The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-08-12
EXNlNphREOrY.

Friend Carr, of the Democrat, in his last is
sue, intimatcs that Lilly L4rkspur has been proc-
tising literary theft, aud that the two contrbu-
tions from her pen, which recently appeared in
the Journal, were not her own productions He
also publishes parody on Willie and L.
Here is what he says:
"On tue first page Of our paper wil,be found a
parody on Lilly Larkspur's e(fusion which APP
peared in last weeks Journal. HlghIadaabu-
via thinks, with many Others, that Lilly is a
genuine plagiarist and doubtless borrowed her
" Willie and l." as well as the original story,
which appeared in the Journal some weeks ago
as her production"
We do not attribute to friend Car any i'm
proper motive in penning the above paragraph,
but it is certainly very injudicous, and we have
reason to believe that he will make the amende
honorable No person should be charged with
plagiarism, until the person making the charge
can produce the original author,o tell where the
article was stolen from. Mere think so is
not testimony in court, and certainly is not ad-
missible when the character of one of our most
respec and gifted young ludies is the person
to be injured by it. The writer of the parody,
and the 8" many others alluded to- doub tless
are possessed Of tn envious disposition, and the
many tlattering remarks which have passed to
LilIys credit since the appearance of her con
tributions to the Journal, have been as Goals OF
fire upon their erring heads. We think the par
ody was written by some young woman who
wishes to be the cap sheaf," but lacks the
ability to maintain the position.
Lilly is good writer, and this very weak ef,
fort to injure her reputation will greatly benefit
her, eventually. We trust she will not allow it
to disturb her repose in the least. Such attacks
never yet killed any one but tue person making
them.
Below, we give card from Lilly, and the au-
thor (or authoress) of the parody, and the " ma
ny Others will now have to prove Lilly pla-
| giarist, or they are proved very weak enyioug,
and uncvil trGducers of female character:
| Fer the Journal.
Nh. EDIToU:-I discovered in the last number
| of the Democrat, a parody by Highladalab!uvia,
on " Willie aud |, ," which was published in the
Journal short time since; ALSO an opinion in the
Editors column to the effect that ''Willie and
|" and the story by Lilly Larkspur were not
| original, but were " borrowed " from some other
publication, &c, &c. Now, am always happy
to see writer express such freedom of opinion.
! 1t is good evidence that he is satisfied with his
own capacities TO judge, and will not wage war
with himself 1t also shows the confidence the
| parodst has In American institutions.
| With regard TO its being " borrowed" | should
have supposed that he would have been able TO
site his numerous admirers to the original publ.
catiops from which they were taken. And now |
will soy to the gentleman if he produces the doc
uments from which they were borrowed" he will
be amply rewarded for all his trouble and all the
exercise it may have been to his powerful genius.
Now, with regard to the parody. When we
reflect on the position the gentleman occupied, at
the posterior extremity of " Brindle White" we
doubt not the originality of his production. We
suppose that it could not have emanated from any
other source, or from him under any other cis-
cumstances LlLLy LAREsPyR.
! Woo9v'LLG, August 9Th, 1853,