The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-30
MT. PLEASANT ITEMS.

We took dinner some few days
since with our hospitable friend Capt.
w. S. Jennings, and we find that his
homestead, located on the fertile
banks of Big BIgbee Is altogether a
delightful place, surrounded by eXu-
berant fields of corn, millet siX-feet
high and an orchard containing a
great variety of young thrifty fruit
trees, The Captain is expanding
some time, labor and money i'll the
erection of q handsome ediice, taste
fully situated on an eminence, whose
landscape view is far stretching. The
water facilities, are indeed marvellous,
pure cool water, conveyed on a wire
at almost telegraphicspe a distance
of three hundred and sixty yards.
Capt. Jennings is an agriculturist of
the New England style, adapting
every part of his farm to lucrative
utility. He is also the sole prOprie-
tor of first class Touring mill, and
receives liberal patronage from the
entire section of country.
"What are you doing these long hot
days?' we asked our young friend Wal
ter Barrow yesterday. Knocking
mosquitoes off of my face, was the
raedy response,
Eddie Bond, the son of our worthys
citizen, Mr.. j. l., Bond, who haze
been quite sick, is recovering. and :
hope soon to have the pleasure of see
ing his genial face on our streets.
Last Friday night between the hours
of ten and eleven o'clock, Mr. w. Z.
Owen heard noise in the store room
adjoining his sleeping room, which
aroused him. On going to the door,
leading into the store, he disoov-
cred the back door, which
had been securely locked aud
barred a short time before, standing
wide open. He Immediately return
ed to his bed room and procured "a
gun, and got back just in time to
discharge one load at the thief who
was making his exit with q quantity
of clothing, &c, which he dropped
aud fled for parts, as yet unknown.
1t is not known how said thief enter
ed the store IS the doors and win
doWs had all been securely fastened
at the usual time of closing up for the
night. 1t is supposed that he must
have entered early In the night and
secreted himself IL an adjoining room,
as NJ. Owen occupies three looms,
which are all connected by doors,
with the main store room.
There is nothing like freedom, as
our Bachelor friend wonderfully re-
cognizes, in the ABSENCE of his sweet
heart, North, as he has the privi-
ledge of visiting those of the South
East aud West. Now it is character
istic of our friend to play double-Ian=
ded game, which seems to be impos-
sible, except i'll the absence Of either
Pearl, No, 2 or 4. lie is no wise
q despundent character, and only
means little fan, but the unsmooth
hand of time, is leaving NO insight
ficaut marks in his once manly face,
and as his marriageable days are
swiftly gliding by, We advise him to
accept the first opportunity, and enter
the hymenial circle, and take a
speedy trip to the Centennial Uia Nj
agara Falls.
We have lately been perusing the
Commentaries of JamisOn, Fausset
and Brown, on the Scriptures, an es-
| teemed present from Col. j. w. :. Rid
| ley, and We find for extensive knOwl-
edge, and critical investigation it is
superior to any volume of the kind,
we ever read. We most heartily rec
Ommend it to all Sunday-chool schol-
| lars, and Bible readers generally.
"Why are so many Ofour men SEEM
ingly so happy during these duh
times an an. warm weather. was asked
/ by an individual a few I lays since.
The reply was, that perhaps our fair
crops and prospects for better times,
was the cause, but then the intma-
ton by some one else, that it might