The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-02-25
THE MEDLEY CLUB.
NUMBER h.
NUMBER /.
"Pray what's In a namsl
There's power without worth,
There's wealth and there's fame,
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-fN. a. YoN YuLIk. Poet Lanreat.

There's wealth and there's fame,
And dignity Of birth" &C.
IN. A. VoS Y0EIk. Poet Laureate.
DEAR Mr.. EDIToR:-If you do not
like these lines lines at first, you may
reject them. I didn't like them at
first, but 1 had to rake up something
q beg your pardon, Won Yulik, this
is to take, you know about name,in
order to be classical. Ieouldn't bring.
myself down to write anyhow without
a few verses of poetry to fire my ge-
nius, and make my thoughts move on
harmOniOusly and my words smooth
ly. Poetry, you know, is a regular
furnace Of FIRE sometimes. But do
you know that all poetry is genuine?
'Tisn't my purpose to prove it now,
only in the case of my brother N. A..
Won Yulik. zlsd
It doesn't make so much difference
about the quality, so it rhymes and
has big name to it, "Poefs are
born, not NADER" Who says this?
Who'll prove ii? What paradox
''born, not made" just with as much
truth have said all poets are born not
mad. Hence, ifyou want a family
laureate, have name laid up for
him. Call him IN prospects,,
Byron, Milton, T9unyson, Homer,
Longfellow-something- poetical at
least. lfthe event should belle your
nomination, by poetical license, you
can change it to Sappho Browning
Hemans
! Do you still ask "What's in a
manner" wish I hadn't said any
thing about my motto. For 1 have
no doubt you would, and your read
ers also, and, indeed, I would myself,
on account Of the noble and gifted
name attached to it, ''N. A. Won Yu-
Ilik, Poet Laureate," have passed it
without hesitation.
! What's in a name2 Who knows
what hidden meaning, what soul,
there lies within this dead carcass o1
words? There is in the poetry o.
some writers, But it is too hidden
A sealed book might as, well be writ.
ten in Hebrew. "But it is a great
work" "How do you know" 81
read some oft, and although wat
carried out beyond my depth, knew
, it must be a great work of genius, fol
everybody says. so, and isn't it B
who wrote it?p "But, my dear sir
wasn't it Daltcydier than it was deep?'
, "Well, 1 hadn't thought of that. Per
r haps it was the mud at the bottom
was sinking into. Indeed I never
once thought but what it was purt
depth of water"
A name is everything. So We
thought when we determined to es
tablish the immortal "Medley Club.'
, Yet we had little difficulty in choosing
the one I had suggested. Of course
there was a variety of opinion, bu
after our wont we settled upon the
name quietly. Was it because it was
so like my own name, B. q. Medler
Esq. that I proposed it? Or was it out
of compliment to me, this Society Of
distinguished gentlemen adopted it as
their proud name, which should here
after become celebrated, in the time
when certificate Of member
lship in tho "Medley Club should
| be passport to the society Of the
fashionable and learned and great
to political power or private infuoncei
! It was because Of its peculiar fitness
If we are not a medley, show me one
A Clergyman, lawyer, physician, cor,
respondent, ,poet-Republieans, Demo.
Gratis, and ''Woman Rights" leetur.
er, &c. A happy family, are we not?
But our meeting together for the in.
terchange of views hath been and viii
be amusing and instructive, and 8
great disciplinary school for the exer
else of patience and forbearance
Therefore have we entered into this re
lation, with Judge Oldback for Presi
dent, Ebenezer Razer, D. D., Chap
lain, B. 2. MeddIer, Esq, Secretary
and Special Correspondent, and N. A
Won Yulik, Poet Laureate. Miss E
q Rere Sorosis was offered the Vicl
Presidency, but declined serving un
der Judge Oldback. Said she would
be President or nothing. We sootheC
her, however, by giving her the bag
to jingle, which was very satisfac
tory compromise. Its contents woulC
| go a good ways on Greeian Bender
Pardon me, my dear Miss SorOsis. !
could MT resist the opportunity o
wrestling a joke even on such a serious
subject.
It was agreed to meet when we fel
like it, to be governed by no rules bul
this, that the will of the majority
, should always be submitted 10 by thu
minority, without any wrangling o.
, bullying or "fllibustering." Every
one was to be free to express his Opin
ions, whatever they might be, OF
whatever subject-religious, moral
social, or political. Judge Oldbach
was directed to prepare an Inaugural
address, DR.. Razer was requested t.
deliver us a sermon at an early day
and N. A. Won Yulik to read an orig
, inal poem upon the Society, its STATE