Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-12-03
Nov. 27th. 1863.

Nov, 9th, 1868.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In your last number, "Es-
SEX seems to be very anxious to correct
statements and refute charges made by me-
He wants space for the purpose. 1 suppose
it was granted, but tha dear people lie seems
so anxious to inform, and even this little lump
Of "egotisna," are waiting for the corrections
and refutations. What became of them p
Did you mislay them? or did the renowned
"EsscA" conclude it sufficient to say ''Mr III.
is in error" and then occupy the space asked
for, III relieving his prodigious brain of the
gross amount Of collections as school dis
trict scaYcnger, in which capacity he seems
TO have acted, and for which he seems to be
well calculated, Perhaps he has not dis
class of "Bellheaded men," and closely asso-
ciated with those ''double tongued women"
III Tyler's speech at the last meeting of
Teachers Association who "rou scandal as
a sweet morsel under their tongu es )" ''who
sleep not except they have done mischief"
and 'whose sleep is taken away unless they
cause some to fall"
If the course pursued by the teacher, in
and out of school, is so objection able, how
comes it to pass that the pupils are so order
", respectful and courteous, in school and
out? always excepting that (''to be pitied"
few, no are under such influences as 'sEs-
sex" is the exponent Of The difference be-
tween such as Essex" and myself, is, that I
mind my own business and he does not.
defame nobody, he makes it his business to
defame, and out of the materials he gathers
as common scavenser-as shown by his last
ebullition. l don't stoop to blackguard he
does. I yield the point in reference to
{" BRASS" but claim the brains'-brains
enough, and knowledge enough, to pen an
article of the length of his, without breaking
some Of the simplest rules of Grammar.
"Why does he not pursue the same course
throughout the year?" He does. One
stIaightJ or'oard, aInecagering course, to build
up the school, and it is being built up in
spite of essex" or any of his clan. The
people have decided in an unmistakable way,
by their own signatures, what Essex and his
coadjutors tried to decide for them, by aoiye-
pulling, prigate and misrepresentation
AS to my last contract, [ was applied to by
the Director, at the annual meeting He
appointed meeting Of the Board, which
took place Immediately | was present by
request. The Co. Supt. was there and ia
yored the contract, which was signed by all
the members of the Board. AS to the ''pat-
& Co. wanted and expected to be patted,
but finding the ''little cgotist" invulnerable
both to brides and flattery, chagrin is taking
hold upon them like stomach ache. y
Don't they need some Homeopathic remedies
or - lard Hs?" Perhaps both are neces-
sary to prevent a collapse, sufusion or ex-
i travAsaton. 1t is true that so me, WHO six
months ago were my enemies, as teacher,
are now warm friends. Having become sat.
isfcd that they had been misled by misrep-
RESERVATIONS, they have now the candor to
make the ''umetde honorable" Essex thinks
it is for political effect. Perhaps he knows
such scavengels of tattle are apt to know.
But of the ''grown up ladies' | have had
some females in school that suppose were
grown up, at least they were old enough to
be, who brought the Ledger" and kindred
reading with them to read in study hours,
while failing in their recitations and falling
behind their classes I tolt them kindly,
they were very foolish. This by the time it
got to Essex" (the scavenger) was changed
"grown-up ladies" are now so far behind
those they were unwilling to recite with
, that they "ITf the school IN disgust" because,
forsooth. 'Mr. Martin won't form higher
with small scholars" We have other grown
up young ladies" who have ALWAYS acted
lady-like, attended to their studies, and uni
formly exerted a good influence in school
To these we are much obliged, while to the
others we say, if you can afford to misrepre-
sent US, to cover up your misconduct, we
certainly can afford to bear it, and will, pa
tieatly, hoping you will become truthful, some
time The course of Essex stabbing in
the dark reminds me Of the fable of the two
dogs. Little Tray was sure it was rabbit,
and commenced digging, but old Nero
thought something snselt wrong. Tray dug
away, when tae peculiar odor became more
evident. 81 declare" said Tray, ''it is a
skunk" His is no personal attack. Oh no!
not at al. NJ W. MARTIN.