The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-04-23
To THE Posi- Boy.
Come little loco focn sprig,
Altho, the writer is whig
He hopes you will, without delay,
Take this sheet to Iowa.
For the Hawk Eve and Patriot.
comment:

ARKANSAS, CHEROKEES, &c. &c.
Mr. EDwARDs-The mail of last even.
ing brought me two numbers of your es-
teemed "Hawk Eye, and IoVa Patriot"
which afforded me treat indeed, coming
as they do from Burlington, whose cili.
zens were once my kind neighbors, and
for whom, though now far separated from
them, | entertain the friendliest and best
of feelings. | had seen in several prints
the article you refer to in your paper Of
the 18th February, relative to my being
" the tallest man in Arkansas" and had
prepared an answer to it, which I now
send you, hoping that you will not handy
my legs about in rhyme, and give them
no chance for redress. Will you repub.
lish the notice and give the following an
swer written in Boonville, on the bank of
the Missouri river, where first saw the
article?
The following is the notice referred to
by our friend Scott which he wishes US
to republish, and which appeared in our
paper some time since -
1t is related Of the Rev. A. M. Scott,
the late eccentric Methodist preacher of
this place, that when he first went to Ar.
kansas. he had painted on his sign:-
a. NJ. Scott, Attorney at Law,
The tallest man in Arkansaw.
Shortly after, the river being very low.
he proposed wading that stream, which
he actually accomplished; upon which
the sign was altered and ever after read
in this wise -
A. NJ. Scott, Attorney at Law,
The man what waded the Arkansaw.
If he was now here he might be pre-
vailed on to cross the Mississippi in the
same way. He then might have sign
painted as followelh -
A. NJ Scott, Professor of Music and all other
trade,
AT the request of scmc friends the Mississippi
did wade.
Mr. SCOTS REPLY.
When I saw the above was all in fury,
And said to friend, g can wade the Mis-.
souri,"
But tits true, did once practice the law,
And also It's true that l waded the Ark.
ansaw;
And that my sign thus appear also admit,
For then such sign was surely most fit;
But now, since I've changed to be the divine,
I've no longer need for any such sign.
As to my legs they are long, and sure it
would seem,
That wade might safely the great monarch
stream
But will not be called the Professor of SONG.
For no other reason than my legs are SO long.
1t has afforded some sport TO many of
my friends, and induced literary insti-
tuition at the east, with whose faculty
am we'll acquainted, t. confer on me the
honorary degree of w. w. r., with a
diploma in regular form. When re.
celved it. knew not the import of these
initials and wrote for an explanation, and
was informed that the meaning was, in
plain English, WADER OF WESTERN
RIVERS" So you see, that my long
legs are likely to bring me into notice,
sooner than my tongue or my pen!
Times are much more prosperous in
Arkansas than when / last wrote you.
The Cane Hill affair has nearly past a.
way, and with it the fearful controver.
sizes about mobocracy &c. &c. Whatever
may be the opinion of the public abroad,
one thing is certain, and that is, our
country here was in such condition q
few months since, as to require action in
some summary way, for the safety of its
Inhabitants. We are here Immediately
on the line between the whites and
Cherokeees and the latter in their re-
cent emigration from the I" old nation, y
brought along with them, gamblers,