The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-04-08
Early spring Raising of scalps.


ing That ail-cngfOsslng topic complete
~ in the shade. Capt. Clark, our wor-
Thy postmaster, was walking up Main
street in sanity frame of mind, medi-
tating on the beauties of Spring time
and with soul trimming over with
good will toward all men, when, to use
his own quaint ana iuimitable confess
sion to his pastor, ~ met mine adver-
sarV, and smotc him hip and thigh"
That adversary CHANGED to he brother
Atkins, who had just stepped out of
Spinncy's market, where he had or
dcred bOuntiful fish diet for the pro-
motion of sufficient brain power to
enable him to minister to the literary
dedication OF the ARGUS readers, and
to more effectively Ego for' Capt. Clark
in another column ofpersonal criticism
IN this weeks paper. But for once the
editor in his dietctic arrangements
should have had reference to the cultiva-
ton ofbrawn and muscle rathcrthan the
finer TISSUES of the Uranium. The post
master politely tapped the editor OIL
the shoulder, ana, with a smile that
was chilG-lille and bland, inquired why
he had so grossly maligned him in his
paper. The editor courteously retorted
that it was none of thc postmaster's
business the paper was his own, and
he should use its columns as he pleased.
Thcreupon the postmaster rose to eX-
plain, and his language was plain, that
the editor was no gentleman and ought
to he kicked out of decent society. The
editor spiritedly objected to such an
estimate of his character being public
ly expressed, and hurled at the post
master epithets more pointed and per-
sonal than courteous and compliments
,t,..,. 80.
his subject, emphatically asserted that
the public street filled with passers by
was quite rs proper place for person.
altcs as the columns of newspaper
and scathingly denounced the editor
as a maligncr and coward. The edi-
tor, bristiing all over with fight and
fury, waXcd exceedingly wroth, and
invited his accuser to "dry upo or he
would catch particular fits" The
postmastcrs temper had now risen to
fever heat, and, unmindlul of the pro-
prieties of a free fight, he insultingly
spit full in his adVersary's face, Just as
the editor with the fist that holds the
pen that sways the world was essaying
, u scientific pass at the officials cheek
! Greek met Greek, and now came the
tug of war. Repclling the prollered
loVc-pat, we regret to say the postmas
ter struck from the shoulder right and
left, peeling the editorial nose, putting
the editorial eye in mourning, raising
that categorical scab,n we have lately
read about, on that handsome editorial
phiz. Could gross indignity further
/ go? Had all The milk of human kind.
ness curuicd IN mems veins? Else why
ahouiu the editors hand wander ner-
NouSlE upward as IL to tweal the Of
q III. 4
i!clal nose or the postmastcr's bony
myers, so afdently essay TO raise the
! culioriAi st;up. Now feet began to play
| IN II WIS sorry leat to behold when
an Ieet, come from what direction they
lh!sh,' 'ellue1 10 the same extremity.
AZ Ieli@th' pom colnbatants went &c
me walk ana the loving tenderness oi
/ inc postmaster was under and over and
/ about inc editor. In fact the editor
/ was t'l. on tie heap, resting serenelS
IN inc oiliclal zap with the official leg
/ twincd dav9tcdV in his Incl, hair an,
/ tightly pressing thc cdiforinI hood +,
/ me Official breast TO co,nnintn th,
/ graceful attachment of Tie rrrnu,i,on
beauties, the editorial arm encircleC
the official neck and the taper fingers
were fondly feeling for the postmaster
iueular. Was ever such a scene for {
painter
And now the bystandcrs thought i
time to take a hand in the game. \
former street commissioner, who hat
been striving To keep the ring clear ant
to have everything done dccently an,
in order, was pressed back, Audto
called upon the captain to desist, Col
Brown, who, according 10 the ARGUS
Is Always posing DIS loS ~ ii i'o.t u.,iu
icrS! hand and surredci in twisting i
out Of the ciitor's hair, although bring
ing some of the fleece with it, and cs
cQrted the lighting captain from TN
p S,C,,$ NEW 1,e Inr nf i've u Inf ,t'
GOOD natnrrd hnrlv horness-mnller-
lcndcrly raised the editor and marche,
him in an opposite direction. The wa
was YER the battle io4E2dttiri iig Hictor;
passed ty for this time, and gentl
Peace spread her wings once more owe
r "'i w., usually iuiet village, -, 81.
If imsin a,' .ot"i ''T III AZ" Wondo o noor
when complaints were made to Gran,
Juror Seayer against both postmaste
and editor for Il breach of the publ
Peace' = hey were arrilsheu neior
ncsI o 9 "v and rnrthSSr e snum
ton was nost1oncd until next weei
Thursday.
Thus cndeth the first les-on.-FnEl
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