The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-05-10

Was "that any lady ia ..nbia
could real them ana not nee anything
Ia cAuse her 10 blush" Aud this
message has awakened line Of
thought that might not be amiss
here.
In the first place, why should the
outside world suppose that horse
men and horse talk should be rougher
than any other? There is nothing,
absolutely nothing, about horses
ana stock raising ia general 20
merit such sentiment becoming
VeneTal-thOugh such in fact is the
case, as we must reluctantly admit.
Stock raising was mans tirst and
most primitive vocation. Out on the
plains of Asia, under tue stars of a
Oalmy sky, the night winds kiss the
rugged cheeks of old Abram watch
ing his tiocks, even before God
changed his name to Abraham, the
blessed: His descendants followed
not only his vocation but even par
took OF his strong spiritual Intellectu-
atty, aud to sucn All extent were the
two Ombined-f1Ock- tending and
Gods religiOn-that hand in hand
they went through all these years,
even To the birth of Christ And il
we needed any further argument that
stock raising Is AS elevaIIug as any
vocation, surely the fact that He, the
puresI man that ever was born, WAS
born in mauger," among the
cattle, away from the inn, "because
there WAS no room there" should be
sufficient.
1hen why should such q sentiment
that horse aud stOck-Ialk il not fit
for the puTe-becOme general? Is il
the fault of the animals? No, be-
cause even hOrse-frOm the exercise
OF study patience to the control OF
his fiery temper aud appetiles-can
often teach his master a lesson.
There is nothing low in the horse,
nothing in the vocation, nothing in
the rearing, teaching, and racing
him. Whatever evils arise comes
only from mans impure use OF this,
as well as many other blessings.
"But man, proud man,
Most ignorant of what he's most
aeSur ID
His CLASSY essence
Like AN angry ape
Plays such fantastic tricks before
high heaven
AS make the angels weep"
The sentiment arises, in the first
place, from carelessness in speaking
among hOrsemen themselves which
grows to be habit, and might as well
have been expressed in different Ian
guage at first or not at all; and, in
the second place, because strong
hOrsemen have not yet been able to
separate their calling, as they should
do, from the vulgar, the low and vi
ciOus, who pOllute the atmosphere at
what should be gentleman and
ladies pleasure-sight-ar race for speed
and endurance between well matched
horses. And both of these evils can
no, t.apan1ia1 and hni,,.r ra,,,aIfnI
by hOrsemen by the thousands, who,
even in their vocation, may by hon
esty, fair dealing, gentleness and gem
tlemanness in their chosen business,
bring it up to the standard its import
ance and honesty demands To do
this is the pardOnable pride and con-
slant endeavOr of every honest stock
man in the county.
How thu Farmers Talked Last Saturday
Pitts Perry, of Bigbyville: 1--WE all
read your column with interest. Just
say, if you wish to report me at all
corn is looking well and plenty for
ward; wheat is looking remarkably
well and prospects most favorable,
on clover land; on stalk
land not so good. Oats never looked
as well in my opinion in ten years,
and as for Irish potatoes, they are out
of sight as you hOrsemen say. Yes,
sir; the crop prospect is far ahead OF
last year for this time of the year.
Clover and grass are fine also"
II. i. Figuers, Esq: Yes, rode out
to my farm at Duck River yesterday,
and it's a treat to a hard worked law
yer to see how things look. l have
as good corn and wheat crop as could
well wish for; the potatoes are far
ahead of last year, and it would make
hon y nloh IN hnNu hn
and Jerseys are growing. / want tn
say to yOu."-"The State agains
John Smith," said Judge Patterson,
and our farmer lawyer was soon busy,
leaving his sentence unfinished.
j. w. 5. Ridley, Jr., Mt. Pleasant:
II don't consider the prospects alto
gether as bright as last year; corn was
planted late and got poor start, and
potatoes in some places were badly
frOst-bitten and sent up too many
shoots. My wheat is not as good as
last year thin in some places ami
thick in others. The prospect on the
whole, l think, is hardly up to las
year, though / find many differ with
me-"
John w. Medley, Bigbyville: a.
nave been away for ten days or more
md find strong improvement since
left. Corn is yet little backward
never saw wheat look better for this
line of the year. Oats are good. PO-
atOes are good. The condition, "A
with last year, is much be-
er, think"
Col. Notgrass, Sunnyside: "Gener-
lily speaking, | think the crops ar
hardly up to last year, but you knoN.
raise more fruit than anything else
find we will have a partial crop o.
an abundant crop By
my means"
He Knew Good Breeding.