The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-25
MANCHESTER, Saturday.

hate unfinished business. An uncOm-
pleted house, half-written letter, or a
partially swept room, is disgusting spec
tacle. 1t is the part of wisdom for us to
perfect whatever business We have i'll hand 4,
and not to cast it aside, half done, for other
matters.
On this principle / desire to unburden
my soul OF heavy responsibility which |
owe to our esteemed Manchester Re
porter" He is my friend. To him my
gratitude is due for chaste and dlgniflcd
article which he has magnanimously pub
lished in regard to myself. 1t becomes
me to Indicate in some way my apprecia-
ton of his condescending notice, which to
the very best of my poor ability shall
now attempt to do.
Ny friends will be surprised to hear that
such public attention has been given me
by our reporter, as of course they have
heard nothing of it. Let me explain the
matter. His article, marked with all the
delicacy and politcness of which he is ca
pable, was not in the Dispatch. /; was in
the Richmond Times. 1t came out We'd
nesday. 1t was printed in very small
type, on the fourth page of the paper, be-
ginning near the bottom of the column.
1t was to have appeared on Tuesday, but
unhappily it was on that day crowded
out" Pity!
Why this loving and lovely article was
published in the Times instead Of the Dis.
patch is very easily explained. Some days
ago wrote letter for the Dispatch, to
which his was a kind Of reply. This be-
| ing the case, our reporter sagaciously con.
cluded that those who had not seen my
letter and kne,, nothing Of il would natu.
rally enjoy his answer more than those
who had. Very keen! Besides this,
may add that it has heretofore been an
nounced incidentally that do not Otter
read the Times. This our reporter o
course knew. Hence there was a strong
probability that l would never meet will
his hattering publication. Elegant thing
Glorious thing, in fact!
"Stranger brought me copy Of the
Tines last night containing our reporter
"personal." / read it with boundless de
light. My heart blesses him for writing It
1t does me honor. II is splendid. ! like
it-amazingly.
As the readers of the Dispatch have no
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main points: First Of all, let me mention
the pleasing fact that our truthful re
porter charges me ,rith fdlsehOod. Indeed
he gracefully brands me as liar. lik'
that. like to be called liar. l like 4
hear any one pronounced liar. II charm
me most of all to hear, rs in this case,
gentleman accuse lady Of lying. Sue
sentiments are truly beautiful. ! wis
they were universally prevalent.
lam sorry to say that never call pei
sons liars, but II Is an error In my educa
ton. Mother is to blame for 1t. She ha
an old religious prejudice against usin
such language. In respect for her feel
ings, II not her teachings, carefully ayoi
such expressions. Had my training bee
different, ! am sure that could easil
have learned to call people liars. Now
cannot. There Is great deal In early In
pressions. l envy our reporter his supe
riority over me in this respect.
| Speaking Of envy brings me TO anothe
point. Our very amiable reporter alluds
touchiugly to the enyious disposition whic
certain wicked persons cherish towar