The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-02

vegetation Tor some weeks past. Some or
chards have been stripped rly bare. This
excludes the peach trees for, thanks to the
bitterness of their leaves, or something else,
the caterpillar never does them injury. The
young peaches are very thick on the trees,
and are the largest foE the time Of year in
the lpcmory Of his honor, "the oldest in
hakitantr
McssGs. Editors, conld Won not seud Ia
down some Temperance Lecturers? We
were very sorry the serior editor and his
co-laborer in the Murphy lccture-hcld failed
10 come last Saturday. / suppose they
were waicr-bcund. am glad 10 sce that
the work goes hyavcly on III Bolivar, and
that 20 many have helped ~ swell. the
ranks Of sober men.
We have had good deal oi sickness up
this way lately, but think il l. abating
Mr.. Is. T. Moore, son ii our valuable citi-
zen, Martin Moore has been on the very
verge Of the dark valley foF some days
past, but he has improved 50 rapidly in the
last three or four days that the doctor on
Yesterday turned him over TO the Kind
Offices of that Indispensable being. the cook
trust she will discharge the duties c1 her
office 70 we'll that lac will he able in few
DAYS 10 give his friends the same cordial
grip and beam upon them with the same
smile as formerly. / am glad to state also
that Mr. f. G, Neciy's hand, which lac was
20 unfortunate a to shoot some DAYS ago, J.
IL -. I. q
he will lose the Use OF two OF his fingers.
Several persons after giving nay former
letter hasty reading were under the i'm
preston that paddy" was advocating re
pudiation. Bejabbcrs! il liver l - iorgil
meself nivcr let me see the uuld country
again, at all, at all No; il those parties
will give 10 that letter a more careful read
ing. they will discover that my views OIL
the State debt were expressed ironically. !
anu confident that no one viii have the
hardihood to assert that il j. not Obligatory
OH an individual TO pay his just debts.
Now, how this obligation can, in strict
honesty, bc laid aside in treating the debts
OF the State, must confess my inability 10
see. Perhaps l anu troubled with very
short sight. Would net some kind rcpudi-
ator lend me his spcctacles? Though there
are perhaps many, Nes-rs. Editors, in the
State who are IL favor OF reputation, am
happy 10 say that I have never, To my
knowledge, set eyes upon 4 single one. May
the fair C-cutchcon Of our proud old Tenn
cssec never wear this blot! I don't believe il
ever will. And believe that the men who
are destined to fill our public Offices, after
the coming elections, are those who bear ON
their political gonialons the watchword.
Justice"
l am very much obliged TO Reader" for
his kind consideration In keeping those
promised drink" till ! con4c around !
would beg leave 10 remark; by the way,
Reader that one drink Is infinitely more
palatablc than 4 barrel OF promised ones
You need not keep them for Paddy, though,
if YOU ever get them; for, in the first place,
not being a candidate he Is not coming
round; and in the second, he intends to
join the Murphys a. soon as they get here,
and advises Reader" TO pin on the blu,
when they reach ICONS, break the old
dcmijohn, and never take any other than
promised drink"
Messrs. Editors YOU get so many compli-
ments that they must be getting tedious, but
l cannot forbcar 10 add my commentator
Of your valuable paper. Everybody Is
pleased with it, apparently. The elevated
moral zone that pervadc- it, contents l. C.
Pecially noteworthy. -nqcte rirtqte.
Paddy feels under obligations 10 the
printer" for that little assistance rendered.
He will not forget TO italicizc next time.
and ii Mr.. Printer" would IoiI,c the
small trouble OF sinding kyart, PADDY