The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-13
A ROlaud or his Oliver.


That he is mad, sits true It's true tits pity,
and pity It's tits truer' Because otherwise he
would have been more dignifed; otherwise, he
would not have reJuc ID his argument to that
simple but not original form, "You re another"
Yet, there's method in his madness He still
keeps the question of dinner before the public
Now, objected not to the dinner bnt to the ex-
pense of the dinner; not entirely 10 the dessert,
but to the bringing of the dessert back to town
In Overseers' pockets.
making herself busy about their
doings so far as to issue misstatemeuts aud
frivolous charges. 1t is as though the High
School Ind become the censor of those poor
fellows who venture to take supper once
mouth at the house while occupied 10 the ser
vice of the city.
Can Y. A. prove that even one of my state
ments was misstatement? frivolous I
have a right to be if only because 1 am a wo-
man. The High School should hardly be cen
sured because happened to wage war upon
the dinner of those "poor fellows"
eff one branch of the city government is to
censure another, it is to be hoped that the Sc
lection will be such as to ensure truth"
Am a branch of the city government?
Selection of what? BY the way-I ask it
with a sense of my own ignorance and setting
at the feet of Gamaliel-why not attach kit
chen to City Building. and so let the 'poor fel-
lows who serve as Aldermen have a monthly
set down? and the "poor fellows of the City
Council? and the ''poor fellows" of the School
Committee? and all the other ''poor fellows?"
As understand it, all these are boards whose
labors for the city are gratuitous and quite la
borous." Why do they not demand boned
turkey?
SIS this compensation begruged by the peo-
Pile? OF would they prefer to pay Salary
amounting to many times as much to ensure
the SERVICE
Thanks to Y A. for the artless confession
that it is, after ALL the dinner that "ensure
the service as far as he is concerned. Let us
hope that his digestion is better than his logic.
To Portland, always bountiful in he7 charities
| l refer this piteous petition for dinner. Shall
| Oliver Twist have ''more?'
wish now to say only this. In my relations
| to the High School am responsible to a COM
| mittee of twenty-one gentlemen. I used my
| own initials as a signature, as an earnest Of
| good faith and because / had no intention OF
discaiming what had written. MY honor
| able opponent takes advantage of these initials
and of my position in the High School, 20 make
personal attack by way of argument. He
then hides behind a printers mistake. His
first signature was 7. A., which he borrowed
from me; his second was Y. A, which he owes
| 10 the printers. am willing to discuss the
original question with Y. A., but not my per.
| sonal affairs ! cannot allow that the tone o.
his article in the PRESS was proper to be as
assumed towards any person, or pertinent tt
any question that has been raised. When Y
| A. wishes to write upon any point of Alm
House interest, L am ready to support my
| cause. In the meantime leave him as fount
him, still harping on bis dinner M. s. ID.
1.-THE above communication was received OF
| the day of the appearance of "Y. AS" letter.
but was unavoidably laid over. ED