The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-03-28
SPRING HILL ITEMS,

The Sunday School at the Presbyte-
rian church, which was suspended last
Fall on account of the inclemency of
the weather, was recognized last Sab
bath. A new system of instructions
has been adopted, and the school is eX-
pected to be conducted with unusual
interest.
Mr.. j, II. Reams, of this place, having
determined to discontinue the grocery
business, is now selling at cost.
Some of the yOung men of this place
and vicinity have formed a minstrel
troup, under the management of w. II.
Harrison and Richard o. Crump. They
have put themselves to much trouble
and expense in repairing the TheEpian
Hall, and are having frequent rehear-
sails in order to give public entertain
ment soon. They have purchased some
beautiful sceneries.
Every Sabbath large number OF ne
groes assemble at Thompson's Station.
to amuse themselves through the day
in playing marbles around the depot
building. And end should be put to
this wicked practice, which is made
penalty by our statutes,
DR.. John Steele, who went South last
Fail as far az California, for his health,
returned home few days since. We
learn that he is favorably impressed
with some portions of the county
through which he travelled, and will
probably move South to live.
Judge Wallace, prominent lawyer
of Franklin, was in this place few
days ago.
The colorea people held their guar
terly Meeting here last Saturday and
Sunday, b. James presiding. The meet
ing has been protracted, and much in
terest manifested.
In Spring Hill, there is the best and
kindest Of cows. She not only gives
milk for her owners and her calf, but at
the grunt of pig, she kindly and
promptly lies down, and nourishes tue
entire brood of little curled-tail grunt-
ers. If any of our readers doubt the
truth of this cow tale, let them call on
the Rev. Green Irvine and Messrs. II.
w. 4icLemore. Sr. and Jr., who were
siX-eyed witnesses to the fact,
The above doesn't beat Brother John
sons Alabama beet, by a good deal
Brother johnson, travelling his Circuit
in North Alabama, saw, 3cith his oWn
eyes, beet in which q moscovy duck
had her nest, and Matched her brood.
Beat that beet who can.
Several OF our enterprising young
men speak of starting, on large scale, a
HeReTy. They wish to purchase three
thousand hens. We suppose they will
advertise their want9 coon in the ooun-
ty paperg. Retail dealers had better
make note of this, and put their "pri-
ces down, to suit the times"
HARD TIMES.
About six days in the week, there is
a set of croakers, some old and some
young, who meet i'll Spring Bill, and
dicuss the hard times, and tel .oadr aud
hoW they used 10 GS--"but it is no use TO
try p0w, we can't make anything by
farming, without the cow-hide priYi-
lege; the Niger won't work, and we
can't make him do it," etc. All day
long, and d ay sitter day, i IS the same
old song. old CToakers, aud lazy young
ones we have heard that frog chorus
long enough. Your talk and example are
! ruinOus. 1t discourages the enterprisipg
young men, and is hUrtfpl to the whole
country. Old men atop your croaking.
Stay at home, and if you can find any
thing else to do, go to raising chickens,
| turkeys, ducks, and geese. DO some
thing-live not to be stumbling block
to your sons. Young men we tell
you, that whiting dry-goods boxes,
with kid gloves on THAT you have not
paid for may be easier work than hold,
ing the plough handles; yet it - not
half so sure to bring honor, wealth and
contentment. 4le up ana doing. Blaze
| oIt your roadway through life, and
pursue it earnestly and steadily. For
get the past, dream not of the future
but live and act mans life now, and
''hard times" will fly away, and leave
you prosperous and happy. Labor is
| royal and ennobling. sham life is
not alone disgraceful-it is pitifpl. dow
many drones is Ma4rJ county cursed
with" We wish fine census man had
/ taken down the number! We think
the lazy, good-iOr-nothing niger, in
| that enumeration, would have the adj
vantage OF his nobler, whittier, and bet
ter endoH ed competitor. But enough
of "hard times" aud Of this letter
| May the HERALD live long and always
prosper, is "Montgomery's' earnest
| wish.