Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-10-04

HEsKr REED AND GEE GE1eER.-
Rsed,the editor Of the Cincinnati Com
.hercial, pitched I'M to Gen. Geiger i
the following strain which elected re
tort from the General that is decided
rich. Read both sides: :, ~
CTS 'iKeen, diminutive and peculiar. Nh
dGeiger is an example of the combination
Of all the good and bad points that be
long to q smart man, made during th
dearth of material Heiss really, lion
not, we beg our lady readers to observ'
for their better assurance, as is con
1structed upon the sands of Africa, Of
comes up roaring from the swelling o
Jordan. For the wings o.let loose one
of these in public place, would be a
es.pityso' their Eves.n Besides, to inst,
tute such brutes, requires time, mate
rial, leonine vigor. Mr.. Geiger rather
resembles that far more docile, and
civilized sort, which is easily and fire.
gquently manufactured to hand, during
dogrdays, by carefully shearing the
hind quarters of poodle. We con-
Egratulate the public upon the happy
difference. - sbar
"We do not complain of Slightly
cpercepible want of candor in Mr.. Gel
gers remarks. We would prefer to
have them as they are. 1t would de-
light us to have heard him. The keen
ness of his millions of darts is intense
N proportion to their magnitude. In
stead of thinking of him in the some
what unpleasant guise of an anatomist
we would prefer to consider him as
whole forest of aborigines of that sort
which, when the world was young, war
red upon cranes, armed with darning
needles. As politician, he is like a
burr under the tail of the opposite par
ty. holding, ii is true, place of no spe-
eisl brilliancy; neither able to guide,
nor, with certainty, to propel, but new
ertheless, giving origin to divers antics
and calculations, which, if they do not
serve to vary the result, add variety and
spirit to the process-eece signuDa."
The above is from the pen of Henry
Reed. Geiger after reading it retorted
as follows:
Henry Reed, the editor of the Gin
einnati Commercials is man of brilliant
parts, but his most brilliant part is his
NOSE. 1t is a wonder to Naturalists,
and the public mind is somewhat stag
gered to know whether the peculiar red
ness Of that article arises from the too
free use of "brandy smashes," the irri-
tation consequent upon his being run in
to- other peoples business, or from its
smelling around Mr.. Chase. 1t is an
extremely fiery nose, and would be
useful in tobacco store for the lighting
of segars; and we presume it is an eco
nomical nose and enables him to travel
around in the dark without any other
Illuminating material. 1t is an orna-
mental nose and sets off the rest of his
features to great advantage; on cold
mornings it turns blue; and in its tran
sition state embodies the various colors
of the rainbow; and this imparts great
delight to the beholding astronomer.
1t is useful nose for his business, and
does bis dirty work well; for it is al
ways full, being self supplier; and he
blows it around with as much satisfac-
ton as skunk perfumes the night air,
and with the same effect. 1t is a good
nose for smelling, and scents all foul
things with great ayidity. The only |
difference between his and other mems
use of the faculty is that when gentle
men smell something dissgreeable they
avoid it, while Reed in rapture "pitches
in,n and the flthier the stink, the more
exquisite his enjoyment. This peculiar
faculty Of, his has given him an irresis-
tible hohing for mean things, and when
outward subjects fail, he can merely |
turn his attention within, where the
supply is inexhaustible. 1t has also
given him character for being unique,
as many people doubt whether the Al
mighty Power can create another so
strange a nose. Some folks intimate !
that the use of Henry's nose is purcha- /
sable, and if so we should like to hire it |
and the owner to play dog with some
hounds in this neighborhood, belonging
to Abolitionists, for few weeks. Hen
ryl blow your nose and look up like
man, even if you are puppy.