The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-12-03

rusal of literary, religious, and news mat
tiers without the interference of that dis
turbing element-politics. l was pleased
to note that your cotemporaries, of the
Republican. in their is. ue after the election
recognized this fact, and promised the r "a
rons model family newspaper" 1t
may be impoitic for an ontside barbarian
to scan the promises or criticise the ac-
tons of newspapers, but there are circum-
stances which may demand the over-step-
ping of the most salutary regulations.
The writer hereof is constrained to make
these remarks by the perusal Of the column
headed Answers to Correspondents"
which hes made its appearance in the last
few issues of the "model family newspa-
per-" and is advertised to be a permanent
fixture. 1t is unnecessary to discuss the
utter Stiffness of this column of "Answers
to Correspond ents," for the simple reason
that every reader knows that the whole
thing-from the intense stupidity of the
questions down to the disjointed and DIS
gushing personalities of its answers,-is
manufactured in the editors sanctum.
While your correspondent holds the ed
itors of the model family newspaper ="
responsible for all that appears in that as
in other departments of the " model " etc.,
and thinks that the late Importation from
Porter and the seer from the sunny sand
hills of Starke, will find the fttest devcl-
opment of their tactics in some such line
of composition. yet he considers them
guilticss of the authorship of these " ans
wers" They are possibly the handiwork
Of some understrapper, who unfortunately,
has wormed himself into the confiden nee of
the editors to work their ruin:
10 any one at all posted in the social
affairs of this place, a rerusal of the ans
wer to {, Susannah," in the last issue Of
the " model family newspaper" it needs
no other proof to convince him that the
author is some great "colf" who has
-" Mel" with a deserved repulse at the
hands OF lady; and now reaches the
depths of pusilanim ity by endeavo,iDg to
revenge himself through the puolic prints.
Could there be greater exhibition Of pol
troonery than this ? We Opine not. A
portion Of the correspondence purporting
to be FROM the lady in question, is append
ed:
When awoke to the reality of my po-
sition, knew not what to do. for | knew
that the news of my faithessness would be
severe shock to him. the calf and ]
feared that he would commit suicide [oh !!
Lordy but | had previously promised
to tell him at once if should ever cease
to love him, so told him. TO make a
long story short, he began to use intOxica-
ting drinks married and died drunkard's
DEATH"
The fear that he would commit sui
eide, unfortunately, was unfounded; +" he"
BcltluR HU utdICl W uCSllCu COuSuiu-
matiou than the purchase of bottle of
chloroform which he had not the courage
to- inhale That " he began [ald con-
lii ues for aught We know to use intoxi-
eating drinks" and married." is true,
but that h,, died drunkard's death, is not
true, aud sLou.,d probably be received in a
prophetic sense. I. half column is taken
up by the senseless twaL die Of which the
above extract is fair samp.'e; half OF the
space is devoted to the forgeo letter.
purporting to be from the young ,cdy,-
and the balance to its answer. 1t wou. vi
deserve notice no more than number Of
others, were it net that it gives publicity
to that which no one, with the instincts Of
gentleman, would wish to make matter
for common conversation, and which, al
though it abounds infinitely to her credit,
cannot be otherwise than unpleasant to the
lady in question.
STEPHANO.