The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-05-10

and still threatuin. No club there
and to tell you the truth I'm glad
Of it, | am. They wouldn't let me
in, nor none of my kind, and I'm
glad it's dead"
well, Ike, what do you think oil
this country compared to Giles
county," was asked.
mo comparison-none. Giles
county's got twice the best lands.
three times the best water, finer
stock, a better climate, better peo-
pie, more wealth and the prettlest
women in the world. The only add
vantage this western country has
got is in git np With the same
thrift and enterprise in Pulaski as
is shown here in Fort Smith that
town would to-day have $4,000 in
habitants. No doubt about it.
And Mr.. Brooks proceeded in the
above strain to give his views, which
we all agreed were sound and cor
rect. After talking with him two
or three hours we carried him over
to the federal court where q dozen
or so of wild Indians of the Kiowa
and Comanche tribes were TO be
sentenced for various offences, grad
ing from the su allest misdemeanor
up to murder. Ike appeared very
much interested at the novel sight,
and especially so in a Comanche
warrior who, when sentenced TO six
months imprisonment, arose and by
permission of the court through an
interpreter said he had a squaw and
four little papooses; that so far as
he was concerned he could stand it;
it was just one month each; his
month was all we'll enough, but lily
could the squaw and little papooses
stand their respective thirty days,
with their warrior brave gone and
no one to kill the buffalo or deer and
supply the wigwam. And as he
spoke in his rich native tongue, his
bright eagle eye fairly glistened, his
form became erect and his gestures
those of an orator whom nature had
framed as such. Indeed, so manly
was his appeal that the court COM
muted the sentence to one month
instead of six. Ike said it was
right, and TO my surprise and en-
barrassment he got right up in the
court room and walked over TO the
warrior and extended his hand in
congratulation, but the "brave"
drew back from him in scOrn and
refused his hand in turn, and then
it was lke's turn to get mad. and |
assure you that as well as you know
Ike Brooks you never heard him so
abusively profane rs he was toward
that same Indian.
Ike has come 10 remain, and gets
in the city stock yards,
where he'll doubtless do well.
| have been here since September
last and have since that time been
in business for McCorkle e Co,
wholesale grocers. with very fair
salary.
Charley Bell is at Oak Bower,
about 10 miles from here, and is
head clerk of j. r. HARDWOOD d Co,
the largest business house in the
place.
DR.. Stevenson is practicing medi-
cine with his father-in law, DR..
Slaughter, and is doing well. He is
a most excellent gentleman and q
splendid physician.
Mr. Taliaferro has been sick Il
great deal and at one time, while l
was sitting up with him, the doctors
thought he'd hardly live IL hours,
but he pulled through and has al
most entirely recovered his health
and is doing good business at the
law.
We get the CITIZEN here regularly
and you just have no idea what n
pleasure it affords us. 1t reaches
here Sunday morning and we all
spend the entire day reading it,
advertisements and all. Yours
GEO. L. w.
Mr.. Brooks is mistaken in one
fact. The felLotO who writ up" the
persons referred to was a woman
an authoress of Murfreesboro. ED.