Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-06-09
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ed "The Pleasures Of Hope" in which
the author, whose signature Is "A lady
from the Country" endearors to criliciSt
a communication previously written by
me, and appeared in the columns Of YOU
paper, upon the ladies of Shepherds
town.
A Just and decent critic is to be respec
ted, but BLACKBOARD is to be despised
In the first place will inform you that
am aware that this "indivdual of the
humber and more gentle sex, whose
signature is, as have above stated, is q
certain Professional gentleman in your
town land married man at that who has
| thrown around him the mantle OF "the
genier SEX" and makes an attack upon
me, under female disguise, knowing thai
ii would be inconsistent for me 10 conlro'
vert, to any great extent, with female
He thus shields himself, in lis outstart
with weapon taken from the wardrobe
of some modest female, and thus leaves
the enquiring world under the impression
that one of that noble band of the fair ones
of the "OM Dominion" is guilty of such
an outburst of vugarIy and blackguard-
,Lm: an I .osIr oi nv onoa non wbom the
,rn " au " was and can can. ..spo," him If II
be necessary. | am aware that one oil
the authors friends wishes TO claim the
u %e "a',,',' Du' - 80 vo' ,o
0Lo,,G ''s "~' n'S F",', 90 ono,,
LI ~ T ,a 'G-,, , ,na "''o ooNs;dara
'"' w - T., ,'C Wv ;,Los 80 ,Ia,a,
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G' ,,'' r'",.-sI0,'"I ~s','NS o;hoo,, H.
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nrorasS;n, anW"r 80 L., amh;t;nn NO
iLoa.o, 'a' w ,,a..ta;n So r,;r;,;o
tLan rr;Ya,e IN an o,,;iIerv ,, Hn has
established .scorn and no,aIoe" store. in
one nf the hack Streets. and has his anb;.
t;oo satisfied nv helieyinc himself to he
,ho o,,,,,,,,,,,,, Eoo,,,n nr SIenberds,own
~ dor nar, &c vi. nrofassion . inns Mr.
:, a I,J,i f.o.,, ITO Eo,n,t,,,,, nrefers tho
.,oas,,,;,,,, or oo., o,J no,oioos 70 that oCI
rro s,.e Jrmns os,,an;,IIv s;nce he has
r. I;,,,a IS 10 I,r,r - 40 And | don,
hIame him Ths sid gentleman, rn,ther.
more WAS nromn,cJ 10 the act be- a trio
81 NV ,,rocossoI rr;ordo wbo,brr he had
y d;c,ainr vet am nnab,e 70 saw. | will
Ieava that for Won to ind0e. was truly
,,,.,,r;aaJ ,,.han Trooi ,he article that ary
,nan who cla;ms memhorshin in the
,ao,i;ooI nr,(oss;o, would s,oon to chal.
inu,,a NJ Co.. oo,,rovn,sv unon the Ia.
I r or sbenbor,ss,own. 6ut ! shall de.
Cand - tho las, &c for as NV feeble efforts
,r;II nern,;, ,he cborac,er and s,anJino Of
no IaJIes or vonr town in defiance Of all
,,,o, ,L;a oo,,,,,,nor NOV haan unon Them
-. lie ,o,,t .nd .Jnn3r Tha sensation
10 ,yisbeI :, make has not indeed come
~, ~ ,mncb
The s,cce thunder has proved 10 be
,,or,, ,na.l. Tho .,,o,,,to;o IN Labor has
nnco mara o;vep hir,h to ridiculous
n,o,,eo This article is ipt,insicaIly a
small affair Sill it merits attention.
Not from the merits contained therein. but
f. show ,o the world the inconsistency.
the meanness that is contained in the ar.
,;cIo Unon the whole il is an ilI.conceiy-
Oh slarg IF should apnear TO YOU, Mr..
Editor, harsh in nv repIy to the gentle
l', hono Won r;I cvonsa me &c
sb,II bave according TO the old maxim,
70 ..fght the devil with his own wea.
pons,5 not inlimariny the gent to be in
The place of old Satan, vet he could Justly
claim the honor Of one of his "imps," or
he might claim the honor of Satan him
self and his trio of prompters. that Of his
.imns," as they all come forward alike,
in DISGUISE. The universal issue is at
or.s sI,ifted into the form of controycr-