Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-30
UNCLE ROBERTS PsRop1Es

! EDITORS APPEAL: Do comfort me- Were
those pieces l wrote for the APPEAL s1ch rsrv
poor affairs? Uncle Robert seems to think SO.
| have Just heard him subject them to such
meroiless eFitieism-my patisncei At that
hrst effort Of mine he laughed uPrOariously.
He vows that / can't tell the notes Of the tree
frog from those of the katydid. And on what
eOss be base this opinion, do you suppose
Way, on this I said the katydid came in the
spring, whereas they don't make their appear
ance until summer. Now think a mistake Of
a month or 50 in such a matter might be over
looked in me, when the immortal Byron, in his
Siege Of Corinth, p transports the jsckal from
Asia to Greece, and excuses himself BY saying
that it's only practical license he's taken.
Are there no Prosetieal licenses of which a
writer may avail himself2 but whether there
are or not, ! think it very unkind in Uncle
Robert because he's lawyer, and is sccus-
toned to analysing and disseeting matters and
things in general, to cut and bash my articles
into mince meat with the keen blade Of crili-
cism, and scatter all the pleasure / derived
from "seeing nay name in print" just as re-
moTselessiy as he'd crOsS-question witness on
whose testimony hung fat fee for him. Bot
Pm determined to have great revenge. Ny
uncle is very fosd Of making parOdies. stun
blsd on some in his secretary last week,
and | wish you t. publish some of them.
know he will buster and blow when he learns
what trick Pve served him, but don't care
straw for that. His storming does but little
damage, and soon sxhsusts itself.
But to the parOdies. Here's one on MOore's
[" Last Rose Of Summer:
q 'ns my very last dollar
Left lying al1nes
All it shining c1upsnions
Are spent now and gone
No metal OF its kindred,
No quarter is near,
To assist it y jingle,
And tell that its here.
"I'l not leave thee, thou lone one,
To pine IN ny pocket;
Go, Ike thy bright shining friends,
&c, swift q rocket.
III kindly invest thee,
IN fraerHnt HavEnas.
uptO7 glass Of brandy,
And melting bananas.
aThus soon nav foIov
When banks al decay,
And from he money market
The coin drops away.
NheH bank notes lie worthless,
And spscie has d3Wn,
Who would stiI wish 20 live
II his credit was gone ?"
Now, what do you think Of that, Mr.. Editor /?
I don't think myself that it's anything very ex-
/ ira. II will admit Of criticism too. The measure
is not fsultless, and besides, be speaks of specie
flying. How absurd though it has been up
very high recently.
Here's one on the first verse Of q the old arm
chair )"
! "Ilove H. I love It : ana who shsIi dare
| To blame me for loving that snsn tuft OF hair2
What do you think of any body writing such
/ a parody on "The Old Arm Chair ?1-thst song
which brings 50 many memories to the heart,
so many tears to the eyes. It's outrageous,
isn't it?
Here's another Of the saerilegiOus things, or
q This World is all Fleeting Show"
"The hoop Is all an empty show,
For msl twas mAde-to cheat 'eus
Its ample breadth, its sweling n1Ns
Are ali dcceits for well We know
| There's httlr underneath 'em.
"To-morrov, they barrel forms do give,
Which never were bequeAthed them
rs sieel, lis csrd; for. e. ] live.
And hope that God viii ny sins forgive,
Ihere's lite underneath ZEN.
"Ana II upou vinSy day
Isu should chance 70 meet them,
And sc them tsssed, BY winds st play,
Teen, with ne, you'd b. forced 70 say
There's little underneath EN-"
Now that consider a decided infringement
upon "womsn rights.' Crinoline is the di.
viding line between man and woman, and Unel'
Robert has gone beyond the line. Decidedly
meddlssome
The following be has not finished;
0Oft In the Silly night
Ere sluuber's chEtn has bound ne,
have felt mosguito's bite,
Ard beard hin buzzipg round me"
Icanf say bow be would have ended it, bu
I think, taking everything pro and Goa, that b
is as much open to criticism, as writer, as
am; and ! would be glad if somebody, VIII
handles a critical pen, would take him in ham
and svenge me. KATE BAZANT.
q Il