The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-06-18
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A Rich Letter from J. N. Free.
McCurcnENvILLE, May 10, 1853

IAah +nsgg 4,s From the Tfflin Tribune.
A Rich Letter from J. N Free.
McCuTcHENvILLE, May 10, 1888.
EDITOR TRBuNB;-I was truly aston
ished to notice in your issue few weeks
since satirical attack upon my humble
self, which must have been conceived in
the mind Of some powerful and original
genius, whose light will no doubt soon
shed brilliant lustre in the literary firma-
ment. 1t truly grieves me to think that |
must now be the subject of ridicule which
all knows have SO greatly dreaded for
the last five years. Behold! it comes at
last, like electrical bolts from some new
philosophical power, which appears to me
entirely incomprehcnsibe. l had sup
posed that the modesty and disinterested-
ness Of my past conduct would have en-
sured me at least the respect, il not the
confidence, Of the entire community; but,
alas! my hopes Of security are blasted and
even at my isolated labor on the farm, the
keen shafts of satire. and ridicule will
drive. me to desperation Of feeling and ag-
onies Of despair. I stih trust, however,
that some plan can be devised or means
provided to cause this original genius to
to think his power only imaginary and
thereby lessen the intense excitement,
which his presence must ever create. l
am informed by those who are personally
acquainted with him, that he is modest
in feelings and very simple in his manners,
and like the philosophers of ancient
Greece, prides himself upon his disgust Of
wealth and love of wisdom. Not salts
fed, apparently, with the power Of con-
trolling mind, matter too passes at his
command; hence the ready means alfor
ded him 10 acquire wealth, should he see
proper, for the benefit OF his friends i'm
prisonmcnt, and that Immediately should
be his doom, fifteen months isolated from
4 the world in lonely cell, would eilhel
cause him 10 renounce his power through
hope Of liberty or think himself monoman
ical in his views of its existence. Pardor
me, and do not think me jealous of tru'
and disinterested merit; but IN orator
philosopher and satilist should ever b.
willing to make martyr of himselfin or
der to fully establish his fame and reputa
ton in this age of monied influence
Hence, these, my kind suggestions of tho
disposition of this universal genius, wht
is destined yet, if not arrested, to far ex
coed the mighty Napoleon in the contro
Of mind and grasp Of electrical thought
! But youth in years who can possibly pre-
dict his destiny or the achievements hi
ingenious satircal and ironical power
might effect. Blending together the in
consistencies of mans frailties, how easil,
he can subject them to the contempt OF
public, ever eager to seize upon every
: thing original in char acter and eloquen
in expression. Whilst you have no tru
grounds for his criminal arrest, owing t
the prudence he has manifested in th
exercise Of his powers, frame papers .Ea
: will admit him into the Lunatic. Asylum
: and as the world at large is interested j
< security, he will no doubt be retained un
: til the desired end is affected, unless lik
Q a true, philosopher, he fully realizes hi
u position and studies the secret springs (
g his own mind. Then the dissapointmcr
e and regret Of all his powers will no doul
'r be greatly increased by incarceration.
! should truly love. to know the name
! this youth, whose fame must long sine
a have been heraded from city to city, ov
a ing to the principle Of which he no doul
a possesses, that can in my solitude, re
s fleet upon the brilliancy of his imaginatio
ls and concentration of intellectualpower
s After begging the pardon of the reader
d of your interesting paper, for what ar
n pear, as vanity, in stopping my plow t
D pen these few suggestions upon a subjec
: inwhich all must be deeply interested,
: with extreme pleasure subscribe myself
i your true friend. e aesJ. N. FREE E. p
IL The Babies. r4s
Halls Journal Of Health thus estimate
: : the cost Of feeding baby, deprived oft
mothers milk: . . 4.
4 ga hearty infant will swallow durinI
the first year Of its life, fourteen hundre'
pounds Of milk, in which are twenty-on
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