The Russellville Democrat., 1886-06-02
CORRESPONDENCE
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with q very dignified and paternal air; but as he said nothing Reece Hogins offered to bet two to one that 1t was girl" However, 1t proved to be fne boy mother and son doing well; Jim "as well IS could De expected" !" "A committee of three members of the Sabbath school was appointed on last Sunday to present suitable resolutions upon the death of Miss Lizzie Carter, which occur red here on tho 9th inst. II hear some talk of Jack Bullock of Scotts
 vile for county and probate judge on the democratic ticket. Mir. Bullock is sound democrat and most ex- cellent young man, and would iili that position with credit to the par ty, as we'll as to himself The young men of Dover organized Lit erary society on last Saturday eve ming, for their mutual improvement in literature and morality. The good
 sople of this town should give them . .nple encouragement Tn this enter prise. A town without society Of this character is, as it should be, al ways behind time. .Dr. BayIiss and Andrew White ate . picnic din- ner in RussellYille on last Thursday, and Dr. B. went back again on Sun day. Yedward. why are these things thusly? Judge Cunningham and Attorney Wallace are here holding a special term Of the circuit court.
 On last Thursday morning an ill disposed mob consisting of Messrs. Quinn, Young and son, Hogins and his three sons, Barnard, Perryman, Neal, Rushing, Holledger, Baird, West, two horses, two mules, five dogs, and your Aunt Wash, started for the Owens fordn on Big Piney, 10 miles from Dover, for fishing and hunting excursion. We were
 well equipped for accidents, having carried two gallons of underwear n q big yellow jug. Arrived at II o'clock Q. m. we struck camp, and
 some of the boys clad themselves in additional underwear from the jug as preventive of snakes. After preparing and eating dinner, we all took to the woods and the creek, and "Ere to pole Hecate's summons, The shord born beetle with his drowsy
 hum had rung nights yawning peal" ]"
 we had captured ten pounds of nice trout and tweLty eight squirrels. After preparing and consuming the fish and game, we told yarns, sung solos. laughed, worried each other till we all got sleepy and went to bed. About md night the threat
 ening appearance of the skies, with
 thunder and lightning accompani-
 ment, warned us to beat hasty re-
 treat to an unoccupied house near by. You may think that you have
 heard discordant and uncarthly yells
 intended for music, but you are ms taken in yourself Why the dogs (having good ears for music) actu-
 ally howled for very shame, at the
 miserable efforts of that mob to pro
 duce music. We had been in tho
 house but short time, when "In
 there stepped a--well, we did not know what it was then n--seemingly,
 Of the saintly days of yore." We gazed in mute wonder and astonish-
 ment at the phenomenon. "Had 1t come with the storm to bid us pre- pare to meet Mir. Satan; was 1t the
 accusing spirit ready to wing It's
 flight to Heavens chancery?" were
 the questions that agitated my mind
 in that fearful moment. It had the
 appearance of 22 cartride in 45
 caliber gun; it had two legs, the bot
 toms of which had the appearance
 of having been adorned with lace or
 trimmings Of some kind, and in col
 or were white as the driven snow.
 No man in the crowd had ever seen
 anything that resembled it; if he
 had he was afraid to say so. But Rufe Hogins had seen, not only the
 apparel but the man, who he declared
 to be John Barnard It was said by
 the greatest of poets that the "ap-
 parel oft proclaims the man." but thls time the apparel failed to pro claim anything that looked to me
 like man; and, as l never saw any.
 thing like it before 1 will not state
 my conclusions of the matter. We
 renamed until Saturday morning,
 having killed, in all, 67 squirrels, and
 40 pounds of fish. On that morn.
 ing, the underwear having worn nut,
 we packed up and returned home.
 All things considered, 1 never saw q crowd enjoy trip more hugely, and
 each and every one returned feeling
 much better than when we started
 out. ,. Boys, your Aunt Wash must advise you once more, and l want you take it in good part as it is in
 tended: Never indulge in loud, bois-
 terous laughing and talking when
 you are walking in front of ladies, or passing them. The lady does not generally know whether she is the object of your mirth or not, and if you will think of 1t you can imagine in what an awkward position she is placed by thoughtless talk and
 mlrth. Boys will be such until they
 arrive at the age Of manhood, and you do not mean any harm by 1t.