Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1855-06-09


represent it, but | should rather suppose
that "iuteresting intercourse was had
while measuring potatoes, rather than a.
the table. Was it not Sir ! acknowledge
the corn.
Now, Mr.. Medicus, | have come TO the
place where YOU give long explanation,
chow it happened that you came tc
read my "artcle in the Register" Here
you appear ga Wolf in Sleeps clothing,
calling yourself an intimate friend OF "OId
Aunt Sukey's," instead Of clothing your
self in the attire of some modest female OF
the vicinity OF Shepherdstown. You fur
Their explain the manner in which yon and
"OId Aunt Sukey" controverted upon the
Roman Triumvir. am sorry that you
and your old mistress could not agree up
on that point. | would suggest to you,
my dear sir. if you and the ''old lady" get
into another difficulty about the matter, in
order 10 explain the matter TO her conclu-
sively. the propriety Of referring her TO
certain times, upon certain occasions,w when
your trio Of prompters were perfectly sub
dued by "ambiious desires" the same
"OM .R,mt Sukey," perhaps, led them
during the darkest hours Of night, without
"tow rope" or even that of "siIken
chain," save that invisible chain Of aIiec-
ton, which seems TO exist between you,
your tr.o, and "Old Aunt Sukey." | don't
doubt, Mr.. Medicus, for moment, that
YOU and "Old Aunt Sukey" are very good
| friends, and have no doubt that your 'oId
mistress could as easily bind the quarto,
of which YOU are one, as Cleopatra did
the great Roman Triumvr and this sir,
! explains TO you what meant i'll bringing
forward the names of Helen and Cleopat.
ra, not introducing them as models OF
female perlectiou," but merely to show
the influence, even those females had,
over The minds Of men.
Again, my friend, you wish TO know
what "molIcular aggroga,lons Of the hu-
man intellect, "mySlerlods arlicuatlons,'
singing of new songs" have TO do with
The ladies Of Shepherdslown. fear, sir,
if you continue your slang, accompanied
by msinualions upon the virtues Of the la
dies of hopherdslown, some of the gen
tier sex" viii make known 10 you, before
long, the ttH force of "mySteriouS artic-
uiaiiOns."
Now, Mr.. Mcdicus, have answered
your questions, hope satisfactorily, and
endeavored to defend what | said in my
previous article in reference to the ladies
Of YOUR town, and never will "giye up
the ship" until ! see them righted, and
dealt with according to the order of decen-
cy and proprety. | court no faYOrs, sir,
stand independent, well known TO you
and your prompters, lis thus that you
wished to take the advantage Of me, while
should be walking i'll the dark, you
would have your pilots in broad daylight.
lay no claims, sir, to quick dlscernment,
yet am always ready to meet any one
who may see fit to make an attack upon
me, even though he should have the cloak
ol iniqui,v hung around him, or even
though he be "quock d0ctOr.' | real
ly did not think that you would permit
Yourself 10 be prompted by three young
gentlemen of as humble mental quaiihca-
lions as they are, when there are others
in YOUR midst who are truly credifabie
Young men. YOU will either have to ac-
knowledge your own ignorance in refer
ence to using the pen, or permit those
three gentlemen TO share the hOuors OF
your production.
You BEGIN your communication by ma
king use of the singular 81" and proceed
thus, TO near the middle Of the first col
umn, and then | suppose your trio arrlv-
ed, with plenty of "slulI," and you then
make use Of The plural eve" and contn-
ne thus to tie bottom of the first page,
when You again proceed alone, thus chan
ging, suppose, as your promplers come
and 90. | think, il had been better, If one
written it all, but the trio neither felt
competency, and there hired you to do it,
occasionally putting word in for them
selves, by way Of variety. Your whole
production indicates disordered state Of
the brain all prove the effect of your too
"interesting intercourse" with your "Oid
Aunt Sukey.', Your promPters, sir, may
think they still have upon them the cloak
of disguise, but such is not the case, |
have them we'll marked out, and lest you
should fancy am in the dark, will make
the matter little palmer: One Of the
gentlemen clerks, pretty far up street,
who has an unusually red face the two
others are further down street, and are not
clerks, but are great deal together, or
what is generally called sin partnership"
You know, suppose, that he who takes
upon himself the authority TO cTltlclse
productions which are made public, is
considered a smart man, you therefore
have placed yourself in 4 much more un-
enyiabIe and awkward position than you
thought | was, because | made use of moi