The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-06-19

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it not for the history of the man who
once owned it. John Mitchell was the
we'll known Irish patriot, who was
born in 1875 and died in 1875. He
practiced law in cambridge and then
was for a time Editor of the Dublin
"Nation." In IS47 he founded the
"United Irishman" and the following
year was arrested for treason. He
was sentenced to fourteen years OF
Punishment, and sent to Tasmania,
but escaped to New York in 1858 and
from there he fed to the secluslon OF
the East Tennessee mountains and
purchased the above named farm and
for several years he lived almost like
a hermit, but suppose his old love
for the excitement Of the busy politi-
cal world returned and he sold his
peaceful mountain farm and went to
New York where he established
paper known as the Citizen" Later
he started the "Irish Citizen" Some
time after his term of banishment had
expired he returned to Ireland and in
1874 was elected to Parliment, but
was declared ineligible. The follow
ing year he was again returned, but
died before any action was taken in his
case. He published several books
bearing on the history Of Ireland. This
is piece of hereto fore unpublished
history in the life of one of the many
Irish patriots who had to suffer among
many hardships the greatest one of all,
that of banishment from a country for
which he would gladly have laid
down his life. So far as we have been
able to find none of the Encyclopedias
give any account of his life IN the
Tennessee mountains, where he was
hid away from his enemies and where
he bore in silence the great sorrow of
being banished from the turreted hills
of could Ireland" which was to him
"home sweet home" The old house
in which he lived is still Standing and
as gazed on it my minds eye could
see the lonely Irish patriot as he sat
by the door breeding over the wrongs
of his devoted country. Tucka'
leehee Cove has been highly honored
by having as its citizen this loyal, true
hearted son of the Emerald Isle.
;, Along on the opposite side of the
,, river we could see the "Ceder Bluffs, y
which Mise straight up to a highth Of
200 feet or more in some places. Nc
doubt its preciptious cliffs have af
forded the wanted means of destruc.
ton for some bold Indian brave who
faild to win the dusky maiden he
wooed in vain; or for some frightened
r deer, which was TOO closely pressed
by the red man in his serch for winte
food.
We soon came to where we had t
let our hack return, at the upper edge
of Tuckaleechee Cove. We reached
that place about 1890, where We tool
= our dinner and about 1890 stated Oh
our tramp. The trail led up Littl'
River to where it forked and then W
the Middle fork. On this tramp w,
followed for some distance a roat
= which is being cut and blasted out TO
convenience in hauling.logs to th'
. river, where they are to be floateC
. down to the lumber mills. We had
: two pretty steep climbs on this tramp
which gave US taste of what was il
store for US. That day We went abou
five miles and all being worn out W
decided to camp. After looking abou
it was decided that the most desirabl
place was across the river on the OF
! posite bank from the Big Hollow. !
was about $50 when We stopped ou
onward march and the rest of tn
. . evening was spent in getting WOO
, and preparing to spend the night con
fortably. We all had taken a ligf
: sack which stuffed full of leaves for
:, pillow and after laying down our rub
., . Der coats we had very comfortabl
bed; our feet being turned toward
roaring fire which on the account Of th
GOODNESS of the night was necessity
. So we slept that night with nothin
:; above us but the great limbs of tn
mighty trees ard the blue sky. Th
was the first experlance of the kin
for the writer and Oh that account tn
- place was christened Camp Goddard
l neglected TO mention that the fir
tnout ever tasted was that evening