The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-07-09
ME. PLEASANT ITEMS.

| ing to Sewaneo, and BeerSheDa Spring
to spend the sultry days of suInnlc
There used to be an established rul
about the order of going and some DEF
nitions existed. June and the ROSE
belong to Sharon, perhaps from son
subtle lingering sense of the beaut
and fitness of the Old Scriptural imas
| ery, Then with the dog star in July
the need of Beaver Dam, and its COOlin
waters came; and in August, Summer
town and Foust's crown the season OF re
| pose and regeneration. The last tim
| we were at Beaver Dam was a it'll
! more than two years ago. we fouh
this renowned spot cool and shady, an
| quiet enough to be the abode of tayE
| A spirit of peacefuiness seemed to per
| wade the place, and hallOw its assOcia
| alton. There was nothing to be hear
| but the murmuring of the ripping
| brook, which seemed to be a dirgA q
some of those happy spirit
that were wont to cOngregate arOunt
that sparkling water, in better and hap
| pier days, some of whom have passed
| off to the "siIent land of the sleepers,
| and taken up their abode in the silen
city of the dead. The stiffness was rich
| grand, and profoundly mOurnful; witt
| here and there a Withered flower which
had come and lost, like some OF those
| sweet and lingering smiles on dying
lips in VOiceless End eternal farewell
to all they loved and blessed. A retro
| spect Of some OF those who once grac'
ed the celebrated watering places, we
hope will not be displeasing. There
are times when one gets old, when it is
pleasant to contrast our former COM
paniOns, with those we clasp hands with
to-day. And thus we muse and dream
of the days of yore, and although we
are not very old, and not remarkable
for our youth even then, yet the calm,
quiet loneliness, of the bewitching Miss
LAVISH M, with heavenly eyes, steals
now like vision of light, upon this one
quiet hour of thought. Who can COM
pare with her in society now? we rack
our frantic brain tor fit comparison,
and we come suddenly to an unveils
come conclusion, that we have no sec
Ond Miss L. NJ, or Miss Anna K, or
bright, graceful and amiable Miss NJ.
c., who sleeps without awaking; and
again the brilliant, beautiful, witty and
dashing Miss Mary D., of the Sammy
South. All of these were once the So
cial star light of Beaver Dam; and MEM
cries float back over the tide of years,
and regreLfully we turn away and
wonder, if we ever shall see their like
again.
Mr.. Willie Hughes, after spending
one week at Beaver Dam. drinking
three hundred gallons Ofsulphur water,
sleeping all night in the Court House al
Newburg, studying law and making
three speeches against the dog tax, re-
turned home last Wednesday, with his
nervous system, which has been so tor
ribly racked recently, perfectly restor-
ed. eye gods!" what healing proper
ties that water must possess.
AS we were passing down the streets
few nights ago on our way home, VIC
heard what seemed to be a trio of young
ladies singing that familiar old song,
"HOme, Sweet HOme," which was absO-
lutely entertaining, as they sang it with
so much purity and perfection. Music
can be no sweeter than i'll this exquisite
creation, which is stamped as the mas
terpiece OF all music. 1t is gom
which is shrinod in tho souls of the poo
pie. In its great range, are embodied all
extremes OF effect and combination OF
sounds, and through reverberation of
melody, the air and sentiments of the
original theme, recurs again and again,
with an over increasing intensity till
the ear almost aches with its celestial
sweetness They sang it with the sill
very sweetness of a nest of Nightin-
gales, and seemed to be the cry ola sOr
row laden soul entreating for rest, and
like the delicate "Ariel," singing over
the tempest-tossed ocean of human life,
and shilling it's tumultuOUS pillows into
perfect peace. They were admirably
sustained by the piano accompaniment,
and filled the air with great waves OF
harmony and concord of sweet
that prompted us to repeat
of the wish of the Partisan
performer, and regret that the Almigh-
ty had not made us all ear; for their
effect was enchantment, and in address
ing the ear of the understanding, we
appeal to the ear of the heart.
We have a particular friend, who tried
TO open one of John Weaver's first class
brick with his probOscs, and is now
threatened with the loss of
his smeller.
Red, he did climb a tree,
long legged, rural rooster for To catch,
But the light went out, and he did tall,
And burSted DemijOhn
And that's all.
He now tries to turn up his nose,
which seems to have assumed the pro-
portions of bay window at our poe
ry.
We noticed a piece of live furniture
coming into town the other day, which
vas heavily loaded with ginseng, for
our (prinCely merchant of Blooming
Avenue, that would make an invalua-
Die acquisition to Bev White Il Co. IS fur
liture store. Bev., who possesses great |
artistic power at,treScOing, could make
splendid picture out of this mOnstrO~
ity, that would be startlingly beauti- |
ul, and a charming ornament for that |
second hand sofa of Gen. Jackson no
Oriety, that he claims to have in his |
I'D store.
Miss Ellie Martin, lovely young
blonde of Columbia, whose manners are
sweet, refined and graceful, |
md who unites the fresh beauty OF the |
ose with the delicate grace of the lily,
s now on visit to her relatives in this |
yicinity. She is said to be a brilliant |
and talks like a |
)Ook.
Mr.. L. O. Cross, J. H. Bond, Ned
Ioge and Charlie Douglas, Jr., wore &C,
identally poisoned last Friday, |
through the carelessness OF the cook at /
dr. Cross. She got hold of some Tinct- |
Ire OF Corrosive Sublimate, which she |
to beYinegar, and used it quite |
RELY, seasoning vegetables. Mr.. Cross |
vas wrong; as he became very sick af- |
er dinner, and upon examining into |
he matter soon discover, Il the cause.
Or. J. II. Williams was Immediately |
allied, and 10y administering proper
they were all soon relieved |
Except Ned HOge, as the medicine
eemed to have failed to produce the
lesired effect as speedily as he wished,
nd by the advice of some Ofhis friends,
escorted to the neverAfailiDg remedy,
ig~Juce, which soon brought him up |
ii 0. X. Ned says a man had better
marry and get cook of his own, to
manage the culinary department, rath-
r than be Yictimized in this way. E.
}. G.. SAYS that if he had to choose be-
ween burning Church and being |
jscHcd, he would prefer the sacrilege.
IL fact, he would prefer marriage the |
ecOnd time, to the evil of BedBug pOi~ |
oil.
The residence OF Mr.. William Bell
vas totally destroyed by fire last
thursday Nearly all of his house
odd goods shared the same fate. He is
wing on the farm of Mr.. Emmett
logo, who resides three miles west of
ere. II is supposed the fire originated
rom spark popping on the bed, while
fr. Bell and his wife were in the field
lose by.
Mr.. Willis Conner, who has been liv-
ng in the Mississippi Bottom tor the
asst three years, is now on a visit to his |
ather's in this neighbOrhOOd. Willis
) in fine spirits, and as jolly as in tie
lays of yOre. He reports crops looking
'eautiful in his section, on Deer Creek
nd the YazoO River.
Mr.. J. II. Cecil, one of the best of far
ners, who ~Owed thirty-seven bushels
f wheat, has Just harvested one thOuS-
nd and aiXty-seven bushels of No l
wheat, which is entirely free from smut.
lis corn crop is very promising, and he
alCulates if the season continues favor
bic to make from twelve and half to
fifteen barrels per acre.
Mr. J. r. Bond of NahVille. Tenn. is |