Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-03-07

Tine Table The time table Of the d. 8
8. G. r. r., published in this paper, will be
found Of great convenience to the travelling
po0"c"' 80. t
For the Gazette.
Editors of Gazsttc The last GAZETTE in
formed US that the war of words " Boys o..
Girls must cease after the next number
and in this decision we think you are wise,
and for good and sufficient reasons. towit: it
is hopeless case to reform such as with eyes
tciU not see and with ears uW not hear-we
must sorrow for them and leave them to their
fate! But as you very kindly offer brief
space in your valuable paper to reply to the
last scribble of Steel Points, would improve
it and then bid "good bye" to Merschaum
and his companion in arms. 9''' "'~
In the first place, then, Mcrschaum stepped
out Of his way to attack the ladies', but failed
to make single point Of argument or good
sense and laid down his pen and lcf. the arena
as rats leave sinking ship and calls to his
aid Hercules-the great San-hedrim Of his
kind to come to his rescue-and Boanerges
like he came out with cognomen that would
seem to annihilate everybody and everything
that might oppose him. LET on the dogs
Of war lanch, Gray, Tiger and alr'-but
you can't make q ,orong right With all your
:" fuss and feathers" and we are not alarmed
Steel Points! Whew what name how
sharp that sounds how full Of nrath and
cabbager' how impervious he would seem
to be! Iron clad lease hardened and i'm
pregnable to, al! argument and good adrice !
and yet how pointless and witlcss in ibis at
tempt to espouse the cause Of Merschautn or
east rcproach upon our ladies or Amanda
Jane. Steel Points seems to be in bad hui
NOR and "don't like nothing" He finds
fault with the reply to Merschaum--finds
fault with the style with the i,alics-
with the spelling-with the grammar-with
the sign posts,' and because we are young
er or o!der--fnds fault with nursery
rhymes" aud garbles and misquotes some
sentences, and il fact it is all wrong with
him. But if he had heard and Remembered
more Of nursery rhymes" in his infantilc
years he doubtless would not be SO hardened
nova little more RI me may do him good !:
"No rogue ERE felt the halter draw.
.rg Who had good opinion Of the law" ,
Steel Points ike Don Quixote is ready to
fight anything and is windy with words, but
not an idea or argument in his twaddlc and
makes very lame attempt to sustain the
scrong and the untenable position Of Mcr-
schaum or establish himself as a Z" reviewer r.
and wholly mistakes the subject or object Of
my communication, and don't seem to COM
prehend one idea and hence he needs. our
sympathy more than our displeasnre. 81
We did not propose spelling school or to
teach grammar, though Steel Points needs
both-and he also quotes with great gusto q
quotation inmy communication and pronoun-
ces it ,crong-while if he knew enough he
would know ,eas right. Did you ever read
Sam Slick There you will find the original
"soft sawder'' and not soder as you would
have it. But | was right both in the quota
ton and the gransmxe you referred to, and
now the laugh comes i n the other side Of your
mouth, ha ha! ha! ha Ia and you are
so mouthy you can laugh little more now.
What fool! ha ha ha to claim to he q
reviewer" but you sadly mistake your at.
tempt to revicw-and are hardly worth "being
reviewed. by any, yet you are so full Of bonn
bast and wind and empty nothings" that
little rentilation may do you some good -
ha ha ha! ha You can't come to tea
You remind me Of guide board some wag
had turned ,orong side up, which pointed in
any and every way but the right, and there
it stood the laughing stock of "all the
world and the rest Of mankind"
l am very sorry your " Ma don't know
you are out"-but the Little chastisement you
hare had may make you whine and complain
Of the lash, but il is all for your good il you
will but improve the lesson.
And now Steel Points learn wisdom by the
things you suffer-and never again' attempt
to dictate to the ladies whist they shall or shall
not do and remember your faulty and incor-
rect criticism only exposes your ignorance,
and the ladies'" Many Ladies'" and Aman-
da Jane, will not and cannot be deferred in
doing and saying what they think is proper
for the best goodof society, and your Steel
Points, il but 4 pointlesss Il is useless
and needless to multiply words for it is like
beating against the wind to reply to such
illusions IS Merschaum and Steel Points.
Suffice to say, that the ladies ,sjA manage
their own affairs-think and speak as occa.
sion demands and condemn all that is wrong
good and il any pappet should
dislike their wholesome and correct way in
society why then mari and groiol, who
cares? AMANDA JANE.
COMMERCIAL.
CEDAR FALLS MARKET. q
CRpAl FALLS March Z ie62