Greene County herald., 1906-08-03
Again On The Wing d.

Again On The Wing.
EDITOR Misunderstanding Leakes-
vile at noon Tuesday of last week,
we headed for the northwes tern part
of the county, a section we had never
been in. Our first objective point,
Prentissville, wherc we found the
Cochran boys and Lloyd Kittrell,
both draining these extensive pine
forests, the former taking the life
and the latter taking the body OF th2
tree. What wonderful tree the
pine is. It furnishes our homes, it
incloses our fields, it supplies mate
rial for our bridges, it supplies our
fuel and light, is one of the first rem
edies for a cut, bruise, Sprain and
numerous other ailments: Again we
say, what wonderful tree is the
pine. we can not ennmerate these they
number so many.
While at Prentissville we visited
the school taught by Prof. Joe John
son and found an interesting school
of boys and girls, aid over all the
pleasant face of Prof. Johnson. He
has many OF those qualities that make
q good teacher and his reputation
has gone out before him. The peo-
pie here as in other places could have
a good house with but little expense
more.
1t being near the close of the
school we remained at the village till
after school hours when we left ac-
companied with the pleasant Master
Henry James and lite sister for their
home where we spent most pleasant
night, and who would be in the home
of Phil james and not say Il pleas
ant time.
Wednesday morning we left friend
Jane and wended our way to the
still of Dunnam Bros. and found
them with others engaged as we find
many over this county, and here we
rested and after taking refreshments
with friend Geo. Dunnam, and then
found our way leading toward Graf
ton and the home of the jolly Willis
Valley where we spent tue night very
pleasantly and with the encourage
nlent we had been having, we depar-
ted Thursday morning with renewed
interest and energy on our mission
and found ourselves at the home of
Carl Ho ri where we enlisted the iu-
terest of his Neice in our school. We
next drove to the home of Layford
Valleys where we took a pleasant
meal ard met his interesting family
and tried to leave with them some
favorable thoughts concerning our
school, Leakesyille Graded High
School, and from there we went to
father Richard Valley S and was dis
appointed that he was not at home
as we were anxious to see the father
of a whole community of such people
as were the people of this communi
ty. When you are in this part of the
county and meet man you may adj
dress MIN as VALLEY, it in this you
are mistaken, just call him Mr.. Wal
ley's sou-in-Iaw and you will almost
hit it, then think of Father Richard
Valley. We drove over to Alex
Valleys and being fond of good
steak and having d good scent for
such things, we soon landed here
and found we had struck it just right
for one of the bovine family had lost
a member which was to go TO sustain
life in some of Father Adam S chill
dren.
We spent a most pleasant night
and our heart made glad by encour-
aging words, we babe them good bye
and headed for W. K. Valleys where
we found this fond couple (y) as jolly
as ever any youth with his youthful
bride could be, and were pleased, to
have had this pleasure of being IN
their home. We had the hearty as
surance of their good will toward us
and then taking his subscription for
the HERALD, we departed with his
directions for ]. e. ]. Valleys where
we had a pleasant interview with his
most cstimable lady and daughter,
and after laying our case before them
and having kind and encouraging ex-
pressiOns from them we drove over
to the school house where Miss -
McCorcal is teaching an interesting
school, and spent q little while with
them, then as it was near high
noon and almost time for calling
to refreshments, | departed for Mr..
Henderson where ! spent very
pleasant two hours and then depart
ing with the good will of Mr.. Hen
derson, his good wife and the young
men, his sons in-law, proceeded te
the home of Mr.. Columbus Freeman
and, as was my custom, | placed my
cause before them as we'll as | could
and left them till future days may
give the result of this visit, and
reached the home of friend Geo. Dun
mum where | spent the night and re
ceived from his good cheer, when
turned my way for Leakesville tc
ind that had not been missed as
much as / certainly thought ! should
be, but this is common for we are
never as much thought Of and missed
| by others as we think we are, and
tue only way, or at least one way tt
form. some idea Of how much we