Middletown transcript., 1872-11-30
notice Of Johnuy's d-dsath in y-your pa
per, saw this awful, wicked v-yerso

But all in vain--ris little soul
Was waited Ger the river
. It's false! false that's what il is.
Johnny only had one doctor. And they
didn't try to m-moyc bis liver, aud they
didn't hl-blccd him and blLlis,cr him.
It's wicked fnlschood and you're hard
hearted brute f-f-for printing it!"
i" Madam shall go crazy II you con-
tinuc,' exclaimed Brimmcr. a This is
not my work. 1t is the work Of ser.
pent whom warmed in my bosoJ, and
whom viii slay with NY own hand as
soon as he comes in. Madam, The mis-
cradle outcast shall die :"
'.staangc strange r. unused OFT. "And
this man told me to combiac clcvnting
sentiment with practical Information. II
the information concerning the squills and
| ipccac is not practical, Ihave nisundcr-
stood the usc OF that word. And il young
Smith didn't have four doctors i was an
outrage. Hc ought to have had them,
aud they ought to have excited his liver
Thus i is thought OF, THAT human life
is sacrificed to carelcsspess."
At this junc.urc the sheriff entered, his
brow clothed with thunder. lie had
copy Of the " Morning Glory in his
hand lie approached the editor, aud,
pointing TO death notice, said
"Rcad that horrible mockery Of my
woe, and tell me the name Of the writer,
so that can chastisc him.
The editor repd as follows:
. W. have los, our little Hannah in a very
paiuful manner.
Aud We often asked, u How can her harsh sui-
ierngs be horne7H
when her death WIS first reported her aunt got
UP aud snur,ed,
With lie grief iha, she supported for II made
Lcr feel iorlorn.
She Was such little tStalh, that her aslhcr who
, is sheriff,
Really doesn't seem 10 care II hc nesct suics
in life arnin.
She has gone, We hope 10 heaven n, the carly
age OF seven
rnncrnl slarts or nt eleven, where she'll
never more have pain
"As consequence Of this infamy
, withdraw all the county advertising from
your paper \ man who could triae in
this manner with the feelings of parent
Is a savage aud seeanlrel =
= As the sheriff went out Brimmer placed
his head upon the table and groancd.
"ltoally, 2 Mr. Ot, reflected, "tha,
person must DC tierangel tried in his
3 ease, to put myself in his place, aud te
write Ms ii was one Of the family, ac-
corling TO instructions. The verses ar'
!. beautiful. That allu,ion 10 the grief o
a her aunt particularly, seemed TO me to b'
+. very harry It expresses violent emotion
r with fslisitious combination Of sweetness
is aud force Thcse people have no soul
ii 10 appreciation Of the beautiful art.
+ While the poet mnsel, hurried step
were heard lpon tho stairs, and in mo
!, ment mitide-nged man dashed in NIB
II rnbtly, and, seizing Brimmel's scattered
] hair. brmpcd his prostrate head agains
y the table ti.rea er four tunes with eonsid
k cradle force Having expended tho sio
e lcnce OF his emotion in this manner, h
Il held tho editors heal down with on
hand, shaking it occasionally by way Q
!, emphasis, and with the other hand seize
e the paper and said:
n & ou di.srase elpl cd reprobatc 70
i unsympatheiio nd disgusting vampire
is You hoary-heaae. old ghoul. Wha
d'you mcan BY putting such stuff as th'
$. in your vile sheet about my deceased son
1t VIA, d'you mean By printing such aws'
!: ioseerel as this, you depravsd aud diss,
h lu,e iukslinger yo4 embee..c old lul
n driver, YOU;
/. oh larY Bartholomew out in tle wood
Ia In a beautiful hole in the gfoRna,
Where lie hanllc-hces hazz ani The Vs.
rrrlefs sing
= And lie s,tadle.hnes tumble around
So that in winter, when the SHOW and the slus
L. law covered his last little bel,
lis brother Artrnas can 20 out with Jane
~ And visit Tie p!ate with his sled.
.ltll teach YOU talk about straal,
buss, III instruct you about slush |
- enligh,cn your insane old in,ellce. on Il
subject Of singing wonlpeckers VIII
nd do YOU know about jana aud Ariema
YOU wrctchcd huccanccr, YOU despicah
le butcher Of the English language &c o
tie with sled III carry you ou, in
hearsc, before I'm done with you, you d
of plorable lnna,ie -
az At the end Of every phrase. the visit
\, gave the editors head fresh knock
/, eainst the table When the exercise V
N, ended. Mr. Brimmcr explained and apo
he oaizea in the bumblest manner, promi
ipr Mt the same time to give his assaila
N. chance to pummel ou.
he ..The treaclery Of the man." murmr
ais cd the poet. lis dreadful. pian', he
sire me TO throw glamour of poetry ov
If, commonplace details? But for that
10 should never have thought Of alluaing
lr- woodpocker and bugs and other childr
.ht of nature. The man objects TO the !
Iye mark about the sled. Can't the ID
is know that il was necessary to have
rhyme tor bed? Can he suppose thn
he could write poetry without rhymcsf I
man is luna,ic. lie ought not to bc
Of large!e
Hardly had ,'e inlignan. and emerge
ro- parent Of Bartholomew departed. whe'
hv mar With red hair md fcrocious ri,