The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-20
LYNN at Blooming Grove.

Armed with an invitation to attend
the grand temperance rally at Bloom
ing Grove Saturday, my better half and
l, behind good stopper, drove over the
famous old Appian way, the Columbia
| pike, to Pulaski, and out the new Fay
etteville pike, which we found in excel
lent order. The morning was delight
! fully cool; the recent good rains had
revived the face of nature. The luxu-
RANT corn stood nodding in the breeze,
heavy laden with huge ears, on the I'M
dulating hills and valleys. The cotton
fields were a sea of red and white
blooms, prophecying of abundant re-
ward to the husbandman. We passed
the poor house, in which we felt deep
interest, inasmuch as it may be our flu
ture home. 1t is beautifully situated
near a clear running stream, and con-
sists of number of nice framed build
ings, surrounded by nice plank fences,
all beautifully white, and an imposing
brick building with tin Ioof was the
central building. Meadows with fat
stocllay along the stream, shaded by
broad spreading beeches, while back Oh
the upland corn grew luXuriantly. The
poor should be happy.
Blooming Grove was so named in 1920.
She is surrounded by the same grove
now that so named it then. In fact, it
is the only church we know in the midst
of a beautiful primeval beech grove.
1t is nearly surrounded by two purling
crystal streams, and has cave spring
of ice cold water near by. 1t was at the
mouth of this cave the barbecue was
prepared. 1t was here in little school
house just 20 years ago, Lynn made his
first friends in the good county of Giles.
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girls and boys often to the number of
90. L was younger then and loved these
children with the ardor of my youth.
Saturday l met many of them for the
first time since. They were transform
ed from the little girls in short dresses
to the matrOnly mother and the small
boys into the bearded father of numer-
Gus household. We passed that happy |
school period under review and voted |
it the most pleasant part of our lives,
True it is but happy memories survive,
and Saturday will be long rememb ered |
by me as a happy reunion. But L must !
to the bar becue and not dwell in senti- |
ments too tender for the cOmmsn pub
lie. The crowd was large and intelli- |
gent, the speaking fOrceful and els-
quent. pr. Q. g. Alternately openedwith |
the physical illsngendered by intemper-
ahce, followed Dy Hon. d. ". LesGeF Oh
the moral and religious wrecks made by |
its insidiOus corruption and the posi- |
bility OF now freeing the country from
its curse.
Then came sumptous feast such as
might satisfy the most fastivious epicure !
and abundant to fill to safety brigade !
of gourmands. TwentY-seven carcases |
were barbecued besides untold baskets |
full that found their way from the |
abundant homes OF the people of all |
kinds OF garnishments. 1t was a feast |
bespeakihg prosperity and liberality in
a people noted Tor their hospitality,
There was much disappointment ex-
pressed that Mrs. Rose Wilson could
not lecture. The speaking after dinner
was by DR.. Harwell, Rev. A. NJ. Ezell,
ii, L. Booth and others. Lynn was
called on for a speech but had to de-
cline as nothing short of the elOquence
of DemOthsehese " would have expressed
my sentiments on that OCCASION and I
am too old to make my maiden speech
came away feeling it was good to be
there. LYNN.