Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-12-20
For the Tindicator.

know not another peIs0n SO we'll calculated
Las yourself, to render things witty, that o.
theirs less sprightly would pass over as seri~
GUS and witty thlnGs more witty still. In
deed, we would adl, that your sagacity and
penetration Ia saeh matters, are 9roverbia,, !,
and this we have said out OF a sense of JUS
tice to you, with no intention of hattering
you or of wounding your modesty.
We are glad that our piece" was SO well
received by the club, aud congratulate our
selves that it produced the effects we had
intended upon its members, with few ex-
ceptions.
No. does US injustice to suppose that we
would Interfere with him in the "art OF
beok-handing,' or in any other of those lit
tie ways Benedict knows so we'll, provided,
Ne. has any protensions that way, since
we protest against entertaining any wish to
suppress these little ways in others. -
Please assure No. 2, if he is stilJ of the o.
pinlon that he has .transgressed past for
glveness," that such is not the ease, and that
3. will do everything in his power to re-
lieve his life of its weary" forehodings and
aid him in tie pursuit of those recreations so
pleasing to him.
The appeal made to Ne. 8 was not lost
upon him, and we were right in gupposiug
| that it would not be, on account of his noble
and generous impulses. Assure him that
poor Benedict appreciates his sympathy.
We confess. With sorrow, that we are dis
appointed ia Ne. 5, since we had always re-
garded him as open, frank and coniding in
disposition, but the warming of friend
should not be UNDECIDED We still hope,
however, that there is some mistake in re-
lation to his character
We owe an apology to No | for having
employed language that vas unintellig;ble
to him, and promis that we will endeavor
not to err again in this particular. While
we did think, and do still incline to the be-
lief that orr quotation .fnnum habes in
cornu, was in SEINE degree applicable, yet
since No. thinks that >E PIuribus IMAM
and the above quotation mean the same
thing. and are equally applicable, we are re-
minded that we transcribed the limit of his
learning, and must, therefore, permit its
intended application to fail to the ground,
as having failed of its purpose. We would
have it reprinted in capitals, as No l sug-
gests, and this for his own benefit, but we
do not think that anything would be gained
thereby, since it would be Latin still; hence,
no more ineligible to him than before. In
relation to other things that we may have
said, which No. had some difficulty in un-
derstanding, we cannot See how he would
be aided by capital letters. unless his vision
is cloaded, and he is thus rendered unable
to see things as they are
No. 2's suggestion in relation to sspasses
for The French, y OF As is usually meant by
the term in such connections, the polite
Benedicts, is, at first blush, not very OBJ
jeetionable But, upon consideration, a
motive becomes apparent, that would be
calculated u injure Z. ia some measure,
namely; No. wishes to becomes self-con-
ststu.ea agent, 70 receive the spasses' Of
polite Benediets, which should, as he sag-
gssts sset forth the kind Of chat, &c" for
any giFea evening, prepared, as he evident
ly believes, previously, b. Benedict and his
wife. Itis too plata to leave room for sus-
piaian ta-t No. y object was to steal our
taundat. r. was evidently, anxious to
doTlst aeme means ID slt = ne polite chit
chat beforehand, that ladies and gentlemen
I NEST cemmealy indulge in5 and thus place
himself at once upon al equality with Ben
cdlct, -no doubt, with u view to supplant
him We eannat, upon reflection, thus an
dertase to prepare Ne 2 to make himself
agreeable to the ladies though, if lie will
take the trouble to call on us at any time,
just before going into their society, We will
post him so as to enable him to do himself
credit.
Nothing afforded more pleasure in the
whole course cf the proceedings Of the last
sitting ofyour very enlightened body, than
the fact that conviction OF some sor; had at
last found a iodgemept in ,he mind of No
3, although it were that of
"A man convinced against his will"
who, ike No. 8,
as of the same opinion STILL
Nor could No 3 have entrenched himself
more securely behind a conviction for his
position,
81 have no other bat a womans reason
i think him so because think him so !"
quite unassailable, and no doubt he ap-
preciates the fact, that
From safe port It's easy to give COUNSEL
We excuse him, dear p, for having been
amused at his own wit, in the following par
ticular, namely, in his first effort, having
by the plainest implication charged Stiffness
upon "the girls, D for permitting the atten-
/ tons OF Benedict, when he saw this impli-
cation unfolaed and displayed by b. in its
full meaning, he could not resist laughing
heartily at seeing, at last, one Of his own
IDEAS, full grown Do not mortify No. 3.
by any explanation of the state of the case,
but let him quietly enjoy his own wit, than
which no other pleases him more.
If No. is satisfied with 3. S explanation
of what are "baubles and unrealities," we
are, and We have no objection in the world
to be classed with the best of you, tho
with any rank lower we would demur.
Once more, for the "incorrigible old
bachelor. We confess that we are enamor-
ed Of him. He is such good old fellow.
notwithstanding, dear P, no has been mis-
represented by you. Old chap, we embrace
you on the principle of free love. But,
dear P, it perplexes US to understand, how
he can be so miserable" as he represents
himself to be, in full prospect of being rails
ed to level SO desirable, as be thinks must
result from this system of free love-" We