Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-10-25
DE- Mmo I.NoWs-AGAIN.
MIFFLIN, Tenn,
Oct. 20, 1873.
Mcsyrs Editors:

McssrS EdjioTs:
viii YOU allow me space for q
brief notice of Il little weakly arti-
Gle, in your issue of the 18th inst,
from some ''scapc grace" at Licking
ton, Tenn, who has exhausted his
Juvenile "iutCllecE' In hunting up
little puny insinuatjous and grace
less epithcts, and hides behind the
significant nom dc plume, Janus,
borrowed from a distinguished
writer, long days ago.
Shame on YOU NV little man, for
thus degrading the aforesaid nom de
plume.
| assure vour readers that / dctcst
such work as this. but dirty jobs
must some times be done. Sich is
lite. So | roll up my sleeves, shut
my eyes and stop my nose, and pitch
into the urchin.
The article OF my little friend ana
WOuld-bc critic, consists of con-
glOmeratcd mass of grOuudiess
charges and contemplate filings and
insiuuatious, that | really care as
little for as / do for the idle barking
OF a bob-tail purp. They arc all
empty nuthings, "fal dals" of the
fal dalliCst sort. must be excused
cor not noticing all his little things
in detail. | must say though, that
! think the idea of his COndcsCcn-
sion j. simply ridiculous. From
what could he CoHdcsccnd! The
cOudcScensiUu is all the other way,
| would bc very glad To give him
credit for being a tOlCrably well i'll
formed school boy" but his pro-
ductiOH will not warrant the COM
plimcnr.
l thank him for the credit hc gives
me, hut the compliment is worth
less from him. ! would be glad TO
think. too, that hc had some scat
tcring whiskcrs," but | guess" he
can't have more than oue-a stray
one-aud that has lighted on his
Juvenile cOuntCuance by some sad
mistake.
My friend characterized my arti-
Gle as scattering. | invariably use
n scattcr-gun tor scattering game
guess a stray shot must have crack
ed the scattering Uranium of poor
little JuniuS. Well, you ought TO
have kept out of the way, | didn't
20 10 do IL sonny.
Juuius appears aS the champion
OF Mai. Sykes and others. Well, if
these gentlemen depend upon him,
they certainly "lcau upon broken
stick
| know as much about the mo-
lives OF these gentlemen, Mr.. Junius,
Is YOU do, l guess, unless you are
one OF 'Cm. | know not who Junius
Is, and care rs little as / know. But
I opiuc ne Is ''smalI potatoes and
lew in "a hiil'-hardIy worth dig
giug.
Junius tries 10 make believe that
| '.want TO be dictator Do not lie
alarmed, sir, you'll not get into the
luuatic ASYLUM under MY dictator
ship. | claim the right to think for
myself, and speak accordiugly-the
dIctation OF Juuius TO the contrary,
Notwithstanding. l assure you, Mr..
Junius, l am not aspiring TO that
position nor any Other-not oven TO
that OF superintendent OF Public
instruction.
1t is altogether "a mistake about
my being opposed 10 railroad,
solely because it does not run via
Mitlllin. II your ii. i z. road were
permanently located Via this place,
| could not favor d., simply because
IL would not be worth half its cost.
Again, l would and do favor the
Jackson and Tennessee River road,
whether it run via Mitllin or not,
because it i the road this county
needs, above all others. Junius
would also make believe that be-
cause | favored one road and am
opposed TO another, that I am there
by 4 traitOr-au Arnold. quite q
logical conclusion, isn't il:
The little filings my ycTdaut friend
makes at the ilOurishiHg city Of
Nlitilin and the Old clay hill one and
a half miles west" are admirably
elegantly expressed and
emineHtly worthy OF their superla-
lively little author. Junius do fur
nish the article, cCTJUtiHy ct literd-
TIM. for Barnum's museum, 'tWOuld /
surely make his fortune complete.
And now, JuniuS, sing your little |
song: "Iam tired now. and sleepy f.
too, and jump into YOUR little /
bed, cover up your little head, re- 7.
member what L have said, and il I
you are not dead in the morning,
lick your flint and try il again. You I
didn't shoot the other time, YOU
only snapped. &c careful, though, /
lest you knock that puuy whisker .
of your meaningless face.
l am pleased 10 inform your read
ers that l am through with my
friend Ter the present, /
and hope, forever.
y few words IN reference 10 rail
roads in this county. l maintain
.ha. the present project Is entirely
mpractjcablc, IneXpedieHt, and ev-
cry way unworthy the support of
)ur people. The II. K Z. road Is
nothing but 4 .'luo 10 the whale"
he prime object being, TO get
sjO,OUO TO the NJ. a X. road. The
Ormer cannot be built with the
proposed amount; it it could be it
would not be worth the money. It's
are all ssumed-wOuld
lot be worth much il they were