The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-11-14


In cur article Of Inst week " Oh the Creole
and the aristocratsp we said nothing about
4 grammaro +" sraduatesn or "Collegians;"
much less did we trouble our readers WITH a
"severe critioismp on either Of these topics
Yet By quoting and italicising a choice piece
of the Crcole's English, we have enabled Ben
Wilcher's "%favorito pupil" to immortalize bis
ancient master and himself, and have offered
lin an opportunity Of spreading before his
rea lers all the learning Of the old field school
aforesaid, from the recondite ab-als to the mag
nlfcent X mpompanoosack =
This prodigy of Mr. Wilcher has taken oc-
oaslon hitter the fashion of ancient Pistol, 10
Tell his readers Of the t'excoriation" which lie
has administered to Us and to boast Of having
US "on tue hlp,n In this he has shown his
prudence, if not his m%odesty, as it was to be
feared, that his readers might not discover such
important facts, if they we're not specially
pointed out.
Notruth is better attested by history than
the lesson taught US by the Creole that those
Who boast most Of their achievements gain
most Victories.
Old Homer, II is true states that Their
sites who boosted so much Of Stacking un-
taken Troy was a liar and a coward, but
we have no doubt the books used in the
Wilcher school, showed Homer's buftoon
=
TO have been the greatest hero WHO figured
before the walls Of Ilium.
Overwhelmed as we are by the superb
or learning and logic of our neighbor and
seeing lhst the points likely 10 go Of on
wit" ia which we are no match for Ben
Wilcher's "fayorite pupil" We have con
cluded 10 strike our coIors. We have all
so (agreeably 10 the Creo's advicel made
diIigent enquiry for the original owner Of
our grey goose quill' and having ascer-
tained that the biped from which il was
plucked Is no longer in the land Of the liy-
ing, we now tender il to our witty neigh
Dor as the next d kin to the deceased.
Having shown d commendable regard
to the Creoles right Of inheritance, we now
hope the Editor will not peach" upon u
as threatened, II his principles DO not for
bid him from assuming the honorable yoci
ton Of informer.
If this piece Of Kindness on our part L
recognizing his indisputable right Of sue
cession, do moi move his heart 10 mercy
we promise to take all back we said 10 pre-
, vious numbers, about sthe wealthy aud in
l luential.n
II nothing else win prevent him frou
showing us up as dictator and "peachiag
on US, we swear BY "St Patrlck'' and 4
the other saints in the calendar, that OF
!. neighboF Is not an arislocrat Of any sor
whether scrub or lhoroughbfed-for ID
h sake Of peace We win GO further and ad
! nit loo that 90 far from being aHswelle
head'a he has no head at all-that he b'
i long moi 10 the 'tsiik stocking" ur any OIL
Il er class Of sgentry.n
3 We hope this will prove satisfactory
our WORT neighbor Of the Creole, but
~ moi, we will go still farther and allow hi
to have the last word in this important col
roversy. EIe may even use his quotdtit
7 marks SO as TO make the impression tn
: certain words ave TO be found in our aril
I" les which he knows are not there.
If he will not 'peach" upon US he ms
resort to any little Yankce-uick Of that So
Y with impunity.
ny He may by the artful arrangement
=, his types, or any other device, induce b
% renders to believe that we claim TO be
(. "collcgian" and a graduate" although {
record shows no such thing. Only q
stain from peachiag and you are at hber
10 do all the rest.