The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-23


all night and being very Doistorous
These children think they arc making
| men of themselves by smoking cigars
and talking about the girls. The haC
bett er attempt to improve their vacan
minds, by devoting their spare hour
to reading.
1t is said that genius is celebrated To-
it's popularity and eccentricity. w,
find some strange features in the char
acter of every man of superior ability
1t was said of Molanus, that under TIT
influence of mental hallucination, II,
was unwilling to go along the streets
for fear he would be picked ~ by fowl
and swallowed for barley. We have {
young man, who won't 90 out ut nigh
for fear he will be taken for goose
and caught by fox. We only men
iion this as one OF tho symptoms OF Sc
| MUS.
| We hoard a down-trOdden woman
making it very lively for her truant
| husband last week, who no doubt feels
the better for it now. When a strong
| minded woman gets the equal rights
insect in her brain, and broOm-stick
| in her hand, it's goodbye John, BID, Oh
| any other man. Oh woman, strong-min-
ded damsel, keep the broom .stick-we
| don't want that but permit us to mo-
| nopOlize our Galligaskins.
| At the suggestion of one of our sweet
| est young ladies', who is full of viyacity
| and esprit, Mr.. Willie Howard has
| changed the name OF his beautiful light
| stepping marc Ria H, to Mary My
Darling. The worthy young lady, for
| whom this fleet-fOOted animal is named,
bears the the distinguished honor with
blushing modesty.
Among the bright, clever, and beau
tiful young ladies', who have visited our
town this summer, are the Misses s.,
two charming sisters, who unite i'll
themselves a combined attraction OF
winning manners, amiablo disposition
and genuine hospitality. They were
the guests of Mrs. Malvina Hunter.
Since their departure, some of our young
men have determined to disOhey the in.
functions of the late Horace Greedy, and
go cast,
We will state for the benefit of those
who expect to go to school in this place,
that Mrs. MalYina Hunter, who has all
ways enjoyed the reputation for being
good liver, has opened beading
house, and will take a limited number
of young ladies or gents at reasonable
rates. Her rooms are elegantly fur
nished, and her tables IS supplied with
the beSt tho market affords. The en-
sine is unsurpassed.
Prof. Finney and lady, who have been
absent several weeks, returned last
Friday. The Professor IS actively on
gagged in tho interest OF his school,
which will opon on Monday, August
the 9th. Although he has been with
US only a short time, he has made
many friends, As teacher he is fully
competent, and his christian virtues
and his gontiemanly department are
sure to make for him au enViable ropu-
tatiOn in any community. Miss Perry,
of Nashville, Tenn, will assist him in
the literary department, and Miss Mat
tic HerndOn teacher of music, This is
an able corps, and we predict tor him n
large school.
A sad case.-A low days ago VOL
known literary gentleman, who is sup
posed to be partially insane, called ut
tho Drug Store, and III unequiyOcal
manner asked tor vial Of pruSSic acid.
Tho Intelligent druggist, Hint, under
standing the case, and wishing to put
a stop to tho suicidal mania, assumed
to attend to his request, and the young
man departed with the supposed vial
OF deadly fluid. \ few hours after
wards he roappearcd with Il great
amount OF his sadness laid aside, and
asked for a larger dose. IN loss than
three days, the secret came TO light.
He had been cruelty troatod by jewel
No, /, snnbbed by Jewel No. :, and
kicked by Jewel No. 3, which had pro.
duced deep melancholy, aud no detor~
minod upon suicide, Gnd drank IS ne
supposed prussic acid, hut IN fact I'D
Cross Magic Oil, which acted like
charm, as he is now perfectly restored.
Our talented friend of lakewood, S.
K Watkins, proposes to Onlighten this
community with lecture on "Agri-
culture-Tradc, at the Academy on
Friday night, August the 30.h Tho
subject happily chosen, will be a0iy
frnutnI in q lnoil nj
filled with poetry and rhetoric, for
which tho speaker is so renowned. We
bespeak for him full house, rs every
ono is cordially invited 10 attend free OF
charge.
y young man near here killed a skunk
not long since, which hC took for a cat,
and after interviewing the Varment, he
became reckless and left tho country.
We know what we takO him for.
Our humorous friend r. .. Tickets
is still suffering with the Nassachu,
sets disorder. as he has mot with
another dam disaster. The troshot last
week washed out about ten I0ot of hrs
mill-dam. Bob should pour q little of
Ed Cross Magic oil over those troubled
waters.
We are like Mrs. Skowerton, "aIl
heart" ana doepIy sympathetic, and
we would like TO know what that young
man, who sang under her window oil
last week, Don't you 60, Molie, Don't
co. is going to do since Mary took and
went?
Miss l.. P, violet IN sweetness,
modesty and loveliness, who possesses
great talent for painting, and great
tact for making and keeping friends,
is on visit to her relatives, Misses Liz
zie and Alice II -, near this place.
We have several cases OF sickness in
our village, which is mild form Of fc-