Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-01-24
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Des Moines Courier.

HtihS Il iShiCS IL WIN al ohNS opISui u
matter of curiosity, why this Mr.. Pickle
wishes to induce the belief of his sepa-
rate identity from participation in com
mon with the people of this community,
in feeling, interest and sentiment. The
credi, of being the place of his domi-
cile, am rejoiccd to find, belongs else
where, than to Ottumwa. The articles,
from the pen of Pickle, demonstrate al
most to mathematical certainty, to the
understanding of any one who could
have the patience TO read such quanti-
ty Of incoherent verbiage and worse than
senseless balderdash, the fact, that the
braying will as eflectually distinguish an
ass, although enveloped in Lions skim;
as if the ears and the hoovcs were visi-
BILE. And, I can mere assure Peregrine,
that his last effort; although it has cost
him time. and smells of a fluid, much
more poten. than lamp oil, evnces no
sufficient degree Of talent in its author,
10 induce any man of sense to believe,
that O,tumwa can afford to have at one
time, within its limits, more than SIN
gle individual so entirely stullihed, and
whose longitude Of ears and hardness of
hooves, will give him as much distinction
as this same Peregrine has attained; judg-
ing from the gutteral coarseness of his
braying. and not having the means OF
precisely ascertaining his aurcular and
pedal dimensions, the inference will read
lily be drawn that he compares well with
the most sage and digni6ed Of his long
cared brethren in this respect. This
distinguished strlnger amongst us,
quotes cop:ously from polite literature,
and while he does so is it not remarka-
BILE tina; he never thought of finding ou,
the meaning attached to his assumed cog
nomen ..Peregrinus" or "Peregrina," in
the language from which it is derived.
If he had examined in regard to that, he
would not have made an accusation
against his printer about the orthogra-
ply of the word as it will be found to
/, indicate person of loose habits; wheth-
er male or female. | would have no
.hesitancy in attribuiing blunders of any
kind, to either author or printer, of
the article of Pickle. and if they make
counter accusations against each other,
both sides will be believed. 1t might
be thought on seeing Pickle No. l, in
which he let loose SO numerically a.
gainst that custom among US, of permit
ting the beard to grow too long, that he
was travelling barber, who had gotten
strapped much oftener than his razors,
and who by this system of inveigling
was about forming opinion for the pur-
pose Of self aggrandizement, after which
he intended 10 wage holy crusade with
bearded men. Mistaken in this, | find
the graphic and homeopathic acquisitions
of peregrine can be compensated, and
his time more usefuly employed in cal
culating the quantity of steam requisite
TO propel a saw and grist mill, than ma
king the good people of this place the
subject of "his rational amusement
am persuaded that if Pickle goes at
this laudable employment, being the
same at which the Philisilines engaged
| his famous precursor, the eyeless Samp-
son, our corn vii! be much more salts
factorily ground than our wits have been;
under Pickles supervision. If Pere-
grne should take the last mentioned
trade, as the business of life, he will Sc
cure assistance in quell;ng his many en-.
emies, and in putting in force agains
them, that part of the "vagrant act;'
against idle and dissolute felloa0s, found
lettering and wandering about, and who
do not betake them selves to honest cal.
} ings, and have not the wherewilhal to
maintain them, and no visible meaps ol
getting a livelihood. Now my dear
Pickle, in order that you should be
square with those fellows: would it not
be well for you to stand few lectures
OH domestic economy and home industry,
and then my much esteemed, respected
and ancient Pickle, let the visions and
dreams of your extravagant fancy glide
from before your mind, and cherish no
longer the notion of divisions and CLASH
fications in our town, ard cease to
"Beat your pate and think that wit will
come, . E-.
J For knock as you will; there's no body at
home."
i Now Peregrine, why did you attempt,
! after calling US asses, to give us the name