Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-10-01
Former Resident
Sends A Letter
Heart Of Former Middle Tennes,
sean Turns Back to the
Homeland. Ills travels

'ilei ienn washington city aud
Philadelphia. ! am on my way 10
Colombia, South America, where / 90
10 take SharGe Of The medical and sur.
sieal work Of the Guamoco Mining Co
Am stopping few dayG in New York
10 buy the medical and surgical outfit
to establish hospital at the mines, as
the work down there has increased 10
such an extent since was there four
years ago as to render such an esiab.
lishmsnt an imperative necessity, the
company now having in its employ
several hundred natives,
| would have written sooner. but
have had every moment Of my time for
the last four months busilY occupied in
Chicago at Mercy Hospital where | had
the rare good luck 10 work under that
great--ii indeed he be not the greatest
American surgeon, Dr.. Jno. B. Muir.
ply Have been working personally
under DR. JnO. Golden, the nephew and
partner Of Murphy, a rare privilege
which was fortunate enough TO obtain
through making the acquaintance aud
personal friendship Of Dr.. Golden, who
extended me every facility.
wish had time 10 iell'ol some Of
the rare sights and experiences I have
had since leaving Lawrencebure. How
ever | must take the Time TO recommend
visit 10 Washington 10 any one travel
ing that way, ! had not the fainlest
conception Of the beauty Of our nation
al capitol until | reached there a few
days ago Standing upon the western
portal Of that grand building and look.
ing out across the Potomac, as | did.
aud seeing the setting sun sink in liery
splendOr, while, showing forth their
marble fronts, here and there through
the leafY foliage, the multiludinous
public buildings rear their palatial
spires, min vets, and domes, it is a
sight indeeC 10 hold in rapt awe the
imagination OF the most slolid. Across
to the east the congressional library
stands, dream Of beauty from the
outside, and an object Of such impress
ing architectural maenificence and
splendOr on the inside that could
only bow my head in awe at this, the
most magnificent work of the hand
and brains Of man in all the world per.
haps' And while standing there,
the noise, and rush, and roar Of
Chicago aud New York being remark
able BY their absence. brass band
atar off, struck up the sweet strains of:
my country It's Of thee, sweet land of
liberty" and as the old air came TO nv
ears, mellOwed and sweetened BY the
distance, | confess TO the weakness if
such it be, of wiping the big tears
away. In fact felt my chest stick
out like poutsr pigeons, and for the
first time in my life forgot the north
Outnumbered and Overpowvred the
sOuth-l didn't say whipped it," mind
YOu-and | uncOnsciously barred nv
head, aud whispered my country, nv
country, God bless herr and, If
hadn't been ashamed to do SO would
have thrown my old hat down, stamped
on It and let out Lawrence County
yell Of; "Hurray for Ameriky."
Yes, yes, If you haven't been there &c
to Washington you'll never regret it
The atmosphere Of the place is dis
tinclly southern And by the way
the leaders in the house and in III,
senate, are by large majority, south
ern men. Truly, The south is comm,
into its own again.
Have seen many wonderful sight
since | reached New York. | hav,
only time TO mention Two, by far th
most remarkablssi E., the new Wool
worth building, the highest buildin
in the world, which towers up into tn
sky, dwarliDe even the far famed Sin
ger building, an the Metropolitan,
Is seven hundred and ninetY-twO ieC
Highland over sixty stories. FroI
its top you can see all Of New Yor
and its suburbs, across N. Y. harbo
away up Long Island sound and ava
out upon the Atlantic. II towers abO,
the far famed New York sky scrape
as a mOurlain towers above SURROUND
ing hills, or as Mr.. Brown Simn
towers above DR.. Smilevs babV,-ar
then some. (HOw's that tor a climax
The "ImpsraiOr' III not allsmp,