The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-18
ALTOONA CRY. Lpne IA I9G8

ALTOONA CITY, Iune l3, 1868.
EDITOR CAMBRIA FREENAN-Yo our Altoona
| correspondent, 1T. |. II - in his last labored
| ePiStle delivers himself of the following choice
tit-bit: Miss St Clair lectured here the other
| evening to few crazy men and silly boys.
did not hear the subject etc. Now as hap
| pened to be one of the "Silly boys" referred to
! by ct. l. Al. l propose to PROFOUND few
| simple questions to his majesty which he will
| oblige me and the other ''crazy men and silly
| boys" by answering. How do you know the
| audience consisted of "a few crazy men and
silly boys Did you jndge go from the fact
that the lecture was delivered in the Democrat
! ic Club Room, and conclude therefrom that it
| was similarly tarcical to the usually en-
! acted therein by Yourself and other knowing
| ones to the exclusion of the honest and confid-
| ing rank and file, at whom you laugh derisvc-
| Iy fer what you conceive to be their stupidity
! If this be your reason for asserting that Miss
! St. Clairs audience was 'craZy and silly" then
| | must endeavor to disabuse you of your error
| by giving my testimony, as SAW the audience
and HEARD the lecture. The lady III question
| IN the judgment of one OF the SILLY boys" is
| OF rather prepOssessing appearance, very grace
ful and dignihed in her manners, and exceed
| ingly eloquent She is not Of the Anna Dick
enson STRIPE, it is very evident or she could not
| have obtained the Democratic Club Room in
which TO deliver her lecture. Oh no, the high
minded ct. l. NJ, who runs that ''nasheen,' -
could not have permitted such deseCratlon of
"pr ncipal." The subject chosen tor the occa-
sion was Newfoundland" which ] considered
very ably handled The lectTcss pointed out
the advantages of education, not only to the
individual but to society at large. and especi lily
commended the influence of Catholic education.
As evidence, she cited the visible impro vement
it has effected in the moral condition and social
tanding Of the spoor and heretofore illtCrate
classes III n ewfoundland. She farther remark
ed that from personal observation she thought
the City of Altoona presented a fine field for
n IntnpncpG
OF society In our midst was not generally of an
elevaUiug character. Pity II. /. NJ did not
make her ucQuai4tance. .-he would have left
our town with more exalted (2)Opinion OF our
citizens, and am sure lie would not have per
Ie,rated his last iRfiction on the readers OF the
FAEEMAN. In reply to his structures on the
persons imposing the audience, it is sufficient
TO say that "crJzy men and silly boys" do not
generally attend lectures of this kind. There
is no rule without an exception, however, and
III this case there may have been a few eXcep
tions, but there one less than there would
have been had IT M saw fit to attend the
lecture.
Now, with nll due respect for your cores
pondLnt, l cannot take leave of him without
giving him ''bit of my mind" which l hope
he vii accept as coming from one who has been
panied at his ate epistles-palned on account
OF the Democracy, Oh account OF society, and
on account Oft. l. M himself
First, then, on account OF the Democracy.-
abuse OF such men as control the ALTOONA
TRIBUNE. Tney are too we'll known in this
community to need any defence from me, nor
do ! wish to be their champion, but / cannot
let the occasion pass without asserting that they
are both high toned gentlemen, and hat their
paper is excellent family journal. Their sc
lections are certainly very good, and of an ele-
waiting character, as an examination OF their
paper will abundantly prove.
Secondly, on account of society. You say
"lf my Cyour) religious training permitted !
(you) would say damn it l'' This is the un-
kiudest cut OF all Religion, if / understand
it, requires of Us to do unto Others would
have others do unto u.s. and the meek and
humble Nazar.ne says Take my yoke aud
learu of me"-not to create the world nor III
the world TO raise the dead, but-''that | am
meek and humble in heart" Therefore ! feel
that from the way the tree, or ct. l. Nj" is
in | ned, the religious as well as the literary
twig has been peryersely bent
Thirdly, on account of IT. l. M himself
We all well that il it were not for
IT. /. n. " the Democracy would have no ex
istence here. He has all the brains of the par
ty, aud does all the thinking for it, besides be-
ing its scape-goat on all needed occasions
Then why rage and fret
Like one who tragically struts up and down,
And rolls the words as Sisyphus his stone;
His bring arms, unequal TO the weight,
"Heave like porter's at Bilingsgate.''
Poor "T. l. NJ" you are really writing |
yourself down ASS, and would suggest that |
hencefoTth, instead OF the initials ct. L NJ /
you sign your true name, Thomas, more /
properly Tom Ass, to your communications TO |
the press.
Trusting that at 1 NJ -" or Tom ASS. v i'll |
keep cool, now that the dog days approach |
ing, sIbsc-ibe myself
OSE.oF THE ''SILLY Boys"