The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-11-19

As young man from around town,
ABOUT the age to begin paying city poll
tax, was passing along one OF our high
ways riding behind a JWH GrOtCH Ha-
vana, a little "tOw headed" Toy stand
ing at the bars exclaimed, laws nam,
soc that fellow with his long smoke,
gar!"
| A Duck River man was suffering very
much i'm town tho other day with a ris-
| ing on his jaw. Mr.. q. ID. VOORHEES,,
| who can use a scalppl lu an urgent case,
/ remarked that if Lo would accompany
him over TO Tucker 81 fuckers, he'd
see il he couldn't relieve his suffering.
| The two crossed over to tho place des-
| ignated; Carrot rolled up bis sleeves
and with an air oi au army surgeon
called tor some pointed instrument to
chisel out the nuisance, Mr.. Tom
Tucker, who Is ever willing 10 do for
suffering humanity, slipped into the
"ware-rOOm" and was gone only n short
time, returning with tho porter pushing
the trucks loaded with the following
articles: hand-aN, bung- hOrer, anger,
mallet and chisel, cOttou-L10Ss, cof.e"
sampler, butcher-knii0, cork screw,
&c, &c, and assuring the Gentlemen at
the same time IL there was no instru-
ment suitable he'd send his dray over
TO the Hardware store. v here he thought
the accommodating Jim Street would
supply Autihs AtAiI .lh HifNlh IAlHueu
the piece of surgery without farther
troubling his friend Tucker.
"A certain young man cover hero" Is
so uneasy about tho hog cholera's
spreading that he goes once week TO
the Cecil neighbornuud to ascertain It's
fatality. Who knows the truthfulness
of this, Bill?
j. b. Woodsido and John Lamar, OF
Columbia, visited River Side Lodge
Good Templars last meeting, Saturday.
They are both warm mom1ers of this
institution. Mr.. w. would rido 20 miles
any day TO add Just ono name TO the no.
BILE order.
lie is devoted husband, "a fond parent,
but should cease siuEuE-ho frightens
his boy so. John Gilbroath II very
proud OF his boy.
The grasshoppor is still to bo soon in
our neldsi and is springy enough this
November weather 30 smHuly distance
the most supple cricket, and TO SEQ them
chewing their cUdy Ia the sunshine,
you'd think they were moro than de-
lighted with seeing wheat make Its
green appearance.
One OF our neighbors is much bother
ed about whom 90 house his corn. lie
has tried all OF tho nearest farmers for
house room, and thcy too, have such
large crops they cannot accommodate
him. Why my friend, you should im-
lJale WIN. lrimblotuo, put d. IN pens
and tasten up with "rTc-jJcr timber.
tOckS."
We learn through lettcr from Bates
vile, Ark, that the corn crop Is inns
mense, and that Arkansas cotton was
first at the st. Louis Fair, also the best
peaches aud the largest apples were
from the same State. Tho lettor further
states that Arkansas had foyer ugly
women and more cotton than any other
State there.
Rather, Crawl and their fine looking
nephew, V. Hughes, who will not
change his name lif he docs his lodging)
on the night OF the 18th, bat will cause
some young lady 90 do so, were TO SEQ
friends around here This week.
River Station can boast OF "a bran new
pair of 4 ton scales---uOw 10 some of
those euterprising men will only dig "A
well or cistern, why, nothing would DO
lacking, excepting gas TO light the town
80 that person would not got into
some mudhole. NJ. Il. JUG.