Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-18

that there are nsany such cases,
and that the evils of a system I'M
der which they constantly recur
are not imaginary.
We were rather disposed to be a.
unused at your correspondents i'll
humor. Perhaps his dinner did
not digest. Those rich dainties
which his abundant means allows
him to feast upon must have lain
heavy on his stomach. We con-
graduate ourselves on having the
advantage of him in one particular
at least the ''pinching presence of
oar surroundings" does not allow
US to overgorge ourselves with lux
uries; hence we hope to preserve
our equanimity. In the midst of
his lugubrious railing, he seems to
labor with unutterable groanings
togive birth to something, we know
not what, probably some doleful
wall of persecution; but, perhaps
for want of a skillful accoucheur,
it proved to be an abortion.
We deprecate the necessity of
descending into personalities, but
the old proverb says, eve must
Eight the devil with fire." and
there is one part of his communi-
cation whereof we must be excused
for speaking pointedIy. We come
now to the point where Deal Fair
ly caps the climax of his lntairne8s,
by misstating from ignorance we
suppose) a circumstance which
took place several years ago
The mother, whom your correspon-
dent says he knows, had been dead
for several gears before the occur
renee took place. The girl in ques-
ton had grown up without a moth
er'scare, like wild weed. Her faith
er, man who gave little attention
to his family, placed her, not under
the supervision of the faculty of
the institution, but to board in a
family at a considerable distance
from the college and from the part
of the town where any of the fac
ulty resided. The girl was way
ward and deceitful. She was alb
sent from school much of the time,
SO that she was very little under
the influence of her instructors, and
they cannot in any sense be made
responsible for her conduct. More
over her father was requested again
and again to take her home, and at
the close Of the session she was dis
missed. During her stay however
she was seduced by a son of the
gentleman at whose house she was
boarding, a young man not IA any
acay connected ruth Meschool. These
are the facts as proven by legal
investigation. Where is the Jair
dealing of Deal Fairly in stating
that this girl was ruined by "the as
ISOLATION of both sexes in the same
5chool?' We warn Deal Fairly
not TO draw SO literally on his im-
agination for facts to help out a
anne cause, or never to sign him.
self Deal Fairy again.
This article, which was intend
I'd to be only a return of D. F'S
glance" has grown into good
ong look. We will not stare him
1ut of countenance this time and,
Is lie entered into no argument,
neither will we at present. If we
ire not mistaken as to his identity,
he was once a member of a flourish
rs literary society, whose motto
vas "Quaerimus Ke,um," 1--WE seek
RUTH Does he still remember
hat noble motto? and will he
on it? He is mistaken in
that we had in view any
schools. We wished to
all forth from any who might diff
er from us an expression of their (
Jews, and we dare say, no one
vas more gratifed when we were
ot disappointed. We, therefore,
heerfully accept D. F's gage of
attic. Never having been accus-
Omed to speak in public, we pre-
er a written discussion, through :
he columns of the OBSERVER, pro-
ided the editor will be kind e.
ough to allow US a little space
ach week, until the subject is ex- !
austed or either party signifies
is willingness to deSist. Let US
ever again be guilty of PERSONAL
es. They are unworthy of gen. :
emen, and especially are they
nworthy of the great cause of Ed
cation. Let the discussion be
RIM, manly and dignifed. We /
ire not whether there be any for
lal proposition would it not be
Iore free and easy for each to t.
Inge over the wide field as his own