The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-12-03
ANOTHER RECOGNITION OF GENIUS.

ANOTHER RECOGNITION OF GENIUS.
In our last issue, we edduced evidence to
show that the sable man" of the Bugle, was
gifted withaclassical education-nn amiable
disposition-and blazing rhetoric seldom
vouchsafed to man. We endeav ored to show
too, that he was an extremely powerful and
pungent writer-of great originality, and
possessed, withal, Of mind Of unfathoma-
bic depth. We stoutly contcnded, too, and
not without good show of evidence in sup
port thereof, that he was the personifcation
of courtesy. We are free to confess, how
ever, that in penning that article, we were
not without misgivings, that our dlst'n'
guished military neishbor, might, in an un-
| guarded moment, commit some overt act,
which would detract somewhat from the real
merits of the eulogium we were pleased to
inditc in his behoof. 1t is, therefore, with
emotions of the most profound gratitude,
that we "hasten to inform our readers"
that the subject of our eulogium remains IN
stdtu quo Those only who have rendered
a great service to friend, in the hour OF
their greatest need, and were recompensed
therefor, :fu!ly, by knowing that their servi-
ccs were appreciated beyond their merits,
can appreciate the depth Of gratitude we
felt on Thursday last, when, in perusng the
Bu1lc, We found that We had not only
"vindicated tho truth Of history" but that
tho subject of our memoir, acknowledged
his great Indebtedness to US, and IN the
same breath, lenpt once more into the
breach, determined $50 do or de- in the
course we had marked out for him, for the
display of his blooming genius to the best
advantage"
We said the "popular favoritc" remained
in stain ouo! We take it back, for he has
t,ulv surprised US by advancing step
nearer the pinnacle of Fame. lie is evil
IDENTIFY determined that we shall rather
I'm rrlte than oyerrnte his extraordinary
abilities. We pronounce him the superior
of RANDOLPH, and he at once proves HIM
self DEsosrHEHEs! We pronounce him
the equal of JuSIUs, and he at once shows
that he is greatly the superior of that class
icul writer We shall have to give 1t up
this matter of comparisons the would
be Lieut.. Governor eyinces disposition to
prove himself unlike and superior to any
thing that is, or ever was, in heaven above,
the earth beneath--or 10 the waters un-
der the earth. Even though it seemingly
p.rtakes very much Of the nature OF sacri-
lege, to transp liant the supernnturaIly bril-
liant cxo,ics of this cable man." from the
redo,ent garden Of the Buy'e to the sandy
plains of the Nonpdreil, We cannot I 'roear
Welding 80 far to our inclination. as TO be
guiItvof committing tie holnous OF nee
So here goes. Last week, with n drIicacy
of expression truly commendabie--such del
icacv. however, in all great minds, IS "to
the manor born,'-our neighbor, in speak
ing of US, dsployed into line the classical
language snarlng little cur" Few OF
our really great men ever attained TO the
use Of such brilliant nllcgorv. But, to
show that he was only thrilling with the
classics. and that that was not the best he
could do, he this week aIludcs to US as his
"canine neighbour" Though this is great
step in advance of any of his former efforts,
our readers must not conclude that he has
reached the highest pitch of which bis genius
is capable. No: by any means; for, with
spirit. energy, wit, humor and singing sar-
casm, never before approached since the
days Of SMoLLErr, he seizes his pen, and
writes US down a" poodls.' There would
seem to be little use of even so great a man
as Col. BABDIrr, attempting to eclipse this
rerformanc Nevertheless, with reck-
/ lessness perfectly eyond the comprehension
of any one less gifted than the cable man ]"
himself, he poses his pen a!oft, fixes his
eagle eyes upon the sheet of foolscap be-
fore him, and putting all his extraordinary
powers into the cffort-thc GROWING effort
of bis life-in the twinklng Of an eye,
the great feat is accomplished, and we are
written down "pup." Our mind wan
dcrs-we can write no more-the last coup
de ci0t is too much for us-hGman nature
can stand no more-Oh Col. don't do so
anv more-don't-w gasp there that
will do-no more campaor no, no, that
draft Of a;r.--we feel better now-we guess
we shall survive.