Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-04-29
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EDITOR CHRONICLE Since my
last, have been quite busy, spend
ing most of my time in pastoral
work. / am more and more en-
couraged every week as to the sue
cessful issue of my labors. 1t has
been said to me, more than once,
that / had come to this country at
an unfortunate time, and some have
gone SO far as to say, that it was the
worst time that / could have come.
OF course, these differences came
from those who were looking main
ly al the temporal side and from
human standpoint. | must confess
that humanity speaking, it did
seem good deal that way. There
had been two successive failures in
crops from drought, causing great
restitution and want, and invOlv-
ing the farmers in heavy indebted
ness. Dependency seemed to rule
in the hearts of the people and bust
ness generally seemed paralyzed.
A dreadful Smallpox panic1met us
at the very threshold and added to
all this, the overflow with its dread
full details of suffering came. All
these certainly were dreadful and
cast dark shadow over this land.
But, God be thanked, the clou Is
are disiparting, the shadows flying,
and the darkness disappearing in
the temporal sky, and the effulgence
of the spiritual light can be better
appreciated by reason of the dark
ness through which we shave passed.
1 am beginning now TO think that l
have come here in the very best
time, to do good, which is the great
object of my coming. As to tempo
raj interests, am confiding them
in the hands of Him, who rules the
tempest and causeth the calm, who
reduceth TO want and maketh to
abound. So far we have been bless
ed and have MT suffered.
We meet good congregations at
every appointment and have an
intelligent and appreciative people.
/ visited this week, a neighbour
hood where l had not been before,
except in passing on the edge. l
think it the finest farming section
have seen. 1t is through the heart
of this region that the proposed line
of railroad passes, mentioned by
your correspondent T.. w. II. BY
the way, hope he will write again
soon for your paper. / handed the
CHRONICLE, containing his letter,
to Il number of friends here and
they read it with Interest. The
building of that road will be hailed
with pleasure by this entire conmu-
nifty.
Considerable excitement prevails
i'll some sections about the ravaSee
of species of cut worm or what
some here cau the bud worm.
Whole fields of corn have been al
most entirely destroyed by it in Il
few hours. l heard it said that ii
gentleman looking over his field
was gratified to find a good stand,
but on examining, next day, found
it nearly all destroyed. This, it is
said, is not general, but only in GER
tain localities, and mostly the case
with corn planted moderately late.
The early planting is out q. Tie way
of the cut worm. Some say there
are yet two alternatives favorable
to success. One is to soak or roll
the seed in tar, the other TO wait
until May for planting, when the
sun will be too hot for the worm.
Some cotton has also been destroyed
by this pest.
The Oat crop is very fine and
heading. 1t will soon do to reap.
Grass is most luxuriant and abund-
ant. Gardens are doing well. Ibid
my first transplanting of sweet pO-
tato slips on the 18th of April.
Irish potatoes (new crop are being
used. The peach crop is bending
the trees with its abundance.
The day of the smoke-pot is near
ly spent, Buffalo-gnats have been
superseded by buck-gnats, or tur-
key-gnats, black-gnats, pepper-gnats
etc. These last, if possible, are
more pestiferous to human flesh,
but less dangerous to the life OF
horses, cattle and hogs. Another
little creature of recent acquaintance
is the sand-fiy. l never saw him,
and therefore cannot describe him.
l shall never forget impressions
received from him, however,
through the sense of feeling, as
rolled from side to side, one Satur-
day night, with sleepless eyes until
morning. 1t is only an occasional
thing that these give trouble and
had / known it Il little smoke
would have put them to flight.
1t is a real pleasure to ride over
these beautiful roads diversified
with prairie set with mounds and
fare5ts of stately trees.
JOHN III. GOLD.
Hamburger, Ark, April 20, 1872.