Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-04-24

-- April. l6, 1850
MEssRs EDITORS You must print this letter before
you read it, This may be against your laws We'll, hand
over to one Ut your udcous friends and lei him say
whether you ought publish it. any evil comes YOU
III bear it.
Now, suppose you have done what ask you, and you
are just sitting down in your chairs read the
proof sheets. That is the first you Of what
writing. I'll tell you then, the Of my strange
quest have thought for long time that you have been
improving your paper very much When man does right
he ought be told of it encourage him. You said
time ago you intended enlarge your aper and one
who was in your place last week. has said you had ecev
ed sight Of boxes and big castings which Judge is The
new Press and xings and thinking your paper is
just coming week. concluded now that You
doing genee thing by your subscribers, it is right that
they should let you hear from them.
l. They like your moderation. have known tie Spec
ta,oY for twelve years and more, and always said and
heard others say, Of the most credabe papers
in tho State True you say pretty tight things
and then-but you always fight ike tho Anakim noisy,
bois,erous fellow kept worrying Old Broadbrim till at last
he laid hold Of him by his collar and choking and holding
him down. said-"Friend, | will not fight thee-but
mean just hold thee uneasy" did think last summer,
you and your negh6ors got little hot once, but was du
ing dog days and you had not much don't agree
10 all your motions abuut the Convention, but you give
with you il could.
g like your first page. Would it be amss to let the
world know who that chap is that writes much good pu
ery for your paper? You give girls chapter Of
nv now and lhen-he dear creatures, you know, like lit
tie Of the imagnavebut your stories are not like May
cppes sckeng sweetnor. like circus ests, sickening
drty Some make me laugh which is good for dyspepsia,
and sumo make me cry spell, which good for the heart
don't think pontless anecdoe or dirty, vu
gar one, in your paper.
g. That column Of newsems is just the idea. do make
longer if you can People who take bui paper like
to have the NEWS You. that have table full Of new pa
pers every day, don't know how greedy man gels for
ne,c, The chaps hereabouts, relish that prOdgpus y
Tll tell YOU secret-hs world belongs To the Children
Now keep your paper interesting TO the young folks and
you will hold on To the old ones.
A. When Congress begins do any thing suppose you
will keep 10 give US good summing up every week.
always liked that.
FINALLY have seen good many papers, but hold TO
it. the SPECTATOR is about much worth the money
gives for it, as ally paper know Now, could say good
deal MORE but have praised you enough. WON'T ven
ure any advice but l'l just say-hold on. Give The chill
dren piece of column all for themselves Hasn't one
of YOU chan or so? know that fellow you call The 'ju
piorn isn't marred-more pity of him. Well, make that
chap or some other pick something for the Children
Put bit too every and them about raising children
1t is harder work than raising pigs, and tell you most
of your readers do better at raising every thing else and
need more teaching about raising children One word more
MANY of your subscribers who take other paper would
be nightly obliged YOU for scraps about religious
maters-abou the Churches-not their disputes or their
creeds but how they get making this bad world better
And now, Messrs Editors have said all meant tosay
this tme If you will print this letter without reading it
and don't blush TOO much for being told the truth III write
'Ou 1'' A READER