The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-13
yoOpO0ISM IN TENNESSEE.
NT0R.tHoN or 4
ptfNs MTIITFO GIRI,

,,r Enron OF The STN-SiT. While |
J" ''' ,,.,, D., ,r.rr.ss,. n WA my
,n commerclm N'7l' W i''.''''''' =" "' "S
oI fortune 10 soiontn rev weeks w inc
t,etovn ~ Franklin, Williamson county.
fi"" 49,. ..... ,..... ,.,.,. 81 ,t.,r,.t,
Ihi-,NuNtN. i'l"'' '"' ""'' wa" Wv W w
,finwtIalc tennessee, and heavily populated
~ which mnny still remain "A
o. h'tI' =, d.. - - 49,. 4,
shallow OILY "' t"c' I"'"oi """'e'' ""' '"
...itfr more devoted to the superstttlous
,.,tr rst,ve state than ever made
mes ~ '.' , -, -. t,.,,,,,,
many pleasant a'Vhalh'Wlc'S h''c' iI"W"c"V
.n.n,ihsm was DR. Jones, who cxertcd himself
' ..,.,..r g., a1a H., me- enfo,p,onts Dr
m'N''' " "a 20 o,
Jones' hkc 700 southern phNslci ms wa OF " h"e
..f ,trn extremely polite, and being in ac-
""'' ',,cc t,,l vim MIN freouent rides
syer tne ".,l".V' o"um'.y ". . We "i 81 CO.,.
'fsn in' ,nt , . "' "nt oo"'e's"'''''' ""'
rcre are ai is rn1 n,acts iew ,h ~
mV'' ",H 'i.s iI,,I ~ - ,,,s. TING ,.tll
cl-t pnurl,ar kinh oi s'1Nn,S.. meN ~,
lot ,Hrl s'rnd L" tr"t any ulie,-1 univS, ,, s
=. WI =, ,,,', ,,, ,A ~, ,,.,,,,n,lv i,.'i-
'ui'N'u' .uu '''n ny ,"in ~, H. I,p's
.u, q, 80 ,s.,s u, tlen ,,,,,.'yriv
hid nt" "-'u ".ilv.E .,.Vau " 49, 49,, n
m h,- " In nei,H nernc a." nnSn them. lie
Do mle'u ~ VIZ ,is ,,,i w WV AUS NV
hsi 10 one ~ '"e'' 'o'o'''''''
suMtCr.
:, . ,,, t,,,, J., f,,,. I ,vns noiiaod Of an on
'l,",, lie h,d ut,der Treatment "A Young
mui,tto woman, who was IN the lust stage II
ahies nc-enterica, ! quote the d"rtor wnlrh
d ltt.
sos ihat Ntctlllaily su'W uMn.ul' n- ""a' -.lt
II charNci,r. That convinced ths VI ca, SUM-
tncmN "a htr hons' hau '.iu nl7 ~ 'iv ,
her, aud although they had employed wlutc
DOCTOR thlc was vhll ivr u, p.V ap', ,, , au ~.
Jones was finally convinced negro uuclor was
NJ work ais lie az last su' tuelI peIui,1,sy"ii
% witness MS .lrhctct Nv N''hllnE ~ ~
'esnrt TO IT, ~ me way no nero can attn IN
tmiuence among thems or lluuch,t' tN'cpt ~
.re aud being preacher. rue older the net
ter bnt ne a. tne sa'Ie tille nus. ne hIeavne''
th- nelnt tne "It,,,a ',ue .. '''ii w.
on nli.ht morhlnt We SCI ON on Vur Ulp
ana TOOK our way ~ the hnrp,fn, uut, '.n;
soon. however, we ltH ,l,9 u'nthll. va st'ih
country. and burst INTO deh - among t"e knobs
asl9W tedious way, anon. nu ,e grows, som,
toulder- ana always crossing branchss. "A,
last some eitht o. ten miles brought us among
the t.cst Of the knobs. and here We stopped
anosky den. fastened our horses, and prepared
negro. one OF the pa lent relatives. awaited
us toact as guide; He Informed US that tn pa
tent had arrived that morning having been
brought 10y easy stages on a litter. \ precip-
brought us TO the summit u the nil, and
here while resting, We could see, FAR away to
the north. the capital OF tennessee
The top ~ our NIL had It's crown shaven, ana
worn fence three rails high enclosed bout an
acre OF spruuty land. IN IT'S centre stood log
cahln - the rudest KIND, ana this was the abode
Of the greatest doctor OF them all. His reputa-
ten WIS 80 great ms patients we're ~ brou ,t
c.lrd him. and his age. according to his own
account, had long ago nasseu the hundred years.
THE CABIN
-, . -, ,.t,,., L., 49,, 49,, .,a
ScV'rM heVroes We,e pasN'ns n sne SUI, ni az,
W., H,' ~ ~, ,asod 49,, a,,,cr.d ~
c"ln. our ewes were So blinded by the dark IN.
-, ,,,,aii, ci.,tnd nm we saw The netient King
On a INLET I'm lie centre OF the dir floor while
~ 'htr sat tho doctor HIS apoe' rance WIS
we'll calculated 10 in ID re- us with awe He had
Icena giant. nut age had doubled MN up and
tant nm until he was only "A huge carcass.
ua was sitttur on "A Stool bent over
Oh his Knees and with finger he was tracing
IN. snrf Of chnr,c,ers IN III dust Of the II ,or
A.. took no notice wnnteyer OF our entrance,
i'it kent his eyes fastened On his crooked,
H. .Il,v fingers as they n ,,ed traced The
I4.ient cert ,inly was one well ciiculared 20 put
. IA .ii,. 4 powers to the full test. Emaciatrd
T., fnl mat degree. kin drv ptllse uurk,
fntid and weak. and res DfallDn fast Her
a.. w.re large bright and wild. on course
"a l,ok Il i'm pifv mixed with contempt upon
tnef iiy Of These. children Il the desert in hop
ill.,. t.r.tnv good res at.
A'rb',IIns us W ting n fnll half hour the
cid nan nraiutlly rose 10 his feet, aud "a his
n .-.l uufol.ied he showed what INST nave
~ ri. n.no1rii1ns when Young. We now Tor
fne i..t iinfe got \ view Of ID : face. II " =
ulf. huge. and wrinl,lcc His tower fice and
Joe Arfd ~ r. matted with b If a. hinkv and
WHO ~ N''i. h,s in"u'n wa .u"',',m " ~ ~,
urn-'.n. or. tongue against IL. cia-iu- IL a.
rlat- lack an forth. fur h was loose. His
ur VS.. mud Though pale With ace, vet We ION
uud they had haetnl glare, lie honoled
u Wis ~ the aid ~ stick TO the door, whirn he
.iHlrrd on Of. and folding his hands and turn
nlhi- face upward toward the snn.now near the
lf lraytr tn tie sun or incIuiatnu- go. ia mol
tell lnis wae followed by several low bows -
same direction. lie then rtcntefcu the
cabin.
ORGANIZATIONS.
II was singular TO watch with what reverence
and ave the blacks eyrd MN IN i'ct ~ "'s -
apparent vat svihe vl u nsVall' c,,li' ,c'
L. ourselves ne seeultu 70 'sAs e "" no,'u
Whatever ~ our pre-eiVe' vi III ~. W ~, , u
me pitcnt - ne TOOK "a s.AIp-p,, lhteu rllvh
about tW' lerl l"h2 huu ,al,,IllI ll"ln guy eiI'
I" inc oil N'F' IT IN over lhe nleplact. alu ''a"
liH "h nus ~ III ne slnNl> uIeW a ClIol' W"v i
the ltil"l. ne thch ureM hhes rom tie 'hl'
= the rug IKE me spoke- OF Wht,l h",'
Hnls were ABOUT Two lect apart. NcNl, wv
witched MN clo-eN' WIN Tue point OF ~
Wd.d' ne hi~ue some cAualla'M VnaIa i'Is u
ta,h slhce. lie next TOOK rom ms no-oh
rls' ana SLOWLY uhliru II, aHu putt",t ~. ~
OF . ddTA powder III MS own MOUTH ne qua I ~
same l" inc patleh'' any tnsh uI"Pi,eu q 10
gnan'Ny On each Que ol the strange character
ia ils rirlr. =, 49,, 80
10" powder ne hau taken seemed 70 nave eA
,Ned hiin. as u likewise ulu lhe EHI' 70. ~"
Nhrd W il.tr mum ever anu ue' suIue. ~ 80
lhl h- Nial aslue' peEa.' spND az ~ ~ 'iHilI
AROUND lhr cree clIelullY NoiNlhs tDc nhe
ir h"u Crawl ~ ne tIalhleu nlp,ll' ne stell'
- grow lal"f IN iact, ne atralshtth'u w u
Al7 h'hu f'hthtu hlAort ahl"HE wy Hhlvhs
tlidrf W"bted riters. ne t'sScl MS arm
"ndN 'T9uhu ms mead ana aihpeu ar"Uilu
ail LOW u, 'tl'eu lh' lt'uiIH EiAIe "l Hla cft7
iA"5 were IN slheu' like Tue ey"s 1i tue co
ORA a. ne en- Iineu ms prey, - uV pa
ai"lnd hs htst mercy uhuu'n.'u ~ ~ a. ~
Wiz, hut rs ue became l,'Dr' eA,teu ne .t'H G