The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-12-23
CULLEOKA NEWS.
Verna's Pen Picture of Some of Column
bias Lawyers.

yerna's Pen Picture of Some of Column
bias Lawyers.
CULLEoKA, Dec. 2O-Merry Christmas,
friends of the HERALD, and many nap
DIV returns of the same! Some OF you
Will be reading this greeting Deslue the
blazing yule-fire little time from now,
while the Christmas chimes are ringing
through the land. To those whose an
of life is vet in the golden by-and-by,
the sounds are full of hope and beauty;
to others, who, having passed the De-
lectable mountains, are truuglnS on 10
the Valley-clods beneath, they bear
far-off sad echo; yet, in one respect,
their reyerberatiOns fall alike on the
ears of merry and mournful-they are
the birthday bells of the Babe OF BETH
lehem. =,
of ali the DAYS of all the year, veal
classes and people-draw nearer to each
other now, in common Interest, IN com
mon sympathy; for while the ChrlsI-
mas anthem rolls through the WorIu;
our hearts must be somewhat attuneu
to the heavenly harmony waking Ju-
deals hills two thousand years ago
peace on earth! goodwin 6@ih% .i6 t0Wsrd
sympathy, charity, should fill our
souls, when we think that for us, one
and all alike, dawned that blessed
apocalypse, arose that holy hymn that
angels grew brighter in singing?
Nv Thoughts go out thus, and friend
lv greet YOU, though many of us have
never met, save by our representatives
in these columns; many OF us may
never meet until that bright and never
ending Christmas day, when, all gath
ered fogether in sour Fathers man
sion," we sing in chorus, "GtorlG 4"
eTceLSisr
But I had few items to write, and
now | must at them.
Onite a number from this place had
the great pleasure of hearing eX-GoV.
Bob TaVlOr's lecture on 1.-The tlddle
and the Bow" in your city, on the
night of December 18th. Those VINO
ton; that it was lot of perfumed non
! sense with no small admlXture OF
| wholesome thought and sound sentl-
ment. L wish l could have heard 'our
| Bob"
King are candidates for the office OF
post master, at this place, that office be-
| ing vacant because of the death OF our
late post mistress, Mrs. James HlcK-
| man. Both gentlemen have had eNpe-
rience in that line, aud either would
| make an efficient post master. success
| to the successful.
Mrs. W. II. Wilkes fell down one day
| last week and received severe, thouSh
| not serious injuries.
Mr.. II. B. King has been quite sick
but is out again.
Mrs. r.. o. Wilkes has gone to Kansas
City Mo-, to spend some "a tlme with her
| Miss Minnie Hewlett has returned
from a pleasant visit to friends IN
| Gallatin.
| Messrs. Benson and Yves Evins, of
| Columbia, were out this week. They
have MANY warm friends in CulleOEa-
! Mrs. NJ. X. Alternately and daughter,
Miss Leila, of Lewisburg; misses
! Brownie Tomlinson, Nicely Alternately,
Ella and Katie Henderson, of the
| Franklin College, Messrs. Burt Taylor;
| Tom stephens and Rev. w. w: Graves
| two sons, of Wall IL Moneys schooI,
and Messrs. Jim Convey and WllI Moore,
! who are attending the medical lectures
| at Nashville, will be out the latter part
of this week to spend the Xmas h0l-
DAYS with the "home folks" in Gully.
Congratulations to our Presiding FL
! der w. j. Collier and bride-elect, who
will join hands and hearts at full
| Xmas-tide. The al nOuncement was
news to us all.
! Mr.. Editor, what has become OF
"Richard?" / fear he has seen snakes
and wusser," he remains so quiet; ana
| that salt and pepper I've been saving
for him so long has lost It's Strength
I verify believe. Please resurrect MN IN,
| for his letters were enjoyed by the
| HERALD readers.
| The following sketch will give your
readers at distance fair INTRODUCTION
to many of the bar of Columbia. write
| 1t mainly for the benefit of a friend, who
has written to me in regard to locating
at Columbia to practice law.
TO OUR COLUMBIA LAWYERS.
! Lawyers are not always liars. They
| are as necessary as preachers, and the
| old bible quotation, "WOe unto We Pharl-
sees, hypocrites, lawyers, has Peeh TOO
| many lawyerS-ten of whom we know
| either personally or from character
and for honor, veracity, and nobility OF
| character, their shining examples are
undoubtedly worthy of emulation by
| the youth of the land.
The firm of Figuers & Padgett is as
! everlastingly established as are the rock
ribbed hills of cold Kaintuck." Physio-
logically these two gentlemen are as
| opposite as the North and South poles.
| Padgett is humorist. He wades into
! the hearts of men with smile, anu
I impresses his logical conclusions with
we'll timed anecdOte. He is always the
centre of a jolly crowd, and his voice
never fails to attract and please. On
| the highway, he extends the hearty
| hand of friendship, and in business, the
mailed hand of the pretorian.
| Figuers rarely ever jokes His brow
| is usually knit with thought He can
not be termed a recluse, though ne rs
rarely seen in a crowd. When ne ne
laughs, it is an inward chuckle; when he
| talks, it is in a matter-Of-fact way, ana
not to please an audience. Figuers sub
sists upon the subStantiaIs; Padgett
| Drefers a mixture with dalntleS. IL
| Figuers drank whiskey, he would take
it straight. If Padgett drank, he would
''take a little sugar in his'n." Both are
married. Thus it is we find them. Both
are able lawyers, and these varied Ill
VerSitieS make their association lhueeu
| happy one.
SoutHall IL Smiser are both young
| men, Before them is the great world OF
possibilities, and, step by step, they
have commenced to climb the renoW ned
| ladder that has grown slick by fellows
sliding down. The star that presided
/ DER their natal hour was indeed
propitiouslone, or my: horoscope VS.
/ ions are fraud,
| Southall ia a versatile man. In him
are combined the elements OF an orator,
| the genius OF a statesman, ana the 1T
| stincts of farmer. He can relate the
same narrative ia thousand dlnerenC
STYLES, and, at each rehearsal, clothe the
thought in a gorgeousneSs of attire that
! is appalling. His tongue IS dangerous
| weapon for any man to fall up against
Smiser is studious and reserved. He
| is storing his well-balanced Uranium
with useful information, and applies
himself to the arduous duties of office
work with that calm resignation that
would do honor to martyr.
George L. Hughes is a fine lawyer.
He commands attention by his calm
and placid manner. He would lead
rather than force, invite rather than
co mmand-bold as a lion, gentle as
lamb.
George Taylor Is a whole team in
himself. Versatile, genial, combative,
persistent, yet kind, he always "gets
there, Eli" in every case he under
takes,
VOORHEES, q Fowler constitute a fine
team. Their office is always as neat as
a pin, and they are scrupulously cor
rect and precise about everything.
Both are young men whose follies
ceased with their youth. They are not
practical in all things; at least they do
not demonstrate it, for 1t takes them
quite while 10 realize the fact that
s'civilized men cannot live without
cooks" They do not parade them
selves before the world. To appreciate
their many talents, you must know
them. Deep waters run silently and
smooth. VOORHEES, is quiet and re-
served, persistent and thorough
Fowler is eloquent, jolly, and one OF
your Lem Padgett kind o. man.
Wilkes q russell are both pecn Larry