The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-06-01
ELKTON.

Pshaw! It is too bad! You
knew very well that we did not in
tend that question for 7. L. n. We
did not suppose for a moment that
he ever had anything of the kind to
do, and he may be truly thankful if
he never did. We have been trying
mighty hard to bring ourself to be-
lieve that "ring yarn" but can't dc
it. As for it coming all the way
from Maine without contradiction,
that's nothing. We hear yarns
every day nearer home that we don't
believe: in fact, we don't believe the
half that we hear, and very little
that we see. Have been having a
little rain within the last day or
two, which came in very good time,
as the farmers were beginning to
need it and our gardens were dry
ing up for the want of water. In
this portion of the county we have
fine prospects for good crops; hear
some complaint of rust in the wheat,
but hope it will not extend far
enough to do much damage. If the
wheat crop fails we are gone up, for
+ we are death OF biscuits. Some q
the natives are trying to form
dramatic club in this city. Hope
they may succeed. A little limo
cent amusement of any kind would
be acceptable now. We have had
no pic-nics this spring; don't know
why, unless the people are saving
themselves for Elkmont Springs
this summer. We wish Mr.. Mccall
lum may have lots of boarders. It
is delightful place to stay at. We
would like to be able to go over
there and sit by that spring one
whole month. We love good water
better than anything-except-well
we'll say coffee. Can see nothing in
this country worth writing about
A drunk man comes along occa-
sionally, which is perfectly disgust
ing. Isn't it astonishing to think
what a vast amount of money is
spent yearly in our country for
whiskey? and that we, an enlight-
ened nation that will acknowledge
no superior aad few equals, will suf-
Ter ourselves to become so degrad-
ed Just see the number of men
that might aspire to the highest po-
sitions in the government, killing
themselves with whisky. Men of
good sense, too, who know it will
ruin them; yet they aOiU drink it.
Many say that whisky is good
thing in its place, but where is its
place? For a medicine we could
have found something else that
would have answered the same pur-
pose. Woe be unto any woman
who has a drunken husband. We
are not a "woman's rights woman
in the general sense of the word,
but we would claim our right to
leave such a man right quick. There
is no excitement here now except
the coming election in August.
There are many candidates for dis
trict offices. There will be many
called, but few chosen. The prIn-
ciple political question at issue in
this district Is dog tax or no dog
tax. AS for ourselves we are in ia
vor of the dog tax. Blythe by, this
reminds us that few nights since
one of the advocates of the dog tax
was seen vending his way towards
Elk river with a rope in his hand
with a dog at one end and rock at
the other, saying to himself, "Mary
one time had little lamb, but now
she has nary one" This is putting
his faith into practice, and he is
now considered the champion of
that party. Since hearing the above
We have not bad sBy catfish al oar
shouse, and won't for some time to
bcAhue. MAxIMA.