Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-20
SUMNER COUNTY.
A Few Items Picked up by a Traveller

A Few Items Picked up by Traveller.
To the Editor of the Union and American:
GALLATIN, June IA, 1672.-The dramat-
ic company, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
j. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. Evans and Messrs.
Z. Johnston, G. Caulield, G. g. Brydon
and Mrs. A. Scanlan opened here last night
at Lucas Hall to a slim house. The per-
formances, judging from the laughter elici-
ted, seem to have been well received, and,
l believe, tonight we shall have remuner-
ative attendance. Gallatin seems to be
awaking to life on account of its railroad
prospects, and the younger portion of the
community hail such enterprises with en-
thusiasm. There are many new private
residences being erected, both tasteful and
substantial in character. This morning l
walked out to the residence of Mr.. VIII
liams. This gentleman is approaching his
ninetieth year, but although his sense of
hearing is much impaired, his eye is bright,
nor does his natural fervor seem to be
abated. The family have lived here for
years, and the fine old residence embedded
with lofty surrounding cedars, is the epi-
tome of old fashioned rural quiet aud do
mestie retirement.
Althouglrthe place was considerably in
jured by the war, it still possesses so many
natural beauties, that even il its decay it
far exceeds in attractiveness other and more
pretentiOus of GallatiD's mansions. Mr.
Williams two charming daughters by kind
ly and lady like hospitality, and genial but
unaffected grace, render the Williams
homestead inefably charming. One of the
young ladies by her extraordinary natural
talent in rendering the commonest materi-
ais such as wheat straw, leather, corn
stalks, human hair and pine knots, both
servieeable and ornamental, has successfully
adorned the drawing room with specimens
of her handywork, in the shape of frames
for pictures, far exceeding in taste and ele-
gance the tawdry gilded frames usually in
use, "beautiful to the eye but doomed too
soon to fade" These frames while most
intrinsieally beautiful in an artistic and
asthetic point of view, have the virtue of
standing all kinds Of weather, and reflect the
charms of their designer and originator.
The young ladies spoke most kindly and
affectionately of their instructor, connected
with the Female Seminary of this place,
and if the mind of the teacher is reflected
by the minds Of his pupils he richly de-
serves their admiration.
L 1OublCdLlg3 -NLCOiSy, fUlOuIS. NrE6el6y,
seems to be the cry, although there are not
few who prognosticate that Ulysses the
Silent viii give him of the "Chappeau
Blanche" q severe tUssle, ..
Tne hotel Of this town, under the man
agement Of its genial and kindly proprietors,
Messrs. Montgomery & House, is really de-
serving OF praise. Without ostentation they
DO all they can to render their house home
institution, and as for the "cUisine,n it is
abundant, varied and 'trecherche."
The farmers hereabouts are very busy
gathering in their ''sheafs of golden grain,"
and whilst thanking the Lord of the Har-
veSt for his mercy to them, speak hopefully
that the said golden grain will speedily be
turned into numerous gFeenbaeks. There
is cheering sign about Gallatin, that the
younger portion of its Inhabitants speak of
its prospects of one day riValling in extent
and commercial importance Nashville.
Where we see the infant endeaVoring to
emulate the mother it shows that ''there is
some life in the old land yet" "a
Ny next from Bowling Green, aA1Fl
l Yours, piously, vagrartly, socially, and
G.. G. B,