The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-08-30
Long Branch.

Your Wales correspondent fumes
and sputters at terrible rate, writhe-
ing and smarting under blows not
as heavy as he supposes, and taking
offence ut imaginary insults. He
thinks himself the devoted victim OF
satirical thrusts. In that he has
made himself hero, and calls the
world to witness his mighty deeds.
He would have the world believe
that his delicate physiology has be
come tainted by coming in contact
with an animal with stripes on his
shoulders" 1t is strange that a
man whose anatomy bears such a
striking resemblance to the connect
ing link between the human form
and the lower order of the animal
kingdom as his will charge another
one with being related to a mule by
consanguinity. admit that l am
not a very beautiful man, nor in pos
session of many facinating charms,
but at the same time l can't see for
the life of me where dame nature
has been especially favorable to him
in that particular line. l would not
swap positions for ten bushels of
COOLERS to boot, though l do resem-
bic his ideal animal. l am on my
native heath, sitting under my own
vine and fig tree. l love the scenery
of Long Branch, its ripling rills and
verdant fields, its mountain slopes
and vine clad hills. l love its sweet
associations, and genial companion
ship, its manly boys and buxum
girls. All these with it's hallowed
memories are sources of exquisite
pleasure to me.
Friend A. is correct when he says
that l have never been far from
home, but l have been far enough
to know that BALKAN did not own the
only ass that ever opened his mouth
and spake. 1 fain would dip myself
thrice in the pool of Saloam did l
have any assurance that it would re-
lieve me of the odoriferous effiulvia
that adheres to me after a too close
proximity to his babboonic majesty.
He stands upon the topmost pin
nacle of the temple of fame and
waves the palm of victory over a
vanquished Kully. Let victory
flash along his ranks. and perch
with complacency upon his literary
banner, while mine is doomed to
trail in the dust, and l to follow in
his wake to grace his triumphal en-
entry into the literary world.
And now, farewell, friend A., and
if we ever meet again III this mum
dane sphere, let a smile DER each
feature play to show that our hearts
are not In this thing. AS the pub
lie knows you struck the first
lick" and as we have had three cuts
each, l suggest the propriety of
spiking the cannon, as your paper
wads fall short of the mark. 1t is
rarely the case that any good comes
of newspaper controversies, and
knowing that the public does not
generally approve of such things, L
will cease my part to a great extent,
and leave the world to judge wheth-
er it is right or wrong.
Our pastor, w. Weakly, held a re-
vival meeting at Salem last week.
The Rev. j. b. Anderson, of Pulas-
Xxi, delivered two sermons on Sun
day to a large and attentive au-
dience. 1t has never been our pleas
ure to listen to ADLER discourses in
that pulpit, but they need no enco-
miums from my pen; it is incompe
tent to the task. The meeting
closed on Friday night with several
professions, and the Church was
generally revived. The Rev. Mr..
Mckenzie of Campbellsville (Cum-
berland) preached once, so 1 am in
formed.
Our enterprizing farmers have
commenced turning their clover
lands preparatory to sowing wheat.
J. NJ. Parker, Esq'r., has com
menced running his sawmill, with
Mr.. Charles Vaughn at the strings,
which insures success.
Aug. 81. KULLY.