Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-25
Another Shot at sAscutfey.'

Aye who he !-the keen indvidual-the critic
the sharper-the energetic -andyslasherthe Vermont
Yankee whittier who shaves pees nay, cuts up the book
Vermont Poetry completely and yet easily! YER
y he must be a master mechanic in the whiting line,
this Ascutney As-cutney writes ascuttlugly and
cutely need be He up the red leather forming
of the book first then he the leaves and
In the of the operation cuts his own fingers In
other words our SPORTSMAN has overshot the mark His
article which appears in the Times Of the Sd inst the
thor of than it the volume in question That
article has the shadow of caudor fairness about it.
1t exceeds vindictveness aud maevolenee anything
have II is boiled docn and person Of
ordinary intelligence and dseernment will take IL
thing like a fair and just criticism of book The writer
justice and truth aside aud shows himself
only intent killing thing by fair by foul
And it be- has been htsd that this extraordinary,
critic he who, after many years experience 10 the bust
Of printing country newspapers finds himself at
the early between fy and sixty years occupying
high position of proof reader in upper story of city
printing ofee If So him stick well his proosheets
and devote his leisure moments TO studying English gram
mar tnot making poetic pictures Of days darkness y
and he will dayju lying from his artic in the TTms
become qualified to his employers in the capacity Of
d" Reporter '-tof a city fish marketl
About the book Miss H. has I understand IT, endeay-
ored to give fair representation Of the general poetic lit
Of the State earlier settlement the pres
time and she his done ceI be expected
that the book would be entirely without fault bemish.
But considering the plan Of the work. the wonder IL rather
that the compiler has succeeded we'll will not attempt
review of the book will say that csntaius many
really good poems by Young comparatively unknown
authors, who have published, and will publish
volumes Of their Here, think is oommcndable
feature, least Of the work, provided always the poems
referred TO- really meritorous, which they But
"Aseutney does not remember thisnot he and there
good points which he does notice. IT,
indeed he has the capacity comprehend them. But does
he know that it Is the business Of the reviewer
tee of the merits well the dement's But stay
he does find few good things in the Vermont Book y
Hearken unto him
is refreshing he says to turn from tie eouteu-
pation such trash the real poetry gems from
Sake, Mrs Lynch Bosta, f. R. Campbell aud Julia Wallace
and the very good articles by Eastman Cotton Fessenen
Wilcox, DIR, Spencer, Rankin, Johnson &c, Sc Nov
wish say that among those which here
very good articles the very finest passages
of poetry be found in the book my
be subsantated by the best authority. Yet the that
our eyiie say any these Is they very good
aytie'ss,p while those from SAKE, Mrs. Botta, &c
gems The poem By Cotton entitled Ny First Lov,
and my Last, Is Of the the book. But As
Quincy thinks It viii do stand beside the gems
from Mrs Botta 1t Is only a very good artielcn Bah
Mr.. ASseutney And this the stand up and tel
Yermonters what they receive genuine
poetry VIII he be good enough give his definition
poetry Methink it would be only interesting but val
liable Come Mr.. Ascutney the State of look.
to you define It's literary Open your mouth
and spake somebody something did in Balaam
time.
But Ascutnoy is after the examining committee" ais,
those ladies' and gentleman who assisted in selecting tn
" subject matters that go to make up the volume" III
thinks land 50 do u that their houd be gwen, tina
they may be dragged forth punished they
Why don't he offer suitable for their apprehen
sion Don't minee matters, my hearty! The State viii
back you up Mr.. Editor, / not so high up il
the literary world Ascutney is win merely sub
scribe myself, Yours respectfully. HUckIEuuRY HILL