The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-26
TATE S THANKFULNESS.
WARD APPREOXA TIES A SPRING
DIET.

Wolf CREEK, Tenn, Mar. Il, ~
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
have felt very much elevated since
read "Clinch's" last letter in the GA
zETTE. "CIinch" knows a good thing
when he sees it, and he never uses any
irony nor flattery in his epistles. Sell
dom ever, in fact-never.
Language fails to express the esteem
have for "Clinch" and his contribu-
tons. But I am afraid he will be
caught in bad company. don't mean
the penitentiary convicts. They don't
amount to much, but hear of him be-
ing up at the State house occasionally.
Well, hope you wont envy me. l
would, if it were possible, tell you how
good am feeling tonight.
suppose you know Col. Swan L.
Burnett, of Big Greek. If you don't,
be sure to take the next train for Big
Creek, and cultivate his acquaintance.
1t will be the best investment you ever
made. He is the best looking man
ever saw. In fact, he is the only man
l ever saw that thought was handsome.
He is not only handsome but pretty
superbly beautiful. And he is not only
beautiful, but he is learned, enterpris
ing, energetic, industrious and scholar
Iy gentleman he is the best farmer in
Cooke county-the best merchant l ever
saw, and I believe he is the most chart
table man and best judge of human ma
ture now extant He can take square
look at man and tell you what he
wants, every time. AS conclusive proof
l will relate an incident:
AS we passed down by Big Greek this
morning I noticed him looking very Sc
riously at my vest, as thought, or per-
haps the key-chain or brass buttons. |
am ashamed and beg his pardon for such
a thought of him, for he was right then
planning one of the most philanthropic
acts of his life. He seemed to take in
the situation in moment.
/ felt all day like he certainly meant
and as we came up this even
ing, he presented me-not with a
watch chain, nor a new vest, nor a
whole suit of clothes-no, sir Almost
anybody else would have thought that
was what l needed most But he poked
deeper into the subject. To be very
brief, he advanced towards me, his
beaming as none but
good mans can beam-with language
and tone of voice that would have
touched the sympathy of milestone,
he proceeded to take from under his
arm and held towards me a small sack
full. Yes, sir, very full, Of-TURNIP
GREENS held down by the under jaw
of hog, vulgarly called jole. That is
what makes me say he is the most char
liable man and best judge of human ma
ture among my acquaintance.
If he had only given me a peck
of corn meal to make some bread,
whole regiment couldn't have prevented
me from embracing him, and planting
on his check my unworthy lips. l want
ed to thank him bat l was too full to
speak. The future seems bright now
the exhilerating auticipations of dinner
tomorrow, amounts to a feast even
now. can't sleep any more until these
greens and jOle are eaten.
l always have to get up through the
night and wake up my whole family and
eat some of the greens if there should
be any left from dinner.
Nothing has such a happy effect on
me as hog jole and turnip greens. !
feel good for days before and after eat.
ing them. In fact, hog jole and turnip
greens is the only branch of botany /
ever took any interest in, and / believe
1 know just what to do with them.
all the Anti-Fat in the world couldn't
keep me down if had turnip patch
and somebody would give me some meal
and hog ioles-or, if they prefer, it
would suit just as well if they loaned
them to me.
You may talk about sheep husbandry,
blooded stock, and your bureau of agri-
culture, statistics and mines, and your
various grasses, but none of them are
circumstance to hog jole and turnip
greens, and hope your readers will see
the importance of the subject,
Yours, etc., cot.
P. 81 hereby return my most sim
cere thanks to the next man that pre-
sents me with a sack of jole and greens,
and a small quantity of corn meal. It.
''No, thank you; l never waltz; ma