The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-16
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"Junius" Writes a Few Lines.

cass Of the supposed descendent Of defnnct roy
atty. That there was neither desunciations nor
vituperations intended against q supposed scion
Of Royalty at Nodawsy Is proven by the fact that
1t was not noticed by any one, and many regard
ed it as an ideal ab straction. Glanvil Was re-
ally worse affected for this truly sensitive crea-
ture, If any such was intended, than he was
himself. This ut least IL . satisfseeion. that
there could live in q place as despicable O. Nod.
away seems to him, . creature who might vOr-
thily share his sympathies; well, he has changed
his opinion somewhata rs regards It's inhabitants.
He well knew, he states, that . sober, temperate
man OF NOdaway would not be insulted; Il was
the erring only he wished to castigste. He must
certainly forget his sublime generslitics, and the
beautiful comparison of Jobs war-h0rse, to
which he likened himself, seeming the moral
stencil of NOdaway' 8 d ebasing criminalities from
afar: He must be indiiferently acguxinted with
assert thai the Inhabitants OF q place should re-
gaid it with indifference to have their commu-
nifty misrepresented and traduced, and not be
equally concerned for the reputation and honor
Of the place in which they live nor fail to be
justly indignant toward him who could MALI
ciOusly aim q desth-thrust against what is es-
termed rs next to life more precious, . GOOD
name. He would desire to palliate his injustice
and calumny. II 10 really too glnring. Whilst
attempting L, however, he revealed Q spirit Of
his interests. 1t is certainly very ilstferinR to
Nodawsyites to know that when they are
grounded" Glauvill 10 standing over them with
wish to descend TO- parry Blllingsgste with .
gentleman who unblushingly makes assertions
without proof, who disgOrHes scandal with an
air of triumph, and who ~rejoices in illustrations,
low, gross and indecent. In cudgeling his brain
to draw q distinction between the real motive Of
action and o mere prefcxt, he alights on the very
refined and amusing anecdote of the young mar
RED couple away down In IniiAna; Oh! do spare
our risible muscles, young min of blackberry ;t Is
too muchi Whilst undertaking to instruct US. try
rather to show you know your subject yourself
one can see that this disgusting story Of the SIM
pie minded aud youthful husband sud wife does
In no way illustrate the ''pnnceical utility" you
proved himself to possess q very intimate knoWl.
edge Of the marriage services. In his learned
dissertations OH the common skunk, and, indeed,
in his illustrations from the brute creation gem
their astonishing attributes. Who would have
dreamed that If you fired away In the DARK and
. dog ."yss a yen ;, gould inf infer with po:si, g
natural truths are two most valuable contriba-
tons to the treasure house OfmOdern knowledge.
Il would have occurred to me that IL the shot in
would have been dead by this time, But, / pre-
sumo, this Is Whist comes Of . ''center'' when
delivered in the dark. The value OF The proverb
The lines 'FAir is foul and foul il lair, hover
through the fog and filthy air." would, I sup
posed suficiently portray the confused and in-
discriminating condition OF his acting intellect.
and was intending TO suggest that he emblAzon
his escutcheon with the seemingly absurd coup
let; but his own proverb Is . preferable motto,
rs getting out in the dark and shooting promis.
cnously, fnriously and At random all around and
sitting down c0mplacently and awaiting devei-
opments, fully explains is hitherto unaccounta-
bic aberrstions. Nevertheless he has, In a great
measure, redeemed himself; for Glanvill await.
ing developments Is . sublime human spectacle,
for when, on reading that poser from Nodawsy,
he delivered himself not over 10 despair, but
with a stoical Indifference he merely began to
sOothe his conflicting emotions, and S0crates-like
he proved himself great indeed, be resigned him
self and received and embraced the unwelcome
v%isitant. Calmly awaiting Developments! listen,
the scream Of the emblem-bird Of liberty, the
proud and fearless eagle, nor the raven0us howl
ing Of the grizzly bear everberHting along the
nor the fury ofthe wild boar gonded 70 msdness,
foaIning with rage amid the Indian jungle; nor
the terrible roaring Of the enrngcd lion. No. the
sqaeafing .:yeip" Of a s dog Of low DIVIDE degree hit 5 BY
. center delivered in the dark by the hands Of TIE
desperate man Of Hackbsrry. It Is not the total
msda, nor the heroic spectacle Of Paul Jones,
who, when his ship and crew wsre sinking. was
the last object TO be seen descending. with . look
IN inf P DOWN I TO- mod-rS 10 , in eee Is Il ahs and and and heart
rendering catastrophe Of the eInigrant ship North
Fleet, which. with her large freight Of human
lives, and her gallant Captain knowles, we be-
held, with sorrow, struggling helplessly with the
relentless waves. No, the cold, pale fBct II
recorded by the historian OF developments, that .
SSasw:Si'r fGs I & rsa"as nal, on "a sss s. street: .xS Of
pathetic heart of the public ache! Night We not
venture to exclaim:
Hope, for q season, babe the world farewell,
And Gianvill shrieksd Is the man OF Sodswsy
fell.
I am sure SO much IL right.
His developments are OF another character, not
chronological nor scientific, nor what VIC might
expect quite naturally; they are those assumed
band manifest their disordered state by some
l0sthful and foul disease OF body. When / came
to the passage where Glanvilf states he calmly
composed himself and sat down 10 await deyel-
opments, l expected something forthcoming OF .
nature that would freeze the very life blood,
cause each particular hair TO part and stand ON
esd, the voice to cleave to the jaws and the eyes
to start from their sockets; at . ghost visiting
the regions Of the moon making night hideous ;Or
coming to natural things, . vivid description OF
the grandeur and terrific majesty OF the avalanchs
chasing with Irresistible force d0wn the precip-
ifous sides Of the stupendous Alps, or drawing =
sublime beautiful and awe-inspiring picture of
the ocean dashed to madness and rage by the
tempest and roaring In its strength; or describ-
ing The fearful horrors Of the last Judgment.
with the Screams ofmankiud burning In the great
conflagration, with the trumpets resounding
long and mighty shouts Of angels around the
throne, and over all the voice Of God inspiring
such terror that they will call upon the rocks and
mountains to hide them from the wrath; but NO,
fesr not ;his Developments, though ill-omened are
resoundilg and hollow and to . certainty not
Horace: Psrinrienf nosies nsseeisr rsdicaiss
mus. As regards motion and the like, recon-
mend me to . learned friend; I would not pre-
sums in his august presence 70 define motion.
The subject before his day and age has been dis
was IL reserved to descend to minutie and b
expound accurately and individually the true
scientific bearings and relations Of the subject.
s s.,a,1;.s. gall all y Visible, CITATION ;Ss Sss, I l,om y sp SsIsr.'
even to the tail movement Of the common skunk
wide GlanvilD. Ignorant as this modern genius
has declared me Of mathematical terms, would
NOT presume to follow him even at Q far distance
through the may labyrinth Of scientific research;
but ] will venture to assert that he who revealed
the laws Of the heavenly bodies and pursued them
with the eye of science through their or bits with
undertaking accuracy, defining their paths
through the immense void Of space, II he yet
from high Heaven regards with interest the pros
earth, with what ~ecstatic Joy will he be enrAv-
ished on beh0lding motion studied and ex-
plsined to on exhaustion Of the subject 30 worthy
that most disgusting Of the quadruped tribe, the
| odoriferous p0lecat. To what depth " i'll men OF
| genius descend for sake of the wisdom Of the
knowledge Of the attributes Of created things. II
| you do not revere too highly the stupid wisdom of
Baalam's quadruped, please favor us with o dis
~sertation on his tall movement, ear movement,
hide movement, or OF anything movement Oh III
| tcrcst or curiosity 70 know.
He disdains to follow q rhapsodist through .
few distorted sentences; but l Will anhrm that
in that rhapsody Of q few distorted sentences Is
| contained more moral philosophy than 1t has
bern his good fortune to have impressed on his
| mind In the past, and he must eradicate thor.
| oughly the unchristian proclivities Of his DISPOSE:
| don, ir he be enabled luckily to appreciate and
/ embrace IL in the future. How true Is 1t thAt
'.Wisdom crieth out In the street, and no man
regards it.U / have often been ut . loss to dis.
! cover In what consisted the skill Of Goldsmith
| village schooI-msster, whom he pronounced in
vmcfble In augmentation; his words are
In arguing, too, the Parson owned his skin, -
For cen though yanquished he gould argue SUI,