The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-25
MT, PLEASANT ITEMS.

Our quiet town was somewhat excl
ted on Saturday last, over the loud and
boisterous talking of an individual,
who was more profane than poetic
After imbibing very freely, out ola vial
of wrath, containing Jig juice" which
made him very cross, he began by in
vOking the thundorbolts of heaven
upon the people generally, and the cit
liens OF Mt. Pleasant in particular, that
riyaled BrOWnlOW for abuse, and "POli-
nj Grinerway" for bad grammar, and
expressed desire to polish off Mr.. Il.
0. c., or any other man. But as we
amt that one, or the other, we didn't
take up the gage, i'll fact he was deci-
dedly cross. He said all the people of
Mt. Pleasant were a set ofinfernal sons
of female dogs" He have translated
this eloquent language, so as to quot
it's meaning. In a regular logical style;
he gave the reason for his violent dis~
like of Mt. Pleasant. On one occasion,
he was fined ten dollars for nearly pas
sing through the place, (Of course he
did mt do anything) which wounded his
soul; he could have stood anything
save that, but now, he was like the ath
lete of "Gaza,' ready to avenge his in
terests, by involving himself and enc
mics in one multitudinOus ruin. He
gradually wound himselfup into perO~
ration, in which he gave summary of
the evil threatening the town, the Ger
tain doom, the tumultuous obstruction
impending, and gave as his personal,
unbiased opinion, that the only way to
save himself and the balance of his
kind, wsS to lay violent hands upon all
the "Niggabs" in this country, and cast
them into Colorado, Kansas, or HI;
twas a small difference which-this
might stay the proceedings OF the fates,
but, in the event of the worst, he con-
cluded, he would last as long as the
runb lasted. For this wonderful asser~
ton, our memOrialistic acquaintance
was taken in charge by two worthy Off
GERS, Bias Craig and Capt. j. c. Cooper,
and carried before Fsur. A. Williams,
and made to donate to the corporation
twenty dollars in eyergeeens, after
which he rode back to his romantic
home in the "Jungles," to finish his
evening prayers, ponder upon the insta-
bility of human greatness. or enquire
regarding the "Jig-juice," as the case
might have been, but we didn't follow
him and can't say.
While taking turn around town,
few nights ago, in search of items, we
were struck by new and inspiribing
air, called "Roberts' Last Waltz" COM
posed by our musical 'Contri butOr, Cool
ey, and performed on Jim WatsOn's pri-
waite whistle, accompanied by the CONS
poser himself, on Buffalo comb, with
a subject from Kansas on three string
fiddle, The instrument evidently suffer
ed from the rheumatism, aggravated
by the asthma, This was not precisely
the sort OF music to produce II poetic
temperament, as the tenderness in that
dire( ton rather shocked one; nevertheN
less we accept the piece as promise OF
| the composers genius. The time could
be much improved in tho performance
| by an occasional turn in the -ddle, and
| . soiteuing in the wind instrument,
which would give it shade more har-
mouy, This Band" Is in opposition
| TO the Mt. Pleasant foot Horns" We
| are promised another one oftheir Sere-
| nades next week, and we hope there
| will he no disappointment, as Rabbit, :"
! who nsa voice that Is eEtratagantly
admired, is to sing his faYQTite air. "P"''
| Goes thA waaaal y -
/ Mt. Pleasant is remarkably dull Just
now, and is usually quiet in the week
! days, but on Sunday it drops into a
/ deeper sleep. An energetic lover, land
| we have many SUCH could shake off his
! coat, hop ont of the counting room, run
| up to her house, or the CrOquet grounds,
! in the lawn. and permit their f's'>'~'--
! IT, rush EeReEhsr % pms
+ "a the lips" tell her goodbye, and be
| back at his counter again, all before the
call of single customer, if he were sc
disposed, and there is no reason to sup
pose that he wouldn't. If things re-
| main this way, we know of no place, tC
which one, weary of the cares of BUSH
ness. can retire, and devote the remain
der ofhis wicked existence, to cards
and meditation, superior to Mt. Pleas
ant.