The Grange advance., 1874-05-20
pondents may point them out, for more
light is what We need.
Yours truly,
F. W. F.

10 The Grange Advance:
DEAR EDITOR THAT was sumner
want it, that letter Of Ira's! Ira ID.
Beeman's mean. It was real mean
for Ira to write that long letter about
me, don't you think so? Why, it al
most took my breath. It made me feel
awful bad, but I feel better now, and
feel as if wanted to talk to somebody,
and so thought I would talk to you.
Well, that little note of mine in the
ADVANCE seems to have stirred Ira's
bile to the very bottom, and he slops
over like dishwater he does; why l
didn't say word about Ira in that note,
did I p? 1t pears to me didn't, but Ira
wants to be leading retormer, and it
was such splendid chance to get Ira
D. Beeman in the papers, and make
spread. Well I don't object to any one
spreading himself, if he don't spread so
orful thin. Don't look we'll does it?
But that amt nothing to me; but I
couldn't help thinking Of the 1ngin
miles, all long and no wide. Forgive
the irreverence.) Then Ira don't like
that word foolish,'; so I thought I
would use the word "msan. Maybe
that amt a very nice word, and if it
amt wont you put good word in its
place, Mr.. Editor? Il don't want to use
any bad words.) Well, about them
immortal resolutions. fra wrote them
he did, and I guess tie whereas was
original, 1east-,oi.e they was; if hedidn't
get them from the Owatonna conven-
tion, the balance wastRepublican thun-
der, but it had been blowed off so often
it don't make any. noise any more.
But it was the best Ira could get, and l
guess it was good. enough. Then it
was just quiet little gathering Of six
or seven neighbora, good mol men,
and so l thought it was a very foolish
thing in him to offer them, and so l
said so, but if I had thought it would
made Ira mad, I would have said
mean,' or something else. Then
that post-ofice and Republican com.
mittee, we'll now that makes me think
of something else. Shortly after that
caucus, I asked a friend what he
thought Ira meant by them Resolu.
tions. Oh said he, "don't you know
Ira wants to 60 to the Legislature. -
Ah, my brother, you better believe a
streak Of light got through my thick
cranium about that time, and so Ira
guess would like to have the Post-ofice
at the x roads, that's what's the mat
ter. Wouldn't it be a nice thing
then, for a leading reformer to be q
P. NJ? But we will try to have him
elected one of the Republican central
committee anyhow.
| Well after all, l kind a like
long letters. Guess Worthy Maste,
Parsons could tell you something abou,
lra's gift in writing long letters, and
guess Brother Parsons has more patience
than an editor. Well, Brother Parsons
ought to have appointed Ira Grange
Deputy, instead Of Brother Woodruff
But then the way Ira went for Brother
Woodruff was !: caution. Gall wan,
any name for it. Now, dear editor
that don't seem to be just the righ,
thing in the Grange, and Ira seems tc
be unfortunate in that respect. But
think Ira will improve. And now in
conclusion permit me to say to Ira
60 on, 60 on, you bid fair to fill niche
among the illustrious dead, such ae
Dryden, Sherid, Burk aud johnson,
names illustrious in story, and if you
should never attain to Longfeilow,
you may yet stand side by side with
others Of but less longitudinal dimen-
sions, and when you feel again the in.
spiration, favor US with another efusion
from your volatile brain. Now, dear
editor, please excuse this long letter.