The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-05-07

hdu occurred IN the prOgFe65 CT TSSeta~ |
ton in the last forty eight hbUFs Tie |
trees were steadily, even uhder the IN
propitious season, pushing out their
leaves. The oaks, chary fellows, who had
already felt the chilling effects of a
freess which had seriously damaged, if
not entirely destroyed the mast were
cautiously putting forth their velvety
leaves. The more confident willow, in
n doubtful venture, had already thrust
out its long, skinny fingers, whilst the
tulip or poplar tree, was waving It's
chubby hands, (almost all palm) with
their short dumpy fingers which Old
Boreas was in vain attempting to bring
together in what is known as a clapping
of hands They went through the motion
but no audible applause followed the
performance Old Blowhard had gotten up.
The red plumes of the crested buckeye
nodded to tie breeze as gracefully as
those of charging cavalry. In the more
sheltered glen the May.apples had open
ed out their broad umbrellas and kept
them expanded like Fifteenth Amend
ment folk, Grain or no rain) when on
their way to meeting" The little mod.
est daisy lifted it's gentle head, shaking
as if palsied by the chilling breeze; the
unfailing little remembrance of boyhOod;
when life was but a perpetual holiday,
a dallying with unmixed happiness, whilst
our little bark foated down the stream
of time, freighted with all that makes
the heart happy and life pleasure party
to the realms of youthful bliss. And close
beside her was tn lovely violet, the azure
eyed belle of the wildw ood. And nearer
to the running stream, the graceful
blackberry, half-shrub, halt-vine, cover>
cred with white flowers and swaying
with all the charm of graceful motion.
Solomon, in all his glory, was not arr
rayed like one of these. of course not.
But here was the emblem of woman !!
One greater than Solomon-the masterN
piece of Nature, the divine enigma, etc -,
etc Flowing muslin AMI white ribbons
never decked the thews and muscles of
the wisest of men. We don care what
the Queen OF Sheba said about him we
have no doubt the good man was fully as
much overcome by the interview as she
declared herself to be, only he did not
let her know it. But to the blackberry.
"Briars; indeed"' they are only the tens
drills of affection which hold on with a
never>let7go grip. expressing, 81 hold
thee in the indissOluble bonds of affee>
ton" 81 will not part with thee while
life lasts"
1t might be asked, did we see nothing
to remind us of man, the lord Of crea>
tion2 Nothing in the works of Nature;
but we saw his sign; we knew he had
been there from the impoverished fields,
the sterile acres, the galded spots he had
left as his memento to admiring posterity.
But these reveries were at length cut
short by reaching a neigh bOrhood where
evidences of progress were manifest-we
were in the vicinity of Bethlehem
Grange A large number of "fair wom~
en- and brave men" were gathered at the
church to spend this first day of May
pleasantly. A bountiful feast was
spread. Happiness seemed contagious
judging from the smiling faces and hap>
py looks. The social pleasure of this
occasion was one of the most pleasant
features Of this interesting meeting
From the dinner we adjourned to the
church, where treatises upon the culti'
: walton Of crops, the test mode of making
pork, and last though not lest, vel
written and laudable article from tive
: lady members of the Grange upon "HoV
to Make Homo Attractive" were read
1.-THE views of the fair writer's were car
> riad out they might well be called "A
,, way to make good and useful citizens
and increase happiness and goodwill
= upon earth" Discussion then followed
upon subjects that were interesting t.
. farmers. The meeting was addressed by
=, H. NJ Polk, John Wilkes. Esq, Perry
Wilkes, Mr.. Nelson, master of Harmony
u Grange in Haywood county, Rev. VIM
NJ. Norment, Col NJ. T. Polk, and Rev
Phillip Nicely. At the close of tn
- speaking, and amidst good feeling and
consciousness of having spent a pleas
ant day (and we believe not an unproft
able One) we turned cur faces homewart
in the belief that new departur
from the old paths of tillage had aker
place among the thinking and wide
' awake farmers of this portion of tn
y, country; and judging that the same pro
D. gress was being made in other places, W
y rejoiced in the evidences of progress II
:, the right direction, and felt buoyant il
Il the belief that there was life in the oil,
land gel"