The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-12-18
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ED. CITIZEN In casting our "peep-
ers" athwart the columns of last weeks
issue of your highly interesting paper,
they inVoluntarily rest upon an article
headed prospect" After a careful pc
rusal of the same, we must confess our
inability to see the "Nubb," and have
concluded that, were it not for the COM
ments of the editor thereon it might
have been mistaken for a 9TH rate tenn
perance lecture.
Its very evident the writer was labor
ing under an alteration of the mind,
while his luminosity toward the kind
people of Prospect is very marked. If
lie be christian, an earnest worker for
the good of his fellow man, it is ex-
tremely poor policy in him to resort to
such a harangue as that with which to
convert the ''heathen.' The sober
minded staid animal the writer speaks
of riding is identical with the one which
roams our streets and which has more
ears than the law allows, and is very
"sOber minded" indeed. The origin of
that "brutal laugh might be traced to
this source. "Tuum's'' statements are
very broad-covering several acres of
ground and zoe will be obliged to refute
them to some extent.
As regards our school house, it was
left upholstered purposely to teach the
"young idea" how to shoot paper bull
lets through a crack with veteran pre-
cisiOn, also to teach them economy in
the use of mud as well as other building
material. We grant that few of our
citizens do indulge ''ardently" in drinks,
but even in so doing they go in at the
front entrance, and furthermore be it to
their credit, that what they consume is
thereby kept from falling into others
hands who might not be as capable of
standing the pressure. clips red with
frequent libations!' Ha, ha, hal We
say ''pard," you've got us there! We
were heretofore impressed with the idea
that frequent libations" affected the
nasal organ, making it look like a raw
beef steak struck with hash cutter, in
stead of the lips. We Furthermore de-
fly any man who has an ear for music to
say that he ever heard a "brutal laugh''
echo through the hills around or halls
within Prospect. the aggregate
amount thrown in by the three negroes,
for "Cincinnati treat" being So cents
| was enough to have purchased quart
| of jim, HazlewoOd's best, but as ''Tuum'
| failed to mention what they intended
treating themselves to, we take it for
/ granted twas to two cans of cove Oys-
/ tiers, crackers thrown in, of which no
| doubt their stomachs were distressingly
| in need.
The Odd Fellows Lodge at this place
| at least, contributed literally to the
/ Memphis sufferers relief fund. We
smole huge smile when mention was
| made of the "ravine down which the
/ ripling rocks plunge over the precipices
| of rills on its long winding way to the
-see''-(you and go five better this
/ same ravlne being one of natures no
blest drains, without which we all nigh;
! have had the cholera t1JdRtRns or some
/ other malariOus afiiiction.
But honestly speaking, we think
/ "Tuum" should take some oil and Bate
| man drops to work the bile OFF his "giZ-
zard," as no doubt it's in dilapidated
/ condition from having swallowed Web
ster's unabridged dictionary. Whisky
dealers throughout the country want
| Just such fellow as he to stick out in
| front of a bar room sign. Let us sing
awe will lay five dollars down and
count them every one,
| If anybody will show us the man WHIT
struck our friend 'Tuum.1
Our taIlow candle flickers, a-n-d-nOW
/ its gone out. OLD SALT.
Prospect, Tenn. Dec. 14th, 20.