Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-27
JOHN DUSTY.
Musings on the New Year-Items From
Ringgold.
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How swiftly the years rush by to
us who are on the down grade of
life ! We hardly get accustomed to
writing the date ere the calendar
points to new figures for another
year. Mother sits quietly in her cor
ner musing on the years that have
come and gone. 1t seems but a short
while when she was a blushing mai
den. Look at the careWorn face
every lineament speaks of care and
anxiety; the blush of beauty has
gone; the elasticity of step is no
longer hers. How gently she mo> es
about You leave your impress, O
tleeting years, and make changes
that are not always full of cheer and
comfort. But yesterday the children
were trolicing around our pathway
or lOunglng in our laps. They have
gone now, out on the world, partak-
ing OF lis trials, successes and fail
ureS. None are left 10 us save the
little buds that rest out yonder under
the green sod. In memory they are
still our babies the twenty or thirty
years that have come and gone add
nothing to their age or stature they
were our babes when taken away
from us-they are our babes to-day,
to morrow, forever. When the years
Of our pilgrimage are passed "as a
tale that is told" we expect to meet
our babies on the bright shore, where
time is no more, unchanged and un
changeable.
Our community is quiet; we are
working like beavers, getting plant
beds burned, fences in good fix and
land ready for the seeding time.
Flowing is well advanced ; tobacco is
nearly all ready for the stemmer or
to prize. / think we are at least two
months ahead of the time last year.
The wheat crop looks splendidly;
it is close to the ground and looks a.
if it would be on hand with a large
yield. None of the farmers have
lost any stock lately.
Our community is in an over
average state of health, but very lit
tie sickness outside OF colds. They
are like brandy bitters, Everybody
takes them"
Money is scarce, very scarce; no
body seems to have any, but there is
plenty of hog and hominy in the
land and nobody will suffer. Tobac-
co has commenced to move and bet
ter times are just ahead. Turnip
greens and hog jowl are getting ripe
the hens are laying; the old COB
bier is strutting and gobbling about;
the blue bird can be seen on the ends
of hollow rails; the ewes are lamb
ing and the lambkins are frisking
about; surely good times are just
ahead.
Mrs. Neville Bullet aud Mrs.
Juliet Patten, of Louisville, sisters
of Mrs. J. M. Anderson, are down on
a visit.--Thos. Il. Senseney, two
years a resident of Montgomery
Mills, goes to Linton this week to
live this year. May good luck at
tend him.--Dr. $. j. RolloW is
said to he the best bird shot in the
If he knocks.up his
patients as quickly as he knocks
down a bird, they get there speedily. |
Word, of the Douglas
has taken charge OF
the Stewart Farm for this year
Girls, he is a bachelor, deal gen ly |
with him. AID. Massie has been on |
the sick list tor several days.
With best wishes for you and your
many readers and happy and pros |
porous new year for all, | am little |
SLOW, but are here just the same.
JOHN DUSTY.
Jan. %, 1891.