Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-10
Editor sLoudon Free Press

| 4
see in your issue of the 23d Dec, what does
pretty well to constitute an unique christmas
horn; entitla 'the Blasted Genius" or "a genu-
inc snake Story The writer will excuse me in
passing, at least, a slight eulogy on the produc-
ton. Although have not the least idea who
he is, vet if coming in .jurfaposition with one
of those enormous seypents of which he speaks
and which "Newt'' is said to have, inhumanly
massacred, works so miraculously on youthful
flesh blood and brains; we may be assured that
he 1.-THE writer,) has never approached sufficient
| ly near one of the garments to touch it with
forty-foot pole: if SO, then whence that shrewd
descriptive genius?-that chaste and popular
style, and diction lofty?
know not what the feelings of your readers
may be in other sections, yet in this; news of
your tasty contributor being attacked by a
snake, either artificial or natural would wiring
from the eyes of many tears of deep regret and
Responding sorrow We will look with earnest
solicitude in your columns, for the future, for
the offspring of his healthy and unimpaired
brain. 1t is certainly true that many items of
deep and abiding interest are allowed to slum
Der in the rubbish of bewildered foryetfulness,
merely, for the want of qualified person to
report them. But the time which have, here
tOfore been entitled to "a wink" are passing
away. The sun of enlightened and liberal
freedom is now casting his broad sheets of pure
light throughout our far extended land. All
that is necessary, is, that we guard well our al
ready accumulated INTEREST," and accordingly, l
would suggest the propriety of procuring the
passage Of branch of the "Maine Liquor
Law or something leaning that way, prohibit
ing tie making, selling &C., &C., of snGkes!!-
1t is possible that l was more than usually in
tereSted inthe "snake story from the fact that in
gone-by years | was quite well acquainted with
the party" that figures most in the story. In
deed, have heard him relate the awful circum-
stance frequently. Of course the facts were
stated by him in very unintelligent manner,
yet with as much clearness as could be expect
ed of one whose intellect has suffered so great
ly. He is. however, thought to be GONZALES
cent. He eats heartily and rests tolerably well
| at nights quite particular in examining his
bed for snakes, and seems to grow excited at
the appearance of handsome welldressed Ia
dy-is apt under such circumstances, to run ell
Their one way or the other; or stand STILL lis
true he occasionally looks up toward the stars,
yet suppose, when thus engaged, his thoughts
tbo,, IS l..
brated author whilst surveying nest Of fulsome
| toads
In case your correspondent should at any
future time desire to have his narratue publish
ed in pamphlet or book form copyright secur
ed of cOurse;) being pretty well acquainted with
the facts, as aforesaid, l herewith furnish him
the following Eirata, and as a compensation
will only ask a specimen copy:-The celebra
ted battle was not fought in Nov. A, but in
July ~. The report of the commanding Off
! Ger was: killed l; wounded l; missing all the
rest. An armistice of fifteen thousand seven
hundred and nineteen years, seven months, thir-
teen days and half was agreed to the follow
ing morning and in Pursuance of the terms
thereof, arms were stacked Immediately, if not
sooner.
Allow me to remark, that it is truly to be la
mented that beligerent parties can find no other
means of adjusting their difficulties except the
shedding Of blood; yet so it is since the ille-
| gal intimacy between the serpent and our prom
inent mother in Eden. One party will encroach
on the unquestionable rights of another-the
result is loss of blood and treasure. The heart
of the readers is deeply panied whilst following
the pen OF the historian who records those deeds
of valor and registers those scenes of unparal-
cid suffering; yet ah! how exceedingly different
would our feelings be were We witnesses on the
field of action or participants in the bloody
strife! Truly, such awful scenes, would wiring
tears of iron from mountains of-of-of gran
ite! SUM CUIQUE.