The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-24
Fayetteville, Lincoln County,
Prohibition, &C.
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where we met the pleasant faces OF
Gen. Jno. NJ. Bright and Col. James ii.
Holman. We did not approach Mr..
Bright on the subject of Prohibition,
but he looked MS if had he been squeezed
up little he would at least said, Take
the temptation from our eyes and our
mouths will cease to water for it. 1t
has been said that Col. Holman would
take glass Of beer. BE it so, that pro-
cess is so slow that am satisfied he will
never lose so much time from the study
Of his many law suts--to be prepared
to make his law speechcs-to ever get
under its influence.
Fayetteville i. good town, and is III
habited by pleasant looking people
especially the ladies, to whom will
hereafter refer-apd is fed by two
living railroads. 1t is surrounded by n
thousand hills and as many valleys,
with the rich luvial bottom lands of Elk |
river thrown in for good count. Such
lands are worth one hundred dollars per
acre, in the best gold coin, aud will new
or cease to cheer and animate the
farmer. With fair seasons and proper
cultivation these lands will produce 60
10 r. bushels Of corn per acre, and
when it is worth 81 per bushel, (Which
used to frequently be the case, till much
sitting reduced the price, it would on
" take one and one-fourth Of crop to
pay out to say nothing Of its fine cotton
productions-frcquently making bale
per acre, worth fifty dollars, and the
seed, for its fine oil qualities, thrown in
to pay expenses Of cultivation. 1t is
claimed by many that for cotton it
beats clown South" being freed from
boil worms and the many other pests
attending warmer countries. Elk rlv-
or, in its way through this magnificent
valley region, moves off with rapid cur
rent, and in its course is straight
enough for railroad. This valley is
also rich for clover, as evidenced by the
:. many clover hay-stacks, and the fat,
+ sleek cattle grazing on the fine blue
G grass pastures that we noticed on the
/, way side.
:. On our way back, about midway be
i tween the town of Brighton and Crane
i Junction, in the midst of the wilderness
H. the train wrecked, and was detained
Il about one hour but having parsol
+. aboard who said he was Of Irish birth
10 and who was big talker, we were vel
ID entertained by his relating the man!
70 circumstances that he met up with whel
missionarying through that section iift.
years ago. One day, when crossing Ell
river valley, he met a man stepping
along before pony, with his trusty riff
q in one hand, a chopping ax in the other
and two bear dogs at his heels Upol
that pony was seated his wife and tw
49, children and attached one fryng-pan
ri one skillet, and oId-inshioned pot, and
i; budget or sack Of clothes The woma
w. also carried pair Of cotton,cards in he
or hap, And all was cheerful A scrie
~ Of years after he was called (whethcr b
~, the spirit | know not,) to visit tim
- man. lie found him with 80 negr
Vi slaves and an extended property Other
- Yisc but was unhappy At anothc
M time, when holding Il biz meeting in tn
w., wilderness undor Il brush harbor, wit
III tcnce-raiIs side bysIlc resting on chunk
>, for pcws, and Cotton bales mounted an
10 chair behind for pulpit, in the midst {
- the exercises two big yellow dogs co
N. Jared and tip-toed for a fight, whic
~. caused stampede of the ladies. A
~. sit and stood around Glands off," q
no though they intended fair fgh
~. when hr gathered his chair, came owe
ry handed and soon dispersed the heroes
nm called back the ladies and told them t
leave the dogs ut home next time, an
bring every one of their children
(liencc the crecd.) We then Gale
i him out in the field Of Prohibition
when he at once set up the four point
NJ Of the mpass--and, as is said, the fou
of ends Of the world-and very soon cor
ry WINGED us that when this Christian Ian
he shall rise and sound their trump, tn
he horn Of DR.. Metcalfc, Of Winchester
i. will cease to gore the cause Of Prohib
IT. bition. We well know the Doctor
to one Of our able lawyers and shrcwd PHI
nj losophcrs but it is strange fact tina
u he leaves down gap Of one whole sid
ne of the question to walk out He treat
cs ably Of impossibilitics and unconstitu
G. tionaitics We once heard n man as
Dc that the cause should have fair clatte
ca at the ballot-hox. think that ma
NJ well knows what the political power c
be this Government mcanoth.
IL We will now close by asking that be-
'lr ter feelings snail be cultivated anon
N our editors Of Winchester, as we all low
n, them and teach our children to ponde
n, and love their sayings, and by relatin
III the following: In our days of cducatln
as we noticed the circumstance of n ma
ot taking his son into the wilderness whe
g. an infant to test the fact of the attach
ment OF man to woman. q guess h
was Il COW boy.) lie there KEEP; hin
'SS TIL he he had grown to II years of age
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