The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-04-26
waco Texas.

--'Tis Monday evening, and am
sitting in my far-of, western home
awaiting the arrival of my old
friend, THE CITIZEN, who comes
each week laden with good fruit
gathered from the gardens Of my
home land, noting her advancement
in science, agriculture, religion, etc.
We hail her visits as so many GASES
upon which we may rest our weary
feet while traversing this ''trackless
region" which Azyma has so re
Gently discovered. While We quaff
this refreshing cup o pleasure we
we would not enjoy its sweets alone,
but would bid all who have wan
dered far from their native heath
come to my fountain. drink of pure,
home waters and thereby quench
the heart-thirst that naturally at
tends the prodigal. Through this
blessed medium we are led over the
fertile fields, blooming orchards and
gardens into our old homes there !;
INTO the sick room tx mark the i'm
provement o" the invalid; TO the
parlor to judge what suitor frequents
there; and on to festal hall, where
from "Hymen' saltar odors If orange
flowers rise, upon which the fairest
of our friends has presented herself
willing sacrafice" We sit in
Judgment over the toilet, admire the
bridal gifts and in fancy taste the
tempting viands which so enhance
the occasion, and after wishing
them long life of sunny hours, we
are led away to the sanctuary to see
what changes have been made in
clerical courts" and who of our old
friends are gathered there from Sun
day to Sunday; from here we some
| times turn TO the nous" of mourn
ing, where thu death angel has just
poised his gloomy wing and torn
asunder heart strings that culver
with unutterable anguish, but when
our friends are called to pass under
the rod we deem it sad luxury to
weep with them over the new-made
grave of their dead. For are our
hearts not made better by such
baptisms? Ranking uppermost in
our home pleasures are our visits to
the classic halls of Martin College
to watch the glowing sparks as they
fash out from growing minds in
| beautifully coined words, fresh from
1.-The mint of thought" Then away
to Giles College to gather some of
the chips that fall from the shaft
which is being so nobly wrought
into shining ladder, upon which
her gallant sons are fast climbing
to flames dizzy height. And then
we step across some babbling brook
into little rustic school house t.
see with what success some patient
hand is rocking the literary cradle.
While walking along the crowded
streets of Waco a few days since
we were compelled to halt for several
moments to get the attention of
some stupid dOlt who seemed
buried alive IN d news paper, the
morning News or Texas siftings, l
thought as l half wished some vigil
LIANT police would rid the sidewalk
OF such distractions, when upon
looking up espied the well known
face of Pulaski friend as he said,
with that grace that characterizes
Giles countians, pardon my mat
tention, / was just reading the
CITIZEN, and at such times l am lost
to every thing else" OF course 1
gave him my hand in token of my
entire pardon and coincidence. So
on the crowded street, in the merry
throng, or at the quiet country
house we hail "our paper a treas
ure and ask a continuation of its
visits until it is our happy privll
lege to call at her sanctum and have
the address changed to Pulaski,
Tenn. 5. 5.