The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-21
0Yertha RfVar


NXTH, DISTRICT May 18th,
1t does not take one as old as Me-
thuselah to remember when you could
see snugly sitting behind shingles or
paddles with the alphabet posted or
printed on them, little children Just
placing their little feet on the first
round of the ladder to education. But
this is numbered with others of the
"bygone," and something new has
sprung into existence. Within hearing
of the locomotive whistle of Duck River
station; yes perhaps the ear could catch
the sound of the car bell, the distance
being so shOrt--therO Is, and has boon
for some time, a famous mixed school;
when say mixed, l mean thoroughly
so, where are boys and girls from the
ages to Is; the school numbering with
the largest of our county institutions of
learning. Now, the times are hard, -
any one will admit of this fact and the
young teacher knowing this, and wish~
ing to immortali2e himself with the
patrons, and also wishing to introduce a
cheap way to throw light and knowI-
edge into the rev beginners heads OK
elaine, with enthusiasm, Eureka!
, Eureka! and in less time than it takes
| to narrate this wonderful discovery OF
| this learned genius, he had cut upon a
large smooth beech tree which stands
| latter A, and with great deal of skill
at carving he soon finished tho whole
| family of A. b. C's, and from the day
| of this capital idea on the "blue back
| speller" has been of no use until tho
| little folks advanced farther along to-
| wards baker. We learn there are only
| too objections to this new system, name
| ly, the LUtLc baker chiIdrcR, have a
| lively time sticking pins, and tho older
| n
| making, and should you place your ear
to the key-hole you'd think basket of
| champagne had found its way thither,
| the noise 1rithiB as the hOppiHg of many
corks, all transporting whilst the profess
sor is teaching the young ideas how to
| shoot" against the proud forest trees on
| the outside.
/ 1t is very peculiar taste a certain
| young bachelor has, near the station.
| He won't drink any water without
straining it through sock. Why don't
| he bring into use, stOcking2 The
same ranch can boast of two rather
| GOOdLOOEiRg bachelors. The one Just
mentioned, the younger of the two, is
| particularly fond of flowers, and indeed
has many rare ones of the shot house"
variety that most any young lady would
| be proud to be the owner OF, that he has
carried through the hard winter with
no little trouble, and were delightful to
look upon, until few days ago, when to
his utter astonishment and sorrow he
found them in a dying state, whereup-
on he began to look after the enemy to
these idols of his spare moments, and
succeeded in finding it. Cause, the cid
or bachelor partner of roof, had on the
previous evening from some cause knoUa
0nly to himself, washed his feet (some,
thing Unusually in a basin of water
which shortly afterwards was applied
freely to the tender plants, and the
owners thereof says it was more than
they could stand. The Kansas grass,
hoppers could not have proved more IA
tai.
The report OF gun, the yelp of dog,
and you may swear the county is being
cheated out of dollar bill, il not ne
one halt OF the Journal.
NJ, t. JUG.