American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-01-27
Mr.. EDITOR Ny great thirst

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all that is good and great, must be
my apology for thus intruhing my
self upon your attention but. I'M
able to gain the desired information
from any other source within my
reach, appeal to you to help me,
help as, to discover who is this
"Alma Oar" who has produced
that remarkable piece of literature
yclepcd" "a Church Scene"
We must know this modern Junius,
who so gracefully teaches us "to
see ourselves as he sees us :" this
unsullied Cato, who censures us so
gravely; this "nan of perfect life
and pure from wickedness y; he must
be forced from the retirement in
which his modesty has, undoubted-
ly, hitherto kept him, that we may
look upon our guide, philosopher
and friend. He is a wit, a poet, a
critic but, Gas A. p. says"
"some have at first for wits then poets pass'd,
Turn'd critics next aud proved plain fools at last
like to quote, even if a little in
appropriately. 1t looks so learned,
and it makes on old maid, like my
self, forget her years, it rejnvcnate S
her, for with bushes, | must con :
fess that am "a blessed specimen
of candidates for old maidenho0d.
One would almost suppose, that one
of our prosecuted sisterhood had
just "given the mitten" to this Ju-
piter Tonans, so furiously does he
pour upon our heads his fulmina-
tons. He slightly hints Boston to
us. With all our ignorance, which
we iu shame admit is very great, we
knee it. 1t need not be told. DO not
his sentences in the perfect accuracy
of their grammatical construction,
his classical language, his cultivated
style all show that, moi elsewhere
than in BOSTON, the fountain head
of all perfection, intellectual and
moral, could such scholarship be at
tanned, such wit be refined, such pol.
ish be acquired Our philanthro
pic friend is deeply wounded be-
cause some 60 to church apparently
to display themselves or their fash.
ionable attire, some to show their
Importance, and some to criticise";
quite ignoring his own ilIustrious
efforts in that line "Alma Oar" I
possesses an astonishing knowledge |
of human nature; reads character
as he probably reads Greek, Latin
and his mother tongue. Saw "eSeCy-
body" so much alleged with eartlt,
that they brought it along unto the
gates that open into Heaven A
Cicero in our midst, truly Mr.. Edi. |
tor!) He saw there the hirt, the pet
the politicians, hero of thelV
yard stick (some of them ought to
get after him with one, heroines OIL
g a bonnet" and Ofa "calico Dress;
and ga very old man whose white
beard was supposed to say " men,en-
to mort to all the congregation, ex.
cept "Alma Oar" himself, whose
aforementioned genius is presumed
so to have rendered him immortal,
that he need not concern himself
about thoughts of death ; and then
:: a mother with her little children
who dared, in that house of God,
to disturb the devotions of "MY-
SELF" Who is this mysey-this
g Daniel come to Judgment who so
zealously rebukes the want Of de-
voutness in Others; when, by his
OWL confession, he knew every thing
that was going on around him,
heard every sound, noticed every
smile, and bob, and wink watched
every countenance, studied every
lir aud costume, and affirms that
ne knew not only what each ones ,
profession was, but the thoughts
hat occupied his miudf What sort !
If "a tale on his countenance, on
lis hands, his feet" do you think
: Alma Oar" carries with him, Mr.. I
Editor2 He, doubtless, on that oc- t
,asion, enjoyed foretaste of the '
heavenly mansions" and felt him.
ell 10 be on the road to a blissful !,
.ternity." Again say, -" A Daniel @
.ome to Judgment !" o righteous Y
Alma !" with what beautiful cour- 7
esy dost thou administer thy re-
,ukes to fathers and mothers, young
men and maidens, old men and chill 7
ren. That mother! and her fami-
~ Would heaven had made me
mother, instead of spinster, that +
might have been immortalized by O
be pen of such Cicero. He "pit- \
ID one;" he feels sorry for another /;
e really felt hurt for third. All !
he sorrow and the pity are proba- :
ly reciprocated. c
Just one word more to alma "a
,ar;" or, rather, a line or two, to T,
nmember the next time he goes to y