Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-07-22
For the CatNtin Clarion
Much to do AbOht NOthing.''

. visitor to the Brass Band Festiva
should have given so much (uninten
| tional offence by not writing full
detail Of that festival. One them
{ alone was selected--nothing more wa
promised; and of course had nothin!
to do with the surroundings, no mat
ter how beautiful every thing appchree
to the eye, but left that to q NOR
poetical and flowery writer; which
no doubt, was accomplished by th'
champion.
There was certainly great want o
discrimination on the part Of the critic
One little history of cake has ere
ated all this hub bub, and from tn,
language of the writer you would sup
pose it created as much sensation il
OUT quiet little village as The far famed
battle of the. Wind Mile where San
chos s valor DISPLAYED itself frer that
glorious little membrane, the tongue
The critic must have forgotten his
etiquette when speaking Of the age ot
ladies and the gray heads Of the vii.
lage. Certainly these honorcd and
respected persons gave no thought tt
so silly y thing smile might have
passed their lips at the simplicity Of
the text and it waa really painful tc
see persons Of good standing and cul-
tivatcd taste to be put on q par with
the unfair sex q presume darkics }
Neither would ii he very polite for a
visitor to look behind screens to see
who churncl ice cream. 1t was sutli-
cicnt to know it was superb.
| have since understood it was Miss
lIallic and Miss Annie, (of the squarc)
who acquitted themselves so nicely
and as these Young lan:ts ha 70 Slr"a!y
been crowned with IT," garland of in
luStrv - IT," fai+ a,ihi Of our hero,
anything sa;i by this writer would BE-
suprrf""na Excuse me, sir, | really
was ;to fast | presume Miss llallir
was forgotten when Your fertile brain
""S ot'l'o"A' WIN S'"'1''"' !" All
the '''r ones
,v.Ihs ,m"raa "i'1nH. o""r h'tIc history
tn" (which c"vrreth lhNlu'""' o'
sins. Tms !. again repeated "' 'h'
literary gentleman might not have
seen it through his grccn-cNcd S!"cta-
clrs | again r"t""s s2r MS n'"""''
that all was written IN goo1 1G'hng'
courtesy, Justice and TRUTH ana only
to the ''Ar t'~'+s NadeS ,h"t G@1 any
thing 20 do with tn" cake. no nat
terry was needed; everything was
natural and apparent. IN r'p'T' l
think the dialnond.polnte1, pen was
dipped IN 'hc ink of prejudice rather
than hattery. The writer Is not Per-
sonally acquainted with MISS M'' b"'
her evcn-handed justice "na lady like
department and word OF encourage
ment to our young friend Kate were
the motives which lhhu"rd the nhior-
tunatc ei'|soae, and ga not ~ the
least deteriorate from the merits o. the
fair ones, who also deserved 1fG!r
need of praise and thanks,
The only spolocv for rcylving to
our friend Sancho (this | owe to the
readers Of the CLARtoS) is that the
yeracitv Of a frail invalid had been
aysailed. The cake she had the honor
Of drawing was really and truly sent
to the invalids and poor, Gas Mr.. Nc
Nultv and Mr.. Abraham Welty and
many others will testify, and If any
were missing she regrets '" very fnuch'
for only invalids like her2o't car ap-
preciate the kindness showr to them
\ few pieces Of the Cake h5'n@ left
she ha.' thcm sent to some Few FRIENDS l,
whose kindrtss to her dArlng Der 'll'
ness mtrltcd IT, y these sma,s Drccc'
were subdiv1dod into q"W'fVIc rart'
by those friends, she had nothing t'
do with the bird-cye process. Miss
C. says if there fs vengeance IN return
ing gratitude and friendship sso beg.
leave to say she cannot see the point
Her veracity should not have Deer
questioned, for had she not rhrtec
right to do what she pleased with he'
own? But she donated it to the poor
the fn7eliGs and aged. Had our laaJ