The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-03-29
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kind as to allow US short space in
the columns of your valuable paper,
in so much as neither of US were
born in March and as we feel great
interest in old Giles, since we are
from that county. AS this is our
first attempt perhaps we will make
up kind of medley (?).
Lord save us" from Returning
Board Hayes, Morton, Wells & Co.
Now, since we are counted out by
the basest thieves OH earth, can't
we in the language of Demosthenes
come forward and cry, LET us fight
for our liberties! Let US conquer
or dier' Where are we drifting?
Oh! Christianity, where is thy
raven? Oh! Depravity, where is
thy limit? Oh! Philanthropy, where
art thou? By the example of Grant,
Hayes & Co. can we poor ship
wrecked creatures, sailing over life's
solemn main, seeing take courage
again? Surely true greatness has
deprecated. Shall we submit to
tyrany and despotism?
If We did not get the CITIZEN we
would not know what is going on in
oIl G;Ias e;,oo mo oro fo.h;llo,
the privilege of corresponding with
our sweethearts, but are awful
afraid sometimes in reading the list
of marriages that we will see our
'gar' has left us (the gal we left
behind us). Fearing this, one of
our "chums" is about to fall in love
with one of Maury's fair ones. AS
Giles is noted for her beautiful
young ladies, the remainder of this
firm desire to claim at least one of
her "seraphs." We see from your
various correspondents that your
farmers have gone to work regard
less of politics, which we are glad
to see. We can't tell anything
about scraps" and farming about
here, since we are pinned down, as
it were, from one weeks end to
another. The current items are
about as follows: a lecture once
week from one of the professors of
the Vanderbilt University, and
measles" plenty, some of the boys
having to come back on Saturday
for smoking a cigar Or. If
Giles has any boys who are not in
clined to study just send them up
here and let them learn what it is
to make an effort. We have to pat
on the helmet of cupid and fight on.
Should we no. be be allowed
to say a word about the Legisla
ture? Although we are neither law
yers nor philosophers, yet we have
learned not to "plant in the moon;"
that to walk erect can be acquired
by raising the head up at an angle
of 35 degrees and holding it in that
position, and that cane is q sign
of weakness in the legs of an old
man-in the head of a young man.
Yet might we not say word of i'm
portance (not being candidates for
offlce). 1t is law of logic and
rhetoric to bring forward the weaker
points first. Can't yoG allow US
one dog and tax all over so heavily
that the people will be compelled to
kill them? We heard one old negro
say he paid $500 taxes on oogs
which was eight dogs unless
Can't you change the present sys-
tenn of public schools. We do think
the present system is detrimental to
the best cause of education. How
would compulsion, longer duration
and a higher standard do? We
earnestly believe that we can ex-
press the opinions of your best cltl-
zens, that this exemption law has
been one of the great motive powers
that has operated in bringing about
this lack of confidence among the
people. We think it ''awfuP when
a man is encouraged not to pay his
honest debts. No exemption, no
repudiation forever, since an honest
man is the noblest work of God.
Now, if your readers will not think
we are egotistical, personal, or that
it is Josh Billings writing (espe- |
cially the young ladies) we will of
fer this as our first attempt.
QUATEUR JUvEMs.