Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-12-06
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK,
Dec. G. 1881,

On THE SIDEWALK,
Dec. 6, 1884,
And yet-we have the temperature of
September. Save the mud in Main st.
there is nothing to tell that winter Is
here. If ice factories at the North Pole
Is as nearly out of business as this
weather would seem to suggest, the
Search Steamer Jeanette may have
good time among the Arctic ducks and
polar bears. The Jeanette has been
gone twoyears and three months since
educated man looked OH her from
without. The Rogers went to Wrangell
Land. where she was to have landed
and left tidings and indications, but all
was desolate and blank. No Jeanette
had been there. Wrangell Land proved
to be nm island, and has been fully ex-
plored. There are ranges of mountains
that cleave the Arctic sky and rivers that
run in the awful grandeur of perpetual
silence to the desolation that broods for
ever on the icy seas, and on its shore a
splendid harbor that never before was
plowed by the keel Of adventurous ship,
bnt there Is no green summer and no
human form and no animal existence
above that of few foxes and field mice.
While we cut and sleep and traffic In
comfort at Bristol, the crew Of the jean
nettc may be even far North Of Wran-
CELL Island in the eternal grandeur of
measurclcss fields Of ice and snow and
glacier, beyond comfort and excluded
from hope. Such Is man. lie wants
the unattainable, and will die, MS Adam
did, to ascertain the unknowable. This
is all far from the sidewalks, but the
mind and the telegraph know no dis
lance, II only there are connections.
This blessed open winter compcnsates
for short corn crop. Yet corn and
pork are up. Congress opened yester-
day and. the Legislature assemblies to-
morrow. Col. A. Fulkerson and lady
started Friday A. NJ. for Washington
Messrs. Bailey, Fowler, Kelly, and the
Senator aud Delegates from Scott, Lee
Wise started for Richmond Sunday
night. Capt A. +. Starreit and lady
have moved to Bristol and arc stopping
temporarily with NJ. ID. Andes. hope
our people will call to see his really
excellent family.
Rev. r. II. Parker and Mr.. Ed. King
have their respective brick houses near
ly completed. They will be rooted with
slate. am glad to see Judge II. X.
Butler able to attend once more to his
practice. lie made n powerful speech
before the Bristol Court on the Ackerly
casc, Mr.. w. ID. Jones, Of the Philn-
delphia house of Wood, Bacon g. Co.
was In town last week, am requested
by the law firm Of Fulkorson & Page to
say that Judge Page will be In Bristol
every Thursday and Friday to attend to
the business Of tho firm. He Is nm ex-
cccdlngly laborious and reliable attor-
ney. - -,
And now this sidewalk man takes
tcmpory leave Of the esteemed aud ever
to be remembered readers Of the Ne'os.
But they shall hear from him, Dec uo'cn-
10. They shall hear something OF the
Readluster Legislature that Is to meet
tomorrow. The people OF virginia
have entrusted their interests to men
whom they deem wise and patriotic
May no vlrgInlan bctray that trust
May the sequel show TINT they mean to
promote the prosperity and glory OF tho
Old Dominion. In leaving, must re-
h,rn nv sincere thanks to Col. Jno.
oyler. of the Holston Tobacco Manu-
factory, at Abingdon, for lot OF pure
leaf pcriaue Tobacco, the finest article
am surc. | have ever seen. When use
Il shall think Of the high character OF
him who gave Il to mel shall think OF
him nsa Vlrginian who cherished the
lof,y character Of the State, and who IN
ali his busy life has been actuaied by no
motive unworthy Of a virglnl0n' May
he live to sec tho Commonwealth re-
deemed, and In the great family Of ais
tor states without . superior IN weath,
development and virtue. Reader, u
YOU ever travel westward from Bristol,
atom with that prince Of Hotel keepers,
capt. W. II. SEWER, Of tho Washington
uouse. Jonesboro. A hoary descendant
from those who in former days made the
name Of East Tennessee lustrous ana
enyled. lis bountlful table is = luxury,
hut the genius that prcsides over mat
good house is prince In all that makes