The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-10-13
RIPPLING WAVES
Writes Social Family Letter to Her Old
Home.

Home.
LUXoRA, ARK, Oct How varied
are the scenes of this life! Scarce one
month ago | sat in your office, discuss
ing with you and others the different
advantages of the two states those of
Tennessee, still my beloved Tennessee,
and of Arkansas, to which our whole
family feel very much attached. Now,
meath my own vine and fig tree"
pen these lines, fulfilling the promise
made there to write THE HERALD let
ter soon.
A slight indisposition at Columbia
prevented my return home for two
weeks, so that when | did return one
week ago, | found those of my house
hold very weary waiting. 1t really does
make one feel proud to find such a
warm welcome, and just after having
had such delightful visit to the old
home, too; l hardly dare to decide
which was the most pleasant, the visit
or the return. ! found all quite well,
but much complaint of the shOrtness of
the cotton and potato crop. When |
say the potato crop Is about the same as
saw in Maury, the readers will under
tand how prOtitiess it will be, Cotton
was never known to have been so short
here before, they tell us, but the exceed
ingly dry weather has caused it to open
over has nearly cleaned the fields on
many farms 1t was never known to be
prettier, and as the price has advanced
to cents per pound many have revoked
their decision to quit raising cotton,
and will increase the acreage another
year.
Truly this is one Of the finest farming
countries to be found anywhere, and
there are other occupations at which
m Il M In fn n Ii vi nt
The saw mills give employment to a
large number, and farmers who were
situated so they could, have taken con-
tracts for removing lum Der from the
mills to the river, at which they make
| about S4 day for a two horse team. OF
course the expense of feed and driver
must be subtracted from that amount.
Mr.. A, }. Baher, one of Osceola's most
enterprising farmers, ran over to Fay
etteVille, Tenn, during our absence and
married lovely young lady, Miss Octa-
via Woodland, whom we will appreciate
| tie more as neighbOT by being a ma
tive Tennessean. Mr.. Baber has friends
in Columbia who will wish him bon
voyage. lie visited there twice during
the past three years, and impressed
those VINO met him as real gentleman.
Whe / | arrived in Nashville, | found
| | would not leave there until IL 80 in
stead of 8 as | had expected, so / amused
myself watching the many strangers
who had collected there to meet the in
coming trains. My little boy, Bennie
accompanied by one of the grown stu.
dents of the Blind School, Mr.. w. l.
Dale, a very affable gentlemen, met us
there and helped to wear away the mo.
notony of waiting at a depot My at
tention was attracted to two ladies talk
ing with their hands while they uttered
no sounds, nor moved their lips; OF
course | unders TODD them to be deaf and
dumb. On turning in another direction
| saw four boys engaged in converse
ton with their fingers and wondered
why so many of the same aflliction were
there. In short time almost the en-
tire crowd were talking with theil
hands, and upon inquiry learned they
were on their way to Knoxville t.
school, and that their teachers had mel
them in Nashville. 1t was surprising
to see how happy they were to meet
not a sad face among them all, anC
there must have been forty of them
, There we're several colOred pupils, too
What blessing TO those thus afflicted
that institutions of learning have beer
especially prepared for their benefit!
| | acknowledge my appreciation o
"Leshia's" kindly mention of me, AS ais,
of the other correspondents. Their let
tiers are always interesting to member
; of our household. "Leshian should writ
otteneT; we had grown real hungry il
mind for letter from her.
cannot close without speaking ono
more of my visit to Maury. Words fai
= me with which to express my delight a
once more being with my beloved par
ents in their own home and meeting tn
2 other deal ones there and of visitin
2 them in their homes too; of seeing tn
: faces of other kindred aud friends Q
: passing through the streets of beautifu
Columbia and on out the SOwell Mi
= pike to the home Of mother Nicholson
! where / met my husbands sisters, wit
J. their little families and some dea
e friends. IL was truly happy gathering
4 one that | shall never forget Bein
4 physically weak and limited in time,
could not visit each neig Dor near m
old home as / should like to have don
but at each place where l did, il was
a real love feast TO me.
At Cor'nth, the dear little churc
where | used 10 worship, enjoyed II