Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-09-17
From Cold Water.
For the Fayetteville Observer.


~. 0. Wallace, ESq,-SIR-
In order to keep up with the
times we proceed to give you a
short synopsis Of events on
Cold Water. Well, as your
readers are mostly farmers, we
will give few of our views in
that line. We were raised in
the field and think we know a
thing or two about it. One
great impeachment in the way
of farming is the dislike which
a great many manifest to it
Many follow farming merely for
support, wishing all the time to
engage in some other avocation.
Farmers should SO all in their
power to make their labor both
beneficial and pleasant, then
their children would not be-
come tired and pursue other oc-
equations. The farm should be
kept in good order-every thing
done at the proper time; houses
made comfortable, out-houses
plenty, stock well cared for,
plenty of good interesting read
ing matter, SO that home would
be attractive and youths would
not wish to leave it. Next to
farming, literature and refine
ment are of the greatest im-
portance. When we have a
prospect for bread for ourselves
and families, we conclude some
thing else is needed. Our chill
dren must be taught, and so our
schools are going on and crowd
ed with students. We are glad
the Tennessee Legislature has
done SO much for the advance
ment of education. We value
that above riches. The parents
in this section are too careless
about this great subject. They
send to school, but when school
is out the children are not kept
at their books, and they fall back
to the old notch. Teachers are
too slack ON students. Some
parents take too little control
Of their children at home, and at
school they want the same priv
ilege. Although we have regu-I
lar preaching (and Sunday
school in some neighborhoods)
we see some boys who are al
lowed to hunt, fish, &c, Sun
days. We hope this will soon
change. A great many of our
young people, though intelIi-
gent, refined and possessing
talent equal to any, seem to
care but little for anything but
present pleasure. We are glad
to think this is not universal.
We are glad to inform you
that the general health is good
we think better than usual
Times peaceable. The late
rains have revived vegetation.
Grass is fresh and lively, the
bare fields once more wear a YER
dant face. 1t is almost time for
our farmers to gather in what
little corn, &c, they have and
SOW wheat. That and rye
should be sown for pasture
We do not endorse the idea of
pasturing wheat much, but have
seen wheat pastured till late and
do well. People generally pre-
pare their lands better for wheat
now than formerly. They find
from experience that it pays bet
ter 70 do so. This nas been a
trying year in all sections. Our
crops were injured both by the
wet spring and dry summer;
the worms have commenced on
grass now, in places; we see
other localities that were blest
with good crops have been Wis
tied by plaques that greatly in
jure them. We are led to the
conclusion that the plaques are
sent on us for our wickedness.
Although our neighborhood is
not as bad as some, we are frank
to acknowledge there are many
vices INDUCED in here. The
people are too Independent, seem
to think little Of anything but
money, style and fashions. We
hear people complaining of tax
es, when they tax themselves
dearly ID buying needless artl-
cles
As it is natural for people to
want to change locations oc-
casionally, we hear of some who
wish to try a new country
Some SCENT to longforTexas,some
Arkansas, Owing to circum-
stances, we will no longer be a
representative Of Cold Water,
but we hope some one more a.
bic will correspond, as we wish
to hear from Cold Water through
your paper. So we close by