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


proves that YOU we're either too green Il
understand it, or did not know what you
were writing about.
You then proceed 10 insinuate upon a
breach of virtue of the ladies of town, by
speaking of my "indiscreet intimacy, &c,
&C." with some. How dare you as
gentleman, assert such intlmalons uPor
ladies untanted with crime 10 this
most abominable misrepresentation, re-
ply in melciful Latin: "lIenttr1S an1pu
identisSinae." | abhor every such thought
Do you not blush TO own the assertion
All can say for you sir, is {;
"Go. rriser thou, and in the scale OF sense
Weigh thy opinion against innocence
Call impcrlection that thou ianclest Such
Say. here he gives too little, there too much
After commenting largely and lengthlIy
upon my "indiscreet intimacy" you pro,
coed extensively TO explain how you
should do, as becoming lady, in refer
ence to my "indiscrcet intimacy" thus
.intimating that those whom visited were
not IaiieS. Are you not ashamed that
you permitted yourself, blindly, TO run IN
to such snap? Thus YOU persecule
and spit venom, while affecting to play the
bully among your trio Of promplers. You
call names and spout incorporate black
guardism, while pleasing yourself with
the idea, that YOU are the pink of courtesy
and good manners. Yea ! better had ii
been for you, had there been "a mill stone
tied TO your neck, and cast into the sea. "
In the next place you leap upon me as
though you would crush me at once, by
saying, "never conferred upon certain
clause, the dignity Of a quotation. "
What a acondeJM discovery. | will
not pretend to dispute with you upon
where YOU saw much the same sentence
used - suppose, ily you have read much,
you might discover other similar senter-
ces in my communication, to those made
use Of hy previous writer's. | claim no
originality. OF course | shall have 10 ad-
init you TO be altogether original. A
celebrated writer says : "Ihe world at
tins time is full Of useless publications,
which have been for almost an age, sue
ccssively copied from each other" Hor-
ace Wa!polc, and Lord Bacon also say
I'VE can almost wish that another CaIiph
Omar would arise, and burn up the whole
library Of compilations and Plagiarisms,
which have been accommodating ever since
he grand and blessed fire Of biblloPOIitan
If such should be the case,
Mr.. Medicus, will suggest TO the literary
world, that you take part in producing
original works. Original ideas now "a
lays, however, are "like angels visits,
lew and far between" For the original
of yours, Mr.. Medicus, and
the purely private and independent shap-
ings of the unworked material Of your
Pleasures of Hope" with all due hu-
milily and respect be it spoken, | would
not give farlhing or a fix.
You sir, in the next place, in order 10
hint to the public that you know something
about Physiology, state that said some
thing IN reference to the "molicular aggre-
CATION of the human intellect" did not
lheorize upon the subject, either "physi-
or ''phylosopically." | would
recommend to you sir if you have not DIR.
Carpenters physiology, i'll your library,
get it a, once, and read it carcfuIiy, it will
do you good.
Now, Mr.. Medcus, | will answer a
question you propounded TO me, what !
meant by moiety, and in asking it, you
say the ladies are 'inquisitve and proIiX. ="
Do YOU sir, know the literal meaning Of
"prolix ?" if not | would refer YOU to
Leverett's Lexicon, where you will find
"prolx" is derived from the latin words
pro and Iaxus, which means literally
drawn out, or easily drawn out. Perhaps
though, YOU meant proIiXious, but don't
suppose that any lady would pretend to
admit that she is 'easily drawn out or
proIiXiOuS.
Now for what mean by moiety. III
order to have the matter properly adJus-
ted, ! will again refer you 10 Leverett :
Lexicon, not can, my dear friend, where
YOU will find moiely TO be derived from
the word medietas, which means the me-
dunn or middle course. Now my humble
friend, whether the word moiety was
used in my communication correctly or
not, is mere matter of opinion claim
that il expressed the idea | wished to con-
vey. | will admit that the expression is
strong one, yet "custom make laws" IN
literature, and that justihes the word mole
~ in the sense in which | used II. |
deem it of little importance to comment
longer upon one word, although you think
| am placed in "hOrrid predicGme17t,
and 10 leap the climax you suggested to
me the propriety of using innate instead
of moiely. Before you pretend TO crltl-
else another communication, study well
your English Lexicon, and in The act Of
correction don't make such awful blum