The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-03-28
Portsmouth, Ohio, |
March IL, 1874

In reading your issue of Feb. 2s. l
perceive you have made a slight mistake
in my signature. 1t should have been
Root and not "Rook." You will
please examine my signature, in my
communication of Feb. 20, over again,
and you will see it is Root and not
"ROok." .lsa5.s. .r5a.as Hrah alf
The "JacksoniaD," in giving us the
definition of the word Crook" seems
to think that knew nothing of its
meaning, and to tell the truth | must
acknowledge my ignorance of its mean
ing, and believing the .HJaeksonian's"
avocation, SELLING whisky) being that
of mean cheat, thief, a robber, Tor
in other words a ROok) l fully concur
with him that it is SO, and that jack
sonian is one of the Chiefs of Rooks, by
experience. Poor fellow, how envy
his 'posish" when writing his "IMuSicaL
Criticism" Webster's Unabridged on
one side, and the whisky barrel on the
other, and his mighty brain diffusing
his Hinglish" diction without restraint,
upon my inadvertencies as he terms
them, and Notwithstanding the length
of his letter he has failed to disprove
one single word of my letter.
The Jacksonian called me in his let
ter Prof. Thank you, Jack, for the
compliment; but will state that / have
not assumed that title yet, and if I ever
should, l will try to live by my profes-
sion, and believing the term would be q
little more acceptable with your honor,
/ confer the honor upon you.
Well Prof / am at a loss to know
what you mean by saying "as to be
highly compensated for his pains by
hearing himself sing one song" Prot.
you seem to be under the impression
that the gentleman who sung the "Sword
Of Bunker Hill," was the party that
wrote the communication to the paper
of your town For your benefit, Prof p,
will state that was myself that wrote
it, and furthermore, / will state that /
desire no aid from any of your late pu-
pills, for / feel myself fully adequate to
the emergency; consequently, in ac-
cordance with your wish, l will answer
your questions, Well Prof, in regard
to the song, "Sword of Bunker Hill, I"
you say it was sung tolerably we'll, but
out of time, and with little taste Who
are to be the judges in that case Prof
yourself, or the peOple3 Most assured
ly do not believe that the citizens of
Jackson are ignoramuses as you sup
pose them to be- hence l take their
decision in preference to yours, whether
the "Sword of Bunker Hilr' was sung
with taste or not, If not, as you say,
why was the singer called out the second
time to sing the same piece Why
was you not called out the second time
on your grand "Lather and Shave"
Answer that will you? Why did you
tell the singer, (of the "Sword Of Bunker
Hill,") when he turned to reappear on
the platform, not to sing but two verses,
this time, as you termed it7 Was it
because the people Gas you termed
them, did not appreciate the taste with
which it was sung, or was it because
you feared the same calamity would
befal you in that concert from the
"Sword Of Bunker Hill" that befell the
"Johnny Bulls" of yore7
Professor, now tell us the truth, am
a little inclined to believe that 1t is the
latter shoe that pinched. Again the
Professor says, in regard to Beautiful
Venice" (wonderful! we might have Ia.
ken it for two,) so could / Professor, i
you had writtenit "Venices." Listen
''those to which he gave" who gave
Professorf Why, Professor, you mus
be very dull Of comprehension. Who
do you think / meant by the pronour
Re, but your precious self Who sung
the piece, and who reminded me Sc
much OF the time when was passing
mule train during the war. :,
| You wanted to know, Professor, whc
failed to do their part in singing ''Hai
Smiling Morn, A" aud what meant In thl
next. What / meant by the next was
the next piece in which heal d your Sc
raphic voice so melodiously; that
what / meant. Professor, again in tba
piece "Come Fairies" and "Wher,
shall the Soul ind Rest" the injustic,
was done 10 these pieces by the gentle
man that sung second Tenor, with hi
"Haw Haw Haw, !" instead of"Ha, ga
Ha," Again Professor, / will ask you
! who ever saw an audience dismissed
from a Concert without thanks being
rendered them for their patronage, bu
by yourselfi o yes, YOU think ! nigh
have afforded one word Of credit 70
the ladies'. l will say they require n,
credit from me, for as far as the ladie
were connected. all was done well, "a
they always do, wherever they 90, ant
it is a great pity that some Of your Pro
fessors do not emulate them in thei
good Judgment. And again Professor
a little about your taste. Whereis you
taste In singing next to each other tn
"0ld Dutchman," aud that sublim
chant, "Where shall the Soul fin,
Restf" That alone is sufficient 70 de