The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-17
COUNTY CULLINGS,
CULLEOKA.

SOuHB CtudIS AHlNeT III spite OF Unelr
heavy, green apparel. A bright wood
fire dispels the gloom within, but those
CHEEKY flames have lost their wonted
charm for me to-day, and | am in no
humor to loll beside their glowing
warmth. One or those restless, rummag-
Ing moods is upon me, the same that
IN happy childhood was apt to bring
trouble upon my inquistive head. The
"men folks are out az work my boy is
sleeping. | know | shall be left in soil
tude for quite awhile, so bethink my
self of an Out-Of-the-way corner. where
in lies, hat-forgotten, an old trunk;
so | steal away to follow my own sweet
Will. Down into its mysteries / dive,
bringing to light many relics of "ye
o.den times" and precious trt assures of
other days; mere trifles in themselves,
but fraught with such golden memo
ries that il seems as if GOlcOnda had
opened unto me its richest mines. At
last, | find mrthing iuore dear than
all the rest-a little u!d-taShioned writ
ing desk. / remember it was gwen me
on one Of my very youthful birthdays.
1t contains few mOmentOes of buried
years, and bundle of old letters.
"My letters all dead, paper mute and
white!
And yet they seem alive and quivering
Against my tremulous hands which loose
And let them drop down on my knee to-
night"
Then one by one road these foolishly
fond etfusiOnS Of NV old friends and
school-mateS. The Intervening years
slip away from me, and | glide back
into girlhood, once more surrounded by
my merry companions; their bonny
faces greet me and tn ir laughing voices
chime through the silent chamber with
the sweetness Of yOle, Vows Of friend
ship-alas, how early broEen!-are
listened to with the a,ute Vhrllls OF
pleasure and pride. Then comes 2
touch Of the old time bitter pain, when
the discovery of false friend, or CONT
dence betrayer, fell upon me like a
klow. They were hard to learn, those
trst lessons IN the school Of deception,
but limo is great s0Other Of all pain,
and III our wiser and caimer years, we
can even smile owe, the survey of those
little tOljes that made our hearts ache
then. The trials o. to-day are SO much
heavier, orr duties So much stcrncr.
That I'D COMPARISON our younger gIiev-
ances seem "trliles li@At as air. Not
al OF my friends were laIthless. how
Cver' for though we wandered down
civerglng ways q few of us still retain
fond rom mbrauce of each other
Some, like n\scf arr eudeavoriug to
s9iNe jhaI Wor.u-pnrp eEing question:
us MAJ ria.n iulure?' Others are
gay society bellies, worshipng at the
shrine OF Fashion ana TerpischOrc; a
few have sought 10 jnsrrile their names
upon the tab s OF Fame, and gone
away a. pedagUgucS; and others, best Of
all, have journeyed a longer way, even
across the darksome river to the echo
less shore beyond whence no traveller
returns.
Ah!my few moments with memory
are at an end; a startling Interruption
occurs. The door is burst violently
oren, letting in rush Of damp air, fresh
and laden with fragrant scents of the
outer world; Pearl plunges in, excitedlv
eXclaiming, 80. Miss hene! come and
see the old gobber. Pup pulled all the
feeders out Of his tail and he looks so
funnyw
A timely interruption, for it brings
me back to the items, sat me down to
write.
No preaching at the Methodist Church
on last Sunday. Rev, w. W. Groves
was at Hurricane. Rev. Mr.. Frierson
occupied the Presbyterian pulpit, and
Rev. d. ). Osteen preached at Rockdale.
On next Sabbath there will be sacra-
mental services at the Methodist
Church. In the afternoon, Rev. Dick
Tidwell will preach at Rockdale.
Little Rosa Denton, the eighteen
months old baby of MIR. Tom Denton,
died Saturday Of meningitis, and was
buried At Friendship on Sunday. She
was bright little creature, aid was
sick but day or two. We deeply SYM
pathize with the bereaved parents.
Mr.. Jo9 BelltnianG is dangerously i'll
with some chronic atllictiOn. DR.. Cox,
of Columbia, was telephpned yesterday,
to come OUT and perform an operation
upon hun. ! have not yet learned the
result, but trust he will recover.
Rev. Dick Tidw eli, of this place, and
Miss Sallie Powell, OF Marshall County,
were married March Sth, in the Method
ist Church, ut MOoresville, Rev. w. J.
Collier performing the ceremony. They
were quite time making up their
minds to launch their boat upon the
sea of matrimonial bliss. MAY the sea
be smooth before them. | friendly
greet them and wish them bon UOydge.
We had runaway here Friday. A
drummer drove Up o the pOst-Oflice, got
out and went in, leaving his horse and
buggy, alone. passing train fright
ened the horse, causing him to TIn-he
didn't stop until he had torn himself
loose from the buggy. The buggy was
injured.
Mr.. Lee Thompson and Miss Leila
Alternately came oul from Lewisburg
and spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in CulleOka. Miss Lea il
teaching in the public school there, and
Mr.. Thompson is co-principal of tine
Lewisburg Institute DIETER known as
the Haynes -MCLeuu ScnOOD. having
taken the place left vacant by the dea,n
OF Prof. Haynes,
Miss Florence Srhcll, beautiful
young lady from Aberdeen, Miss, has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Lillian
Love.
DR.. and Mrs. J. G.. Williamson have
returned from a two months stay in
New York City. Mrs. Williamson ell
ioyed seeing the sights of the great
city, and the DIR. came back chuck ull
OF medical knowledge.
jim COVey has returned from Nash
vile a full tledged NJ ID.
Mrs. Dick Campbell and Mrs. Bette
Hewlett visited Mrs. Tom White at
Campbell's Station last week.
Misses Maggie aud Sallie Hewlett
and Lutte Graves enliveued the home
of "Nerna," and called on little Meier
rim Osteen, last Friday, A more charm
ing trio of girls would be hard to find.
Nj. Bryant Renfro has sold out the
last of his possessions, and gone back to
Texas. He's as changeable as the moon.
DIR. Walter Fowler and Miss Fay
EubankS, of Texas, surprised the fami-
ly of Mr.. Clabe Taylor by their unex-
pected arrival, last week. DIR. Fowler
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