The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-02
VII. PLEASANT ITEMS.

| Mr.. Lewis Watts, who is one Olthe ola
stsettlers in our county, was in our town
| last Monday. He is now in his eighty
ith year, vet he seems to be in the
prime OF life, and moves with lightness
and activity, that is remarkable. His
manners are dignitied and courteous
his memory bright, and well stored will
the rOmances of the first settlers OF this
country. Mr.. Watts has ever been good
liver, and always noted for his delight
full butter, cool milk and delicious hon
ey. May he live hundred years, to en-
Joy the primeYal simplicity, and gran
deur of life, amidst the luxuriance Of
rural nature, in his own romantic nome
Tennie Duke, six years DID, and the
grand daughter of Mr.. Joseph Duke,
who lives three miles east OF this place,
WITHDRAWING last Friday, fell down and
accidentally broke her right arm just
above the elbow Joint. DR.. w. q. J.
Hunter was called to the little sutft Ter
and skillfully treated the fracture. She
is now improving.
Our crop prospects at present are re-
markedly promising, much better than
for several wears past; the wheat crop
J. G. Ingram has fifty acres, portion of
which he thinks will yield thirty bush
els per acre.
The entertainment given on Tuesday
evening June 22nd at the Female Acad-
envy, to aid in the building of the Epis~
cOpal Church in this place, by the Mt
Pleasant Dramatic Club, was a brilliant
affair, whether Judged by the merit OF
the exercises, or the culture, refine-
ment, and intelligence of those pres
ent. They played the laughable Farce,
"MOre Blunders than One" and that
mirth~ provoking Ethiopian piece,
Echo" We regret that the audience
was not so large as we could have wish
ed, owing to the fact that farmers are
very busy with their crops, and the
hard times in money affairs. People
begin to realize in the language of the
eminent divine Watts, that
want of cash is,
y great impediment to cutting daShes.
This club is by far the best that we
have ever had in Mt. Pleasant, and its
varied and excellent performances were
highly enjoyed by those who were so
fortunate as to witness them. One of
the noticeable features of the exercises,
was our versatile little friend Johnnie
Barrow, who did the Irishman, Garry
HOoIahan," in whose lexicon of youth,
there is no such word as fail; Johnnie
never does fail, and never will-he was
brimful of fun. Mr.. J. w. Towards
rendition of young Melbourne was
splendid. He is not only nice and
polished gentleman, but rare actor.
Mr.. Bish Hughes played his part we'll,
and far exceeded the most sanguine eX-
pectations of his many friends and adj
mirers. Miss MOllie Ward rendered
considerable attraction to the occasion;
she is acknowledged to be the most pi
quaDt, as well as the most amusing ac~
tress we have. For grace, and magnet
ic power, she is without rival as an
amateur performer. Miss Mary Har-
ris, as Lefty, acted well her part. Miss
Mary H., has the most sensitive, re-
fined, and spiritual cOuntenance we ev1
er had the pleasure of gazing upon. AS
she came on the stage, she was pic
ture of marvellous beauty. Both Poet
and Painter would have loved that face,
but neither could have made it imper-
ishabie on written vellum, or on tinted
canvas. 1t had beauty beyond words,
beyond art. But the crOwning attrac~
ton of the evening, was the impersona-
ton of Susan" i'll costume, by the
peerless little queen of the stage, Miss
Ria Harris. She is an artistic of beau
ty and charming grace. Possessing
face of exquisite beauty, and form that
would rival "Venus," in its loneliness,
which realizes to the eye the tender wo-
manhood, which pOrtrays so tenderly
to the heart. Her unparalleled rendition
of the untutOred Susan, brought down
the house. Miss Ria is as brilliant in
conversation as she is attractive on the
boards. She has, too, a nice sense Ofhu-
NOR. We cannot reproduce any of the
last, for we lack the exquisite play of
voice and feature, so necessary to it's il
lustration. The Minstrel entertain
ment, by Mr.. H. Ward and Mr.. Frank
Ricketts,, is worthy OF the highest com
mendatiOn to the ever popular, and
general fayOriteS, whose sweet, itch,
and delightful music that lost none OF
its sweetness, and whose comic and hu-
mOrOuS acting, always adds an addl'
tiOnal attraction to the roles, Messrs.
Ward and Ricketts, are clever gentle-
men, aware of the means to ludicrOus
ends, skilltul in burlesque, and fortu-
nate in humour, and they give thom a
wonderful appearance of being possessed
by various thoughts, designs and emo
tiOns. In fact. they are funny men, this
w. and r., and one can't fail to enjoy
their performances, as they are delight,
altogether beyond words. We were
pleased to see Mr.. Billy WhitthOrne,
who graced the occasion with his hands
some face. Also several ladies from
Columbia.
Mr.. I'll. I. Figuers, promising young
lawyer of Columbia, spent the most of
the day last Friday in our village. He
was the guest of Col NJ L. Stockard.
The school at Dry Creek terminated
last Friday, with an examination and
nice dinner. This school has been sue
cessfully conducted by Mr.. Silas Har-
mon for the last five months.
Mr.. William Hughes lett last week
for Beaver Dam Springs, where he ex-
poets to recruit his shattered health. We
will have to follow soon, unless we find
some way of exciting our liver to heal
tiny action. Ithas been so badly treated
lately that il is now in quite a crippled
condition. 4 little OF the milk of hu-
man kindness would be like balm to
this organ Of mixed emotions.
Mr. J. ". Howard expects to leave
soon for Sewanoe Mountain, to spend
the summer season in the pure air OF
that romantic country. The reflection
must be trying 20 some but in the pa
thetic language OF Montgomery,
Friend after friend departs:
Who has not last friend?
Deer seem to he plentiful in tho Bar
rens now. We heard of two very large
bucks. that were captured with hounds