The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-07-06

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ase hour BY throwing q Chins.berry
ffom = pop-gun Into "Observef'se
camp, wish little expectation Of III
doing any damage. Twas somewhat
surprised 10 find Il erea,ed such a siIr
In hls domieile. In hs last commu-
niaIIon he compares me 10 a Wild
goose, and congratulates himself that
bis random shot hes struck said gooss.
n he only knew all things I think
bis plumes would droop, but "wherc
ignornce l. bllss, 'iis folly 70 be WISE"
Is aatteriug JUNCTION he can lay 10
his or her soul, bis readers no doubt
think. He says ! essayed no argu-
mcnt rcfdtIng his aspersions that /
accuse him Of making. Ills article
contained only TO my eye, an express
ed narrow-minded view Of the mo-
tives which actuatc the ladies' Of the
present day In entering matrimonial
life. An argument undcr the circum-
stances would have been contrary 10
the established rules Of rhetoric,
writers or speakers. "The language
Of address should be adapted TO the
comprehension Of those you address,"
says Blair; hence / answered Obser-
yer according to his article, "Where
the Fault Lies" and his answer to
"Amy Burton" When l commence
serving the Lord, he thinks / will
show my zeal by abusing the devil.
Very we'll, he must admit ! could not
abuse more worthy object. Iwould
ask Observer 10 look again, and sec
what connection wisdom had with
John Howard in my article.
Perhaps he does not know a period
ends a complete sentence. If he will
exercise his powers Of observation to
q greater extent, he will perhaps dis
cover they bore no relation to each
other. I concede Observer to be q
philanthropix. By his own account
he is pointing out "where the fault
lies," !" and endeavoring to lead the Ia
dies Of our land TO happiness, and
admonishing them hor to find con.
| genial souls with whom to journey
through this "vale Of tears" Am I
therefore, wrong in calling him a sec.
ond John Howard2 He says hi
"torrent Of invectives consisted only
In calling Amy a waspish little wo
man, His second article consisted
virtually in chopping her words up
and because the little woman proud.
declared cher dear John" o good hus
, band, Observer sagely pronouncc'
him "withal q leoxcomb." Surel,
, from nothing Amy said can he has
. that assertion on. II in that sen
tence he does not pronounce "a goo
husband o coxcomb," the Englisl
language viii not convey the ides
, He intimates q wish to know my ide
, Of q torrent ! answer, his TRAD
4 against Amy was . torrent, consider
i ing the scarce from which 1t sprung
: and we judge Of the source BY q
out-pourings thereof. To relieve hi
Z anxiety, / would further inform hin
4 that / am certainly not cross-eyet
( nor do ! ever expect to be until
' view the world through his spectacle
\ Then Il would not surprise me II
; found myself blind in one eye, an
|. seeing with difficulty out Of the othe
/ Observer asks me to meet issu,
4 squarely and refnte his assertion
4 To do 30 I would ask him TO loo
a abroad and see the many living COZ
: tradictions 10 them. In looking o.
d our fair smiling land In tho brig
i faces that greet our eyes, Of sob
. matrons and blushing brides, are the
II traces Of . Skeleton In the closet
= or Of q worm that II sapping the Il
q from their hearts vitalss' All, n
N Despair and misery stalk not abro'
b with the frequency he would have
n think. With the poet, we believe
q. 'rhsrss good In al, bat none al good"
N Observer, in the kindness Of
re heart, has given me q great deal
O. advice, and warns me, Messrs. Ed
70 orr, against presuming upon your
norance as well as that Of your rea
v, era Afler thanking him, for Il
Is would respectfully hint to him, tha
IL think you are the best judges Of /
in presumption, and Of course poe
oil the privilege Of laying anything
Ne may write aside, II / infringe In q
u or any other respect He also
n vises mo 70 abe careful low I emp
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