The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-08
NIT. PLEASANT ITEMS.



Nelson Stockard, col, of this place, "a No.
l. gardener" as our estimable and mutual
friend, Col. J. NJ. Gardner, says, presented us
cucumber, or cucumbers, IN nature, similar
10 the Siamese Twins, and the two headed
girl. There were four cueumbers united IN
one, and on examination, after separation, tney
were found perfectly formed.
TRADE rs BUSINESS.
Col. B. F.. Clark, the model merchant and
unequaled ladies' man, and the lndomltabIe +.
o. Cross, have snapped business, winch Is the
life of our dormant town, as every body seems
to be in torpid state. Col. Clark gives ms
stock of goods to Mr.. Gross for his hotel All
that is necessary to open a st. Nicholas OF the
east, Maxwell of the west, Sherman OF the
north, St. Charles of the soutn, ana narrow
gauge to Mt. Pleasant. is for COL clark TO en-
gage the services of lady to conduct the Gull
mary department. =
vi G, Ingram lost recently, a very fine
mare worth $500. from the effects of a mad
dog bite last spring. This is the second valu-
able animal he has lost from the bite of the
same dog. r-..-. -f.-ss,r. -
gentlemen, J. W. B. (Bulger1 ThoTas, Maj.
Je Howard, Tup Howard, Wib Nelson, Will
Spain, Hu Douglass, and others, went out to
the hills in this county, near Rattle snake
Falls, where Count Chlldress lost his heart
| and the Knight of the White Plume lost his
ssvial of wrath /" to hunt deer last Friday, or to
cantnre or kill an old buck of huge proper
| tlons, that has been defying all the men and
| dogs that could be put after him for the last
| two years. Bulger, the modern Nimrod, who
says be always gets meat or piood IL tney
| come in range of "Aunt Susan, nearing OF
| this monster who has so much cunning, con-
| cIuded he vrouId 90 out as those fellows that
| have been after him were dummies, and knew
| nothing about the science OF deer-huntiDg
| Bulger is a man
'Of wisdom, gravity, profound concert,
As who would say, l am Sir Oracle,
| And when one nv lips, let no dog bark"
/ Accordingly he took down his horn and
| blowing up, not Tray, Blanche, and Sweet
| heart, but ''dorgs" equally as renowneo, frlee,
| Florence, and Queen, and started for Ehter,
prise, where he met the gentlemen mentioned
above. After "cordaI" meeting, they all
| moved for the Fall Drive, where they sup
posed the pride of the forest lay concealed.
| According to huntsmen's etiquette, Bulger
was given the best stand, as he was the guest o.
| the party, and, as he says, he was the oesi
| shot. It was not long before the musical
month of old Price was heard, and, as old
| Deer-slayer saws, "there is no music SO sWee'
| as the ripping of stream from q tull SPARK
| ling fountain of pure fresh water" particular
| Iy when one has been drinking cat-hsn soup
| or feeding out of jug, "unless lnaeeo ~ ~
the open and deep bass mouth OF reilaDi'
hound when on the track of fat buck. =! Al
this opinion we coincide, except 1T be the lie
or song of one we love, which is as sweet az
the plantive note of the nightingale, OF In'
| chirp of the wood wren. 1t was but sn9r
time after the first cry OF Old frlce peloIe W.
| Nelson saw a noble buck going dlrecuy
| where Bulger was supposed TO nave I DgeL
| standing breathless moment, when WIZ
expected O sharp report to break IN upon w
deep stiffness of the sombre forest, put no
his surprise, he saw the buck turn ana glv!e
keen whistle that seemed to be the snort o
scorn at such stupidity, and bounded away y
, hunt a more pure and uncoutaminated atmos
phere. When the drivers and dogs came 9l'
they found Bulger sitting by tree, WIN ~
head on his hand and AUNT Susan iyins
: down by his side, sweetly dreaming OF Ill
"dea-." When called by Major H., he sprani
up, and looking wildly about him, doihng mn
hat. and running his fingers through his mat
, ted hair, as if he would loosen his tangled
ideas by the process, he exclaimed, ''that VIZ
an awful mistake in me to have eat 50 inuoi
, out of that Jug. l haven't found my On arm
! string yet"
SHARP PRACTICE.
: party of seven anglers and netters Iei
: this neighborhOod for Buffalo last week
equipped as rulings required, with all neces
oaries Tor comfort and enjoyment, inC nnadv
about five gallons of "rattle bug remedy,
which cost about ten in green skins. some Q
the party paid as prorated, IL bat macs
the purchaser making net proht OF . spun
skins. This being wildcat trip ana business IS
! as some of the party say, they did not get IN
, | worm OF GDeH my
, which produced Grip Van Wrinkle" nap,
: The pulpit in the Methodist Church was y 1 &C
cupied last Sabbath, a, m, by Rev; ID. .. mac
Bride, Bible Agent, who delivered very az
propriate and excellent sermon to congrega
!, ton that listened attenively, from st. Mat
! thew, 18th chapter and gath and 18th verses
and at night by the Rev. VIM. r. PEBBLES, so
\ of the late lamen ted Col PEBBLES, Of Sprln
q Hill. He preached from the 9TH chapter 9
! Corinthians, 9TH verse. His sermon wa wa
chaste, classic, forcible and impressive, Ill
, Young mind is stored with all the learning
; The day. There is no young man that give
2 higher promise of future usefulness IN GU
State as a servant of God. We know his nam
will be written upon the tablets of immorta
. memory and eugraven upon the columns OF tn
| temple OF fame. We saints ADD sinner
:; should take lesson of encouragement Dy N
u youthful teachings in performing the dest
. | MES we may haYe to meet in coming years,
. Rev. DIR. Mack, of Columbia, Will preach
= | series of sermons in the Presbyterian ChuTc
q !. at this place, commencing next Saturda
: | morning,