The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-20

better have; on the millionzirs and the
beggar in rags; on the cloud-piereIng spirs
Of the cathedral of Strasburg and the skin
piercing spire Of the burg" On the ten
der leave-tzking of lovers who have plight
ed their sacred troth and Che still more
ender leave-taI<ing of the house-forbidden
young fellow via gets free ride over the
garden stile, and feels for an hour and .
half precisely AZ he imagines he would feel
had he been struck smidships by cannon
ball. (Eote.-The old gentleman is sig
feet four in his stockings, weighs two ham
dred and fifteen ain blackberry time" and
wears q number eleven Scotch-botiom boot
Yea, friend Bulletin, many times, since 1
wrote to you, have the stars shed their mel
low radiance over Natures unrolled stores,
grown brighter and brighter, and then dim
mer, and finally weary with watching have,
at the approach of dawn, shut their sleepy
eyes and gone to rest-and the wheat has
been cut. think il is not SO greatly dam
aged by the rust as many farmers were n.y.
pochondriacally (beg pardon, Mr.. PI 1
forgot you asked me not to throw such
words as that at you s0hOIs any more. Just
hold your temper, a minute, please, and I'll
take it 1.-THE word) to pieces for you. Please
pay strict attention now, and if You can't
understand directly how it works I'll not
stop till / make it clear TO you. Hyp-O-
chon-dri-ac-al-ly. There, I think you'll be
able to comprehend that I'll tell you,
friend p, con-f-den-tial-ly that I have
great hopes of you, and if you will only
stay by me I'll make something out of you
YETI disposed to believe before it was cut.
Your correspondents enjoyed rare treat
the other day in witnessing the closing ex-
ercises of the Clover-Pert Academy. did
not have the opportunity to see all the
classes examined, but those did see ex-
hibited an unusual degree of proficiency
that reflected credit on their teacher. Il Ia
enough to say of the exercises that they
came up to the usual standard. 1t is no
wonder that Prof FutralI austains his repu-
tation a. an educator of the highest order.
think the man that would fail to fail in
love with him would be q Psychological
curiosity. Although it was only the second
time had met him felt like had known
him for decade The Professor has few
equals and no superiors in the slsaviter in
mode; and if were to make a guess I
should venture to say that the JortiteT IN re
has not been left out of the composition of
his character. I was glad to meet the wife
OF Prof. F., a very agreeable lady, and en-
joy the hospitalities of her board so grace
fully dispensed. Here 1 met also old &C.
quaintances from jackson and Bolivar,
among the former Of whom was the fine
looking and dignifed L. J. Brooks, Esq, Of
the Tribune and Sun editorial staff, and
among the latter, that genial, big-hearted
gentleman, N. K. Smith.
Whiteville is now enjoying the visit Of
Miss Sallie Caldwell, one of the most popu-
lar and.talented young ladies of Somerville.
One of Bolivar's fair daughters, Miss Ivy
Lightfort, has been visiting relatives here,
but she made short stay and We now miss
her.
I did intend to write in this letter a very
enthusiastic description of wedding that
enlivened our village not long since, but ii
has already been done by some one 90
prettily and well that will not attempt it.
Business here Is very brisk for this season OF
the year.
The Murphy temperance cause is in a
prosperous condition. We have now about
one hundred and eighty-fve members. We
sadly miss the light of the eyes of another
young lady who brought glaaness into our
midst for a time, but who has now returned
to her Arkansas home. If Dame Rumor i.
not at some of her customary pranks this
Arkansas belle has caused the mischievoui
god to transfx the heart of certain gentle
man with one of his barbed shafts NAY
she go through life on beautiful coz
which shall be festooned and carpeted by the
hand of love with the rarest Aowers to b
found in the garden of nature.
Who'll Mr.. P, boi the Shamrock, the i'm
blim of moi cOunthry's proide, I'm sur
proised at vel Is it indade thrue that y
can't sphell as simple . wurrud as that
Well, my good friend, thin I'll inforrum ye
Italicize; that's the way in which my frien,
WebsterWrote it, and though moight wish Z
consult my feeling and WROTE it with an
like you, my dhear sir, yet the former gin
tleman had such foine thaste in such mat
theirs that defer to him. Ye didn't ak ms
Mr.. P, but there be two other words o.
which wish to enloighten ye: Lilliputial
| aFzd -
worruds my more with an e in the forme
and two Sc In the latter. Nov, whin v
want my mere information, III take gres
playsure in giving it ye. PheS as you
"boss" would say, shot, hotter, hOttesti hot
tentot, hottentottcr, hottentottestp I can
shtand this my longer. Yours till Irelan
is free, whin the wroiter can foind HON
in his OWN country.
P. Son Last Saturday the weaths
prevented our meeting. On the night c
by DR.. D. C. Day of your town. It was
very able address and one Of the most eI
joyable I ever heard on the subject. It vi
literally teeming with rich gems of though
plucked from the diamond beds of histOr
and poesy. The facility with which d
Day draws illustrations and ornamen
from classic sources proves him to be vel
read man. In the language Of Sut Lovil
good, MAY he live long and been happy
and visit WhitexilIe again. Dr. Da
was followed in his usual happy style b
Prof. John Hardin. After keeping the Al
dience laughing awhile he aroused their il
terest and kept It up in an excellent speed
Miss Lou Bray preceded these two gentl
men with an essay on temperance. 1t ";
sparkling with beautiful thoughts set IN el
CANT language.
IL Business for Ladies.