The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-10-25
WAITS FROM THE WAYSIDE
BY AARON q. DAVIS
Special Tennessee Correspondent.

Autumn in Tennessee.
Hills a-stretchin' dim an lonely in the haze
Hedges bright with golden rod along the
ways
Dreamin' by the medders where the cattle
Craze.
Pickin' cotton in the fields along the road
Black-winged crows a Gavin where the
wheat is sowed;
Big red apples hangin' where the grass is
moved
Wild geese flynn South ard, and the children
shout
At the nuts an acorns fallin' all about.
Hear the dogs barkin' on the rabbit track
Pull the corn an haul the fodder from the
Heap the wood pile fer the winters comm
back.
Partridge whistlin' in the stubble by the
stream,
Muscadines trailin' where the woodlands
Stretchin soft an meller like perfec'
dream,
Flower costs a foatin' on the slghin'
breeze;
Burnin bushes shinin thro' the golden
trees
An the forests melt in red an yaler seas.
Wild grape clusters hangin' by the smoky
hill
An the broom sedge fields are stretchin'
lone an STILL
Doves moanin' by the old deserted mill
Simmons in the old fields, where the
briars creep;
Crickets chirpin' where the withered roses
sleep;
Screech owl cryin' where the shadders
gather deep.
Sorghum cane juice bilin' by the creakin'
Till the moon rise an the night grows dark
an chill
An the hunter toots his horn across the
hill.
Time of beauty-mystic changes far an
near:
Time of harvests when our hearts are full
A Generous Act.
Tennesseans, and especially the peo-
pie of Memphis, have reason to CRATE
fully remember one of the boldest and
most unstinted acts of charity on rec
ord. This act came from a man who
las been the subject of much harsh
criticism, and at time of sorest trial
and need. The generosity of Miss
Helen Gould, who has made such a
sensible use Of her money, is held by
some in marked contrast with what
they term the cold, grasping selfish
ness" of her father, Jay Gould, but this
is mistake. There will always be
enough said of mems faults, but if we
would remember more of the good they
do this would be a better, brighter
world.
The generous act referred to above
was the aid given by Jay Gould to the
yellow fever sufferers of Memphis
when the dread epidemic was so severe
in that city. Part of the record is as
follows:
September 4, 1879, said: 1.-The Howard
Association having battled for two
months with the dread destroyer finds
every dollar in the treasury exhausted,
with several hundred sick and con-
valescent to be provided for"
In his luxurious home far from
danger Mr.. Gould read the dispatch in
the daily press, and this is the re-
suit:
New York, September 5, 1870
w. ]. Smith, acting president How
ard Association, Memphis, Tenn: /
send you by telegraph $4,000 to aid the
Howard Association. l am certain the
generous people throughout the coun-
try will contribute literally to aid your
stricken city. At any rate, keep on at
your noble work and l will foot the
bill. What are your daily expenses?
Answer. Jay Gould"
81 will foot the bill" These words
of the great financier were, at that
time when so much was needed, as bold
as they were generous, and Jay Gould's
critics should at least place this noble
act to his credit.