Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-05-01
Our Special Minneapolis and st. Antho'
ny Correspondence.

| APRIL ~, ACOO.
To the Editors of the MinnesOtian:
"Cataract" is particularly anxious to know
who Waazizi your Minneapolis correspond
ent is. Well, am, aud do not deny it
but am not the Gentleman from New
York; or the "Bard of New York y neithe
am l the gentleman who picks his man a
twenty steps with pistol, or his pocket
at shorter distance-I am simply Waazizi
1 do reside here, and these letters are no
manufactured in st. Paul, or ground out th'
way they ground out Masheen Poetry
The gentleman wants more ligM-asks it o
Anti-Loan men after the election is over
Well, that is good These Railroad Compa
nies 1 suppose, have pretty much quit carry
ing around their lantern. I thought that the
oil wouldn't last much longer from the man
ner in which it was dispensed with in this vi
cinity Cataract tries to be fucny. Does
the gentleman know how dangerous it is il
these times, when the Anti Loan men look
and feel so serious Can he imagine the re-
suit which would follow the reaction were
his letter really what it was intended to be,
funny? But then they have the privilege to
laugh, and Cataract has as much right to be
laughed at as anybody. How sarcastic the
gentleman is How cutting! He seems to
have thrown his whole powerful mind into
this one communication Does he know
how utterly useless it is to waste such talent
and ability in this community? 1t cannot
be appreciated short of Washington or the
learned among the heads of Europe! Such
a powerful production could not fall short ol
the mind of a MUGGINs or Editor of that
popular paper called the Switch. Cataract
should aspire to honor and fame beyond the
reach Owe were going to say-Muggins,
but that would be almost impossible; we all
know that Muggins can reach to higher
shelf in the cupboard after gin bottle than
any man alive; but Cataract must be an as
pirant to the honorable position of Editor OF
the Switch.
The gentleman it seems has something, mt
rabiLedictu, but does not want to astonish the
natives too much it would be absurd to ex-
haust all his ideas in one simple communica-
ton of personal abuse and vituperation. How
we'll the gentleman laughs on paper. He,
like his friend Muggins cannot be troubled
with xerotes to an extent that would endan-
ger lis life. He mentions in his letter that
be has wandered away, hope he will return.
He thinks from the tenor of my letter on the
10Th, that l must have had the belly ache.
No! No for on that day had four Homeo-
pathic pills in my trunk which was in my
room all day. lie missed it that time, but I
should think that he was good at guessing,
and he may at some future time guess who
Waazizi is.
He says that, 1 deal softly and gngerly
with Messrs. Bates and Smiths veracity.
That is false-I deal not with them at all.
merely made statement, which heard from
Mr.. Smith in Woodman's Hall; tic right,
the unuarnished truth was told. He also
says, that sometimes stumble on the truth
an accident, which, if happened to him would
most certainly break bis neck, he being un-
prepared for such shock. Now, the gentle
man has devoted over one column to shave
tail Bates and others. 1t must have occupied
large share of his dignifed leisure, which
was sad loss of time to this prodigy of cru
dition.
Now Mr.. Editor l want to know who
Cataract is whether he is gentleman from
Minneapolis or not a gentleman-from Min
neapolis, a young law student who writes
la amanuensis, or gentleman of Brown
complexion?
One thing, however, Waazizi does here
assert and offers his past letters as sufficient
evidence of the truth of his assertion. He
has never through sheer malice, disappoint-
ment or to crafty the cravings of morbid
appetite for scandal and ill doing written a
line. He has never spoken in derision of any
person who did not deserveit Those whom
he has caricatured, deserved the pictures for
their egotism, vanity, littleness or pride and
of persons who had not LAID themselves open
to reproof or ridicule by their own conduct,
he has said nothing disparaging. 1t is so
with Cataract. Let US see, and as we ex-
anime, VIC may probably ascertain which of
the persons embraced in my enquiries he must
resemble. OF the illumination of DR.. Ames
we said nothing. We could not say any
thing against the Doctor or the display he
made and so said nothing that was favora-
BILE to the bad cause. How with Cataract.
In covert, sneering, malicious manner, he
attempts to ridicule the DR.. AMANUENs1s
Next, uncourteous mention of Mr.. Clark
AMANUENsIs Why, because Court Houses
had nothing to do with the procession. Of
Mr.. Bates, 1 said nothing tending to fix a
falsehood upon, nor calculated to impress a
reader with the belief, that he had falsifed.
The matter between him and Mr.. Smith was
open for explanation. Waazizi merely asked
an explanation. l recollect challenge to
debate at Woodman's Hall the night of the
procession. What? beard the Douglas in
his hold. Cataract says that Bates lies. AM
ANUENsIs Who is Waazizi ? els he the
man who bucked the bull off the bridge?"
Witty that very-Brown complexion! Give
US more light'-light in italics, the word is
lat
"sometimes he blunders on the truth
Brown complexion! Quoting so completely
disgusted"- Brown complexion !. You
know it makes difference where you take
Store pay - Brown complexion - But,
why pursue my search any further. In sub
stance, Cataract is Amanuensis--in style, of
Brown complexion. Remember, do not
say that am. WAAz1zT.