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

/, same pew with little bright-eyed fai
ry, four years old, who climbed over GU
back, pulled our curly locks, and tick
led our fuzzy scalp, to tho great 6ollgh
of some ladies, who are supposed 10 b.
of the age of discretion, we are in tavO
Of having them all carried for the ben
fit of the bachelors, who sometime:
Let little stupid. What pure, swee
creature, is child just out of the hands
| of its Creator; so innocent and conf
ding! 1t is ready to believe in Henry
Ward Beecher, not having tasted of the
tree OF knowledge. Even sleepy little
baby, with its countenance wriDkled
into knot as if the sight were troub-
led by the glare of the wicked world,
nd its little hands Glen ched as if pre-
pared to fight, is interesting. But when
III two years, its face is gently smooth
! cd, its honest little hand rests conf
'ling1y i'll your wicked grasp, and its
Paradise-the Angels just left-is sim
| ply the dearest, sweetest, heart-pulling
| creature a woman ever cried over.
Col. M. L. Stockard, r. D. Ricketts,,
/ Willis Conner, Walter Parker and 9TH
ers haYe been invited by that prince of
gentlemen, Col. G. W. Boyd, OF Wayne
| Furnace, to pay him visit and hunt
Deer. They accept this kind invitation
and will go down i'll about two
weeks. Mr.. J. W. B. (Bulger) Thomas
is expected to go along, and it is the
| wish of the party that he will carry with
| him his trusty companion, Miss Betsey,
| dressed for the occasion, as she is indis-
| pensable and really necessary for the
| success of the party on this happy Occa-
| sion,
Miss Amelia Cecil, who has been 60
| ing to school in Kentucky, for several
| months, has returned to her home in
his neighborhood. Miss Amelia is q
| Young lady who possesses not only the
| personal attractions which adorn society,
| but the sweet domestic virtues which
| make home happy. She justly deserves
the handsome compliment pald her
by kentucky paper recently.
Capt. Jim Erwin, DR.. Lutte Erwin and
Mr.. Dan Welch, of Savannah, Tenn,
attended the District Meeting at Hamp-
shire last week.
"a terrific thunder and rain storm, pass
ed through this place last Tuesday
week. The lightning was continuous in
great sheets of yellow and rose colored
light, from lurid, brassy clouds, and the
thunder was deafening.
Col. G. w. Boyd, of Wayne Furnace,
passed through here last weok, on his
return from Columbia, where he had
been to ship o lot of mules to Cincin |
mai. Col. Boyd is a big-hearted gem |
tleman, of fine social qualities His son
George, who was with LII N, SeSmS TO De
a chip If the old block.
At II O'Clock last tn esday, a repre- |
sentative of Blooming Avenue, taste |
fully arrayed in pair of bright red and |
white>striped pants, exhibited himself
on our streets. We were somewhat as
tOnished for moment, but thought |
that old "JOhn RObinsOn'S Circus" was
coming, or that he (Rabbit) had been
severely beaten over the head, and there
were the streams of blood flowing very
cOpiOusly, but upon onquiring we learn-
ed that he was an advertisement OF the |
Of house 0. g. Owen.
We recently read very romantic
and tasteful name given to one of our
nice country villas, situated two miles
west of here, Cedar College. Indeed, |
how strikingly poetic is the appe1la-
ton, but we'll it deserves this, for on
an elevated spot, it Overlooks superb
scenery, that awakens sublime cOncop
tons in the human mind. At even>
tide the low crOaking frogs in the val,
ley unite III harmony with the mellow
notes of the Nightingale on the hill
top.
The shade trees planted alongside
our streets last spring, arc WaYing in
the health and eXuborance of sums
NOR. We Venture to say that not far
distant i'll the future. no town of the
compass can surpass Mt. Pleasant in the
GOODNESS of streets and healthy pOpulaa
ton.
We had the pleasure last Saturday
OF seeing on our streets, orr old and |
highly esteemed friend, Rev. GOlman
Green. He is about sixty eight years
old. He appeared TO be IN fine spirits
and remarkably active for one of his |
age. He was Oh his way TO attend the
District Conference of the NJ. f.
Church, which was then in session at |
Hampshire.
Our village will present an uuusu ally
dull appearance this week, as quite a
OF our citizens will be absent,
attending Court in Columbia, as wit
ne 5ses in the Grimes case.
The new Thresher Sweepstakes"
lately purchased by Messrs. Hildreth
and Stone, of this place, is doing fine
business, having threshed out over
hundred bushels of wheat
already. Itdoes the work rapidly and |
cleans the grain exceedingly we'll. 1t
has all the late improvements, and
ranks with the best Threshors in this
In our item last week, mentioning the
baptism of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil's child,
we notice q typographical error i'll the
name of Mr.. Cecil, which should have
been J. W., instead of w; also in the
name OF Mrs. Cecil, which should have
been Mrs. Mollie Cecil, instead of Mrs
Matte Cecil.
We would advise that dyspeptic owl,
W no has been hooting around our domi-
Gil recently, that it will not be healthy
for him to do so any more, and that he
had better go back to the woods, or his
tower to continue his tlirta-
tiOn with the moon. 1t isn't the proper
thing for an American bird to appear
so close upon the Centeuni-
al.
We saw young man pass through
our town last Sabbath, who for fear of
being scalped, had his head shaved.
We looked from his face to his head in
perfect amazement. OF course it is I'M
pleasant to be scalped, at least we are
told so, but as one gets bald generally
after forty years age, the dislike must
be something of prejudice. But be-
fore we would have our seat OF intellect
dressed up in this sort of style, which
resembles the nightmare photographed,
we would have said, "Take our tOnsorial
and our lite-farewell Oh,
my country"
The talented young Vuxporus, who
has from time to time contributed pO-
gagged on poem to be called MY Lits
tie Jewel No l." AS he does not wish
to make a distinction, or to be at all par
tial, Nos. and will soon follow.
Maj. Hosea, Mr.. Frank Smith and
Prof. Beecher (uot Henry Ward passed
this place last week, en-rOute for Buffa~
10 to angle for trout and other game
fish.
Mai. J. Dent Pennington, one of the
most talented lawyers of Hickman
county, joined the M. +. Church at
Hampshire last Sabbath.
Our friend Cooley Clark, who has
been on visit to his father, near
OWENS Station, in Williamson county,
returned last Wednesday. Cooley has
q pensive way OF pulling his impe~
rial, and strong stare, when he walks
our streets.
We are delighted to know that Prof.
FinneY has secured the services Of Miss
Matte Herndon, to teach Music in his
school, which commenc S at the Acade-
my in this place on Monday August the
9th. In this selection Prof. Finney has
splendid taste, for Miss Mat
tie is not only lady of finished excel
lence, but really splendid performer,
and as a teacher has no superior. She
will be able to give power to to the inN
spired strains of Handel, grace to the
charming melodies of Mozart, and truth
and pathOs to the simplest illusions of
the rustic muse OF Ireland and Scots
land In fact, Miss Matte has musical
talent which aboqnds in the tlirest dow