The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-03-15
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The EVERGLADES, March 8, 1876.
To the Editor Of the MorIistown Gazette:
Our attention has been called to let
ter appearing in your issue of March l,
over the signature of Claiborne" Cal
culatcd, as is this letter to create a mis-
apprehension upon the emigrant's mind
rs to the city of Tazewell, a sense of du-
ty to our fellow-citizens, the gray horses,
and the dog-fennel Of the period inspir-
eth a reply.
Claiborne SAYS, "Afr Carr and others
are Mayor" May we ask which others?
Does G.. refer to that old citizen, Pres
bury Hodge, or our brother in corn
bread, Abraham Dodson?
Financially, we are in good &C ndi-
ton" Doubtless. The happiest man
is one with light heart and thin pair of
brooches. Good condition is an absence
of the adipose; therefore we are.
The reflection upon Noah is entirely
uncalled for. The man did no more
than his duty. IT'S true, he was rather
exclusive, but SD are all our first families.
Claiborne goes into ratio of lawyers
and ministers. Honestly admitting we
can't locate the serenA lawyer, and that
the fifth and sixth are but code crush
eTs, ;" the inference is not prejudiCial to
TaZewell; a man dies but once, but goes
10 law ScNSIdl llIilcSS leHCG IHt uGCCSSlCl
for a surplus of embryo jurists. OF
course the bar could be defined big "a "
little "a" ron" which spells tooth
pick" but if this is thusly, the "cars"
are off the track. Any one is con-
"vince"-d of this.
We are no judge of anatomy, yet what
portion of the Kentuckian is called Taze-
well? We accept the doxology without
argument.
Claiborne says "we had the mail route
n year ago, and then every other day"
Now, who had the route on odd days?
To Uncle Stephen Graham, that aged
African, whose age is an algebraic CO.
nundrum, we raise our hat as to a weird
link connecting the present and the past,
an embodiment of sable isolation; and
when his summons comes may he turn
gentle flip flap from the material to the
infinite, and pass away without a paDg.
Why send for Blaine? Can he explain
the $500 taken into Granger from our
toll gate? Can he post us as to seed oats
and weather? Blaine will 90 where he
is. He has no dog, isn't out of bale
thread or coffee, and don't wish to make
rails for bacon. Blaine may be very
good, but we like Bristow better Of
course the next President will not come
from TaZcwcll.
Throwing aside ClaIborne's allure
ments to the emigrant, Tazewell has
much to allure the settler. The location
is central; one can 60 anywhere without
knowing it. Then the lover of hogs and
geese can find these things sowed broad
cast. OF ruins and dog-fennel we have
much, nay, many. The springs are med
icinal; at least they taste so; the air is
salubrious; the views charming; the dogs
and cats absorb the dead hours of the
DfCht lint If one can 0et n DoeifiOn where
they Join in one grand diapason the ef-
feet has some novelty. Theh we have
athletic games in front of the Court
House, and estimates as to the amount
of big man in a small hide; but these
things are episodes.
So let the emigrant come, is the prayer
of WILBERFoRCE.