Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-19


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BAILED OUT.-Edward Barton, confined
in this City for an attempted forgery on the
Bank Of Madison. the particulars Of which
we published some months ago, was re-
leased on bail Tuesday. A Mr.. John
Hickson, OF or near Terre Haute, Ind, who
lives neighbor 10 Barton, raised the money
necessary to effect the bail, and deposited
the same in the Bank Of Madison, upon
which Tomlin & Son became securities for
Barton's appearance at the next term Of
the Circuit Court. The bond was for $1,000,
81 900 Of it, however, being Barton's indi-
yidual bond.
COUNTING CURRENCY.-One day this
week a couple OF unsophistieated country
men presented cheek at the Bank, which
was cashed with Whites usual, but re-
markble quickness. Countries were as
tonished, and evidently suspicioned foul
play. After staring at White and the
money for few minutes, they sat down to
count their weaIth-One Of them keeping a
sharp eye on White TO prevent his escape,
no doubt. After iaboTing for two or three
hours, they finally concluded that it was
all right, and then departed-shaking their
heads and muttering, "mighty strange,
wouldn't believe If hadn't seed it,"
LITERARY DISEASES OF YOUNG MEN,
Young men who affect literature are al
most invariably subject to two literary
diseases, both Of which However, they usu-
ally survive. First they take Poetry, and
while that disease RACES women and wine
are the inspirations Of thought and action
They Try TO get themselves up after the
model Of leading poetic celebrities, and the
peculiarities Of each faVoFite is affected
with infinite study. Moonlight and flow
ers-silvery streams and singing birds-lips
cred as cherries temptngly groW"-eyes
tender, teeming eyes, made to beam with
love, alone-cheeks that rival the blushing
rose in beauty and in sweetness-tresses
soft as down, streaming from heads as
graceful as the model Madonna-these
sweet inspirations, linked with the pleasing
self flattery Of poetic fame to come, makes
this distemper rather fragrant one; while
the flowers, and the music, and the loving
Eyes which sweeten the pensive stiffness OF
The twilight hour and steal away the gloom
of Aight by filling the soul with dreams Of
levy Edens just beyond, all last. But, alas
hey don't last. The red lips pout, the
lender eyes fash seorn or which is equally
rs bad sisterly Ma, and the graceful head |
tossing its merry curls in harmony with |
yes and lips-and then a curse on the |
noon and the fragrant flowers besp&ngled |
With dew, and in fact things beautiful in /
General. This Is bad, and right here is
Contracted that fearful disease known as
which is a kind of halfway /
lissfder betwixt Poetry and Metaphysics
low we don't intend to make diagnosis
( misanthropy-it' too common with
-oung men when first reminded of their
Exceeding mortality. But it don't gener-
lily last long, but breaks out promptly in
be eyes and hair and sometimes on the
ose, and then gradually disappears. But
is followed by that awful plague which
lways alarms every body but the innocent
ufrerer, and sometimes proves fatal to him.
I is called metaphysics, and is alarmingly
Delighting in mysteries, it abb
olutely luxuriates in darkness. Scoring
he superficial charms of light it dives
lumb out of sight in the exquisite beau
es Of obseurity. With startling power it
rags up by the roots and deliberately ex-
lains what il don't understand, while the
Torld first wonders and then smiles that 1t
ont understand either. All, what depths
T reasoning are hurled at mankind during
his violent literary dlstemper. Why, n
Dung metaphysician will explain all mys-
,ries with an ease and satisfaction ap-
the sublime. He can demon
rate any thing, from the character Of God
the exact relationship fashionable mole
n lady's cheek bears 10 her heart. he
as been known TO analyze well bred
are, and to trace an aristoeratic wink
aek to an idea. In short young meta
MUSICIAN is perfectly at home, calm and
irene, amid themes and Investigations
lat appalled, and unsettled the mighty
lind of Hugh Miller. However, they get
yer it, A few lectures, then the publica-
on Of few essays, or an effort to play
iitOr, does the business, and some fine
forming they wake up to find the world
lughing at them. Their first emotion, on
his discovery, is disgust; second, pity for
ne ignorance. around them; third, calm
cceptanee Of the situation with the half
conviction that they have
cen making fools Of themselves. Then
ONES common sense, the best sense after
Il, and the youths described may, by its
mdance, become useful or brilliant men in
be world of letters.
In conclusion we will remark that IT is
ot every College boy who can so befuddle
simple subject that ordinary minds can't
understand it that makes a great man, nor
very one who writes rhyme, under the in
piration of first passion that become i'm
nOIlal AOets, anu AuItuSA5 sIiii, hSAtASA NAO
necessary to make useful men. Rhyme is |
lot poetry, nor is obscurity metaphysics. |
L should be well remembered by young !
men with literary aspirations, that poetry |
S gift that may be improved and devel-
,ped by study, but still gift vouehsafed
10 few, while no reasoning is sound or use
'ul that is not within the comprehension Of
ordinary intelligence and that when rea-
soning is 50 profound that few understand
It, as general rule the subject is not clear
10 the mind Of the author himself.