Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-02
LAunEL, INp, July 29th, 1867.

hF. Euu0Fi-i hm very sorry that
have 10 self.defeuso to answer the very
ungentlemanly communication published
In your paper. of the 2lst inst. from the
pen Of Prof C.J. Peterson, whore he
charges me with dupliciiy in assuming to
be citizen Of Laurel after residence Of
nearly twenty years. But there Is no
knowing what education, will do for some
people, and not having had the advanta.
gcs Of collegiate education could not OF
course learn to call men skunks, narrow
minded bigots, &C., &C., because they did
not see III to embrace my particular dog
mas OF notions. Why did the Prof. pour
out all the yials Of his wrath on "Citizen?''
Why take no notice Of "0bed," who was
equally personal in his communication of
tho same date2 The truth is, the Profess
sor wants to be what brains will never
make him.
As to tho charge Of my being employed
by the firm Of merchants alluded TO, IL
only an Imagination of that same Proi's.
muddled brains. Ills assigning me to do
the dirty work will be very small Job, as
there would be no dirty work to do where
he has left. Strange as il may seem, he
had tho manliness TO confess that some of
my statements were true. with false col
oring. The coloring consisted ia the very
explanation he makes of his introduction
to the firm alluded to. Being stranger,
he was taken in; Of course, he says, as
long as his money lasted and was spent at
these headquarters Of small talk. 1t may
be they were little more wise than he,
and did not wish to be taken in with big
talk. And then things did not 90 on SO
we'll, especially after he met one of the
suckers" in broad daylight with pistol
in hand. Who or what he means by
sucker" / don't know, and may be the
sucker only had plug Of dog-leg to
bacco in his hand. / don't know any,
thing about it. l am sure said nothing
about the Professors bravery or cowardice
lie denies having received any benefits
from said firm. don't think said he
did. / think | said, when they were nc
longer useful TO him.
You acknowledged you transferred
yourself to Messrs Henry and Hazard
because they had moro goods, more Gus.
toners, and sold cheaper. DO they sell
goods below cost? No, sir. 1t is just as |
charged II was to be near the Treasury
and Trustees, that you might wheedle
them TO employ you to teach the school,
as you were we'll aware if it had been left
to vote Of the District you could not
have gotten it. But, so far as am indi-
yidually concerned, don't care who has
1t, and but for your egotistical summary ]
should never have noticed you. | did
say believed there was not Christian
in Laurel that would object to the esiab.
lishment of another church in the place.
If there was, had TO hear the first word
Of objection which was true, and until |
saw your effusion Of the 2lst referring me
to the senior member Of the firm alluded
to, still believed so. have not seen
the gentleman for tho last twelve days, aud
know nothing about what he said TO insult
the lady. and from tho fact Of his having
apologized for anything he might have
said, think ought to be satisfactory.
In conclusion let me say that did not
blame the Prof. for his attendance at
church Ii was for calling some Chris
tians narrow minded bigots, when ho did
not attend himself. | know / did not
attend myself for four years, but did
not charge those that did with being mar
row, minded bigots, because got my back
up at ono Of the preachers. don't think
the church suffered much on my account.
II seemed to move along just US we'll as
ever. ! was the loser, and not the church,
That was very naughty in you, Profess
or, TO say you would not break any win.
dows in my house, after dishing me up "a
your own liking, and throwing great
big stone at my poverty, after coniessine
those respectable merchants had strapped
you. guess Mrs. Smith and Jeifries oil
Shelbyville thought you was in that fix
before you came TO Laurel, Us you had
forgotten to pay them little bill Of some
thirty dollars for fine bonnet, veil, &c.
Now, Mr.. Professor, l have done with
you; you can pitch in and say just what
you please about my name, poverty, debts
&C., as every body knows | am living on
the interest of the money owe. II will
not be any news for you to tell them so.
As 10 your interfere nee or non-interier-
enee about some purchase Of machinery,
il is something about which | am perfectly
in the dark, and Of which know moth.
ing. Good bye.