Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-12-23
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
Saturday Morning, Dec. 20, '65.
For the columbia Democrat.
TUT THO OVFII0T0IU TJUNVOtFUT.
Review of "Observer" on ~, ,es-
sons in Division, Fits, Heifer
and DOpOlOSV.

sons in Division, Fits, EeifeT
and Dogoiogy."
Col. TATE IL noticed an article in your
paper Of the lth ult,, Of Lesson in Di-
vision, Fits Heifer and Do, .,oly," which
with your permission l will briefly re.
view.
observer gives us some excellent Poe
TRY, which suppose if lie had not there
introduced, would have beon lest to the
world, and that would have been serious
misfortune. But / do not quite understand
observer when be says the "poeical eff.
fusion that boy, (smart boy that lately
put forth in corn-fcld to the tune Of
'Rogue's March sounded very 'appros' on
the sweet morning air No doubt your
correspondent meant to say 'APpRopos,'
which is french, and means ito the pur-
pose or appropriate, and would be cor
rect, and is proaouuccd 'appropo
Again, after giving US the last verse Of
poetry in his communication, the verse
which for real Poetryloty conception and
comprehensive historical facts ,excels any.
thing | have ever read be says Doubt
less the reader will say, Poota ma>itar ct
now fit | am satisfied that be Intended
90 say 'Poe'a n0Sillr ct non ii, which
,uay be translated thus "A poet is born
and not made That is, poet born with
his poetical taleut, and is not made poet
by education after Birth. Aud | agree
with observer, that after reading his
third verse, tho most remarkable poetical
production of the age, sung 100 by boy,
| should like to know that toy) in a corn
field, early in the mornlng to the exri'ing
tu0e of rogue's march, relating in short
the oN,ciimg occurrence that befel on Ia.
tepseW Loyal Drafted man, / say Col
after rcadIug all this, and more in that
very eloquent and comprehensive verse Of
profound poetry any intelligent man would
excaim 'PoETA NAsITAR ET NON FIT
That poet was born, and not made after
ward.
But Observers chapter on that 'erea-
turc or tool, Gas be intimately the two
first letters Of whose pane are commonly
Professor Pealer, i, much too short, At
Ghe end of it be shoud have written the
word 'ADDENDA.' When your numerous
readers would have understood that there
we're some things to be added But as he
is not so we'll acquainted with the Proies-
sor as am, he is excuseable for not doing
him jnslce, 1t takes me to do that, and
/ con hardly TO it.
Let me first ana!zc lis name 'Pro-fcs
sor. Well, Pro, is latin, and means for
that is, in his case, pro Rutan's valuable
Dog, AMI especially pro his fine Devon
ueifer, and more than especially pro his
'Sxty five dollars, and with a double es-
pecislity 'PRo' Rutan to get him into
Fort DIiNDI,' or hung to keep him from
voting the Democratic 'iekes
This is clearly corroct analytical re-
view Of PRO but what the 'lesSor' part o
the name mcaus is not quite go clear.
think however, it refers to the legal priv
lege of voting and retiring suddenly from
the polls by the Professor, head down, ,witf
awhole skin, perSistently refusing TO an
swcr Whitenight any questions about Ru
tan's Deg and Hci(er and in the absence
Of few platoons Of Soldiers willngl,
conceded their Liberty and other Lawful
rights to Democrats. All this the Pro-
feSsor was guilty Of as witnessed by NOR
than me at the last October election.
Having analized the two first letters @
his name, l proceed to notice some othe
pecularities that appertain to the Profes
sor, and may mean Pee, Pceler, Feeling
In the first pacs it is notorious that a.
his fipg RS are Of a remarkable length
quite to long for the convenince oil hi
neiphbors, becouse those naughty finger
have such q strange and strong Proper
city too apprO pirate things TO the wrOn
person end place, for instance, Rutan
fine Dog, splendid Devon Hiefer, AMI si'
ty.6ye dollars in GreeDbacks 70 the Pro
fessor's own behoof and Rutan to Fo
Mifflin.'
But it is said, Birds Of feather, wi
flock together" and as the Professor
reconed among the Loyal, such as Bn
Ter the beast, whose fingers were so drea
ful long that he has an item of sixty tho
sand dollars to settle in gold with MI
Smith Of New Orleans, And besid
Rnis. ihsrs are MorRap. Simmons, Bri