National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-11
For Gentlemen TO Read.
by MRS. GEORGE WASHINGTON
WILLYS.


My DEAR SIR-It YOU disaprove
OF PLAIN opinions, plainly spoken
out-yet no doubt YOU d0--nobody
/ is particularly partial to taking bit
ter medicine-you had better not
read this article. Put it down-Iay
1t aWay-ignore it utterly. Nine
tenthS Of you, representatives.
/ speaking, 90 and smoke your inevi-
table cigar-the other tenth 90 on
the back balcony with your heels
several inches higher than your
heads, aud tondly imagine that yOu
are resting Nobody compeIs you
to look into the mirror Of your own
faults and tOllies.
But YOU do read it, remember
chat it is point blank addressed to
yOu-nlt to Mr.. Jones. or Mr. Rob
lnson, or amy other Mr. 1t is a lit
tie cap exactly fitted to your pate,
and there is no use handing it to
your neighbo1 to try on.
Not tuat we should follow the eX-
ample OF the extremist and give lii
our ballot for abOIishIng mankind
1 altogether, Dear me " hat should
We @ 'p "'VllouV II t'', nel mere IS "
iic"N ) SlpNe a. "e 'tNe" uo"u' or
colossal bureau 10 he moved from
one room 10 another, or lot OF bag
gage 70 ne chechtd lom Maine to
California, with hoWling hacbmcn,
over eager 'faNeierS1 ana overload
eel eAl press wagons blocking UP the
way W NAT should we 90 tor an
arm 10 huld by III the crowd OF ope-
Ia.NeSubulc, church, or concert hall,
or a broad rar of shoulders to d-
vide lies burden with uS| What
would become of us without some
I body to 5cGId at, and bevatc, and
find tault with generally,aud Groan
over, aad-Ioyet Why, we saould
have to take one anothrr,ande every
body Knows how m0notoEous that
would be. No, Holman is a patent
article that can't very well be dis
cnecd with; but by no means fol-
lows that the patent can not be i'm
proNcl upon.
lo" sec, sir, you are not the only
. person created, To be sure. we
/ eaten gllmpSs of You in the Gar
zen "i i"'tn' a IIttie II advance OF
amy oooS c'Se, nut the woman was
IoI lar oen'4a. II she hadn't for
t""T'Si5 'H"',' iief appearance, YOU
~ Ut nay pCeli tfottilG apout tht
NdIutl YET io'fioheiy eNelng the
~ %t't,'C.'i' t,'i. i''.S' NitH1uI d Soui TO sew
i,"t,In f,r ~ to ~, 9'iil'i OF p"' o4 the
hnt tI,a so,.''nti - i,V'''S tJVp ~ cum 90
an,aI 49,. ,,';ti '''o " o'I''i' i1H
,aSs atJ - ,,on dn,,, ,.. :, i''.t ~ ~ u
Anon i i hiII, t;,"n 49, ,, w.. I'M
ned short and asked you,EeIf EJF ,,.,,or, ,,D
tbis ,ort of tbine i aninn. rn-naj ~ -
What rjghf 1ayrs van ~ ',s' cnnr ~"
home IN tLo middle 1r ,L, nighf
with yonr eyebrow. IN tho miTWn
! of yonr forehead. and fbn rorrars of
your month drawn dau.n ara..a,
than Kiuo lI.rod and r.aiir,' -
"Suap' tLop y hupcb az nn,uLnr
crackers inst fired o0'2 ~. vLat
right "You aro fired ia do,tL ~
We'll arc vou tbn ouI,. rn,.son - t,o
world that is ..fir.J ~ Inath ~ = Has I.
not vour wife honn worl,in~ toa ay
lonG and fem TIM, os I,mrT,,,;t,,.,I NC 'f1' -
rs yon What = uicp IittIn domos'
tic dnof tbcro wnuld ba il yonr wi,n
rLapted the samr sono-,s ,onr.nlr
--vnuldn't tbnrn? +?
For nit,.s o,I.. MAJ, .1i.,,;.. d..
molly wrinI,lne--I,v n.fJo ,ba..J,oIc
,iivn e,nrnssion Can,a 49, ;,,.. H'ii .il
house I;i,n y snnho,m -, .''Io IA. ''o "
,rbn.f from ,La aLu.''t "oC INV a
Ejuto,, mn, loa1. 1''-'o'i - ' ''" N"''i'
ariTc, ~ N.at WI tue H"".'S S''V
~, ,,,.ra Wv oo"S - "V,"lea' "t'
si'ould 81. @9Non ''i't ','c Hli''u
49, ~. '''' "l ou"S AM an" claS'lc'
a., "a vas "lllN No'trse'l cohcerileu'
'''-o Wouio oe NJ oHleGiioH 10 your
rec piuS' b'oScH'Ac IKE iIito III,
Sii"uoNs vi Sour 'up u 'iouC'e' a'l"
Sit theie groailiils ana moaning uil
III YOU were tlteo oi IT, but you
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MhV : i'N ''',, o,'N' " ''ouu "l'oH
me s. t ,i'e VI SouI ll',le ,', o'tS. e, =, \.
- .''' ! ou llel q 'iiouS nv oi 'haO 40
'''onuSc ~" ncNel SOoPpeu 20 th'hh
"V AL
" nat Tlsht nave you 70 walk tn
puoilc 'horough'ares, lhSolthtl,
? lu''ilg your '"pacco Napors INTO u
| iace Oh every woman that paSse
uEf lou would ilot dare TO cnte
t the pafior OF Il iady trlchd--Sav'