The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-12

1000 inhabitants situated on the banks
of Duck river; whose houses are only
owned by men of wealth; built and sur
rounded by all modern improvements
that wealth will furnish and in
locality where you have only to wish
and shrubbery will grow most luxu-
riantly. Such place is this. 1t is sur
rounded by fruitful, populous coun-
try. The country houses, some of them,
will compare favorably with the best
houses of Euclid street. Nor are the
houses the only attraction. l must say
that here is an Eden of pretty women.
Every balcony, window and door seems
to abound with them. 1t is true, how
ever, that they might as we'll be in
Cleveland for all the good it does us, for
blue uniforms are not current here.
Still we know they have eyes-yes
thOughts-and Uncle Sam carries his
dignity accordingly. You no longer
see that negligence in dress, arms and
equipment so common on the march.
Strong boots are exchanged for French
calf of the smallest dimensions and
mustaches receive the exquisite military
curl. But it is Columbia we are speaking
of, though nightly we expect to knock
it and its fair inhabitants into a cooked
hat. But we love it still and think it
would be delightful, in the character of
a conquering hero, to rush down and
eXtricate those forms from falling tim
bers, masonry, etc.
"Bnt can tell you mother land no
joking) that this is the greatest place
for good-looking girls ever saw. This
morning while riding in from the coun-
try came nigh having a chance to pull
splendid vision of lOveliness from the
turbulent waters. Though the frantic
horses reared and plunged they would
not turn the carriage off the bridge,
which | was in hopes they would for it
was only about ten feet high. An old
Niger driver succeeded in quieting
them before l could dismount and
rescue or assist. But the girl seemed
to appreciate my hopes and intentions,
for she showed her colors in the shape
of white handkerchief as the carriage
darted bv. Now who knows but had
a splendid chance for hundred niggers
and a plantation with all improve
ments! l could not learn her name.
"We manage to trade for and steal
plenty of potatoes and corn, which ex-
perience has made us skillful in cook
ing. Apples are abundant and peaches
have commenced to ripen. Thus you
see if we could only have a dance or
fight we would be happy NED"
Aug. l, 1852. 1t is reported that
five hundred prisoners confined at
TT. Delaware took the oath of
allegiance on the 3lst. Western
governors are preparing for a draft.
We all went in the lake bathing,
without guard this evening. We
suppose it will be our last. The
water gradually deepens, not coming
up to the head until some seventy
five yards from the shore.
Sunday, Aug. 3. Sunday is al
ways a dull day for news as we get
no daily papers that day. The
Ichaplains were to-day uncondition-
ally released. Five of us now oc-
cupy room intended for ninety. 1t
is a new and a clean room and we
are enjoying ourselves better than
we have since we were captured.
AS we have no check upon us we
follow the bent of our inclinations.
We struggled in bottle of gin to-
day. Since we have seen that an
exchange was agreed upon we are
very impatient to leave this detest-
able place.
Aug. 4. The free negroes had an
excursion on the Island Queen in
commemoration of the emancipa-
ton in Hayti. The Fremont Jour
nal does not like tho way the
secessionists over the bay have of
publishing their character by black
flags" 1t says, "As the Island
Queen, loaded with excursionists
from this place on Tuesday last,
passed the Rebel headquarters
JohnsOn's Island, our troops cheered
the music, but the Rebels from one
window displayed and waved a
black flag and from another window
floated bloOd-red flag. We have
seen the black flag hung out down
South, but never anticipated seeing
it in Ohio. Why do our officers in
charge of the Rebels allow such
things? Were we on guard, we'd
instantly shoot down the rebel who
dared to offer the insult.
From the Buffalo Commercial
Sec. Seward has ordered the U. s
marshal of n. Y. to arrest every one
found discouraging enlistments anC
place them in FIT. Lafayette. Suct
an order to the marshal of this dis
trict would be productive of good
as we have some in this county
whose time is pretty well occupied
in the shameful work of preventing
enlistments.
Craven, of Indiana, said in 6
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