Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-03-11
For the Spectator.
To Will Wolfe Il Co.

Az w Ill w OIIit M I've
must. | suppose, in justice to myself, take
some notice OF the letter addressed To me in the
last Spectator, and connected by one Will Wolfe,
aided and abetted by Will Shakespeare, Jimmy
thompson ard other old fogies must confess
am somewhat puzzled to know what Mr.. Wof-
lie " 20. are aiming at, or whether there Is any
ann at all in this fine "sampl of rhetoric which
the learned call rigmarole" viii has certainly
woven garland of toerably fair pearls, but
lay these pearls one by one carefully aside, and
upon what vile, hempen cord filled with flaws
and lnextrlcable knots do we find them strung
And then, whats curious alienation of conf
pliment and what Will no doubt intends as
keen, cutting sarcasm, does this letter exhibit
At one time he says am ''impndent and mail
nish grown" and again in spite OF this, thinking
no doubt thatI have still enough OF wo'nan's van
ityin my heart to betckled by the incense OF flat
terry, he, at the suggestion Of Will Shakespeare,
calls Inc ''the prettiest Kate in chrstendom,
my bonny, and my super-danty kate; lie
talks ofmy presence being "as fair morning oil
the blessed SPRING" and declares that nothing
ill can dwell in such u temple" and so on "a
nauseam. Il refer viii to Alnsworth's Latin
Dictionary. Again his wounded vanity getting
the better of his boosted chvaric g1llantry, and
the fear constantly recurring that my vaultlng
ambition may overlap itself, induces him to
make sarcastic allusion to the "tri1es" that so
constantly employ our weak heads, visits, scan
dial, soirees and play" and to express the wonder
how we could spare time from these "female
TOYS" to attend to the multitudinous official du-
ties of this "multitudinous town." am sorry that
poor Will should have been so "hugety" trou-
bed by what has never given Inc moment 5
uneasiness, and hope that now, since he has
expressed himself so willing to trust to our abil-
Iity, tact. energy, &c. that "kind sleep, the only
boon the acretched mind can feel, will hover on
her calm wing above his brow, and lull his wea-
ry spirit with sweet dreams of peace.
| should like very much, although am not
"reasoning ANIMAL to see Wills elaborate ar
gument"
Alas am afraid the very labor bestowed up
on that very argument was too much Tor bis
finely wrough brain, for
Constant attention wears the active mind,
Blots out her powers, and leaves Cdnc behind
Take my advice then, Will, stick to your lite
rary patchwork 'replete with thoughts OF other
men," and never
undertake TO prove by force
OF argument, that mans no horse"
As for the main object OF my letter, 1t was
not so much to bring grave charges against our
"City Papa's" as to show them that we are plot
ting grave schemes"
In accordance with the suggestion of nellie
with the odd name, we will on the ldes OF
March hold a Convention in the Gentleman
Parlor at the Va. Hotel (Which has been kindly
rendered Us by "Uncle JIM" who by the by is
one of the Council whom we must not deprive
of his ''dignity'D There and then we shall con-
suit about the best measures to adopt for the
speedy fulfilment of our designs. The ''seas OF
Office glitter in our eyes," we cannot rest until
we grasp them. Meantime, l would respectful
" suggest to viii Wolfe, that if he has nothing
better to do, he spend his seepless nights in de-
vising some way of discharging the public debt,
which nellie asserts will be $4,000 when the
mud puddle is completed.
highly approve Nelle's scheme for detrayiing
current expenses, and hope that VIII Woffie,
(who presume is bachelor) may at least be
rated at the minimum tax of $40.
KATE kARELEss.