Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-01
A lady dealer in hair goods heads
her advertisement in the local paper
with this travesty of Dr. Watts:
How vain are all things here below
Hsw false, and yet how fair,
But II for false things You will 60,
Invest AZ once IN HAIR -
| FOr The Wing and Tribunc.I
LEXINGTON, Tenn,
Oct. 9th, 1873.
MEssRS EDITORs

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pusilanimous croakings of that most
knowing of all men, which l find in
your issue of the 2Jth, entitled
zone Who Knows" 1t is indeed
quite q wonder why our people
don't elevate him to some high and
honorable position suited to his ex-
traordimary intellect. 1t is seldom
Che being the judge that our eOun-
try produces such giant minds. 1t
would be an insult to compare him
to Clay, Webster or Calhoun-nOt
to their memory, but TO cone Who
Knows" Oh. it is an outrage upon
reason TO let such bright light re-
main hid under 4 bushel. Remove
it, yes, remove it at once, and soon
the whole world will be illuminated
with its brilliant rays. Ignorance
will be heard Of no more, and in its
stead we will have light and knoWl-
edge to perfection. Thus runs the
Imagination of cone Who Knows"
What he don't know is not worth
knowing. l could not expect to be
termed anything else but Lillipu-
tian by this great wonder Of the
world. | am really astonished at
his noticing Sonny like me. III
was in his place, having such ire
mendOus intellectual powers as he,
l would surely give all such dirty
jobs 10 some lesser light. They
will hear of this, 40 doubt, AT
Washington City, then the very
devil will be played with his
chances for the next Presidency,
and should he, under such circum.
stances, even get 10 Congress he
may thank Him who never knew
him. He saws | made groundless
charges and insinuations against
him in my previous article. Now
this | most emphatically deny. II
is true that l accused him of being
in favor of the Jackson and Ten
ncsssec River Railroad and non,
other. am justified in coming tC
this conclusion by his overt acts
when the question was before oul
people to vote $125, 900 to the build.
ing of said road. He was for the
prOject-vOtcd taxation, and clam
ored loud for it. Embraced Major
Sykes, its defender, and in fact
done all in his power to have tho
taxes voted. lie had as much love
for Maj. Sykes i'll that day and time
as the Western stump orator had o.
his country when he exclaimed-'I
the Par-sy-fx ocean wOr an ink,
stand, and the hull clOudcd canopy
of heaven and the level ground o
our ycarth Wor Il sheet of paper,
couldn't begin to write my love o.
country onto it." Why was thi;
manifestation of such unbOundeC
love. There can't be but one an,
swer, /. c., it runs through Miftlin
You dare not deny this proposition
Mr.. Zone Who Knows" 1t is Ow'
ing to the selfish disposition and
niggardIy temperament of just sucI
men as yourself that the good PEG.
pie of our county are to-day with.
out 4 railroad. This is as true a;
gospel; needs no demOnstration-i:
so plain chat he that runs can read
it." Maj. Sykes was then a good
meaning, clever, honest man, and
knew what was best for the people
of our county. How does he stand
now in your estimation, Mr.. lone
Who Knows :" Oh. you say ht
won't do nOw-he comes TO Us il
sleeps clothing, and inwardly he i;
a rayCnOus wolf. This charge /;
utterly without foundation. HC
comes TO us now with other raII
road projects. One of them, the
Ii. n p, running through the very
heart OF our county, and yet Zone
Who Knows" disCards the project
and not only this but heaps cpithet
after ePithet upon the head OF hi:
old friend Sykes. Now III truth
what can any sensible man call thi,
but pure, unauthorized seliishuess
Zone Who Knows" may be honest
IN his opposition to the II. Z. and
NJ. X. roads, but has 4 bad way OF
showing il. Ills villifisatiOn OF its
defender, his old friend, Is uucalled
for shows i stubborn and selfish
disposition. | liked 10 have said il
was really mean, but didn't. My
friend saws Il Will not get into the
Iunatic asylum under his dictator
ship" That i certainly one truth
to bc found in his article, ;or he
will have served many years there
in before 1 get ready TO wend my
way in that direction. II the truth
was known, | expect he ought TO
have been there sometime ago. lie
calls me little Junius. lie is right.
l am small, yet | am powerful loud.
Ny thunders have shaken the very
mud-sills OF ms little village; has
awakened from his nightmare con-
vulsiOns the fOolishesJ OF the fool
i~h and the craziest of the crazy in
the shape of conc Who Knows"
His bob tail purp'> becoming alarm
cd at his idiotic appearance, and by
his loud barking has materially iu-
terruptcd the peaceful slumbers of
the good citizens of that little vii
Iage. fit amt stopped pretty soon
'spect they will kill some purps
there, too. But they ought not to
blame them, under the circum-
stances.
l took your advice, Mr.. zone
Who Knows" sung my little song
and went to bed according to your
irections-could not remember
what YOU said, but had a dream du-
ring my slumbers as follows: l
heard much crying and mourning
Is of great suffering. | neared the
spot whence it came, and, TO my