The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-01-16

= TOthe Editors Of the Herald and Nail:
9 A short time ago, en- rontes for home
l from columbia, | overlook an old gray
headed man just beyond the b. idge. Al
, Instance, ne seemed to be very fef bic
: SO much so that he could scarcely walk.
Riding up to him was shocked at the
spectacle that met my eyes, Blood.
warm gushing blood, was SLOWLY oozing
rom a nall dozen ugly holes on his head,
ms SILVER locks were dripping with his
mes blood, his face and clothing were
smeared in afrightful manner with gore,
Snq exhausted from the loss of blood
ana panied by bruises from head to foot
ne seemed almost willing to give up the
ghost. Indignation, and little Robert
son county, however, was all hat kent
| the old gentleman erect. On inouiring
Learned that this honest farmer, who
lsa quiet and peaceable citizen, and
! whose only fault is, that he occasionally
take on a little TOO much of the .Gover-
| Joyful" as in his inst The old gem
tIeLAan, however, was winding his WaV
| quietly and unobtrusively towards his
nome. But on reaching that part of
town which is ''vulgarIy profane," he
had TO pass mob of six or eight drunk
en- men, and base women, w hO are ever
rite with malicious and base inclina-
lions and ready to give vent to their in
famous and evil plotting be arts upon the
unsuspectiny and quiet CITIZEN. When
the gentleman cane within reach ot the |
moo nj prof mum NuIguS' a shower q, |
stones and sticks unceremnninmsI,
knocked the Old gray headed u,an |
Spawning TO the ground, with several |
severe HasheS on his head md otherwise
badly bruised. the old gentleman waA
out moment in surveying his situat on |
anu seeing his antagot lists were too |
strong tor MIN, he pi ked up his blood, |
SO I and shuffled rapidly towards tht.
orluge, out so numerous and rapid were
the stones hurled at him by the drunken
mob that he was knocked down Eve or
SIX times before he got out OI their reach.
Indeed he was thrown down the bluffAnd
nau IL not been for this, the old fellow
would have never reached the bridge As
IL was, he ran along under the bluff which
screened him from the continued show
er OF stones, which were MASKING his
mesh into sausage meat and drawing his
oIopd profusely. All this was done in
the corporatlo" of Columbia, in broad
day light. No policeman was there.
and none of the parties have ever been
arrested. Where are Columoia's watch
Iul ofhclals, her boosted magistrates? Is
an honest farmer to be murdered under
l ne eyes of the law by drunken MOI OF
loaiers and not word said about it, be-
cause he happened to be a little drunk
Are snch outrages to be committed upon
the public highway, and the perpetrators
remain at large unnolested? Such an
outrage as this is a shame to Columbia
! shame to our county
Our neighbOr, Marshall Martin, has :
oeen very sick during the past week :
Dy to herald. =
There is great quantity of cotton in a
ne neld out here yet. Farmers would c
make more by paying "A cent a pound 10 | O
,et it picked cut in the early fail.
Az wedding recently, our neighbor, =
'lck Ogilvie, Jr., was introduced to the
bridegroom AS Parson -. The Young p
nan who was on the eve of matrimonv, q
ldglng from the preacher-like appear L
nee OF friend Dick, proceeded at once to Ii
and over the documents that the Coun
7 Court Clerk issues on such occasions
n 10 such persons as the aforesaid
ne commissions OF laughter, that follow
this proceeding of the bridegroom 10
lade Dicks position a little awkward in
We unIntentially omit ed in our last | il,
give j. y. BeAsley tue credit he so il,
chilly merIted in regard to the generosi in
shown by his contributing the three mr.
p-suckers he caught in his traps to the i,s
PIPER at Mt. Olivet. Mind you, Jim's l,i
APPS were made prior TO the supper aud az
the aforesaid purpose OF catching ia
rds for the same. Wood Mackey saws on
e Beasley ate so many birds at the 90
rd supper Christmas week, that if he'd In
Hoped bis wings (arms) he "mout ha
W. "oou Is forever poklng his fun | els
Jim. es
i averley's"old horse fell down with Ne
IN Saturday going to, mot coming vo
mn town, and he turned a sumersault IN,
er his head that Barnum's most expe- vo
need gymnast might be proud Of Sin
We hear some talk of another supper on
be given at Mt. Olivet in a short time We
are very TOM of bird suppers, and
pc they will get it up.
4 has come TO our knOWIadue Mr.
itor, that you started TO the supper I;o[
Mt. Olivet on fnot, but the road not tn
ng frozen as you supposed. you steps ~.
;, ,,,i,,L - Lo s"iheMheTe III Inc flOU
ITS muddy. The evening being cod. nm
4 stopped in at n house on the road t. wlh,
rm yourself and dry your feet. A IN.
'rt time elapsed and night drew her ,n,.
lie curtain over the lace of terra fir -
, and the Editor did not come To the 1n,,,
per. hS
Yours, 70