The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-18
Mt. PLEASANT ITEMS.

| The next session OF the school undo
charge Of Prof Finney, will open at thu
Institute, in this place the second Mon
day in August. The services of Miss j
f. Perry, of Nashville, Tenn, having
been secured, she will take charge of the
| Female department. She is highly re
| commended as lady of extensive cru
dition, well qualified and having haC
much experience in teaching, we fee
confident Will give entire satisfaction
| The school will be divided into foul
branches, viz: Primary, Intermediate
Academic and Music. We predict lib
| eraI patronage. This is a very healthy
| location, surrounded by rich fertile lands
and We might say delightful place.
Prof. Finney' ability as teacher and
discipliDariau, is well known and highly
appreciated This place ought to haze
an excellent school; and we earestly hope
our people will give their aid and in
hlence, toward building up a large, pros,
porous school. Board can be obtained
at reasonable rates.
We notice that some of our bachelor
friends have been considerably Gncour-
aged by recent marriages, and entered
the seeking circle, with renewed energy.
From present appearances, we hope to
have the pleasure soon, of noticing sew
eral important matrimonial undertakings
in this vicinity.
DR.. LaughnghOusc. of Forest City,
Arkansas, is the guest of or worthy Cit
zen Mr.. Thomas Barrow He Is in deli
time We hope he will soon bere8tored to
perfect health, and have a pleasant time
during his stay in this highly favored,
and we might say garden spot of Ten
uessee," for we know of no other section
that can surpasS it in scenery, fertile
lands and pretty ladies.
Bishop Quintard, of the Episcopal
church, preached to-a large and apppreci-
alive audience, in the NJ. E. Church last
sabbath. His sermon was replete with
splendid eloquence for which that dis
tinguisLed divine is so celebrated. Bish-
op Quintard Is sweet and Go Iuent
speaker, and is not excelled by the man
Of his time, and his disCursive and vigo-
rous mind has left that stamp Of power
and originality which belongs to a man
of genious.
There was no vanity of display, nor
pride of enteIlect in his tone. but his pro-
found and contemplative way of speak
ing, instructed by the heavenly lesson,
gave satisfaction 10 all. We hope sin
cerely that this highly cultivated gentle
man will come and preach to us often.
We met by 'chance, the usual way"
our big-hearted handsome friend Allen
Powell, in this place last Sabbath, who
had come to hear Bishop Quintard preach.
Allen has large number of personal
friends that are always delighted to see
his face on our streets.
This is not the winter of our discon-
tent but my life seems to be lin its
food as we have been, the recipient of
many favorS recently, which has render
ed our sensitive nature essentially poetic.
The last was a present of beautiful bO-
quet, from one who has all the haunting
sweetness Of some remembered melody,
and charm for those who approach her,
like music. Who does not love flowers?
They often cheer the dropping heart.
With beauty, and promise they come
and part.
In the contemplation Of flowers, there
is a voice that reaches US in the gentle
accents of love, that Gains our weary
spirits, and fills our bOsoms with the
beautiful sentiments of their own hoveli-
ness.
The Mt. Pleasant Dramatic Club, will
play that Iaughable farce, More Blum
ders than One,n and the Ethiopian piece,
Echo, on Tuesday night June the 22nd.
This club is composed Of some Of the
most prominent and cultivated ladies and
gentlemen of this place. This will no
doubt, be one Of the most interesting en-
tertainments that has ever taken place in
Mt. Pleasant. The two comedians Mr..
Frank ricketts, and Mr.. H. Ward, always
succeed in effecting that peculiar, and
not at all dangerous effect of bringing
down the house, and it is said the mere
ailusion to the little Dramatic Star Miss
Ria H - perfectly eler trifes the audi
ence, but not having had the honor or
pleasure Of a personal acquaintance with
her, we reserve our expression OF crit
cisms until after the performance.
We doubt whether there is town OF
the same population in the State, that has
so many literary characters as Mt. Pleas
ant, There is cultivated young poet,
''Vuxporous," the brilliant Silver Half
Dollar" and now we have dashing cor
respondent, who is an eligible Bach
We regret our friend has turned cores
pendent. knowledge is bitterness. The
more we know the less we love. If you
want to incorporate a man for the sweet
duties of husbands just get him to PEN
driving.
On a public occasion not long since,
it so happened that three reporters were
seated on the same bench; the one for
the HERALD AND MAIL, was a man OF re
gal appearance well proportional, with
a handsome well trimmed mOustache,
keen expressive eyes, which evidently be-
spoke high literary attachments. The
Journal reporter, was tall auburn hair
ed, azure-eyed individual, .upon whose
countenance deep traces of sorrow had
left conspicuous inroads. The other for
some paper, we can't determine, as he
transmits orally his messages, but
does Mt let anybody know it, . as the man
of news is without the confines
of n,oduS operdRdi. -
We took a pleasant stroll through the
well TILED garden of Mr.. J. L. Bond, last
Saturday, and was much delighted, with
the many varieties of roses and other
Southern flowers. His Irish potatoes and
are the finest we have seen this