The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-08-05
UNDER THE WALNUT FREE.

THIRD EPIsTLE FROM AB&Ek-IITs RE-
TREAT INvAT4sIsa@THEE HERALD &
TRIBUNE AESB' KRIS BUNTING
TIE CURSES OF 4 CATHOLIC PROT
EsTANT CCLMINATEINA LIGHTNING
ROD PKDLER.
Under the wALxUT TREE, July q, 1874.
DEAR GAZETTE 81 am i'm great
trouble. BY some means two copies
of the Jonesboro' Herald and Tribune
found their way to the Walnut. and
whilst reading the history of Kinks
Flag, the embers of the rural altar
sputtered and sparkled so furiously
| became alarmed. The genius
finally gave forth a sad wall. The
rebels around Limestone had acted
too badly. They had dared to be
freemen. They should first have
learned, from the shrine under the
Walnut Tree, how many rebels Kirk
and his band of patriots had sent
prematureIy to Hades-how many
women had been robbed and insult.
ed-how many horses and mules had
also been appropriated by them and
they ought to have known that all
this was demanded by the noble
cause. They ought to have known,
further, that loyal men who desire to
be elected to Office by loyal votes.
and who suffered so much by the re-
suits Of the war as to be degraded
from comparative poverty to pleth.
oric competency, would not let such
an opportunity of firing the loyal
heart escape.
Naughty menl and what is worse,
union men, union soldiers, are as
bad or worse than the terrible rebels
The Walnut tree is of opinion that
the committee from Limestone had
too much temeri'y.
While the Limestone Fourth Of
July trouble was confusing every
thing at this sacred temple, other
disasters followed. The candidates
found their way here. In vain did
tell them / was not n0tjce and
could do them no good. They in
sisted that even Abner Aiken could
do them some good, if he would do
nothing more than say q word for
them in the GAZETTE, as several
copies of that valuable paper came
to the county in which the Walnut
Tree grows. But refused. told
them to send five dollars to John
Helms, and he would print their
names in a prominent place in the
would do them good-as
honest voters like to assist those
who pay the printer.
But the candidates are not all the
trouble. Two hook agents and one
peddler of maps have found this hid
den recess. Their tongues are as
oily as ever. They laud the merits
of their respective works amid these
vast solitudes with as much sang
fraud as if there was no more sin |
to tell falsehoOds where innocence
reigns supreme, than in more civil |
lied communities. / talked plainly |
TO the book men. l begged them to |
leave me to my loneliness. AS the !
last one left me, he smiled sardoni.
cally, and informed me that he had |
passed a tightening rod wagon few
miles up the road. Horrors, rebels. |
Kirk, Herald and Tribune, book |
agents and map peddlers are endur-
able, but the very mention of light
ening rod so harrassed the rural di-
vinity, that he had me depart from
his shrine. He never intended to
have this noble Walnut Tree polluted
with a bronze piece Of iron.
must leave. Farewell old Wal.
nut. My stay under your shadows
las been pleasant. Long may you
'emain in your majesty. As l go
,ut again in the busy world, | shall
ecall with pleasure the three happy
weeks spent here.
1t may be, Mr.. Editor, that may
AVE heart to write you again. 1t
nay be the elections of the summer
md autumn will pass off without
evolutionizing the country, and
Iuiet will return, when the ten thou
and disappointed candidates in
Cast Tennessee can realize the fact
hat the country will move on some
Tay without them being officers.