Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-02-05
S0UTHSIDE ITEMS.

1t is the opinion of certain clergy
men that Squire Caldwell is one of
the most accommodating and liberal
men on the North Side of the Cum
berland. His hackmen, knowing the
generosity of their employer, are al
ways frustrated when they have to
take on clerical passengers-notk know
ing how to charge them. Allen don t
| like to have such uncertain cargoes-
He wants all of his trips to pay. Three
gentlemen stepped from the night
train not long since, and called for
Allen. "All right, gentlemen, here is
my hack, responded Allen. But as
they were in the act of stepping into
the hack, Allen discovered that he
was about to take on load Of divinity,
and declaring that he had a previous
engagement, turned over his load to
Dock. When Dock found that his
passengers were to be put out at the
parsonage he wilted, and when he was
offered pay, retired in confusion, say
ing that he did not know how to charge
them kind of folks.
But | was going to remark upon the
value of such men as the Squire to
any community, and tell you how near y
We came losing him not long since
lie was present at wedding on the
Southside of the river few nights
ago, and failed, as one of the Loys sug-
gested, to bring his country swallow"
with him. The first article which he
sampled at the supper table was barb
acued pig, and as he was remarking
upon its delicious flavor, the first
mouthfull lodged somewhere between
the inlet and outlet of the esophagus.
Not wishing any one to know what
had happened, for fear of creating
commotion he retired from the table
until he could make a legitimate dis
position Of the pig This caused him
about quarter of an hour of suffer
ing, being speechless a portion Of the
time. The Squire fell in at the next
recruiting corps and amply satisfied
his appetite with the delicacies which
were so abundantly furnised on the
occasion. He must come to see US
often, but he must always bring his
country swallow" with him.
The rheumatism has broken out
again on Indian creek. There Is
something significant in the fact that
it occurred about the time that it was
rumOred that a certain p. K. was
complaining of rheumatic pains.
The new Palmyra circuit is flourish
ing under the administration of the
Rev. W. A. Lcath. He is a young
man Of excellent character, fine liter
ary attainments, and great consecra-
ton to the work in which he is en-
gagged. His people will give him a
handsome support-more even than
they have promised. Tell Mcbride
that one horse station is not to be
compared to Palmyra circuit.
The old Antioch mill-horse is going
round and around" and has visited
over three hundred church members
at their houses during the last six
weeks. Lewis Lowe jocosely tells him
that he is fhe hardest headed circuit
rider that he ever encountered, but
mistake greatly if any other kind of
head is worth a cent On the shoulders
of such parsonage. He would have
the movements OF a blind dog in a
meat house if he were to attempt
to follow the 6ictation of every
doqmatist. The Antioch people, how
ever, throw no such obstacles in the
way Of their pastor. Jerry CuIlom
will shout for JOY" when he succeeds
the present incumbent.
] Jan. q, 1876. SoUTHsIDER.