Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-12-08
A VISIT TO BLOOMING GROVE.


think, Messrs. Editors, if you coul
have been with us and participate
in our joviality you would hay
"smoled a smile," if nothing NOR,
In the afternoon of Nov. I'D, a COO
drizzly day, a party of us starte
for the parental residence of ou
genial and popular young frienC
| M. B. Coleman, where we arrive
late in the evening. We were me
at the door by Miss Laura, sister o
Mr.. M. B. c., who, by the way, j
one of the most intelligent youn,
ladies with whom we have latel,
come in contact. 1t was not Ions
after we arrived until we were es
corted to the dining-room, wher,
was sumptuously-set supper
to which we all, I must confess
did amplejustice. After supper we
in company with several of the
Blooming Grove bellies and beaux
started for Wiley's Chapel, a mile
and half distant, where there is
quite successful protracted meet
ing in progress, and arrived in time
to hear very able sermon delivered
by the Rev. r. p. Gannaway. AT
ter services we returned to Mr.. Col
mans, and, feeling somewhat ia
tigued, we soon retired for the night,
thereby enabling ourselves to be
fresh for the following days routine,
which was one long to be remem-
bered by us all, it being the exami-
nation day of Miss Laura's school.
Arising rather early Friday morn
ing we started for the cave, which
is not more than a hundred yards
from the house, and is known as
Coleman's Cave. It was unani-
mously conceded by the entire par
ty as being decidedly the prettiest
small cave ever visited by any of
us. OF course we all returned with
small relics from its interior.
Shortly after breakfast we all
started for the schOol-house, a drive
of two miles. We found it COM
manding quite picturesque view,
and its interior really grotesque.
AS we entered the door we met the
gaze of the bright-eyed youths,
beaming with health, happiness and
intelligence. / have seldom seen
such interest manifested in teachers
and scholars as was manifested there
by the patrons and visitors of the
school. The thoroughness of the
recitations is not to be surpassed.
The most brilliant in the astronomy
class was a Miss Gauda Lewis, of
Stewart county, quite charming
young lady. The mental arithme-
tic lessons recited by Miss Matte
and Miss Eddie Outlaw was decid-
ed by all to surpass anything of the
kind ever heard. We think it
would puzzle some of our best bus
iness men to calculate with slate
and pencil some of the examples
recited by these little Misses of ten
and twelve years of age. Mr.. and
Mrs. Outlaw may well feel proud of
such girls. If little Miss Ora Cole
man continues she will very soon
make a grammarian equal to Har-
vey. Next came a blackboard ex-
ercise and the desire manifested by
all to excel was really interesting.
Little Mark Tomlinson, with his
splendid recollection and gigantic
mind, will be blessing to his coun-
try and an honor to mankind. Not
being able to give a complete de-
of all, we will just say that
we think the patrons of that school
would win prize in again securing
Miss Coleman for another term.
At II o'clock the exercises closed
for dinner, and we were invited out
to the table. We will only say that |
he dinner was magnificent and the
able was beautifully Ornamented. |
At the head of the table was very
arge cake, on which were placards,
bearing the following inscription
{ Presented to my school at Salem
Oy l.. G. Coleman" The centre |
able. attracted considerable atten-
ion. On it was large stack of but
:er with its base in the form of
leart, on which was placed large
luck sitting on nest filled with
eggs, and near by were several small
lucks, all of which were made of |
outter and perfectly formed. They |
IS well as the scholars seemed to be
we'll trained, remaining perfectly |
Iuiet during the dinner hour.
Strange faces and all the chit-chat |
lid not even call forth a quack.
After dinner was over we returned
20 the school-room, where the ex-
of the classes in gram
mar, geography, arithmetic, aIge-
ora, philosophy, astronomy, rhetor-
C, ETC., was continued until late in
he afternoon, when the exercises
we're closed by an examination in
photography. We returned to Mr..
that evening and went
10 church that night. The next |
Saturday we started for
home, and on our way passed the
residence of the famous hunter of |
Grove, Mr.. Riley Wiley,
From the description given us by
one of our party, who professed to
De very intimate with him, we |
should say that he is indeed an od-
lity. We would like to tell the
oke about his whiskers, but will
not at present.
We return many thanks to our
kind host and hostess for their gen.
erous hospitality, and trust that |
some future day may again bring |
is to Blooming Grove.