Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-11-19
COMMUNICATIONS.
SALINE SPRING
(Which Is the source Of Salt River
and also Of the Politicians
coup Of Human WOW

Dear TfiLune Seeing Jour most
respected initials freshly engravcn in the
the bark Oft beech away up here, re.
minded us Of home aud brought back
The happy visions of my youth and
like Mark Twain over the remains Of
Adam-we wept.
There are incidents, which at the time
of their occurrence, may be bitter and I'M
pleasant though viewed through the lapse
Of time, and haze of distance, lose much
Of :teir ruggcduess and austcri,y and
from that which was NORWOOD and gall
at one time, may be drawn somewhere
in the future-like a life policy, a di>
vidend of pleasant Renaissance.
Reasoning thus. as | stood before the
tree, | thought you might feel an interest
in this locality, and especially in the ups
aud downs Of the last lot of Pilgrims
whom your servant had the honor Of &C.
companying.
ITO fearless eyes, aud hearts at ease,"
it may have been a pleasant Autumn eve
ming, if l am correct, Nov. 8, about 4 80
p. NJ. in the 9Th year of our gracious
49,.
ruler Ulysses |. that the expedition in
question moved slowly and sadly down
toward the wharf, escorted by a veteran
Brigade mentioned In the annals of Nc.
Farland," who sang melancholly,-
"Must thou go my glorious chief,
Severed from thy faithful few !
Who "A tell thy suckers grief
M%addening DER that last ad Gu ~
There were no farewell shots, DO Haun-
ting bandkerchiefs; no dearth OF humid
eyes-(particularly among the Pllgrims)
Despite all this, we might have gotten
along well enough but for the shortness
Of supplies, which we ascertained from
the steward had been disipated on the
aforesaid 3, Novembr. Fortunately how.
ever, as you are aware, there is an abun.
dant chestnut mast, whereby we we're en-
abled to subsist more comfortably than
was anticipated in the start, albeit, we
arrived in Que time with safety.
To one Of our party who when intero'
gated as to the population of his county
iunocently replied "mostly Oak, Ash and
Buckeye The gathering the chestDuts
opened a fine field for tie cultivation and
expansion of his Botanic mind, and ]
sincerely hope that n and all of the
Pilgrims, whatever sacrifice it may have
cost to make the voyage, will return
uiSer if sadder men, bearing lessons d
truth, the practical application of which
in after life, may exempt them from the
humiliation and a~ggravation of repeating
the folly, which has assembled us on thi'
melancholy occasion. | was about t.
wind up moralizingly. But just then
meeting was called, and organized, thu
object Of which seemed to be to express
the feelings OF this multitude in the wil
derness, Committee reported as fol
lows, to>wit, atu.
Whereas. Partly from our own indis
elimination, but mainly for lack of mert
friends land bigger ones) the affecting
dispensation Of being goted DOM has be
fallen us. and -.I -
Whereas, Notwithstanding which VT
still entertain, an acute sense Of the oh
legation incurred on our part to the faith
Jul few, who kicked the stones out of tn
, path to run for us. Therefore be it
Resolved, lst. That our heartfelt
thanks are eminently due the obligiu,
=, press throughout East Tenn, who kindl,
printed our Circulars. Tickets, Pufs, etc
on time, for which we once intended to pa,
but which said intention owing to th,
pressure of circumstances which we coult
not govern,we are forced to, and DO hercb,
abolish, abrogate, and lay on the table 70
the present.
s (The other resolutions were Of o loca
: n%ature.)
, Adjourned to meet on the banks of tn
!. Current Of Human events on whic|
S stream w propose Doing our next voy
' aging, and down which most Salt Rive
d tourists at least attempt to return.
: We want agencies for the sals Of Hols
n ton Salt and Plaster The proprietor
will please communicate.
y G.. r. NJ.
Nov. 1871