The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-17

RoME, Tenn, Aug. II, 1875.
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tram ON The 9Th 1uet., reached Nasn
vile at 9 a. M, and thence TO Gala
tin in the evening. The town of Gal
latin is improving perhaps as nacl
as any town in the State. The Yves
side of the square has some brick bus
mess houses which would do credit t.
Nashville. 1t presents very marked
contrast to the sleepy old town Of an
te-bellum times when Max was O
school boy at Pennsylvania To-day
Transylvania ISM more. aad.Neepho
gen colleges its fourishing successor
Howard Institute is merged in NeO.
phogen. Everything is changed and
forthe better. Through the country
in the uncomfortable and numbering
stage coach from Gallatin to Dixon's
Springs the country presents many
agreeable and pleasing contrasts Of
hill and valley, rapid streams. bread
pastures and stately residences. The
capital of the cosnty of Trousdale,
Huntsville, is one Of the thrifty and
enterprising towns eff the country.
Nesting among the hills that begirt
it, surrounded by a rich and. highly
cultivated country, and having the
best of citizens, it is a desirable place
to live in, and its people are justly
pround of it. Dixon's Springs, viii
lage in Smith, is in a beautiful and
rich country. From there to this
place horseback over rough and mud
dy roads is an undesirable trip, espec-
tally through rain and mud. Here |
find crops fne, and people cheerful,
and hard at work, and better prospects
ahead than years before. Corn is as
fine as ever was seen, and tobacco,
what there is Of il, is q far average.
Wednesday morning early, around
with a pocket full of credentials, Max
started horseback at 8 am. for Leba>
non, bound for the convention. Day
was breaking as l reached the town.
Such a ride, and over such q road !
Max wishesall hisenemies were DOOM
ed, perpetuafy to ride before day this
quondam pike, now mass of rough
boulders. From the Lebanon to Nash
vile on the T. d P. road, is bgt little
more to be desired. The train was
crowded with delegates 1t is two and
a half hours ride to Nashville, a dis
lance of only 80 miles. There is no
need to read Marx TwaiR's Roughing
1t" to find On w46eh end of fhe tram
to put the COW catcher. AtLebanon
1 met j. B. B., of Hope Hill, and at
Nashville, Capt. S. H. H., of Milan.
After TIE convention, the next day,
we three worthless explared the city to
see the sights. Be- UNANIMOUS con-
sent NE took IN our explorations the
PeHiteEtiary. Our worthy friend
Bradberry and myself were mistaken
by the passengers an the street car for
two sherifs, and Capt Hale, was taken
for future denizen Of the above stat
ed psychological institute, one lady re-
marking as wegot off the car that the
prisoner had n villainous face and any
one could tell he WAS q bad man.
About one o'clock ia the evening /
went to the Maxwell House to see the
Gibson county delegates before leav-
ing, When I beheld Mlan delegate
fast asleep on a settee, snoring the ef-
fects of lager beer away. A gaping
crowd of East Tennessee delegates
were arousd him, having learned that
he was an Arkansas Ex-Governor.
How this mistake could have origina-
ted 1t is not my Office to say. No
amount Gf shaking could awake this
Rip Van Wrinkle. As lost resort |
stopped down and shouted Milan
change cars for New Orleans" which
had the effect desired, and brought the
delegate to his feet and made him feel
for hi. baggage preparatory to getting
off. Everybody enjoyed the Milanite's
discontinue except the East Tennes-
see delegates, who thought they had
beenintentienaily defrauded. Moral
country men shOald avoid too much
lager.
The ticket takes we'll here; some
are dissatisfied with Harris, but time,
| hope, will make all things right.
Rain has fallen here every day for
six weeks, and still it rains. The
are muddy Ind swollen, and
people go about dripping. looking as
as could lac. This one hill
ed city presents as .dGldfn deck as
did its iliustrious predecessor. the sew
Rome, daring she reign Of the
nsrtherrGsths snG v snddls, our rain
being near.y as uncomfortable. But
the grnndest sight that ancient or
modern Roman ever saw is to stand on
the heights overlooking our mordern
city and see the low hung clouds
wrapped midway around the neigh
boring cliffs aRa hills. Like COY
maidets, they draw the 'drapery
around them, this drapery Of cloud
and rain. lit and Furnished by rays Of
the half hid sun. And how more
than beautiful TO see the sunlight on
the hill tops, while valleys andr sNines
are shroudsa w;th.douas. 4tas sight
net new. but aways pleasing and is
we'll worth getting drsnshed to see.