The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-07-04
Trip TO ITavnesPoro.

county to address them upon the
subject Of the contemplated Rail
road from Nenrhis to Knoxville, 1,
in company with Col A. Cox, left
Pulaski on Saturday last for
Waynesboro. Although the morn
ing was extremely warm, we were
cheered by the prospect Of an album
daut yield OF the growing crops
that greeted Us along our road Of
travel. We reached the Powder
Mil spring about noon, where we
enjoyed an ample lunch that had
been furnished Us. During our
stay there we met an old acquain-
tance who vas just from Lawrence
burg, and in that merry mood, il
duced by the free Indulgence of the
over joyful, inspected the Colonies
carriage and assured Us he knew
what it cost, and when asked his
opinion he said It had cost full
thirty dollars, or nIgys 5es thirty
five. The Colonel drank pretty
freely of the butter milk procured
at the spring, drinking some six
glasses, which gave him the back
ache, but it soon passed of. We
reached Luxembourg early IN the
evening aud were well entertained
while there, leaving early next
morning en- route for WayIesbOro.
We travelled TO about 1 O'Clock P.
~, and halted at spring to lunch.
While there the Colonel said he
was DESTROYS to speak his piece be
fore reaching WaynesbOTO. There
upon he erected q temporary plat
form Of rails and mounted 1t and
commenced his speech hy address
ing me as Ladies aud Gentlemen
and poured forth in impassive elO-
quence one of the most finished
and elegant adore 5ses it has been
my fo.tuEe to listen to. Bat rs L
viii give It more in detail hereafter,
I desist for the present. We gath
cred our implements (amOng them a
very superior nOn-conductor) and
moved on, crossing the stream
known as Forty Eight. The Colo
mel was DESTROYS to know why it
it had so singular Q name, and was
Informed because it was established
in 1913, when he expressed the
opinion that it was well grown for
its age, aud never discovered the
Joke until we reached Green River,
near WaynesbOro. 1t was Sab
bath evening, about 1 O'Clock,
when We hove in sight Of the vii
lage, and moving down the main
street, we saw a large concOurse of
people. The Colonel at once sup
posed that it was a procession ad-
vaucing to receive US. He prompt
~ mounted to the top Of the car
riage, dotted his rag hat, ready for
reception speech, but finding out
that it was the congregation from
the cOlOred church, he Sided back
into the carriage with a face as sad as
the Knights of the Rueful COunte-
nance, and said to me, Now, Riley, /
don't make a fool of yourself by
telling this when you get back to
Pulaski, for it viii get in the papers
and make as appear ridiculous" Il
promised him 1 would say nothing
about it: so, Mr.. Editor, I hope I
you viii keep it q profound secret /
We arrived ut the Anderson House, !
where we found excellent quarters /
and the landlord q genial aud fin (
shed gentleman, with a most inter /
2sting family. 1 know Of no vii /
age hotel that equals its accOmmO- /
Iations, and take this occasion I
10 acknowledge the cordial attention .
from the citizens of Wayne
county, especially are due our
.hsnks to Judge Norris, DR.. Buch-
lnnan, Ncssrs. HasscI,s Tai
ev, Thompson, Cypert, BeRham,
Hughes, Boswell, MCLain, Malone
md others. At II O'Clock on Mon
lay morning a large and appTecia-
i've congregation assembled at the
courthouse, when I was called to
he stand and addressed them for
upwards of an hour, and felt that
ny views met with a cordial re
;pOnsc. At the conclusion Of my
address, Col. Cox was called for and
by Judge Morris as Col +
COX, Of Pulaski, the Nick Long /
worth of the South. when there went
up one hearty and bOIsterous shout p.
IF applause for odd Nick. The
Colonel was not at all embarrassed at
leing dubbed Old Nick. but moved
gracefully to the discussion of the
abroad, and cloquently urged the
Of its completion. and
portrayed with more than ordinary .
Orce the many advantages that
would result from the eHteTpTi-.a
md as naturally rs effect .,fovs
.aUse, he passed 10 his fo-.orfta sur
ect, the culture Of Covers f.,ie- I
md vines, This theme -aaua5 - /.
buoy his spirits up, aid ami nature
vas made to pay tr.outc to ms dis
curse. The roses of Cashmere.
he fruits Of t,he tropic isles. and the
mes oil enc far-famed Rhine, all
into gorgeous display: and .
after his eagle fight, battling his
Dlumage in the thunGer's home" he
'O6erea down to the practical and
became logical, proving beyond
tOG1t that two and UwO makes four
md that there was a startling diff
erence between twedIedum and
wedledee. About this time he cot
In idea into a twist, and to get it
,ut of the twist he drew forth his
pocket handkerchief, which uufor-
had a hole in it. and he
passed his hand through 1t and
wiped the sweat from his brow with
lis naked hand. Button, still on, he
vent. To this point some of his
peech was as much ike a nor
ion of mine as IL it had come cut t
# the same book.
The Colonel said he was q farm
.r and stretched forth his hand
which had been rubbed in brick +.
lust in proof of Lis assertion, and f.
hat he had the largest experience T
n grape culture in the south. and
us opinion and views were entitled /
O some respect Just here there was
mother shout for Old Nick. But
ho Col. still pursued his subject
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