The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-04-08

inent streets and il il about ike this !:
"Hsrs's Yer dns sweet Cuba oranges,
sugar IL tho middle, brandy outside,
same = Grant eats; eight for aquarter
dollar"
General business is improving, aud
when the roads are dry We expect to
have : right smart run Of trade.
Prospects for . big busiuss 10 1869
about gin out.
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EDITOR JoURNAL.-Alas {! Alas!
Mr.. Agitated, il surely .unihilated, de-
molished !! What ! sad catastrophe!
Boots, horrid, miserable boots, dangling
beneath the cover, led to tho grand
discovery that Mrs. Agitated Vas in
deed Of the masculine order, and had
Nj. Agitated fully appreciated tho
montal power with which hs had to
cope, tho wonderful s.gaoity Of his
aharp- sighted sister, his disguise should
have been less patent. Mr.. Agitated
admires the fine taste exhibited ia the
choice quotations from foreign aud ma
tive authors, which are 80 logical and
convincing, and if We felt disposed We
would quote from able minds on the
opposite side, equally relevant, lucid
aud convincing. But We conclude that
our readers are capable and can make
their own selections, judge for them
selves, aud exercise their own sense,
without attempting to give it additional
emphasis, by attaching it to opinions
which are in themselves already over.
whelming.
| Never having rested our brains on q
shakesperian pillow, nor delved into
the mysteries Of German lore, we may
not DO prepared to meet our eruditt
sister on her exalted plane; her orbit
is among luminaries Of the most shin
ing order, while We are moving in thu
lower sphere, our vision limited, star
Of lesser magnitude reflect our views
aud therefore from Agitated's stand
point one will not look for such Assh
- Of Wit and wisdom, such soorehint
sarcasm % emanates from \ brain n
heavily charged aud 70 we'll balanced
W. feel under the greatest obliga
ton 70 our sister for enlightening Us o.
some points Of history, especially .,
cred. How dsvoutly does she nam
Moses, the great agitator, whom Oh
had repeatedly pronounced myth
L.thsr-ws respectfully deisr to hin
I-(whsre il Mn. LutherD to Crom
we'll aud . host Of Others. We do no
deny that good has come Of agitation
bat ~ . necessary result Of agitation
~ represented in the article under tn
head "Agitate," We will not for a mo
ment admit. and We are willing to stak
our reputation and take issue with on
special advocate, that the result on thi
question, if carried, is evil and onl,
evil; it is turning the world upsid
down, producing a moral chaos. Thes
views have been ably set forth and dis
oussed by men Of thought, talents an
experience, and We need not repea
them here.
I And now, what does our would-b
agitator ask For the largest civ
and religious liberty. In the name {
common sense, what liberty, civil
religious, is denied her? The agitate
arc oil ready to listen to the distresst
Of these oppressed beings. But, oh
"Our grieis how swift, our remedit
how Glow r.
Those beautiful lines Of the POI
"are not tie perfection Of poetica! e:
pre.,ion." Qulntessencs Of criticism
then giving literal Interpretation
ths lines, the intent and spirit OF Il
. poet is entirely perverted. "Bc SUI
yourself, and your own reach to know,
> says Dryden, and then re are in I
( danger Of being wrecked or lost in q
. tempting to fathom the fathomless,
+ in affecting to comprehend the incor
prehensible.
Q And now to our Luclterian procli,
J ties. Mr.. Agitated processes a slis
o acquaintance with his majesty, and
-; to the familiar terms alluded to, d
8 ponent sayeth not. II is not stranI
t that she seeks information Al to Il
d position and character OF this fall
3 spirit, as most of tho leaders in tt
+ thew dispensation," like thu Sadduce
}, Of old, ignore the existence Of angels
spirits.
u MI. Agitated would again comp
+ ment his friend on her 6ns discrimin
ting powers, distinguishing 80 clear
/ the boots; but the sine qua no" ,
D mains-the veritable pants must J
;, prove H.. Agitated, OF Ars. Agitat'
z will maintain her ground. And nc
. viii pou permit, Mr.: Agitatof graciou
> y to dof the boots, and don tho
Il SLIPPERS.
\ "A correspondent Of the Kuoxvil
Wig writing from Fentress count
Tenn, tells / marvellous story Of gho
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