, 1873-12-06

J.Fn7n fha AunGt0Nn Tanner, Nnr, 20,
From tho nsll,inn ciacufntinnB Of The inebriatcd
IDIOT who prcsldeh over the dirty dcsttuies Of tho
boon startled by tho blnc-niasa romnrls which We
Hnw fit to mako upon lh courho IN connection
with tl,o question Of locating Tho towu-p,n,p
| Tho hybrid reltilo, whom It woro base ilattory
| to call pnppy, dives iuto tic rcccsscs
Of Tho sowor .whicl, rorvea him In place pf an
inteflect, md fishes up ssra1s. Of earbngo
! attompts to bet1a,1b tito immaculate poraon
Of tho editor Of tho nanncr. Wo will inform
Ills Infamous oxcsoaconco. this ha'f.bakcd lump
OF clay. whcm wo cannot dignity with tho tiilo
OF nltl.loap, t!lnt la i,taauo efforla only rcco
upon Ills own bcaotsod nature that tflo ilih
with Which ho atonapts to bcypattor ,,A only aids
deeper tyo to tho intlcccncy OF Ills own cl,ar-
actcr Ills nnslsdEod ISLANDERS aro qnonci.od In
tho bnd, and fall stll'bo1 upon The earth, lcar-
Whom lic clargeB Tint the female mo.nbrra Of
our family llayo s!'own prcfofoncv for the 1lrel-
" Hasatl6 as buatlc-rapor, In place OF the hgh-
toned Dungtown Tanner, ho uttcrs IN iasdio,.B
o1nalel by lis unparalleled exacerbation. Wo
ropel tho baso accusation as false iu every as-
pset, md dare tho villain to tho proof. Tint tho
l3a'1ner occupies m exalted position M bl1stlo-
town, IL fact which lilo fou;-noutcd slandcror
Of tho 1rashtut IL llc,pah!s Of npprecatrg
simply bucassso lio Is not admitted 10 tho circlou
i'll which tloso families Shine respondent.
private life by asserting that wo attondol tho
banquet in honor Of the inauguration of tho town
pump. ia pair OF pantatoons which wo borrowed
from tho butcher who llrcB across the way from
Grafton thu! the credit Of tho garbage box Of tho
Hash!ub il ho low in tl'is community tint ho
cuuld not bosron o pair Of Huperannuatcd
stltnEH from Tho kickoa-out shoes Of rcl-
hosded buy. II lhu pantaloons Of 1Iana Ktauth
happen to lt ua, mud lo LAS sufficient co,l-
Glenco in our integrity to believe that NO will
adorn and ,otur,l them, that is d mat
tei with Which tue general public has no concoru.
1t is sufficient to say TINT tee did not atona tho
banquet IN rantaioons TINT sore patched at tho
knoo sud opon to tho winds OF 1Ioayon III tho
seat. But no nre not, fortunately for our rcpll-
tation, responsible for tho personal appearance
Of tho slovcnlY slanacrer OF tho !Fashtut.
The crawling. and contcmptible cur, whom It
! dog, has nlao inai,iuatcd tllat wo have
been III tho habit of tapping , noigh-
boring, .nal.-heppo:, eurreplitiously and
Iye With which to c1cansc our types. Tuis
,nfamous invention ia ouly exceeded iii vitcncss
by tho low-anng aud dotoHlnblo disposition Of
tho cross~cycd calunnator WHO promu}eatos it,
md "o leave him to tho stings Of scoIls which
burn with Iii unqucuchablo, aud that fadath nos
:Hay; which will yet
tin every houc.t hand n wAip
To lash tho rnscas mixed through tbs lanl.
Having thus disposed Of these siily slaudors, we
Gt'u "AotA W AttuM tAelF EoWCiAly IcfpetratOf 10
80 uunocsttao ol Ills way to tho lcnitcatavY; but
wo hhse void or two more to say before NO can
conaign him to tue sociugion of his spool What
ogor our shortcomings may have boon in respect
to our couyiylal qualities 0r in tho clothes lluo
NC waro mover guilty Of tho transcendent mean
| nc.s Ut driving OF our neighbours spocGlcil COW,
and then doluNing tho county withhanubills With
| our imprint attaencd, olrctlng q reward for tho
| thief, iu order to convey tho fulso in-
preston Tint wo had d big run OF job
work. Whatever may lave been our strusg1es
to build up paying patronage for tho Banner,
ice hnio never dcHconaed 60 low na tu
allure subscriptions from charitable people on
tho protense OF a la'uo log, Which NO clainnsi
had boon wounded In tho Dlackl,awt War, but
which was roally inju,cl by falling over fence
whoa VIC wero surprised il, tho nc. OF stealing
wood tom onr noighbor's pilo. However, econ
oanicai aud lanorious onr fanily may be, re woro
mover caught begging cold victnals around town,
and manufacturing thoM into hash for our half
starved apprentices, when tho i.n"oHition co,l1u
readily be dotec.el by tho color Of the hairy,
which could only have sprung from
tho red-headod cook at tha ealoou On the
corner. Wo do not charge that tho
saphoaded slangvhanger OF tho IIiashtub has
been guilty OF tAoso aIl otllor doteBtabo. not to
say dlabuiicai, practices ; bit tho public hayo
soen luis lla1lbillH, theY hayo hoard OF B es1ue
leg, and tho laits Of Lis nash arc still twiaed
around tho teeth OF bis apprentices.
In conclusion, wo lopo that We may 10 par
donol by our high-tonod readers it We ombulm
that don5le-l!sllllcd c5se1los OF dead dog, tho
ndltor Of tho 1pashtub, in immortal yorae, Us
fol!owa:
His type is poor, llta lux is pals.
lnI .i,.,,I kf..1.