The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-03-01
RAILROAD NE us.

BRIC-A-BRAO'S EXPERIENCE.
To the Editor Of The Morristown Gazette:
The life blood of newspaper is its
.dyertjsements Yet doth the brain and
lerve power Of journal rest within it,
eading matter-Thilst its news rspre
sent n r vitality. And news is Whist is
demanded by that mother-in-law of the
lcrse leech, a rural community. Mp
aste drifts toward pneumatic meta
physics" with a stanchwise swipe int
he region Of the utterly utt gush. Bu'
'xperience has taught me that ''dic,ion-
lry analysis" is "a little favored, b. the
General public, as are ''strsins Of soft
music, a-lingering npon the ear" The
:. p. Graves facts and reels. How / en-
leavored 10 gain q few facts for THE
GAZETTE viii now Fecite. ] reasoned
hat, among those who most craVed
1cws was the best chance to gather SAID
Tvs.
At the first house ! rode up to, lit
upon a social character who roared out,
Light, stranger, light I" Our phonetic
interview was this: Take a seat: any
news? No, none worth mentioning:
have you any,: A snake of the head,
yhcu: Family well? Yes, hear no COM
olalafs a pause; then, in brisk style:
Well, how about orr railroad? No. ?,
Ras friend who overlook mE as I rode
4long-rather pensively. Slapping ms
sn the back, he calculated, Hello, Brici
is that you All we'll at home? We
rode side by sids-neither uttering a
word until my interiocutor suddenly
spoke: Well. how about that railroad
IS it coming! No. 8 was ''plum kuri-
osity." Axe on shoulder, he came stalk
ing around the corner of his house Just
as L was climbing the fence to get tn his
house. he was sulky as bear, equip
ped IN brogans, tOW-linen breeches sus-
pended by one leather galloWs and peg
buttons. knew my man aud entered
lis cabin and seated myself without any
preamble. "AH wellg'' ''Yes, all but
The old CONAN, she's got a misery in
her back and hip Jints, Believe she's
took the fever. Your folks wells" Eyes,
we're able to take our rations." A deal
pause, then in loud tone, 'Kurnel,
got any 'backy 2" Another. .lull, and
rise to go. Ny entertainer rises also and
irawls out, "You got SD out good doal
do you hear anything of our raieroad'"
Eyes, THE GAZETTE has a long article
about 1t tbiE week" "Well, I'll send
up to Jim's and borrow his think he
takes it." As was about TO ride away
be drawled out in an indescribsble tone
will you be going by Jim's9
Well, tell Sal to come down and milk,
tue old DOMAINS poorly, and &C bring
that GAZETTE with her" Now there Is
a certain amount OF grim Euhor ia all
this, but / am not ''chopFing diaiecn"
nor Misunderstanding race type" rhs
point / wish 10 make is this:
Than the people # whom | have pre-
scented types, there lives NOT upon this
earth better disposed or kinder heart
ed race. They haVs an lnSatltte crav-
ing for news, yet subscribe to &c qews-
peper. Each wishes to know when tie
railroad is coming, and ali about it, yet
the majority send and borrow Jim's GA
zErrE when chance inf0rps them it has
railroad news. Further, how lew of
those who deAire railroad ave beStIF-
ring themselves in that direction. And
what would De the mathematical aver
age of encouragement received by the
devoted few who are bestirrfng theIl-
selves? Finally, how many will give -
,r iend-substantia aid TO a project in
which each and all appear interested
Gentlemen, don't rush matters
BRIc-A-BRAC.