The Rugbeian. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1881-1882, 1882-09-09
MR.. MARYLAND EXPLAINS.
EDITOR OF THE "RuGBEIAN."


Mrs. Marland considers some very unkind
comments upon the report Of an interview
between her and Dispatch reporter. The
facts of the interview were these: The reporter
called on Mrs. Marland and asked her num-
Der of questions about Rugby, among which
was, Is there a hotel in RugbyP Answer ;
Yes; a good one, kept by MIR. Abner Ross, &c.
How the reporter got Gross Hotten" and gave
you cause for your first foot note, Mrs. Marlahd
cannot tell; and Notwithstanding your second
foot note it is nevertheless fact that a lady
of her acquaintance did, on presenting pre-
scription to the drug store, get some whisky.
and think it would have been pity if she
could not have got it, but this occurred on a
previous visit. The only pigs mentioned in
the interview was what she called "razor
backs" and she never heard of breed called
'blue graziers" until she saw it in the DIS
patch, but she verify believes now, there are
some hogs In Rugby that could Justly be called
green graziers. In her enthusiastic admiration
of Rugby and the Rugbeians, and in the
absence of any census statistics, it was surely
no objectionable sin to guess at $50 souls
as the population of Rugby and its surrounding
neighborhood, although your sixth foot note
says about 200 She said in answer to ques-
ton about the class of people living in Rugby
that there was some young men of good family
and wealthy parents that was not compelled
to labor for their support, and consequently
did nothing, just as We have plenty of the
same kind in Pittsburgh, but she never said
they considered it disreputable to work; and
if the illicit trading in "moonshine" is now
broken up, as you say, she is very glad of it ;
but, nevertheless, she thinks if you would look
about you very carefully, and make some quiet
enquiries, you would have no difficulty in
finding from the bosterous hooting and shout
ing that occasionally takes place on Central
Avenue that there is still some moonshine to
be got in Rugby, although she discllims ever
saying it was an occupation followed by any
one in the colony. In respect to your ninth
foot note, have now an offer from Mr..
Wilson to supply me with bricks at Sedgemoor,
aid was very much pleased to hear from
him and that his first kiln was good both in
quality and color; and | think if you will
look over the back numbers of the Rugbeian
yon will find terra Gotta pipe advertised for
sale at the works: so.much for No. 8. Your
tenth amounts to about the difference between
tweedle dee and tweedle dunn. llth. Yes that
is so. Mrs. Mari and says although she is not
mechanic she is a mechanics wife. and
knows a steam mill when she sees one and
she knows, too, that the Board OF Aids mill
waS operated by water power and the others
the report of the geologist used to be published
in the Rugdeiam, and that when last in
Rugby she heard of gentleman who believes
there is good vein of coal under his farm and
he sent sample of it in box to party in
this State, and that he would like to raise IA
company to work it and she is very sorry if
you have not heard of it also, but that is no
fault of hers. About your 18th, she was
informed Mr.. Tom Hughes intended to come
and visit Rugby this year; if he can not come
she thinks it a pity. Your 10th answers
itself, for the farms are parcelled out in 30
acres each; and she could not have said that any
person was limited to one seeing we ourselves
have three. In answer to your 18th, | would
ask you to read the deeds given by the Board
of Aid. The 18th is mixed somewhat, but
that is no fault of hers. While Mrs. Marland
was very much panied at the published report
of the interview as it appeared in the Dispatch,
for in writing up the interview las he evidently
did in the office the reporter drew upon his
recollection for some portions and upon his
imagination for the spice, yet she did not feel
as much poignancy over it as she did at the
unkind comments of the Rugbeian in general,
and at the dark insinuation of your Goth in
particular; but if it will cure her of her
Rugby fever, or even mitigate its severity, |,
for one, shall be very thankful, and shall
for ever remain
Your obedient servant,
ALFRED MARYLAND.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. End, 1882.
BY Mr.. Marland's letter it appears that
Mrs. Marland was more "sinned against than
shining" in that the interviewer of the DIS
patch distorted and colored the statements
made to him by her. We are not at all surprised
to hear this, but in our remarks on the inter-
view we could only Ego according to the
evidence" and the Dispatch showed that that
evidence was given by Mrs. MarlandE how
ever, all the while, we wondered how one who
had visited Rugby upon several occasions, and
was known and esteemed by many here, could
give such incorrect information.
We much regret any pain we may have
inadvertently, caused Mrs, Marland, and
would assure her there was no clark insinu-
ot;o,D ;ntandnd in our oQth foot motto W.