Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-06-08
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WEDNESDAY. JUNE s. 1854.

The Editor of the Lowell American than whom
one drives sharper quill, amuses himself and
his readers by hitting off the 'ponderosity' of the
Atlas under its management. We copy por-
ton Of his letter below.
The Atlas by the way, IS curiosity just now.
Do YOU ever read itq Excuse me for the degrading
superstition put the question, rather does any
body read il? l mean anybody who is not obliged
to read it? For my part, confess that read it,
but then read all the newspapers. read them
rapidly, and the Atlas uey rapidly. II will not an
swer TO dwell upon it. Yon must touch and go;
glance and leave it; il you do not, you are stuck,
like fly in "a moasses pitcher. The more you ex-
pl0re, the worse of you are.
II man permits himself to read, deliberately, be-
yond the FIRST paragraph OF one Of Hudson's leaders
give him up for lost; office would insure him
from dropping to sleep, upon any conditions. DO
You say that men haUe read one, and not only one,
but several of these articles, and are apparently
none the worse for theml So have animals come
out Of rocks in olerabe OF preservation, af-
ter being embedded many years. (l'hat is, people
say thew have) But the fact does not prove that
naked rock is an agreeable residence; does the
other fact prove that 1t is safe To read iudson's edi-
torials. II is rumored that the publishers have
found the increased weight Of the paper serious
difficulty in their mail arrang ements, and am cred
IDLY informed that the corps of carriers has had to
he doubled on the same account. The other dav
saw grocer stop at door Temple street, and
hitch the reIns OF his teen to copy Of the Atlas
which was lying upon the steps.
He said he had been accustomed to hitch TO the
Scrapr, but his horse was rather skitlish and
he was afraid to trust to that any longer. gentle
man who practices in the Police Court, informs me
that the paper has been used, Of late, by rufans as
aSsuhsIiiute for sungshot, and, il the Legislature
had not so suddenly closed its session, the subject
would, doubt, have been brought to its attention.
1t is reported that the Atlas be united with
the American Almanac, and published yearly. This
will he great benefit to immigrants from the Euro
pean continent, who have undertaken TO learn our
language. Many Of them have unfortunately seized,
been seized by, the Atlas, as their first lesson in
reading and have given up the English language in
despair, after short trial Of il.
Poor Count Zumalacarrazuyowskwou who
had made himself acquainted with all the languages
OF the continent Of Europe and Asia, and with the
dialect of seventy-fve African tribes and who said
he thought he knew English, undertook one of the
Atlas leaders, the other day, aud, being man of
uaconquerable energy, went through with it, but at
the last word gave a gasp, and expired; and the
verdict Of the coroners jury was, died of confusion
on the brain So hope the rumor as to the union
OF the Atlas and the Almanac is correct. The fact
that one OF the late propretoIs Of the Atlas has been
appointed Superintendent of Streets gives some col
or TO the intimation, which is freely thrown out that
he means TO use bundles Of that paper for paving
stones. But, as The public orators hequenty remark
1--WE shall see what we shall sees