Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-04-16
TDE-WALK
On THE SIDE-W ak,
April 10Th 1878.


Yesterday the face of heaven wore
the hlandest smile Of the reason. The
farmer and .'ye' gardner were al
work. The birds sang, the flowers
opened, the grass grew, and for aw lille
people forgot hard times and lived on
hope. Into the ground 90 putatoez.
corn beans, and all the privileged
classes of vegetation. Prof. Winston
is planting eight acres OF Irish pota-
toes. He does his because the article
il now ST. low il is unmarketable.-
Wise man! He knows most persons
will quit in disgust and the resul. will
he a short crop and advanced prices
next year. Thke a lesson, ye tobacco
growers. Remember, too, when you
plant the Early Rose. to plant shall
low. That particular potato grows
ear the top of the ground. So much
so that it frequently sun-burns. Plant
it deep and you loose it. The Peer less
grows deep in the soil. Trees aud
shrubs are yet loaded with fruit. with
Easter yet to come Next Sunday is
the asst frost card the Spring can play.
If we can pass that, then O. X.
The ''old oman" Mrs. Price. dear
old sister. emhalmad in the precIoss
"a Nv ICE vi Nhlh ItlibN = Hilu NlbS0IlB
wheresover dispersed. did up this town
la-t week. She claiIned kin with all
the leading citizens aud always mnv-
ed the claim Ia be true She laudtd
Bristol, snd declared Abingdon TO lac
the vilest spot Of earth. But il was no
use. The hard. hearted people of Bria-
oil were callOus 10 all her appeals. ami
having tOiied all night, she ''cotch"
,,,fITnr III, III IL -
a fraud. She has visited these Carts
before. She has travelled Kentucky.
Tennessee and Virginia for years, and
always plays upon the two orders of
the mystic tie. In fact she is a tramp
and further | will not now say. DR..
a, J. Dunn lectured to q fine house
last Friday night. Thoee who heard
1t agree that il a. a powerful Address.
The Doctor threw his whole soul into
it, aud delivered il with dramatic ef-
feet For two hours he held his audi
ence and they wanted more.
Yet forty days and the voice Of the
pupil shall be heard in the land. Then
flowers of spring and boqupts of rhrt-
Orical lOveliness will festoOn our clas-
sic halls ana ad0rn the fancy Of young
America. The medals are being pol
ished at Picken's and the genius 10
match them Is being polished in our
college class rooms.
Z "f. JnO. l.. Buchanan addressed
tho Y. NJ. G. a. last Sunday, and had
a fine sudiene. rs MAJ progressive. !
aud il progress an inherent law of his
being? ?" This was his subject, aud
was handled i'll a manner elaborate
and very entertaining. | am not sure
he left his audience satisfied as To
whether his conclusion favored the
or negative, but [ think he
proved that the progress made or to
be made 10y man has been and will he
due To tlie moral forces set to work
him. His address WAS a,Inrn-
ed with historic material and Classic
and of these il WAS rich. /
+. + q LindsaY writes to the (Ou-
rier from some Ravens Nest, that he
Is not in durance vile a. The sta pdnrd
hut that he rnams the fields and
woods IN search of grains OF Egyptian
eide Courier.
And now, thnu reader of the Ne1Cs
'artweli. until Easter shall have wash
ed you with its aims and raised the
'cales Of your Cuticular armor with
is korean gales. and blasted your high
lnpes of a fruit year, the like of which
nIorta!s have not seen for sew
IN long years of SORROW and advprsity.
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