The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-02-23
MIsFORTUNEs OF BILDAD.
How he Wrestled with Black
water Greek and was routed
by a Methodist Wasp.

HOW ne w TcSlleQ WIKI D1acAA
water Creek and was routed
by a Methodist Wasp.
: JoSEsvILLE. Lee county. Va.
February 4. 1876.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
: Believing an account of some 0
my lafe adventures IN Tennessee wo,,lo
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scrlDers, modestly ask the insertion o
this letter Nv county paper. the Le
Couut1 Sentf1d ia oeneralIv foo mucl
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occupAeu win congressman Pae1 Proceeu
lngs, and important National affairs, t
tritie with such light literature as coun
i tv corraenondenca Tbarefora asi fl,t
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ANe"t u - tiiS ~ = ~AAE 1Yisf5 iE' r
an, as you probably know, scion
of one of the proudest blue blood f. f.
vs. in tho nroud old pommonwealth ot
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/ sitions ever since was yearling but
/ never, in nv official career. embracing
a noriod of nearIv forty vaare have I
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ieit the Durueh anu hAruSnlp u oince'
until President Grant appointed me a
/ Special commissioner
/ rranrossoo 70 s+,,d,. nd in1-aS,;,rat. tha
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merits anu dement's Vi tne orea' Lug
Law. am sure q history OF the mis-
fortunes attending this expedition, would
! grievc the hearts of the St. Louis whis-
] XIV ring, and bring the sainfed Moody
| and Sankey to this benighted region
! NV most direct route to Tennessee led
me up the CROOKED stream of Black-wa-
] ter, and over the MooN-sHINET summit
of Newman's ridge 1t was on this trip
/ met my first great misfortune have
no doubt your readers have heard OF the
! fabulous amount OF illicit distilling done
in this region, but II IS Impossible TO re-
alize the truth, or half the truth, with
out testing the reality by experience, as
! l have done, OF the bllghtlng evils OF
this diabolical mOon-shinc whisky busi-
ness. The very air, in the Black water
valley, is so impregnated with the fumes
of alcohol, arising from the numerous
distilleries, that it smells stronger than
the bnng-hole OF barrel OF genuine
bust-head While the water IN the creek
actually 6e0tttS with the spirit OF aIcOhoI
1t contains. 81. -.~srfs...
have always been totai-aostinence,
temperance man wouIu rather dis
solve my canphor In coal on tiian 70 use
drop OF the deViI'sh hulu, TtiisAy
live in the Puritan city OF Jonesvllle,
where the Local Option Law" Is In
force, and where not drop OF spirltu-
Gus liquors has been
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Gbnrcb oil Brother Iondor kindly
made room for me beside him in tie
Amen corner T affectionateIv laid one
arm around his neck and closed INV eyes
to enjoy the sweet music of choir and
organ Inst thcn an old winter wssn
brought out of winter Quarters nv fbe
mild Indian summer weather detected