The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-07-03
E0LLAP0DRLDA.

To the Editor of the M0rri6town Gazette:
1r-.t out of my little, pent-up Utica,
the other day, and went as straight over
to Mineral Hill Springs as the road
would take me. Went over in company
with E. o. Tate, the proprietor, and a
whilom printing office friend, Franc NJ.
Paul, the engineer of the Knoxville zrt-
5une. We had not met since before the
war, and on comparing notes, found
that we both had grown considerable
older than when we were "acqua int. !"
He was seeking repose from worldly
care and worriment, and to recuperate
an enervated system, while l was well
enough, and going over just because l
could. do hope Mr.. Paul will find the
Spring weters-for there are eight or
nine different kinds of water-beneficial
to him, and that he may speedily recu
perate and become himself again.
found the grounds cleaned up, the
buildings improved, things set to rights
generally-rcady for house full of Wis
itors, who were coming in.
l had not been out of town before
since the corn was knee high to the
gambolling lambkins now it was much
taller than my head, and about ready to
tassel The oats are just magnificent,
and see no need of the old horse be-
coming poor, the coming winter. The
story goes that oats are good, every
where, this season.
We are having something of drouth,
here, just now. though rains seem to
have been ample all around within a
short distance of the limits of Norris
town, While we had slight, yet &C
cep,lble shower on Friday last, down in
District No. there was washing"
rain. On Saturday, there was heavy
shower of rain southeast of us, which
covered the town gently, very gently.
The drouth with us is so severe that
cisterns, wells and springs are drying
up, and the water supply is very mea-
gre, The larger part of the town is
supplied by the old Counts well near
the depot, which knows no such word
as fail. The gardens are drying up,
vegetation is dropping, and even the
beautiful flower yards, of which Morris
town can boast goodly number, are
appealing piteously for water.
Speaking of flowers, reminds me that
in Miss Emma J. Longs garden two
tritomas are in fiery bloom, which is a
month or more earlier that they gener-
ally show themselves. Two years ago,
on the 10th of June, on the same spot, a
tuberose bloOmed, which was nearly
two months out of time.
] learn from son of the sold Do
minion," direct from Lee county, that
the wheat crop was very good, hardly
being affected by rust in the middle and
eastern part. Corn, there, looks slim,
while apples are abundant and peaches
scarce. Oats superintendent, and small
fruits ditto. -.
saw Colonel ]. NJ. Rewly, candidate
for County Clerk, not long since. He
looked to me as Though he needed
"puffing." If he could be enlarged by
about three-quarters his friends would
be able to see him on level at the dis
lance of half mile. PSI have just
learned that he has lately been feeding,
not on the husks, but on real roasting
ears from the garden of the editor OF
the GAZETTE. May this, and t'sich'' en-
able him to grow to moderate size. He
seems to think a diet of ballots" and a
good many of them, will be good for
him. j. 5. w.