, 1855-12-28
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have found out lrko /" Scorpion" in the
Courier really is What a diskivery /!
We protest, most solemnly, we never knew
him before, as Scorpion. Why, my dear
Scorpion, we are glad to renew, with you,
our old acquaintance. The introduction to
your communication-whlst entirely origi-
mails after the most approved and chasto
style Of ancient and modern classics. You
say, by way of introduction, that Scorpi-
on is intent upon using the instrument
which nature has furnished him." What
an intent! We hope you have been using
it lgitinlately since you wrote the above !
But is there sting in it? "Aye, there's
the rub" Don't wear that instrument out,
all at once-now don't-for you know, as
you, yourself say, your sting is DEATH"
Fic, man, pluck it out
In his address TO us, Scorpion complains,
bitterly complains that we have never,
heretofore, noticed, or paid any attention
to his "various essays" Essays" on
what? Aye, the thought occurs to us :
Scorpion has been engaged with Mr.. Gum
in fixing up series of essays" on a GER
tain subject, in the completion of which he,
(Gunn,) has been induStriously employed
for more than three years past. We beg
pardon. Did not know that you were
partners. Did not know that said essays"
had ever been completed, and given to the
public.
Scorpion seems determined that we
should know who he really is, in order that
we might be induced to let oil our readers
know his real name. We advise our reNd-
ers not to fret about that. Give him time
and he will let the "cat out Of the bag"
himself Let every body stand back-he
is on his way to glOry-and he'll mot tar
ry long in the wilderness" Really, had
we known the author of the various Scorpi-
on letters, instead of being serere upon him
and them, we would never have noticed
them. This, however, is the fault Of our
not having any ambition in prying into the
secrets and sanctums" regulating the
publication of newspapers. But as for us
giving your name to the public!-why, Seor-
pion, we will never do it. You have too
much vanity, and too little sense to keep it
long yourself. Excuse uS-now do.
But the unkindest cut of oil, Of the last
Scorpion of the Courier, is q breach of con-
Gdence, in which he tells the assembled
readers of the Courier, the following cir
cumstance
And now, recall TO mind an occurrence that took
place, when you and were lying behind that large
stone Il won't say in what state,l Of our hearing an
Indian remark to himself: what he TYEE
big man, why, he looks more like Lynn shoemaker
thaA ehiefof the BosroSs!n Bot the remark
is between ourselves" .ts
Aye, Scorpion, and why not keep it
there9 But, really, was not that a rather
Indian, to know whether or not
he, (GOv, SrEvENs), did really look like
" Lynn Shoemaker ~ Smart Indian thatl
He must either have "bin to Bosting," or
have been the daddy Of that boy Charley,
that writer in the last Courier discourses
so Elegantly about, Come, now, Scorpion,
don't tell much moro now-don't, all at
once. 1t would not take you long, you
know, to tell oil you do know.
But let us see: What was the language
in which that SitOash spoke, when from be-
hind that large "stone" we overheard
him 7 Was it in his native tongue, Chi
nook, or Boston ?" Scorpion, I really
have forgotten, although you direct my at
tention to it.
In conclusion, we would inform Scorpion,
that we were frightened "half to DEATH"
when we reached that part Of his commu-
nication about Mexico" cidevant Lieut..
Of the 18th" and that 'cowardly centipedc,
&c. Oh! Scorpion! we tremble at the
idea Of that zone thrust, with q fell in
tent, which you say, if made at us by you,
would cause our own self-destruction. Don't
do it, SeOrpiOn-pleuse don't Oil what
an intenH
" And speaking Of Mexico" as Scorpion
says, tce arc reminded that the word
Tarantula, is, in that country, pronounced
Tarantulus, and hence, without examina-
ton, our photography. Nevertheless, our
idea of the nature of the reptile is correct,
as will be seen below, according to our
thinking. Scorpion says TarantuIa /"
An insect whose bite is only
cured by music" Webster says it is "a
species of spider, &C., its bite sometimes
triaing effect, about equal to
the sting of wasp" But then Scorpion
was born. or at least entered the classic