown, serc and crisped
leaves of autumn. in their tall to mother
corth. taught no lesson more solemn tlall
the philosophy of gravitation discovered
by Newton in the fall of an apple. when
he observed the smallnesS of the irul''
which struck his head in its fall from It's
parcnt stem, he was surprised at the force
If the stroke. and Immediately laid the
f,uudation of his philosophy. When we
500 ihe falling OF the leaves beneath the
rlosfs of approaching winter, our mind is
GIel with more solemn and perpleNllg
recitation than the question as 10 what
we shall DO this winter in dear old Win
chester. But we will let the more solemn
. thoughts pass for the noncr, for preachers
70 dcscaut upon and, if possible, bring
souls. by metaphor and smile, o repcn-
lance.
What we desire TO know is: What shall
we do in Winchester this winter? Shall
we souandcr the long nights in dissipa-
tion. in idling, in tattling and talc-bear-
;nu? Shall our whole lifc's-pnrpoSe seem
ended in attending to the business of our
ncighbors? Tattling, you know, is the
curse of small towns, and we must assert
that Winchester is not a whit behind her
neighboring towns. fla premium for ca
pacity in attending to other peoples busi-
ness were offered. and Winchester should
comvctc. we would bet two to ON that we
could place the blue ribbon correctly be-
fore the decision was made. Now, we
dislike to see Il persons reputation II III
turc prospects all hang upon the decision
ola few womcn-gossippcrS, ~ the title
taltlc of ncws-monging men. To prevent
thi,-to prevent the intcmpcrance of the
unruly member denounced in Gods good
bo0k-an intcmperancc as contemplate as
the going in boldly to any one OF our sa-
oons and drinking-to prevent idlcncss
which begets SANDER, and ialschood, and
pickering, and cX~travagance OF all kinds,
and discomfort. and deviltry, and abomi-
nations, as well as p~overty-wc propose,
with an honest heart and great anxiety
for the peace and prosperity OF our native
towu-our beloved homc-that some action
be- forthwith taken for the disposal of the
lonr nights now upon us. Debating So
~cictics, Historical ditto, Mechanics gather
inas,-anyhjng to improve the mind and
keep the caliginous morals in check. And
We might get up a non-gossiping Society,
as an adjunct Of the Temperance Society
to which ladies especially should bc adj
mittc1. Who will second our proposi-
ton? We believe in doing all the good we
can during the few days we have to i've
Oh earth, and no one can blame us for
asking a second to such Il plilanthropic
proposition. If We fail. then
"On with the dance. let JOY be uncon-
tincd.'
Nave your parties, dance until midnight
and the we sma' hours o NORM" ana
destroy your health, impair the already
too-wcak constitutions of the girls-iltrt,
deceive, sigh, and shirk the nobler aims OF
life, and say not that 1--WE did it,