Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-03-08
In which Citizen continues his Criticism.

/ We do not rs n general thing consider it import
ant to enquire very particularly into the names
+ or condition of ANONYMOUS writers, or think 1t
courteous to refer certain opinions to particular
classes of nen for all useful purposes it IS saf
iicieut to controvert those opinions when they
are wrong, and to assent to them when they are
right. NV ", have been cllleI SON. very
naughty names for entertaining certain views
abont City Schools aud other things. winch did
not nee. with the approb ltioa of certain per-
sons styling themselves Anon" " Citizen No
,, and Spectator" Instead of SEEING upon
the different hints which we have heard as to
who are the true Authors Of those papers, in or
der 70 meet them with re-crjminatioas Cctich
might possibly refer to some person ,gho had not
eveH much as beanl Of the matter, we would
Pike % look upon them as the result Of some ac-
cident for which one in particular was to
blame, for instance the ping Of form of type
before the paper was struck off.
Could any one deliberately pen such an ar
ticle a. that "a the last issue OF the Tribune.
signed Spectator? We're it even positively
proved that some person did write it, we should
still Doubt the deli5-rati5a For instance could
the following type he arranged 50 a to express
less than they do in their present positions
Citizen No had large consistency a few
years since, when man " no was too lazy or too
unfit for work travelled the country t. exc out
exIsreuc1 by favor of some ignorant school com
miltes and fouad his greatest comfort and slim
illus IN the an'Iclp1tlOuS OF pies and cakes pre-
pared by the good Housewives for the school
master
'rhis word should have been constituency. The err
the compostors'-ED's. TaIB.
VIA; connection with Citizen had that midi
vidual Who el1eI oat his existence and IS he still
living?
We Init that go,l 0aiie, pies are stinula-
ting. bat who ever helrd of pie. and cakes hav-
ing dnticipdtions.
What was it the good housewives prepare ?
a. the anticipstons or the pies and cakes if
the latter. whl finally eae them; not certainly
the poor schaol-nls,er. whose greatest comfort
i stimulus was the anticipations, poor soul
Next comes the famo.,s question which used
to be asketJ-lad those which are Il w asked by
some person or per sons OF themselves, or some
other person or persons and il does not appear
which. Ia order To understand the three first
question sa-ked now DAYS it is necessary t. SIM
ply the words which are implied which leaves
them thus
" Is he qualified 10 teach 'c-!l.
Can ne teach well p
. Does he unierstan his basuess ofGae5-
i''q 'reH =
The difference is-hom-exlctly. WAT is it
Next: " That is the propriety OF asking . will
he teach oar children good morals and good
manners ?" Surprising those previous questions
to nave been answered IN either the Affirmative
or ncsat' !. We give parallel
. + he qGalIfi "a 70 be honest -
g Can he be honest
=. Does he understand his business Of b.,,,.-
1.--. o., 0' '0''o
F" - "- sea-
The questions continue
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