The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-04-26
rRo DIS az WoLF cREEK.


ceeded him years ago IN rendering
popular and famous the model noun
tain hosiery where he has estab-
lished his headquarters, to spend a
day or two with them. The hamlet
made famous by this trio is nestled
under the shadows of the mountain
crags that overhang Wolf Creek,
Cooke county, Tenn. Thursday OF
last week found US with more leis-
ure than is usually allotted to us,
and Thursday noon we were aguest
OF Green Aliens, especially eonsign-
ed 20 the care of that noble woman
and model landlady, Mrs. Cowan. In
every particular was our stay at this
house a delightful one. Its famous
cuisine aud elegantly furnished ia
BILE, prepared under the supervision
and presided over by Mrs. Cowan-
if the truth must be told was about
as stirring an appeal to us to make
the visit rs was the desire to again
meet our old correspondent, "Saw-
bones" and to catch bass or two
with Heiss. (There's so much on
this head we'd like to say. But,
gracious, as its memory occurs to us,
the particulars shadow themselves
up and down Wolf Creek, out on
the river, and all along the line as
do the happy memories of boyhood.)
The fishing was glorious-for
Heiss. He gave us reel and when
he had time from his own machine
~ he did a noble part-probably
the best h could-to secure the bass
monster that preferred our bill OF
fare to his. 1t is astonishing-aye,
incomprehensible-to the rural
visitor to realize what Heiss knows
about taking bass. There is not an
eddy or lodged rock hole in Wolf
Creek - and we make the assertion
from recent, and very patient, OBJ
servatiOn-that Heiss can't tell the
exact number of bass it contains,
their enormous size, and just how
they will soon come upon the table.
But alas, genius is ever cratic
Major Heiss prides himself on his
agricultural achievements. Reared
up, as we have been, at the feet OF
that GamaIiel of agricultural erudi-
ton, Col. c. w. Charlton, it is due
to his teachings that we do not eX-
press in this hurried note that ad-
for Heis Is agricultural pre-
tensions than a less independent and
truthful journalist might indulge
m. Piscatorially, Heiss is a genu-
nc success. As an earth producer,
we have our doubts. We tried our
pest to CLEAN something on this
point from DIR. Peck and Green Al
en-. Green declined any interview,
omplaining of not feeling well and
rot being able to accompany us to
LIeisss farm. DIR. Peck we found,
With merschaum pipe in mouth, and
number of the leading daily pa
,ers on his lap. We expressed an
rdent desire, Gn the absence of
Iai. Heiss, who was then in the
PIPER pools of the creek, with a fly
.ook, fishing for minnow bait, for
ur evening entertainment,) to be ,
hown his farm. Very deliberately
he Doctor lowered his newspaper
nd displaced the pipe from his lips.
Tere, indeed, was a man of whom
ny interviewer might be proud.
Yes, sir, l will show it YOU" said
he grave, gigantic man. He led
nd we followed, across a frightfully
lstic bridge, TO a six panel rail |
nee. on the west side of the creek, :
half an acre, more or
IS. Upon a panel of this struc-
ire the Doctor settled himself, mo-
oniug us to a corner where we
,uld have comfortable overlook.
Re stood a moment, gazing in awe
yer the domain and capacity of the !
rm. The Doctor again removed
is pipe, and giving his pipe hand
watt around the patch and fixing
Is eyes on ours, he said: "There's I
le damned thing you want to see !
oOk at it carefully. 1t is really =
Mi God, sir, you, nor !,
Nv of Heiss's friends, know how Z
; has agonized over that dam truck >
itch. Aside from the cost of his !.
,tatocs, he spent two days and :
ghts in cutting them into proper >
-ricultural dimensions. Dam the
low that follows eternally the d
DON. HESS has nothing but pOta- .
a dam thing but patatoes. :
nj now every morning, if you will -
Ne the JrOuDle 10 Wdlcn, you Will q
ID Heiss somewhere around this u
tch to see whether his potatoes u
We come up. That is, sir, wheth- Il
the dam razor back hogs have
oted them up or not. =
Friday, in the afternoon, we went "
the head of the road, Viewers p
nd. An engine, p Hing three fiat ~
rs. loaded to their utmost capaci- 90
with huge granite blocks for the ~
dges in our front, composed the Is
i'm. With Maj. McCalla, Conduc- =,
Taylor, Maj. Dan. Carpenter, of "
loxville, Maj. Heiss, and several TT
lers, we occupied reserved seats on
, second fiat Think of it? We
re seated on a mountainous block