The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-02
CHIT-CHAT..
The weather-excpse ~,

-Pic-nics are IN Orurr'
w atch for the straw hat and linrl
dus.er.
1t takes Henry Finch to hunt up I
bright joke
The festive strawberry season Is
upon us, Don't forget the printer
Doctor.
Girls can't meet without kissing
eacl, other, Boys can, This shows
who is partial to kissing.
County Court next Monday, Keel
your children OF the Square IT you
don't want them run over by the eau
didates,
Ellis Days has the reputation OF
hcing the most gallant young men in
WINCHESTER, AMI Ia as popular with tb'
ladies' ~ he is gallant.
The spiritual welfare Of this CON
murilv has been well cared for during
The past week. We have had Il super
abundance OF Preaching at the various
churches.
The "heavy editor" 10 dev"tine
q considerable portion Of his time to
agricultural pursuits, His greatest
fort seems TO be the cultivation OF fine
hogs.
Street politicians are IA numerous
as owe and 1t is rs hard to make some
Of them recognize u good point in their
opponents "a il ,s to convince cd 2O0
FOUNDER tibet there is no bell,
Go ahead, old fellow, and drink as
much whiskey as you want. We've
talked to YOU "like a father in regard
to this matter. and you'll wish some
day that you had needed our advice
Look here, friend, wher YOU re
ceive a letter through the post-"flce,
don't stand in front Of the delivery
and open and read it. II discommodes
those who Are waiting for their mail.
Understand
Notwithstanding the damage done
by the late storm to the fruit trees. ""
understand that the crop will he amply
sufficient to supply all demands, in
which case we expect to he luscious
the coming season.
Our notice q week or Two since,
threatening II damage suit. WAS intend
ed for somebody, Aud now It ID he,
coming quite common for several VIII"
do not come under that category I o
address US as Grip"
One of. our citizens was scared
up" badly on tue night Of the late
storm, ana, to use his own language,
he "prayed like a good fellow for "
while" H. says he thought Judgment
day was at hand until he reflected and
concluded !ha, judgment day wouId"'l
come in the night.
May will have two new moons
one on the 81 and the other o" the
31st and then the transit OF mcrcnr>
can be witnessed on the 9th And, 70
leap the climax" our natal da'
comes on the Sd. Pretty 20 ID for
the month Of roses, amt it?
There is q good deal Of complaint
about rust in whea,,:and farmers are
watching the growth OF their crops
with considerable uueasiness, The
crop Is more forward by two or three
weeks than at this tine last year, ow-
ing to the mild wiutcr; and taking in-
to consideration the fact tina. more
than a double acreage was sown, II
there is only a half average yield per
acre we will have enough for HON"
consumption, and somu to spare.
We were told lately by a good
friend that some of our items sounded
a little ugly to the ear of the rchned,
we'll bet he didn't have reference to
himself, because he's a trulhin!
man., and that we sere sometimes too
personal in our writings Wen admit
that we have sometimes taken of our
trowsers of iastidiousness and waded
beyond the high-water mark in the
ponds of mud and mire after lilies. hut
we want it distinctly understood that
it was far from our intention of giving
publicity to anything that would tinge
the cheek Of even the most fastidlous !;
and would r.mind those who think to
the contrary that to the vulgar every
thing IS vulgar. And AS to being too
personal, we would say that nothing
has ever appeared IN the "ch'l chat
column which was written in malice.
We entertain the highest opinion OF
every man, Young and Old, of whom W.
have made mention in our s%cribbling
from time to tim. Our object Ia to
make friends-not enemies-and how
far we have succeeded is left for the
uOnd neoule To saw,