Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-27
NEW PROVIDENCE.

DEAR CHRONICLE Six weeks close
confinement in sick room, listening
to the groans, and ministering to the
wants of a loved sufferer, have we'll
nigh worn me down and / have been
completely blockaded by winter with
out and sorrow within. During this
time my eagerness for books and pa
pers has almost amounted to mania.
The bold imagination of Milton; the
vigorous verse of Pollok the INSANE
tilted muse of Burns the burning,
impassioned, poetic eloquence of Prem
tice; the broad, keen blade of B!ed-
soc, the heavy theologue; Renan on
"the ragged edge; !" the unctuous Kru-
macher; Talmage, the verbose, as |
have heard him styled; and newspa-
pers not a few have feasted my literary
cravings. And here let me say that |
have never held the kindness of news
paper men to the clergy in as high APP
probation as [ do now.
I have enjoyed beyond measure the
New Providence correspondence of
the past few weeks, and think we are
developing a corps of contributors des-
tined to broader fields and louder
fame. They should live in peace with
each other. Some of them write with
a running pen, and turn loose upon
us a good deal of harmless thunder;
but this is no reason why they should
be cremated and urned. Rather let
them be properly edited and cared for.
The best friend a young contributor
has is the sharp file of discreet and
kind-hearted editor. Let them retain
copies of their manuscripts, and COM
pare them with their communications
after they are published, and they will
soon learn great deal. The borrowed
scheme of one of your recent cores
pondents was a good one, with this
explanation let all correspondents
sign their proper names to all articles
calculated to wound the feelings of
any one, if they feel compelled to write
such articles but when writing such
articles az cannot reasonably be ex-
pected to give offense, in any direction
the nom de plume should be optional
with them. [ think that the CORES
pendent referred to should have ad-
opted this rule.
| was delighted with the compli-
pliment paid me by the Leaf, a few
weeks ago, when it called me ''the
obituary writer of the CHRONICLE. p
| The CHRONICLE was the first newspa-
per ever saw, and have been read
ing it ever since | was child. | have
known We locals for nearly twenty
years. From the first number that |
remember to have seen to the one that
came to my humble home last Friday
night, have regarded it as one of the
most chaste. newsy, readable papers
that I ever saw. always relied
upon the leaders of the lament
ed Thomas, for they were always the
embodiment of mental philosophy and
political economy, and am glad tina
my ewn convictions and the opinions
of many ofyour friends lead me to be
lieve that his successor will follow
pari passu. Again, while l do no
think you have as large i subscription
list as you deserve, let me say to you
by way of encouragement, that In tel
years travel through GAINESVILLE Dis
, trict, it has been a great pleasure t.
} me to note the firm hold you have up
: on the hearts of hundreds of the bes
families in the counties surroundln
you. These facts only increase m
appreciation of your kindness in ex
: tending to me an occasional corner t
, make memorial mention of those VIII
have passed away.
> Rev. Benz. +. Haynes. son=in-law
Brother Plummer, and pastor of Mont
gomery circuit, favored me with Wis
and sermon last Sunday. 1t was
feast to hear him discourse of tn
walls of the Savior over hayward az
!; ungodly men. Educated for the ba
i but consecrated to the ministry, Br'
Haynes moves off with power in th
Masters work and while Bro. Coco
loe is providing for the weeping Jer'
miah of the gospel dispensation, /
must not forget this young Paul, de
tined to invert the order of cou
scenes, and cause reigning kings
e tremble and feel that they are fettere
10 prisoners at the bar Of eternal justic
- Yours forever,
q 7. J. DUNCAN.