The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-08

men. Pillow Bethel, son OF our towns.
man, W. ID. Bethel, is one of the most
noted Of these, aud his uncle and neigh
Dor, Col. Ridley, is known rs the mule
king" From the close Of the war to the
death of his father, for many wears identi.
fled with Memphis, Mr. w. d. Beth
ell was the sole manager OF the
Wexford farm OF TOO acres, eight
miles from Columbia, which his SON
now Cultiyatos. lie conducted II on bust.
ness principles and made il pay we'll
Every year he sent drovcs Of mules south,
and OF his sheep and cattle many
score to market. And this ms son con
tinues to do rs the steward Of q great
! property. In front OF the mans IN built
more than fifty years ago 10y Jerome
! Pillow lwho still survives at eighty hale
and vigorous man there lies lawn OF more
than forty acres, the turf OF which looks 10
the eve and feels TO the foot rs do the
| lawns Of the stately homes OF England.
! Like his father, Mr. Pillow Bethel is iondcst
OF country life. ltsgreatcr freedom il wide
contrast TO the cramped confines OF the city
! with lts Journalism and It's closer Compcti-
ton. Everything needed for home con.
sumption, except the groceries, is raised
| upon the place, and all those things most
| priced 10y the city housekcepcr such as
bacon and ham, chickens, cream, butter
and milk, and fruits and vegetables OF all
| sorts, are here at THEN best and in album.
dance. The fat OF the Land is in every
| form and variety in tceming abundance.
/ MT. Bethel, Pillows mother, is rs well
as her husband, an accomplished farm
manager. She has al the economies ut
her fingers ends, aud directed the
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| bands absence within the limits Of
wisely exercised knowledge and skill.
| She is native OF Maury county,
daughter OF jerome Pillow, q grand
| daughter Of the heroic pioneer, William
| Pillow, and niece Of Gen. Gid
con Pillow. System aud order are
everywhere about, and the labouts
well trained and drilled and well
in hand, 90 to their respective tasks rs
| II OF their own yolition and will. THERE'S
| the least possible amount ui friction where
so many ARE employed. Labor Is put TO
It's best use, and notlhg is ordered that
| has not a purpose OF necessity AMI profit
| aud has not been carefully thought out.
| The hand that guides ), Irm in tina, pur-
| pose, and all who are subordinate follow
| Il implicitly.
OF the same blood NJ those who.
about Lancaster anl the surround.
/ Ing region Of Pcnnsy irania, made il the
/ gaplcn spot OF state remarkable for its
| skilled aud prudent farmers the men Of
/ Maury have made IL The garden Of Ten.
/ ncssec. The stream # emigration that
| flowed down the Shenandoah valley from
| Pennsylvania, and thai other which came
over The mountains from North Carolina,
was Scutch-lrish aud Presbyterian. 70
WAS made up Of men aud women who
lied from the English plantations in Ire.
/ land because they we've pcr-pcuicd for
noncuniormily. The .uTmvr were found
| in great numbers iI the continental
I regiments from both those States,
and we're among hose Who, soma
mtcd 10y a wilderness iiYn the "uld North
State, while yet It WIS considering itg
multiplied reasons for separation from the
iuJ,hcr country formed the Wautauga gov
eminent for their mutual protection. They
were also represented IN the affair NJ
All.mancc with the rapSious ndtyanical
GOV. Iryon, and we're anolg the signcrs
OF the MccklCnbrrg declaration which am
iicipatcd the great declaration which Of
itself would makcJciIrSon forever famous
among the immortals. 4 stern, unbcnding
and unyielding race this ScUlch.lfish. il !
by the zeal and selideuial and the logyrd |
siubborncss with which in Ireland II Op. |
posed both King aud Parliament In their !
attempt 10 force il into . recognition OF pre-. |
lacy ~ the most sCriptuml form Of church |
government. They were Republicans gt 1
heart, for did not James l., in one Of his /
stormy denuncaiions Of the Westminster
confession hiMscli admit that no bishop
meant no King Aud ~ IL has proven. In.
dvidunl liberty fegu ted by law, the
compact Of the people, education aud
morality, the equality ui rights aud burdens
These have been the distinguishing prinri.
pies 81 the men Of this face wherever upon
this continent they have been felt IN a dis
tinciye class or co.nny How could
Columbia and Maury C0unty be less than
they are with such a population, such
leaders, such principles, such rich lands
aud scenery that constantly upliits the
heart and clcvatcs the understanding Of
man. The Fricrsong singularly gifted
with godincss, lead To Scotch Irish, who
made this q iccming lari Of plenty, and be.
fore they had erected r0is ior the protection
oi their wives and chi. iron from winters
cold aud summers hea,. built Zion church,
which, like ihc affairs ~ the ancient pntri.
archs stands for monument unto them
until this day. A poOT = with 40 tenacious
q conviction Of saintship could not other.
wise than be strong rlcy gave literal
Interpretation 10 tho Scriptures and r..
winlized the "Old Testament" m part Of
their creed. But besides these there were
other elements that eonspwd to make
Columbia what II H. Myers, famous
lawyer Of many aud great gifts, secured
distinction for the bar and 4. q. T.. Mich.
olson, politician, public printer, senator
and chief justice, for the bench. Rector
Smith, the founder u the Institute"
and after Of the Athcncum, who came |
hithcr from Connecticut, was noted
scholar a scientist Win anticipated many |
oi the discoveries that have made other
men famous, and n nan OF the highest |
culture and atiainmenis. lie was one ofth
builders OF Columbia great reputation,
AMI thousands Of the hest women OF the
south very largely owe 10 him the e1uca-
ton and training that distinguishes
them. lie was a ripe scholar, aud
IN his children and the results Of his
unceasing labos has iuit legacy 10 Co.
lumbia Of which she T. City proud There
are no better schools anywhere than in
Columbia. the public tchOOls being cspcc.
tally conspicuous foi results But the
Athcneum and the institute dominate them
and all other schools, giving point, ~ they ,
do, ~ the history Of the place. Rector |
Beckwith OF the Institute, which h one Oi ,
the most noted Of the schools Of the Epis- I
copal church, long sil.rc found his place ,
among the successful and scholarly edu.
Gators Of the country, and though now ,
well advanced in year il rs enthusiastic
"A la tVua ftyentv-Hvs ar A. iFtv Vpars non |