Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-05-31
LwTTERs FRoM THE PzePLE
THE CRITIC CRITICISED.


To he Editor Of the Commercial
Permit me, through the columns of your pa
per, to say few words in reply to H. A. Zesd's
communication of 29th inst. in which he criti-
cises what he chooses to call the amateur Opera
OF the STRAW Cutters, or some such country
name" Undoubtedly IL was "some such name"
but, the memory of our worthy friend having
failed him, he was obliged, after great mental
exertion, to recall the correct appelaton to send
his wonderful critique to the public with this
highly sensible and witty titulaT substitute. We
have q faint idea who the would-be Zoilus is. II
is not to be supposed that the kind friend to
whom he subjected his NJ. 8. for revision, could
long conceal his pride in an acquaintance whose
extraordinary powers Of perception and defines
tion will evidently make him one Of Americas
most famous and unprejudiced critics, but must,
in gust Of enthusiastic admiration for his gen.
ius, have allowed, (of course, under strict
iDjunctions Of secrecy) the purport OF an article
brilliant and SO likely to annthiae Its victims
to leak out.
Our author with q supercilious flourish, re-
marks that he never did understand much about
music any how. Now most OF his readers would
have come to that conclusion themselves at
once. without being told it. But our critic from
| the country is too modest by half We know
| that during his long residence In our city-a
fact which he omitted to chronicle in his effusion
he has acquired tolerable knowledge of mu-
SIC but unfortunately, like that Numerous class
tary principles of a science he immediately sets
himself up as "boss ridiouler" and recognizing
himself an authority on the subject he con-
siders that any more information is superhuous.
How this literary prodigy came to write such
trash we can only surmlse Very likely on the
| 26th inst, he had gone on piscatory expedi-
tion, and the fish wouldn't bite, and he got into
| a very bad hupor, and the heat OF the day being
intolerable caused an unnatural activity
of brain in a head never very steady, all
OF which things necesstated the fire.
quent ingurgitation of colored liquid
such as fishermen use, which increased the
i. d. Hughes, Pmladelphian, committed
| suicide in the woods near 0rwigsburg, Pa on
Thursday, by cutting his throat A coroner's Jury
in his case rendered verdict of temporary in-
sanity.
perceptive properties of the eye two fold, until
every separate and distinct object appeared dou-
BILE. Thus laooring uRder the Affections OF the
day our critic repaired to the Opera zesously on
the alert to detect all imperfectons and unmind-
k full of what might be creditable in the peri 1rm-
anoe. Is it to be wondered at then, that trivial
errors presented themselves to his expanded
| Imagination with the same duplicated exaggers-
ton With which all objects were opticRlly multi
piled.
Individually, am, in no way. affected by the
unjust structures of our bucolic critic, not hav-
| ing taken part In the performance, and not be-
i ing present. am however, member OF the or
ganization and feel justified in resenting an at
i tack upon respected society, especially when
/ 1t comes from one who 80 conspicuously exhibits
the large amount OF prejudice and concert il
his otherwise light upper story, and who ridicule
| everything simply for the sake Of ridicule, and
| and through morbid notion that 1t is smart. II
| is evident he was ashamed to s'gn his name te
an article evincing such contemplate notions