Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-11-15
One Pluck TwO-Or More.
MIFFLIN, Tenn. Oct. p, 1873.

/ MIFFLIN, Tenn. Oct. p, 1873.
! JfcsSrs Editors:
I see in your issue of the 25th
inst, that dog-tale specimen of the
genus homo, has made his appearance
on the great thcatcr at Bolivar. lie
debates in a play under the taking title
of "Two Pluck One" in which he
appears in the interesting character
of pcddlcr, in Col. Polks, old cast
off stale, fiat, insipid and thread
bare anecdotes. Our performer pro-
| logucs thusly: 81 made a foolish
attack upon Mcssrs. Sykes, Tillman
and Polk" in order to provoke,
notice from these men, who were
patrioticaTy working to benefit the
| laboring portion of the community,
/ sc. Then he Of the dog-tale rushCs
/ furiously, with terrible haiiiJaIctr,"
/ into and through his piece, without,
however, '.bringing down the
house." or anyone else but himself
/ Verify: The world IS a thcater,"
and alas alas! for at least one of
. its actors.
My theatrical friend. reminds me
I forcibly of one Of Josh Billings ac-
tors, Zphcnia Billings, for instance,
Josh says, che was phiddler bi
birth and pcrservashun, but late in
| life he quit phiddling and took tcw
shumaking, but the world lost atirst
class phiddlcr bi the opcrashun, and
got a kussid poor shumakCr- oh. it
is ever thus
"Wbo but must mourn while he is all the
rage,
The degradation f OUR yauatcd stage:
| Heavens is all sense Of >hrme and talent
gone
/ Have wcno Hyiug bard Of meriu uoR,!
/ Awake George CoLENIA--, CUMBERLAND,
awake.
King the ulsrum-bcII, let folly quako-'
Give as Thy last memorial to the age,
Our classic Dcammr, and reform the
Stage
And now Mr. Thcatcr, did you
actually "smilc smole' at my fool
ish attack - What if you did; no
one cares foryour .'imbccilc" smiles.
The truth is sir-I made no attack
on those gentlemen. l did some
what attack, the nice little scheme
you Bolivarites have invented to
cheat this county out of her real III
terest. That's what's the matter
sir-I have no attacks to make upon
these men, nor any other, further
than they are connected with the
aforesaid railroad scheme. l had
! intended to say nothing more in
your direction, but as you have
brought yourself into notice, l take
/ occssion TO say just little more in
reference to this bogus railroad pro-
icct, that is being urged upon our
county, influences and Interests en-
tirely outside Of our borders.
Mcssrs. Sykes, TilIman and Polk,
were laboring TO benefit the labor
ing portion of the community, were
? they? All bosh sir-thcy were
! working to benefit themselves, and
the interest they cyreprcscntcd, to-wi,:
, The NJ. * X. 1i' line, and not for
7 our benefit at all. Talk about bcnc-
? fitting the laboring class, when You
1 would have Us dance to the tune OF
100000, in twenty years, and for
! what? Why sir, just that y2g may
: be able to build your II. Il X. road
r through our South border-whicl
benefits McNairyjust about as mucl
: aS Henderson, and all .: the cxpcns,
/, of Henderson. The uPshot of IN,
r whole business, is this. The man
h ayers Of the NJ. Il X. road, hav,
> faiIcd-unless we help them. NO
4 ccssity being the mother of invCH
n tiou." they have invented a rail
l. road combination, by which, the,
are to have the 'ious share" icav
It ing us with just next to oHolhing, 70
1t our part. In order to accomplish
your designs, you have, commits
= stoned and sent fourth the grca
I apostle, aud chief priest, Sykes, an,
s others to crate and spehcify, anon,
US. Aud this is their patriotic labor
notify you now, gentlemen of tn
lt NJ. & X. air line-that the people o
Henderson county, comprehend tn
70 game fully-you haven't caught Il
W mapping muchIV. InOtifv vOu fur
ss ther, ifyou sciH dance, you mw
50 pay your fiddler" tcc 1ciU not do
T fer you. We cannot be caught wit
Id the cry of ''last chance" con t
n Memphis, ON TO Paris, ,"-"Gran
~ through line" and such empty stu
as is being sung around our count
#, by these missionaries of yours.