The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-20
BEAR CREEK ITEMS.

| The stiffness and serenity of the even
| ing beautified and lent charm to the
| scene we attempt to describe. The sun
| had Just leaned over a hill in the west
! but his last rays seemed to linger on the
! distant hill top, as if to steal a glance at
| the beauty that was waiting their de-
| parture; myriads of evening birds perch
| ed themselves on the branches OF the
| mOtionless trees, eager to catch glimpse
of the unique beauty in waiting. In the
calmness of the surrounding scene,
when the last lingering beams of the
sunset glow had vanished from the dis
tant hill top, nymph like beauty, fair
as the midnight moon,' mounted her
impatient Mazeppa and dashed along
through the Bear Creek Valley,
with the fieetness of a prairie deer. The
evening breeze played sportiVely with
her luXuriant black tresses, which
hung in tangled massiYeness about her
waist as she galloped through the dusky
valley. Lunar rose, blushed, hid her.
self behind cloud, and the beauty
turned her steed and dashed towards
her home.
We urge upon every farmer on Bear
Creek, when he carries load of cotton
or wood to town, to stop in the neigh
borhood of Sulphur Springs on his re-
turn, where he will find lose rocks in
large quantities., and load his empty
wagon with said rocks and deposit them
in the first bad mud hole he comes to in
the road. If his wagon does not happen
to 60 to town every time he does, stop
at the above named place, and fill his
pockets and saddle-bags with the same,
and drop them in the mud and water
which has usurped our road. If you will
carry out this plan. the mud and water
will finally disappear, and in a short
time we will have a road second cousin
to pike.
Mr.. Scott stephens has sold out his
interest in the grocery to Mr.. Charley
Stewart. So Mr.. Stewart is now sole
proprietor, and will be found at his post
at all hours.
Mr.. John Loftin, a thrifty young farm
er of Sheep Neck Bend, returned short
time ago from West Tennessee, whittier
he carried drove of mules. He says
he made some money on them. John is
a good farmer, and raises big crops Of
cotton and mules.
Our ehterprising and go-ahead young
farmer friend, r A. OgilVie, is going
into the sheep business pretty largely
this year. Already his flock numbers
many, and is rapidly increasing. The
sheep business is certainly lucrative
investment. We suppose that Dick is
now in favor of the long needed Dog
Law, and will favor the next candidate
for the Lower House with his vote if the
said candidate will Introduce for consid
Grafton before the body of representa-
tives the subject of this much needed
law.
1t has not been quite "time out of
mind" when the news of some one
tumbling off his horse into mud hole
and remaining as he had fallen, oyer
right in the mire, was so frequent out
here, that no notice was taken of such
an occurrence. 1t was no unusual sight
- hn1
stolen by tie demon which he Yolunta-
rily drank, dash wildly along through
the valley on his foaming steed, and
rending the air with oaths and impreea-
tons that would shock the pious and
disgust the wicked. But these disgrace
full thIIgs have ceased to occur. The
fair fame OF our Valley seemed at one
time to become almost totally impaired;
but to the few that snatched it from the
disgrace and cesspool of intemperance
into which it was threatening to be
wrecked and lost, we are indebted to
their interesting efforts and zeal in the
cause of temperance, for the sobriety of
our neighbors and the tranquility we
now enjoy. To-day our fame is bright
as the noon days unsullied sun. To-
day we are basking in the light of the
reformation. To-day the Banner of
Temperance floats triumphantly DER
our Valley, and the people are focking
to it's standard.
"Bruin" made some exceedingly
practical suggestions last week on turns
pixies, and we hope the honorable gem
tlemen he refers to, will take decisive
action on the subject. While we receive
his article on turnpikes, however, as
practical, we do not entirely ignore the
suggestions above. 1t will take long
time to talk about his plans and equal
ly as long to put them into execution
after the bonds have been issued. And,
suppose it fails, tine superstition is it
will and in the event it does, we will
be where we are now, trudging through
mud and naire up to our knees. The
safest plan is then for the whole neigh
borhood to meet some day on the road
with their wagons and haul rock and
TIL up the miserable mud holes, and
when we get the road passahle, we can
suggest and mature plans tor a better
one.