Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-29
a Visit to Fayetteville.
FOr Die FayelteriIIe obseryer.

In Fayetteville not long since,
bnlt were too much hurried t.
visit your office. 1t was dark
when we reachcd town, and
rather than disturb the repos.
of private friends, pui in our APP
pearancc at the Petty House
That night we were mated with
Il gentleman from B.anchc. Mex;
morning We found that one
merchant. one doctor, one
preacher and TWO drummers had
occupied the same room. On
friend was !, little funny, and
sticking his blowsy head from
under the bed cover, and blink
ing his eyes against the light
of The morning, said in voice
half to himself, "Well, slept in a
room with one doctor, one
preacher, two drunmers and
one gentleman" 1t was this "onc
genileman" that had Us walk
and lead Young house nearly
the whole length Of the Wells
Hill turnpike. The horse had
scared at everything else, and
it seemed then was frightened
at the absence of something to
scare at. We limited at the
case Of riding and driving, but
the master of that situation
kept his seat in the buggy, driy-
ing us square up 10 the lamp
post at Alexander's livery sta
bic. By The time.he said wo TO
us, We had reached the same
conclusion of a man in this
county, a long time ago. A
powerful excitement was being
felt at a big meeting. The SUBJ
ject of our story became inter
ested, and bowed ut the altar
for the prayers of the church.
As soon as he knelt, two or three
strapping fellows boarded him,
and set up the exercises Of maui
ing rails. The penitent could
not endure this, although he was
in position to accommodate sew
eral passengers, and was robust
enough to undergo a good deal
of back-pounding. His face
was in his hands on the bench,
and the rest Of his body was
supported in a horizontal posi-
ton, by standing upright on his
knees. From this posture he
began to rise slowly, and by the
time he had little more than
half Strengthened, his riders be-
gan to tumble off in the straw,
like the cxtrcmities of a log
burnt in two across a high log
heap, and reaching an erect po-
siiion, he turned around and
looking upon his demolished
brethren, said in an audible
voice, "you can't make boss
Of me any more" After all,
our walk, with other things,
caused "onc gentleman 10 have
to pay for our lodgings. But
then he seemed revived when he
had taken of the medicine IF
that Zone DOCTOR" The mcdi-
cine he took was OF what bad
been a quart. and was kept on
the boarl as a sort of advertis-
er. During orr short stay, we
met Judge William<, Rtvs. Or
man and Gill, and they all spoke
to us.
We met number of Other
clever people, of whom men
ton would be- made, if We had
the space. From what we sa.,,
Fayetteville is improving. Now
we are at the southwest corner
OF the Square, in waiting iof
our company home. We are
fronting Il street running cast
and west. AT the eHrancee&s{
said street, there is a great COM
pany of men and boys, both |
white and black. Their raj
mcnt is wanting in uniformity.
Some arc clothed in fashionable
and substantial store fabrics.
Some are clad in homespun,
others in what seemed TO be
the superanDuated duds OF a
federal camp. In other re-
spects there is variety. We
see the regular box-toc, and the
outfit from the whang and case
knife cobbler. Others, young
and .unblushing, are treading
The street in natures own fur
nishing, their feet looking as
yellow and as broad on the bot
tom, as the belly of a six year
Did catfish. We behold the le-
gal or pastoral plug bat, the
planter, the almost crownless,
and the close fitting cap, with a
bill resembling that of a mus
covy. Loud and low talking
swearing and words covering
, ou,;ndio Tn tho r,,;dcf IF fhoSo