Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-03-30


Ma fpuoE; ! 10 mol wish 10 engage 10 =
ne~-Psper eonIfosef.y al any time. and more
especially a. the pfeseni. for thiok that Of
late. our usuNliy p~scssble community has
saa'sirntly shown is belligerent qualities IN
"wsrTirg ~ilh the quill" L. convince the world
that Ne are no, afraid 70 fight Bot in look
ing over your paper % yesterday. hnd ar
ticle headed John @. SAKE and written over
the signature =. in n hich conceive the au
thor does very great injustice both TO Mr..
SAKE. and 10 the opinions and sentiments OF
our community. in simple justice to Mr. SAKE.
ourselse, and ihe Vsrld am led 70 attempt
short reply - Mf. p
BY very singular and sophis,ical Course
of reasoning. Mr "P' arrives Al the sage con
elusion that vii j. defect. cr. rather the
marx of deiectin the mind Of Il. pos~essar +,
ard imuiediaisis aftsrwsr says iaat Mr. SAKE
- the vitt'esl poet alive" which suppose
in the profound philosophy Of p Is eqaiva
lent 70 saying that Mr.. SAKE is The grra,esl
fol alive Q. "P'' mention thy stupidity
more in rry than disgust. and inasmuch a.
you have manifested \ lsudable desire Tor IN
formation. IN order that yoa may go and sin
no more.' III quote Mr. Locks definition of
Wit.
wit consists ia r.srfnbling. aud putting
together With qu'ckness. ides, IN which can
~ found resemblance and COZ gruHy. by which
to make aP pleasant pictures and agreeable
visions in Ianey.'
But It Is unnecessary to d~rll upon this
point longer. all -eus,ble persons will readily
perceiv. The fallacy IN "P'.' studied srea
meat. and. though lhry viii not sccep, hi.
definition Of VT. they will eh~srially JOIN
with him in saying that Nr SAKE Is the wit
ticst poet alive for all agree that Mr. SAKE
- to American. what Hood was to British
poets.
"P" says that wit Is Mr. Saxe's staple
produc,ion.-hlss stock in trade.-it i the sole
distinguishing feature in his writings -
Who has not laughed over the terribly
proud Miss Mcbride - But who ever she'd a
tear in the ideal presence Of the creature Of
his Imagination What emotion of our
finer nature is aroused by perusal Of has
works,'
wish that had Mr.. Saxs's poem Love
before me. few extracts from 1t alone would
completely answer. aod I trust. silence THE
would be critic. but. ~ the poem cannot be
obtained. I shalt have to content myself by
quoting The few passages that memory has
made my own. Ia -peakio. Of nat ruai love.
what beautiful p,ctere is presented ia The
foIlowin lines:
"Boru With the babe whose iit,le wailing moan
Asks aid and pity a World unknown.'-
In reading those two lines. who cannot see
the trembling infant turn from the strange,
cold world. to its mother. with love .sd conf
denceg
And again. "r' asks "csn he who deals in
amusing tin-el know aught ofilat Love which
u "as strong A. Death p Wswil not accept
the character which - here attempted To be
pot apes our poet but - conclusive evidence
that Mr. Sase thoroughly understood and fs!f
hts ileet. when be Vfuie his poem Of Love,
We quote The following i~nd-rly BEAUTIFUL ps~-
age. In speaking Of lhis SANE l'oNer Of love.
he says.
"lo Burn. thai mi rhfies' poet n ihe hcari
whem r.sure blessed D., rn.l the reach o. art.
Prom love alone ancr fecnas drew
rhan ev~r .ophi.i i.agAt. 90 sshoolnaa knew:
By highland Msry'-' s~if abe power VA <iecu
To sing TOE song that rcaescl her ear in hcsvcu g
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