The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-02-23
From Bedford County,
FLAT CREEK, Fuh. 80, 1881.
Editor Home Journal

Editor Home Journal:
Your paper is stiIl welcome weekly
visitor, the perusal Of which sometimes
recalls to my mind the associations OF
the many friends that hope was left
in my old native Franklin county, in
the migration Of one Of her most humble
citizens and as there has been some ru-
lings in the Legislature Of the press,
you may expect in the short article that
YOU receive from me repetition of the
pronoun |. What little news that
might emanate from my limited knowl-
edge of my adopted county will only,
perhaps, bore the readers of the Jour
nal. BE that as it may, | don't charge
anything, and if it is not worth room
you have a nice depot for what you
don't wish published.
Now, Mr.. Editor, have blazed near,
Iy one page, and have exhausted what
little English | have on hand in trying
to bring my introduction to focus; and
] am aware that it is well known that
! there is nothing ever expected after the
whole time is occupied in writing
nottiny But there are so many things
that crowd my mind | hardly know how
to keep from being disconnected. |
might be presumed that | am home
sick but from the fact that am onl y a
few hours travel from my old play,
t grounds and it has been my misfortune
, to have my little business in such Il
shape that my visits are 50 frcqucn,
3 that my most sanguinc friends are not
. glad to see me, though | do not mean tt
5 think they are sorry Those especially
5 in Winchester always greet me with i
| hearty shake Of the hand, and invaria
f ask me if my plumber isn't just behind
y what house | am going to occupy, ant
Y what expect to follow for IA livelihood
Y &c. OF course they mistake my TEN
/; permanent. ! am not going to b.
y alicnatcd. They will have to strik'
v some other keynote before | deny m,
@ allegiance to the range Of hills south
east Of Elk river. | love Franklin non
4 the less, hut Bedford more. | lief
= those whom hold in grateful remcm
T. brance found clever people here. Lief
T. those who are bound to me by close tie
@ Of affinity and consanguinity; foun'
l. strangers who entertain one, though HI
:. be Il wayfarng man. While there is
G diversity Of opinion in politics and re
o ligion, all seem to be liberal in thci
/ views No man is estimated for cxcr
It cising the elective franchise likcwis
Y in the various pursuits that ever char
9 actcrizes intelligence and civilization
= For instance: All parties here arr
pleased with the L. s. Senator-clcct
n People here are somewhat behind il
= point Of agriculture. | mean they d
Il not farm it so scientifically as they d
= in Franklin county. But they claim
= that there is no use of it, their lands be
=. Ing 50 much more productive-which i
y the case.
!. 1t has been so chilly m this latitude
for the last few months that farmers
i have done but little work on thei
: farms. But " hen it begins to thaw OF
: the south side of the house, the "scoot
:. cr' plows will be taken to the black
smith-shop; and you may see men o
all ages and sizes hunting up ycarling
to Craze the grass that comes early OF
lands that are not cultivated. Cattle
raising is about the most lucrative bust
ness in Bedford county. Sheep'hus
banIry would be a good business but fo
> the worthless dogs. There has beef
= hundreds of fine sheep killed by dogs
in the last few weeks, in an area Of .
f few miles of Flat Creek-a thrifty vii
= lagc with three dry goods houses, TIVE
blacksmith-shops, a wagon-shop, a cabi
net-shop, 4 steam saw-nill with attach
, ments for dressing lumber and manu-
featuring all kinds of door-shutters
t windowb blinds, sash, &c. two churches
= and good school, with Il. p. Brennan
Principal. A good market here for al
kinds Of produce. Horses, mules, cat
tie, hogs, sheep, turkeys, geese, chick
ems, eggs, &c, find a ready market here
for cash.
=, | haven't, as yet, attended the horse
swaps at Shelbyville, but have under
stood the jockey yard at that place com.
pares favorably with any of the town,
in the State. 1t may be that my
finances will compel me to visit the
grounds in the near future; if so,
will give you the dots" More anon.
NJ.
Promise Of q New South