The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-05-01
Letter From Pulaski.
From Clarks .iIIe Tobacco Leaf.

From CiarHs lille Tobacco Leaf.
Pulaski, Tenn, April IL, 1879 -
Editors Leaf: You have doubled
on me. How is Ihis2 cant see
much use for Tom Herndon's quaF
rel. How can Hopkinsvillians
any other sort OF Williams expect 20
compete with Clarksville, when you
send out the bright Leaf and Tom
the heavy, waxy, rich, shipping
leaf? Tom furnishing the "iilling'
and you the "bright wrapper,"
you'll knock the "fillen' out OF
those chaps. / know Tom like a
book, and if he was appointed TO
turn the world up side down, he'd
90 instanter to select fulcrum and
lever.
1 wish 1 had a big bundle Of
news for you; but hardly know
how to suit your taste in the mat
ter. II you want to know anything
about Pulaski; l think l have been
here long enough to give you few
items. The town is a live one
Its square is belted with business
houses and thronged with traders.
During the winter season there j.
an astonishing amount OF cotton
sold on the square from wagons
Tie court yard is perfectly sDlen
did, and shade trees and Dlue grass
make it tempting place for pic
MICS. Cotton, grist, and saw miil-
are plentiful and first class. We
have but one newspaper, bat it is
tremendous, as you know. l.. w
McCord is editor and he is chair
full. Let me warn you not To tackle
him. He is thrown tOgeth r ia
great quantities, and they call him
the ''fightimg editor | have man
aged TO eat with him-I tell you he
leeds welI--but / leave it TO Othen
Davids to flourish their sings at
HIM. Laps. ID. McCord Is the To-
calest editor you ever saw. Hc
looks as if his brother. L.iW., hui
pushed him away from his mIlk
ever since he was able TO WELD a
spoon. He writes as If he never
had anything TO eat, only as he
won it by his wit: and he does up a
local equal TO the iFrepresslbles OF
the Burlington Hawkeye or Detroit
Free Press. .s
The bar of Pulaski will compare
avora0ly with any in the State-of
course they are proud to number
among them ex Gov. John 9.
Brown. He is great favorite
here. I have seen but little of hun,
he being In Washington and 9th
er eastern cities, in the interest Of a
roilroad, nearly ali the time.
There are four churches here,
though there are only tnree pastors, |
the Episcopal church having no
rector at this time. The Presby te-
rians haze an excellent and gifted |
Young pastor, who promises great
usei ulness IN his church. The
Cumberland Prebvterians have a
Young man whomf pronounce o Ie of
the loveiiest characters whom ~ nas
been my fortune to meet.
Society here takes on the iitera
nv type, and the leading feature ~
social life is a ''literary club" Of
which Mrs Gov. Brown Is apresi-
dent. 1t differs from our country
Sunday schools in that IL hourishes
in winter and then goes into sum
mer quarters. My friends will ac-
knowledge myaneed OF such an ia
stitution, bat will be surprised
when they learn that / was admit
ted, and conclude at once that il
is a charitable institution. About
two months ago the cry OF the
rewsboy was heard all over the
town .'Here's your Spectatorl"-
The sheet proved 20 be a'thumb
paper concern, about 20x74 inches,
headed "The Idle Spectator" but J
tell you it lacked as much of being
Sidle0 as any little sheet you ever
read. 1t convulsed the town in two
hours. It was take OFF, on the
club. Men seemed 90 loose sight
OF the fact that reputation was
nothing and character every thing. |
They broke some Of the c0mmand
ments, and held themselves Liable
10 break others. IL seemed as n
cheir reputation was n kind OF hnId.
and that they had BEEN earryin4
the thing in pail on their heals.
and had spilled the whole thing ON
the ground IL proved 10 be o
huge joke. and we had a good laugh
over It. and now all is lovely. But
I tell you il went hard with the
preacher.
" The Grand Commandery OF