The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-16
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| oEfIEMBER Il, 1861.
Editor Courier Correspondence is what
you want. Well, here goes. live in nc
village, nor even have the advantage oil
a cross roads grocery, or blacksmith s
shop to aid me in gathering the gossip
/ and news items of my locality. I live in
what is called the hills of Fulton county
but this hill country is not to be de-
spised
Changing the person, We have fair
crops considering the drouth and tilage,
| in fact better than many localities which
claim superior soils. However, we do not
wish to crow over the misfortunes of
others, nor vainly toss our heads-for we
are modest people, humility being our
biggest yirtue-bnt only desire to speak
of our section as it justly deserves. Not
only are our crops fair, but we have had
an abundance of water for domestic use
and our stock Our springs and wells
flow on as if no drouth was prevailing
And above these good things we have had
through the summer, so far, most excel
lent health. The fact is we can boast of
more aged people than any other portion
of the county of the same area. And as
for children, ask the census man. No less
than hve, if they have had time, are to
be found N every house, and often a dozen
or more. Our grown up young men are
''stalwarts' in manly proportions-and if
they occasionally get up a small row and
box each other little, it is only from an
exuberanee of good health and overflow of
spirits. And the girls-they are real
mountain dasies-rosy checked graceful
in form, and, of course, perfection itself
in all other things. These evidences
prove clearly that our hills aud valleys
are exempt from malarial sickness.
Your emigration society-that is If you
ever have one--may brag on us, or rather
our little Switzerland. We can take in
few of the ID TURNER'S" provided
they have something to take IN. Unless
they come well "heeled we don't want
EN-, as we have already a full supply of
the uuheeled
The man who was shot few nights
ago, is getting along very we'll al this
time, Whoever the gang may have been,
1t is clear that no lillian had "a hand in
the dastardly act. Our reputation Is per
haps no better nor worse than other dis
tricts of the county, and we don't like TO
be charged with crimes in which we had
no participation, and which we all CON
denim and feel Mortified over.
Picnics have not occurred so frequent
ly this as the past summers. It may be
that the ''old mans" article, published in
the COURIER year or two ago, and of
whom it is now said "has lost his useful
ness" had something to do with abolish.
ing the nuisance.
Manhood, when vergiug into age, grows Thought
fat,
Fun OF wise saws aud moral instances"
am not sure that the quotation is ex-
actly correct-but Shakespear is not one
Of our school books. At least it has not
been recommended by the Board of Edu-
cation as yet. A supply of the Legends
of ye Ancient Kings" is needed badly
your book sellers would make money by
ordering a lot.
Can't give you any thing specifically Of
the movements of our young people.
fhey visit and receive visitors. Their
are mostly held at Uncle Nick
Combs Spring, on Sunday evenings.
Bellies and beaux congregate there much,
and they say, l expect, about as many
silly things as those who resort to-more
places.
The COURIER has some circulation in
he mountains, but should have more. l
will try and stir up the matter, aud per-
laps induce more of our people TO take ".
HoOPPoLE.