The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-07-08

| lIcnS gave our Pui'y N"oo"' ~ 80 ""''
ber,) most cordial welcome. Each
member contended that he had been as
signed to the most pleasant place in the
beautiful city, which is evidence that all
of us we're pleased. We were the guest
of Col. d. M. Wisdom, and our heart
will ever remember with thankfulness
the kindness of our host and his estima-
BILE lady. jackson is replete with ele-
CANT residences, but we can hardly be-
lieve it contains a more delightful one
than that of Col. d. M. Wisdom. 1t
sits upon gentle hill, amid great oak
trees that cast deep, cool shade, and
Mrs. Wisdom's love Of the beautiful is
manifested in the arrangement of flow.
ers and shrubbery Of every kind which
ornament the yard. And it was a treat
to us to converse with Col. and Mrs.
Wisdom. Both are very intelligent,
and they have large library Of most
valuable and handsomely-bound books.
1t is u happy family, and they made us
happy. Blythe way, Col. Wisdom was
elected to write poem for our next an
nual meeting at Chattanooga, and we
predict that his effort will be al! that
our Association can ask or wish. We
want you, Colonel, to come to Winchcs'
ter, and stopat our house awhile. We've
got case something like the I" Webb rs.
Lott" suit in Chancery for you to dress
up in poesy.
We have not room to mention all the
festivities at Jackson. The good people
hardly gave our Association time to
transact its business, so anxious did they
seem to have us enjoy ourselves. Ban
quets, rides, music--long will our heart
with such memories be filled, and never
can we forget the kindness Of Col. b. A.
Enloo and Robert Gates, Of the Tribune
and Sun, j. w. Fletcher, of the Dis
patch, Gen. Campbell, Capt, Carson
John Freeman, and Others. But We
can scarcely forgive Freeman for sccu-
ring us seat on the engine when our
party returned from Columbus. We
have barely gotten over that scare till
vet Think Of riding sixty miles an
hour! 1t is fact. And the BOYS
laughed at us when we asked the cngi-
necr, Mr.. "Joc," if he was not violating
law in running so fast, And it seemed
as if he opened wider the valves the
wider we opened our eyes and the more
we trembled. On he went, whistling
when a COW, or hog, or other brute was
on the track, but never stopping. And
three cows, three hogs and one sheep
were killed. One minute q COW or hOg
was alive mile ahead, and the next
minute was dead Il mile behind. We
are not exaggerating. And when We
offered Mr.. "Joe" ten years subscription
to the Home Journal if he would run Il
little slower, the boys laughed again
and said we were scared. But we were
not. We was only glad to get back to
jackson, and we took a long breath up
on our arrival, and had kind word for
everybody, but "not for Joseph, no."
Thursday evening at the Opera
House was an interesting occasion.
Laucclot Lodge, Knights Of Pythias,
celebrated their seventh annual rc-union,
and the Press Association were invited
as special guests. Miss Jennie B. Mat
tell, Of GAINESVILLE, by arrangement
with the Press Association, read her
poem which had been intended for the
exercises Of the Association. She is
modest, beautiful and intelligent young
lady, and her poem was heartily enjoy
ed. There were thunders of applause
over her allusion to the duty of our
State to not disgrace herself by repuda-
ton. At the conclusion Gen. Camp
bell, on behalf of the Knights, presented
Miss Mattel with a handsome boquet
His speech was eloquent, and delivered
in happy style. And the singing by
the choir Of Jackson ladies lent addi-
tional attraction. Then followed ban
quet, and there was joy unconfed.
Friday morning the Association took
the Illinois Central for Chicago, with
most pleasant addition to their number
of Miss Mamie Brooks, (the lovely
young lady who was with us at Nam
moth Cave last year, Miss Ida Lindsey,
Miss Jennie Mattel, Mrs. b. A. Enloe,
Mrs. Mathes, Mrs. DR.. Fenner, Mrs.
Knapp, Mrs. d. NJ. Wisdom and her
little daughter, Lucille, and Mrs. Card
well. And now for hundreds of miles
we we're carried along as fast as steam
could carry us. We all were hap
py. There were songs, wit, anecdotes,
&c. Each gentleman seemed to be as
anxious to please the fair ladies as the
young King Of Bucharia was to beguile
the journey of Lalla Rookh. Reaching
Chicago our whole party went to the
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