The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-01-13
SOLOMON.

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| 70 the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
Wen, for his day, I suppose Solomon
scas pretty sharp, and he is said TO have
been a very good man. In fact, Ibelievt
it is said, he was rather a favorite with
God. A great deal has been said about
the wisdom and goodness of Solomon
but I have my own opinion about things.
Much has heen said about that house he
built, and I haven't the least doubt but
it was very comfortable concern; but
then who conldn't build fine houses with
all the world to help him, and an occa-
sional word of instruction from the great
Architect of the Universe? ] don't pre-
tend to say that it was so with Solomon,
but do know that It is very common
now for house carpenters to boast con-
siderably of their architectural skill. II
| is very common for them TO give a very
fiattering description of some house they
have built in time, but it always happens
that this fine structure was erected in
some place that none of us have ever
been, and I'll bet two gallons of persim-
mon beer that there is not man in this
county, (Bloun), that has ever seen the
house that Solomon built. But here
comes the hard part of Soils case. 1t is
said, and is published broadcast to the
world, that Solomon was wise and good
man, and we are told in the same book
that he had three hundred wives. Now,
call upon every thinking man in this
county, but more especially Ma1yoiUe, to
put this in his pipe, smoke, chew and
digest it if you can. Think of home,
sweet home.
If Solomon deserved praise for all this,
how much more praise did the women
deserve? This would give him only
about one night out of the year to spend
IN the company of each one of his wives
while my wife gives me Hail Columbia
if am absent one night out of each
week, without the proper credentials.
But it is not necessary for me to give my
experience, for "you know how it is
yourself, " when you have to attend the
Lodge one or two nights out of each
week.
If this little bit of history about Solo,
mon is true, must say, and am prepared
to establish the fact by thousands of liv-
ing witnesses, that his were the best
three hundred women that history gives
any account of, and the fact is, they have
not had justice done them, or the same
history that gives Solomon such great
praise would have sounded their praise
abroad throughout all the land. There
is no telling what an influence this might
have had on the present generation of
female women.
I would just like to see Solomon try
that game on some women l happen to
be acquainted with.
1t is said he built quite a house, and
that the sound of hammer nor other tool
was heard in it, but if he were to try the
three hundred wife game in Maryville,
his ears would soon become familiar with
the clatter of fire-dogs, shovels, broom
sticks, &c. 1 lay no particular claim to
any great amount of wisdom, but hap
pen to know some things, and what do
know, know well, for / learned it from
experience; but more especially is this
the case as regards what / know about
WOMEN.
If women of the present day is a true
specimen of that of Solomon's day and
time, and he really managed his cards so
as to get along with that three hundred
without cussin', the history given him is
failure.
The half has not been said of his wis
dom and goodness that should have been
said; and think it entirely beyond the
power of poor hen-pecked man to use
language sufficient to convey the least
idea Imaginable as to his unlimited wis
dom.
Just to think for moment, (for I do
not care to think longer on che subjectb
that the time has been when one man
could live with three hundred women,
and keep them all in a good h0mor, (for
if there had been any wrangling in the
family, the fellow who wrote that story
would have said soA is certainly beyond
anything the world has ever heard of I
shall say no more on the subject, ualess
l knew how those women dressed. Here
is where the secret lies, and if we knew
this one thing, the whole matter might
be easily explained. How did they dresss
Here is the mystery Of Solomons life.
THos. BAscUN
MARYVII.Ts, s,s Ian. q. 1873.