Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-06-13
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

JUNE 3D. 1891
SIR: Suffer congratulate you. most worthy yox"
OH having sat last succeeded in wsdng through my
munics tion - although from the apparent difficulty of
your respiration after the laborous struggle much fear
d has proved work Of rather fatigue aud annoy
ance, than either pleasure profit In tender coRsera
lion. therefore, OF past sufferings will aBxously
eDdesvor TO make my present letter such mixture OF
deep and shallow water, that, when tired of s'wadng,
you may relieve youisc by lew strokes at swimming.
congratulate you. too. on another circumstance. IL is:
That 10 regard 1.-THE greater part Of mypiece you have
hit upon The policy OF adopting The very onvenien
in IN all similar emergencies, of"isasf said IS soonest
mended For your near approximation to pity, al the
thought oil disturbing the pleasure seem 10 tske 10 my
self and feD be good 10 accept my thanks. But,
10 saws yon from the possible OF similar yesrn
ing let YOU that IL this feeling is be disturb
ed at all. IL will require very different sounds from
auy thu, thy sweet " Vox" seems capable OF utering
even were much better in than appears be at
present.. Fur this dssonsDce, however far he from
TO blame you The finest 10 The world will prove
unmusicaI 10 say all musical peope II the possersor
tempis 10 sing when unpleasant occurrence has dis
ored The muscles ct the face by what Doctors call the
3" Risus sardonicu."-or, sArIonic grin" In common
parante he will be singing ~ wrong side OF his
snce Is much apt have heard, 10 excite de-
rson than pity. Aud The latter being sentiment which
you seem 20 well inclined bestow others cannot
~sh deprive you Of any opportunity to excite u IN them
IL regard 10 The assertion Of having "Asfalrd my
motives IN your lorner letter Saying any thing
Kind OF me " Whether Ills is the fact, moi, the Public
be The judges-snce you yourself have made
them But admitting that your own opinion must
be tie test vi what constitutes unkHd language,
saul upon motives, and that you had been guilty OF neither
towards either myself MIR Leigh you seem most va
loroy resoved in your present letter. 10 make NJ for
he OMISSION. aud, truly welcome thou, most precious
"vox Pcgul" TO a,ss my character ~ sny way that
pesselh lhee besi Or verify say, IN the lsDgosgs
Of swirl, ny changing only single word:
"On us, when such mo- sstiic,
take it--fot rsnogysic."
u IL fortunate c the, that the poh.
We must judge Ne both although you deter mined
still 10 reisin The vantage ground Of keeping them igno.
rant Of your real character and situation, by concesng
yote To your motives and eonduc however, your
letters will Afford them sufficient clue and none
better need be sought ~ speskng Of your susioBst
least, much Of you choose discoseyon repre-
sent II that Of who is not candidate foy any
o6ics'-mcaDng, presume, at that present fine NJ
0rfing; and being particularly anxious that inquisi
tive pereons DESTROYS Of discovering who IL This Mr. 'Vox
PopU" (ihc volunteer Attorney Tor the good People OF
Virgins should back any farther But the mischief
u, that hey toW cast back IN guessing the names OF
snonymou writers--espeeiey when they avail them.
selves Of such cloak assal the reputation Of others
In the present case, !, has resulted in runour that e
sad Mr. Fox PcpvlF acsndidate for the place
Of Marshal, IN Florida and auoher occasion, for tho
Office Of Postmaster IN cersn place. Bat IN this report
perhaps great injustice may have been done youss YOU
msy be wroneully subjected to The suspon Of having
been than " bygonc tines. 81 Office .hunef
cay wyongJally for M Vox Popuh" y, possibly,