Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-03
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There is n hat on Hurriee, Creek |
Chat has been worn on stateccasionsil
for twenty-two years, and st looks as
fresh and slick as peeled osn- How
often IT has been in fashioleponent
saith not, but he does Wits that it |
is in. the top Of the fashion the pre-.
sent time. 1t was under thhat. if
mistake not, that the jolly prer won
the heart ofhis first love, aaalthough
the twain were made onelesh long
years ago, their honeymoonas notyet
waned. May their mutuadevotion
never cease, and that hat 1t forever
| Speaking of hats remindne of one
of Aleck Outlaws exploits, the days
when Aat-boating down tn Cumber-
land and Mississippi riv was in
vogue. lie took deck psage on a
steamer back from New Deans, aud
had his negro man Stephs along to
cook for him. The steam touched
for few moments only at icksburg,
and Aleck with his cook jnped on
trading boat lying at the Wifi to make
a hasty trade for eggs al as there
was not time for counting, he propo-
sitlon was accepted to take hat full,
which were priced at qlrter of a
dollar, the trader lookingt Alexis
head, which had close fling cap on
it. "Of with your hat Stehen, was
the order given, and Steph began to
empty a barrel of eggs into hat made
after the similitude of a inverted
churn, which had been pssented to
him in New Orleans. The hder look
ed alarmed, and tried to ''snig." but
there was no time just thenor discuss
ing such matters. The carter was
thrown down, and eggs enogh carried
off to do the party home andet several
hens besides.
The frequent rains at til beginning
of wheat harvest have iven Gen.
Green the advantage of seeral of our
farmers, but the corn aid tobacco,
which look very fine, will not suffer
materially before he can besubjugated.
A vast amount of treeas will be turned
under this week. 1t has teen quite a
trouble to get the wheat harvested at
the proper time, o. account of the fire.
quent showers and difficulty in hiring
hands to help. Anumber of farmers
are already containing that their
wheat is damaging in the shock and
others have their Ears ON the subject.
| think they WILDE pleasantly mis-
taken, however. ina short while, when
they come to stacktheir wheat.
You have alrea9 heard something
of the Aourishing community of Col
linsville, which is loted, among other
things, for one of he most fourishing
Sunday Schools il the county. Mr..
Joshua, Smith AMI his accomplished
daughter, Mrs. Aerhold, at the sug-
gestion of friends, undertook the en-
terprise more THANH year ago, and they
have succeeded bepnd the most san
guine expectations IF all. From Sab
bath to Sabbath he house is filled
with pupils and eachers, many Of
whom will doubtless be saved in
heaven through theinstrumentality of
these two faithful servants of God.
Nearly two years agothe present pastor
Of Antioch Circuit began preaching at
a delapidated old building in that
vicinity. and subsequently moved his
appointment to ColIinsvillc. Last
summer he assisted the Revs. L. Lowe
and j. NJ. Swift 10 holding protract-
ed meeting there, which resulted in
the formation of society of thirty-6ye
members of the Methodist church
The prospects are that'this number will
be greatly enlarged the present year,
and that before a great while COM
modious house of worship will be
built.
Those Of your readers who have had
the opportunity to acquaint themselves
with the movements Of the church and
thecurrent events of the day, viii have
recognized in my statements concern
ing popedom, the indubitable facts Of
well authenticated history, ancient
and modern, priest Of the MfaihbiH-
~ to the contrary notwithstanding.
His counsels on charity, and his ex-
emplifcation of that supreme christ
ian virtue boldly confront each other
in his pedantic performance. But, as
my purpose was only to warn those of
their danger, whom he was willy APP
preaching, as Satan did Eve, and to
learn his holiness lesson Of minis
terial propriety. | will not ask the
use of your columns to say more on the
subject, only, thatit will be time enough
for him to enter protestant pulpits
when he suffers protcstants to enter
his pulpit.
SOUTHSIDER.
June q, 1879.
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