The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-07-03
Pleasant Valley.

81 little learning is q dangerous thingl
Drink deep OF taste not the Pierian spring;
There shallow draughts into0cate he brain,
And drinking largely sobers US again"
We admire the spirit of Professor
Jones address to his graduates. II
will certainly commend itself to the
friends of right education and to
those who wish to see a good
school established in our midst.
How many parents who have la
bored hard and lived frugally in or
der to send their daughters to a
boarding school have been morti-
fed to find that they returned I'M
fitted for the duties of Iifel How
many girls acquire tastes, habits
and notions that make them and
their friends miserable! We think
a school ought to stand on it's own
merits independent of denomina-
tional influence aud electioneering
tact of teachers.
Miss MolliA j. Alternately closed
her school last week. The attend
ance has been moderately good.
Miss Ida Beale is again in our
neighborhood "rearing the tender
thought" Through the partiality
of former patrons she has been in
duced to teach a class during her
vacation, after which she will re-
t1rn to Franklin.
Mr.. Geo. Beale from the V. u.
filed the pulpit here Sunday. He
is a young man of good parts and
bright promise. He is now en-
gagged in selling "The Royal Path
of Life" In this county.
Mr.. Black has moved his inter
esting family from Athens, Ala, to
their picturesque home here. We
extend them a cordial welcome,
hoping that they will find clever
and congen;al friends here to sup
ply the places of those left behind.
Miss George Mitchell, one of their
cherished Alabama friends, is stay
ing with them. Mr.. Black has com
menced the erection of two build
ings-kitchen and grain house. He
has bouOht some crops of new
wheat and perhaps will buy more.
Formerly good part of the SUR
plus wheat was carried from the
thresher directly to the mill. We
presume Mr.. Black will not be sur
passed by his predecessors in enter
prise aud accommodation.
The way some "better halves"
change base of operations would be
a puzzling problem for Scout or
Hardee. 1t may be that we were
premature in saying that Mr.. CAN'T
would move to the Miller or Rains
place next year.
Misses Ada and Ella Williamson
of Pulaski have been on visit to
Col. Wilkerson's family. Their
friends enjoy their visits and wish
them to come Oftener. Misses Min
ME and Josie Craig came up last
week. Miss Minnie's converse
tional powers, genial humor and en-
gaging manners secure hosts of ad
mirers. Miss Lizzie Alternately is
spending her vacation at her ia
theirs, where she can be both useful
and ornamental A lady of her
parts and opportunities ought TO be
considered an acquisition to any
community. Miss Rebecca Flautt,
handsome, sprightly little lady OF
Sardis, Miss, and her pensive, good
looking brother Jesse are at Capt
Abernathy's. How very fortunate
the family that can attract so much
beauty, e.egance and genuine worth.
Corn on good land is looking
well; that on poor land is needing
rain. Wheat threshing has com
menced in earnest; the weather is
fine. wheat dry, yield rather light
quality good.
Masters Starkey and Boaz Dun
can are here rusticating, the former
taking lessons from Rev. Mr.. Nc
Knight, the latter from..Miss Beale.
Miss Inez Alternately has gone
on visit to relatives in Decatur,
Ala. May her stay be very pleas
ant but not very long. Miss Mary
Wilkerson has gone to see her en-
tertaining cousin in Pulaski.
What the Creator wisely conceals,
the creature earnestly but vainly at
tempts to find out. The fortune
teller" Mrs. Grove, is visited, we
hear, by crowds seeking to get a
glimpse of futurity. Some are cred
ulous enough to cry-over their
fortunes"
At the last Sunday school teach
ers' meeting six of the ten teachers
were present. Nine of the teachers
are ladies.
We are afraid to say anything of
the Missionary Society.
JEssAMINE.