The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-06-10
SO1IE "REMINISCENCES.

REvIvING EECOLLECTIoNs OF KNOX
vILLE-THE FATIo BRorHERs-THE
CORRECT VERSION OF AN OFT TOLD
sToRY-THE CAPTAINS NDIFFER-
ENCE TO CHURCH ATTENDANCE
HE DOUBTS THE EVIDENCE OF Ills
|. OWN EYES UPON MEETING GOLD
+ RoCK'--THE HAPPY ASSOCIATIONS
OF DAYS LANG sYNE-TIIE ANCIENT
AND ANTIQUE ORDER OF ECLASIPUs
yITUs = KNexvILLE's FIRST ART
GALLERY HOW "FELIX'' WOULD
ILLUSTRATE a MORAL AND ADoRN
A TALE, ETC. ETC.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette :
An anecdote in your last paper
or rather an allusion to the story
brought forcibIy to mind many
scenes in the Knoxville history of
the FATIO brothers-those two gen.
ial Swiss gentlemen who made so
many friends in the old burg in ante
belleme days. The Doctor died there,
and believe few men were more re-
gretted. Those who knew him we'll
only could testify to the real worth
Of the man. Learned and skillful in
his Professionalism in his friend
ship-and generous in his sympa-
| thies with suffering humanity,
None knew him but to love
None named him but to praise"
AS for 'the Captain who is, l
trust, still living in his native Lausanne
the very memory of him is redolent
of fun and good fellowship. Tie too,
was whole-hearted. genial, glorious
fellow. Like all such men, he was
excitable-quick to resent an insult.
or to repel an injustice-buS never
bearing malice-and his anger was
as fieeting as the wind. lie never
suffered the sun to go down upon
his wrath"
The incident you refer to happen
ed in this wise: The brothers were
on visit to Nashville, where they
"put up" at one of the principal ho-
tels-but having friends in the city,
took many of their meals at private
houses-and when the Captain came
to settle the hotel bill, he naturally
thought that they should have re-
ceived credit for all meals :" missed"
at the hotel-not being familiar with
the American Hotel system-and
when enlightened on the subject by
the white clerk, he gave vent to his
righteous Indignation thus: "SacEe !!
sare, | will not pay him no sare! l
will show you what is it! My brud-
der! he also will show you what is
it !" But the Doctor being better
posted in the rules of hotels not
"kept on the European plan," soon
settled the difficulty-not, however,
quite to .ze Captains satisfaction
he still contending that this thing
of paying for what you do not get,
was closely akin to down right rob-
bery-or at least deserved to be
classed among the ." tricks upon trav-
ellers."
The writer remembers to have
been much interested in the Cap
tain's account of his experience with
the churches in America. When ask
ed why he did not attend church
more frequently, he said my dear
friend, when | first come in dis coun-
try, go at re church-frst one, den
re oder-and expect re minister to
preach at my heart-but instead of
dat. he Immediately commence
discussion about zomething which
.under-r-r-Stdnd not tP'-meaning that
the preaching in this country was
too much in the interest of sectdridn-
ism, and not. as it should be always,
'.the pure gospel"
You must get Carrick p. next
time you invest So so in a "round
trip to "Gorick''). to describe to
you the Captain astonishment when
first he beheld Charlie Stone, upon
his return to Knoxville, after his
great increase in flesh. The Captain
could not recognize him tell
you sare, it is impos-see-ble."
These things, John. are amongst
the associations of the days that are
gone; upon how many of the scenes,
incidents and characters of the old |
does memory often dwell,
with a smile or hearty laugh, or
yet tear, when scenes of sadness
and sorrow are conjured up? Would |
that | had a pen capable of portray
ing them as they might be-the ''men
of our day"-when you and | were
in the hey day of youth and young
manhood-would enjoy them hugely.
One recollection that just now thrusts
itself upon me, I will endeavor to
put in words. Who does not re
member the eAncient and Antique
Order of Eclampus Vitus ?''-or the |
fellows who introduced it
in Knoxville? The first limitations /
took place in an Office on Main street
but the applications for member
ship became so numerous, and the
Of members so large. that
it was found necessary to remove to
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