The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-09-09
The Last Time.

DOIne correspondent OF the TIMES
writing from the X roads, (who
seems to write as one that has au.
Mority and not as one of those little
aeribes) devotes nearly a column of
ySur valuable paper lecturing
-ROderick Rolker," which / will
acknowledge is needed very bad,
politically: and in my short letter
! don't feel like l am able to teach
Aim very much in politics notwith-
standing with all of my experience
politically, and as l will have to
acknowledge that he has taught me
o valuable lesson which l am not
altogether able to understand. So
I will try and teach him little
more about Shakespeare; as Gypsy
Arden says, 81 fail to catch the in
stnaed application Of your scribe"
concerning Mecbeth and "the
witches on the heath and "Hecates
cave" etc. l will lead him to "old
Unions of Athens" cave in the
4eods--Who seems to have fallen
suit with all mankind and retired
10 this solitary place, partly l sup
2Ose to have peace Of lnind-sOme.
what like | have by joining the
different political parties-and
while living in the woods eating
roots and berries in daylight, and
sleeping in his cave at night, it
seeMs he was not forgotten by his
old friends who paid him visits and
ne would come out OF his cave and
BhilOsophise with his visitors. So
among other characters who visited
Eimon there came to see him one
day three thieves or banditti. So
old Timon came out of his cave and
gave the three thieves long lect-
xre Gust like Gypsy has me) and
chen retired to his cave, and the
iteives held a kind of consultation
ms to the meaning of Tin on's lect-
xYe. So two of the thieves express
ed themselves as to the meaning,
and the third one says, "He has
almost charmed me from my pro-
session by persuading me to it."
And so it was with me when l
read Gypsy Arden's article in the
TIMES. He charmed me with his
g1Ohibition sentiments as a Repub-
scan, and he also made me think
seriously about returning to the
asohibition party. But l am de.
sSsmined to find peace in the Re.
gnbAiean party. l once heard of a
man, it was said that he was trav.
cling from South to North Carolins
NJ his health, and it was said Of
kim that when he arrived near the
State line he travelled day or two
IN North Carolina before he knew
mat he had crossed the line. But
a'waa, not the case with me when
arrived safely in the good old Re
YuSliean party. I don't think ole
members of the old parties SHOULD
seold me for have made it rule
ID announce my arrival and depar
s1rs heretofore, and to work faith
Ally while in the present party.
And as I want to make up fol
MIST time l don't wish to quarre
with any OF my party, and in Ordel
b do all l can to strengthen thu
Republican party 1 want to writ,
two or three short pieces for thu
NkEs giving my terrible expert
. eucs while among the little politica
{ PARTIES, and also horrible dream
VhiolnA had one night while sleep
2ng:Witii'sOme OF the Democrats, al
I staM with this old party two OF
nhree days and nights On my re-
anrn to my old, Republican party.
l could not tsnd out who Gypsy
agdeni might be" only l under.
stand that he is a doctor by profess
sion, and if this is the case l will
only ask him whether he is an
xngiIsh or Scotch doctor as he will
Ind by reading Meebeth that
Shakespeare speaks of two doctors
nd when l deal with one only
,HaaS to know what kind he is.
I-would like to make a quotation
from hamlet but time and space
kDrbid. RODERICK ROLKER