The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-11-21
Correspondence
sc. E. K" Defended.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN-I always like
to see fair play, and when | see two or
three pitching into one, I feel like taking
the part of the weaker party even If he
is wrong. So. l thought l would speak
4 good word for your correspondent
&c. F. X" l do not believe in to-
tai dcpravity and. however appearances
NAV he to the contrary, he is not totally
depraved; and-whether intentional or
not-hc sometimes tells the truth. He
saws that the devil makes his appear
ancc in Il variety of forms; but this
time he has made his appearance in the
garb of IN honest farmer. Now. this is
true: and the only fault I find with it, is
that it is not the whole truth. He fails
to tell vou-and | have no doubt but this
was an overSight-that when examined
closely, and certain tests applied, it Is
ALWAYS found that the inside of this
.'garb" is nm oilicc-seeker, a dishonest
politician, a.school teacher, or a man
that is Interested particularly in some
thing besides farming, and this .'ga"b
of honest farmers does not always fit
so well but that the clnyen foot and the
forkcd tail will show themselves. And
the farming community have been inn
posed upon so much that they are be-
coming quite familiar with his mode of
procedure, and are no longer TO be de-
ceived by the .'garb," and the on first ap-
pearance of the eleven foot, &C.. they
drop him like 4 hot potato. My friends
position on the question of ''politics and
the oranges" reminds me of the old IA
miliar story of Paddy and the pump
kin and, rs farmers are not supposed
to be capable of originating anything.
or carrying into effect any original pro-
iect, | will not make any eXcuse for
telling this old story. Once upon Il
time a crrdulous Paddy arrived on onr
shores from the verdant isle of Erin-go-
braugh, and OF going to the country.
everything being strange, he would nat
urally ask a great many questions. He
came to a Yankee who was considerable
of a wag. He asked the Yankee a great
many questions about everything on the
farm. At last, seeing a large pumpkin
Faith" Il the Irishman, Ian
what dye call that" .'Oh." says the
Yankee. ''tlelt is n of the most valua-
ble productions of the farm-that is a
mares egg. and by setting on it Il few
days You can hatch out a colt" So the
TriShman was induced to buy the pump
kin: and taking it to the top of the
hill. he sat down on it. resting assured
that he would presently hatch out a val
liable colt. Becoming weary, he fell
asleep: when the Yankee slipped up and
gave the pumpkin 4 shove, which threw
Paddy over. and the pumpkin went
rolling down the hill. and striking Il
lrusll-heap. scared out "A rabbit. The
iri>hman jumped mp in time to see the
rabbit running off. and supposing it was
a colt. he struck Off down the hill at Il
two-forty rate, with his claw hammer
coat-tail sticking out behind at an angle
of torty-tivc degrees, hallooing Cope.
colty; stop cUlty: cope colty; here's
Yer mamm,..' Now. some one has told
orr crctlulous friend &c. +. X" that
this political question is Il ''mare'S egg"
and he has been brooding over it Il on
siderable length of time. But | antici-
pate he differs from the Irishman in this
particular; that when the devil comes
along and ,carcs up a-"frce trade"
he is not verdant enough to sup
pose that he is the maternal %proScnitor.
and break his neck running after it.
lles not As green is some people might
suppose. FARMER.
=. $. If | am too hastv in my an
ticipationS. and they should not he real
lied. it will only show that | am not rs
good q judge of human nature Is !
should be: and that he is more vcrlant
than l anticipated. +.