The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
MT. PLEASANT ITEMS,
THE BoKEN HEART !


aud handsome face, is passing Off to the
| silent land OF the sleepers, the heart
feels that something lovely in the uni
| verse IS leaving existence, aud broods
with sense OF utter desOlation over
| the lonely thoughts of Que handsome
one, that come up like spectres from the
| grave to haunt our midnight musings,
| Such is the case. we fear, of one, who
shall be nameless, who has lost the idol
| of his heart and pureSt love. and the
shadows OF deep and holy memories are
resting like the wing OF death upon his
dark and manly brow. He seems cheer
tul, and even gay at times, yet we see
| his gayety is but the mOckery of his
| feelings. He smiles, but there is sona-
thing in his smile which tells that its
mournful mel 'nchOly is but the refec>
! ton of a tear. He can be heard going
tbOut these moonlight nights, chanting
forth his sick soul in Inadrigals. It
sounds like n holy carol, the requiem of
| Wondering hope, the elegy OF dead
dream. The nighting4les of opera NAV
| have breathPd upon the scented air the
| warblingS of ''TrOvatOre," but that mel
| Ody was but blaZOn blare of discord,
,,0mpare1 with the symphony that love
made # such simple strains, that comes
rom this young man. II seems tina.
| love has been a portion of his existence;
| its tendrils have been twned around
| his heart more than once, but now when
| they have been rent in twain, it ia q
| blight that has come like mildew upon
| ais 'once happy life;" and now the
| smile upon his lips are fainter; the pur-
PIE veins upon his cheek are growing
| sible, and the cOldness of his ''sweet
voice. is dailv growing more weak and
| JremulOus. He says the winds have gone
pver his life, and he bright buds of hope
| md the sweet blossoms of p ission are
scattered down aud lie whitening in the
lust, or rOtting away upon the chill
| waters OF memory. In some of his mel
| tncholy musings, he wants to know why
| the ''R tinbOw" and the CLOUD" come
over him with a beauty that is not of
| earth, and then pass off and leave him to
| muse upon his ded loneliness; why it
- that the stars which hold their festi-
| walls around the midnight throne are set
| tbove the grasp OF his limited faculties,
| forever mocking him with their unap-
proanh able glory; and tinall", why 1t is
| that bright fOrrns of human beauty are
| presented to his view, and mock him
| with encOuragPments and then go "back |
| IN him." leaving a thousand streams OF
his affection to flow back in alpine tor
rents upon his heart. We will let some !
OF those who have had to face the dread |
| ordeal OF having his ''girl go back on
him" answer. as we do not know it our |
self. Such, alas, is the fate of these poor |
fellows who listen to the seduction and |
art of this wicked world -treacherOus |
are its smiles, fatal its caresses. He who |
yields to its enticements, launches upon |
whelming tide, and his feeble bark |
among the dimpling ed1ies OF whirlpool. |
We hope this victim of our confidence,
and who has been carried away by the |
decisions of fancy, cease his melancholy |
musings, and turn his discontinue into |
money making and his "wOe" into !
"wassAil," and join the chant III "bac- |
chanalian chorus" y
Lets repeat the love VOWS long repented, |
Here again the hot heart quickened beat; |
Taste again from the ripe lips the breath |
scented,
With hopes false as they were sweet"
Mr.. Jake X. Orr, who is not happy
but may be happy yet-leit last Tues |
daV, for the sunny Cline which must be |
more cOngeniHl TO his fine taste and de- |
lectable health, with the finest drove of |
mules ever taken from Maury county. |
He was accompanied by our young and |
nuterprising. scientific farmer, Mr.. Hint |
Kitlrell, who is c rtainly happy in his |
rural bachelor situation, as he's told |
mis- love only to "Uncle Pete" who had |
also a STRICTLY No /. drove OF mules. |
They 30 via tvannah, to North Missis- |
sippi. 0n to the magnolia regions, to |
"DIxie's promised land" Success to |
thPm.
The land sale % Thos. J. Lasley, ad-
minstraUor OF Thos L4sley, decd. on the !
SLh inst, W1s purchased by the three |
single daughters of ne old Vetere n, who |
served under Gen. Jackson In the war |
vi 1872. and was one OF the heroes of the |
battle OF New Orleans. The great uOn-
ey panic, failure of monied mOnopOlies. |
brakeup of coal manufactures and de- !
cline and fall ut king cotton, have no IN |
fluence or effect upon the rocks OF Gil |
hraltA, sOlvencF or honesty of heart. |
The price id by the sisters to secure !
the old hOmesteAd was $3.50 per acre |
Maury county is the garden spot of the |
south. Her lands ar4 preferred to gol' |
Saturday last was brisk day in Nj. |
Pleasant, considering the oppressive |
tunes. Our streets were crowded by |
the yeomanry of the ueighborhoOd. A |
few dollars and cents changed hand&. |
the most important operations were in |
barter, such as poultry, deer skins, buck |
hides, calf skins, mink fur, coon rings, |
(rings round the tail,) beeswax, scalye
banks. goober peas, ginseng, rattlesn Ike
root. (frOm raltlesnake tails, chesnuts,
potatoes and tan bark from Jim Welch's |
farm, were all the go at the trading em-
p rum of e. o. Cross tor Federal uni
forms, E. .. being true Hdmirer OF the
Star SpAngled Banner, and is ever sing
ing the great national air, Long may |
she wave" has laid in large supply OF
Uncle Sans old clothes, which were
EFT over after the late unpleasantneSS. |
Trade was bri>k and talk fast, eYery~
thing, being windy; as this is the be-
ginning OF the beautiful Indian Sum-
mer Everything was gu; he ia
bed" as Brown Bones has laid down
his tOmahawk, and the "pipe OF peace"
is once more smoked bv the belligerants
in the regular stuyhesant style.
As per notice. our estimable, compe-
tent, obi ging and instructive Superin-
te-dent, II. T. Gordon, Esq.,, delivered
oh ri1tn nnnIllar ffli
dress to the school of Miss Anna V.
Bond and the colored people of this Wis
cinity, in the colored church. on Satur-
day night last. Subject: Importance
oil education and the training of child
rem" A large and attentive au-
dience was present. Smiles OF gratin-
c ttiOn were on every face. Mothers
laughed and almost shouted to hear
truths made known that they never
heard eX pres ed before. Mr.. S. X. Wat
kins, of AshwOOd, was then introduced,
and in his happy and easy manner OF
address, entertained The assemblage with |
a beautiful classic and interesting lee
ture on the Importance Of religion and /
education, with a heartfelt sentiment |
that he believed that the good people in |
the South felt great interest in their !
future welfare, prosperity, religion and
education Ofthe colOrcd people; and he |
as an individual, would aid, instruct |
and give his influence for their happi-
ness. Both speeches seemed to have the |
happiest effect.
The Hardin county fair, that came of
the last of october, was a complete suc-
cess, although the weather was unpro-
pitiOus. There was a fine display OF |
stock and large attendance. AS the |
Hardin county people haye always cher
ished the maxim that "fair play is a /
Jewell" they not only invited the ad- |
| joining counties, but also the sister |
States, to compete tor premiums In the |
different rings, some OF which were we'll |
represented. Mr.. Burgess, OF MiSsssip- |
| pi, had soine very fine horses on exhibi~
| ton. and took IA good many prizes. We |
roticed two very fine cots by Old Reck- |
less, of Maury county, both OF which |
| took the blue ribbon in their respective |
| rings. We also saw some good cattle |
| that was raised in the neighborhood of |
| Mt. Pleasant by Major w. G. Ingram, |
which also bore off the blue. AS this |
was only the second year that the fair |
had been in progress, the people of Har- |
! din county deserve great credit for the |
| admirable and honorable way in which |
| things were conducted. The opening of |
| the fair is a general gathering of the |
| people, and time of open hearted lib |
| crafty. and warm-hearted congratula- |
| tiOns; when the bosom swells with ge- |
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