The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-23
jackson Correspondence.
JACKSON. Jan. 20, 1879.

DullneSS, IKE q Hark pan, us stoIy
writers would say, still hangs over our
city. The only busy men in town are
local editors. Ehey have to walk, on
an average, about fen miles for every
item they get, and after they set one,
the imagination has to be drawn upon
fearfully in order to make it readable.
One of the editors Of the Tribune
and Sun got as mad as hlue bfazes be-
cause he lost his overshoes; and wrote
accordingly. 1 don't think that he
would have been so mad, and said as
much as he did, had he known, as l
did, that the shoes were taken by two
little innocent boy, and used as sleds
for coasting purposes. Do let the
children have their fun.
The junior editor of the West Tenn.
Wing very emphat'cally contradicts
report which, he says, was circulated
somewhere to the effect that he was
killed while skating on horseback. If
report had killed es in such unique
way, we think that we should have
remained dead, for We certainly would
have lived in song and story. Hero
tus is still remembered for less
heroic act.
The" Hungry KluB met last Tues
day night, zone of whoti l am which"
now, and we had glorious time. A
prize of considerable value is soon to
be awarded to the biggest eater in the
klub, and one or two of my friends
complimehted me by saying, that if |
held on! as | had commenced, l would
certainly get it. If Jeff Davis could
have mustered few thousand men of
cur consuming capacity, and turned
them loose upon the North during the
! war, we would have gained our inde-
pendence, for they could almost have
eaten up creation and drank the rivefs
dry. lam sorry that the rules of the
klub will not permit me to give you
an account of the initiatory ceremOn-
les. Suffice it to say that a man
would have to possess an lndia-ruber
stomach to live through more than one
initiation in one night. My medical
bill since l joined last Tuesday night
amounts to thirteen dollars. | have
taken at least a pound Of liver regula>
tor up to the present time, and l was
told to-day by MY doctor that | would
have to take a regular course Of
treatment before l will be all right.
What this regular course means do
not know, but | presume that l am to
take little of everything that is nasty
until | shrink up Cor DOWN to my
usual size. The wife of one of our
best members says that we should call
our society the Greedy Klub. We,of
course, accept the compliment, know
ing at the same time that she fiatters
us-yes she does.
My old friend John (of course you
know who John is, every lady knows
john has been in love for three or
four long, weary weeks. / interview
ed him on the subject the other day.
Said |, "well John, how are you get
ting along with her nowf" Pretty
wen," he answered, land if poetry
and such like will do any good, il
won't be long before We will he just
like one another, for l sent her big
roll of it yesterday, and | am, as you
can see, communing with the muses.
at this present juncture." He wa'
sitting at his table with his feet thrust
into d box of warm ashes ( he was Out
of coaD and wet towel tied arounC
his head, turban fashion, we presume
for the purpose of cooling his heated
brow, which,had grown hot from Srery
thoughts within. l manifested de
sire to BEE his latest production. g.
will read it to you" be said, {" for (
great deal depends upon how poetry i
read.7
Al BRILLrSG INCIDENT.
ave walked out. my girl ans L. into the fallin
And just as might have best expected. or sup
We were both to death nearly frozen.
And sho would have been, II she had not chozel
To fall into my arms and be quite Tight
squo-th.
When he had finished he looked a
me for my approval. told him thai
it was certainly original, and as t.
rhyme, it was perfect. At this h
cast his eyes upward as if looking 70
another inspiration, and l left him
l think that he will yet make {
"smart singer" S.