The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-16

NTH DISIRlCI, July l1JL, 100.
A visit to the "Old Reliable" farmer,
X. l.. NJ, a iew days ago, put mo in
| possession of the fact, shat he had one of
the finest crops in the Goth district.
Ills wheat threshed and snugly garner
ed; corn and cotton laid by, in the most
farmer like order; and the day of street
rest at hand. On nearing Mr.. MS res
| idence, / was struck with something
akin to establishment; thinks l to my
self, "what can the matter be?" and as
quick as thought L spurred my horse in
| to a lively canter, thinking perhaps the
house was on fire-a child in the els
terra mad dog around, or something
OF an exciting nature was thereabout.
He and his little son Luther were runs
ming with all their might, (uOt the least
DIT Of jOckeyiHg,) and indeed it was "nip
and tuck" who would be the leader Of
tho two. Around the yard they ran;
up the avenue they sped; jumping
1 chicken cOops, slack clothes lines and
all things that CHANGED to be in their
way. "Pshaw!'' said to myself "they
are only flying kites, Ha! Ha! Good joke
on me-" l was iearfully afraid some-
thing terrible had happened. Surely my
up the great walk, toward the front en-
trance, and when near their crossing
place, Mr.. NJ. passed me, with his little
son only q step in the rear, at a light
ming speed. Hello! Hello!" l cried. l
noticed only a very little "fsll OFF, in
their speed, but by the time they had
made the round, or circuit again, and
-on the "home stretch" Robert seemed
to be putting on his brakes little and
by the time he reached where | stood,
he had come to an ordinary trot. Run
ming his hand hurriedly into his pocket
he pitched me a long piece of thread
mo doubt it had been taken without
consent of his wife) exclaiming at the
Same time, "Go right down there to
that dog felnel patch and catch you
june bug and join in our sport" Not
being fleet of foot declined, and laid
myself gently down on the grass be-
noath a tree, and most positively don't |
remember when enjoyed myself so
much-G feast of fInl-watching my
friend running faeV tilt, with his eyes
hcdrcnCard, and the little "June bug"
some one hundred feet up whining
through the air. Either the bug, or its
pursuer gave out pretty soon, for had
to remain only short time until Bob
was putting and blowing at my side.
Black berry hunting is the order OF
the day. The hunters Of said fruit go
in droves. We hear a great deal
complaint of chigres. They are having
an UndiSturUcd time-reason why
cause-there is no bacon rined to grease
the parts.
"Well Jack how's your garden?" ask
ed A. j. Timmons; "got any ripe tomas
toes?" mo-" Had any wstermelOns?"
"Not yet" "Well, you have surely had
roasting ears?" mo, no, but l can
tell you what have had-new sweet
potatoes as large as your wrist"
Alexander Brothers have made quite
an extensive tour with their steam
separator, and lively business they
are doing, but they are the men to put
things (wheat) through on the swift
line. Ed Douglass stands by the en-
CINE, and a better engineer never let
drjUe the whistle. Ed calls her "Wild
Bill" after his old commander Capt.
BROMLEY. Our neighborhood has sey-
eral steam threshers all doing fine busi>
ness this season.
If you want good beef, be sure and
buy of some of our village butchers.
They are too numerous to mention
their names.
Crawford Irvine lost by bad Kicking
90 bushels OF wheat-sprouted; garnered
$50 bushels; harvesting so acres. This.
we think, is perhaps fraction over an
average crop,
Maj. Sandy Grisham has quit the use
of tobacco. Is it possible that he has
promised some fair Diana to abandon
his "Dojene" that he has smoked for
thirty long bachelor years, and in her
SWSeL pICScHC0 CA0W HJCEOTY DARK, or
ginger the balance Ofhis days?
AS fine field of corn as Is in the
county has never been plowed but the
one time Garrett VOORHEES,, the owner
fit, says he will make twelve or fifteen
barrels per acre.
WateTmelons large enough to thuD,D,
will he after looking at the red meat
on the inside in few DAYS. The great
amount of rain We are now having will
cause greater supply of vines than
melons.
"Do! Rs! Me! with C, and Sol.
came on the breeze as | was riding
along the Santafe pike the other day.
The voice waa that of female. NV
eyes lsdtHrdtky turned in that direction:
there she sat on the porch-spread out
before her, was tremedous book which
looked something like the outstretched
wings of the noble bird-the great Amer
lean eagle! Oh! that l had such a book!
I'd get many a"gun wad" out of the
back.
r. 81 trust that my next "few
lines" may be written from the banks
| OF that glorious old stream; the stream
that gives forth so many and4 pound
trout, Now there is no use in my saw
ing where this place of all places is. for
you know just as we'll as l do, that e is
| the beautitul Iicki NJ ~ -,