The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-07-30
REPLY TO "C!TIYFy, -

EDS. JEFF. MIR. Citiz-n, we
highly pleased la see you show your
ors through the last edition oftlicJF
in your letter 10 "Dozen Couple,
are now thornuSqIy convinced that +
mOdeT0ie d-grsc ~ cDmH.oa sans.
which yon boast tYuU Individually
mean) is 80 Hmjioi indeed THAT new
runneti can read, ..and tlc WAY fari.
man though ii tool can detect It,. ~
had we not been urgently requested !
your own villagers -your best busiuc
men and farmers adjoining your town
who do not jnr0TjL}y endorxc y0iIr
ticle, ''to Just give their cGif a liiii,. Inof
rope and let him strangle himself w
wonli lave said nothing more on th
subject. lint certainly Citizen"
yOur own frllowtOwnSinen desire To h.
freed Of 4 pimp, it is our hoand"n duty,
a. fellow uortals, TO aia them ia their
landable enterprise, and assist them with
all our hceGk inteHoct, which you have
the kindness TO say we possess.
And when yc'rc numbered wi the dead
Below 4 grassy hillock.
WI Justice they may mark your head.
"lierc lies famous bullock"
As for your article being slandrrods
and abusive, poor, tleIudei, self-eonccit-
ed Citizen, we will permit those who
read it, and vino know the facts to Judge
for themselves, yet it might be well for
your good in the future, should it be .G,c
will of our heneficent Father to permit
you to hask in the sun few short DAYS
to respectfully call your sluggish atten-
tinn Ia the term "&GHeGl which You
have applied To some act OF action of our
party. We think TINT il you will cxan,-
Inc Webster you will find that the word
squeal ''is used of animals only" and can
never be applied to any act of a human
being; and - to lis being slandrrou-. cx-
anime either the definition Of Webster
OI Bouvier as To what constitutes SIAN
der. EOu seem 20 take OlIense at some
mept, and ut your hotel In regard 20
our behavior, when at your entertain
ment, whether good or bad, suffice II TO
say that yourplay was not stopped while
we were there on account OF some dis
turbance, two or three times. as II was
after we took our departure. This we
have from your uwH cjiizens, and can
sustain our position 10y living proof de-
based Citizen. u" we found no fault with
yOur hotels, nor ''husied ourselves by
p"cping into your cupb0aris and clos
cts, nor yelled down stair, and ont Of
the windows at any of our party but
then you speak from your rude and de
PRAYED state, and "a fool should not he
answered according to his foiIv
do you think We care for yon:~
ScUJTi'ous Citizen" actions sn.ak
louder than words" and ''by their fruits
ye shail know then answer your la
mentlble and ut the same time mi~cr-
able interrOzatory. We are sorry 10 say
dilapidated Citizen, that the play en-
titled "The Artist" 'caS mt played to
crowded houses two nights in our will
age. and are well aware thar If the audi
enee to which it was llaycd was compas
ed Of individuals Of your ST ylc ii would
be called for every night. and il that
vas your best play and you are proud
of it, We sincerely Eity your failures
Now, Mr.. IgnoramTs, when iH The f.turc
you undertake 10 Islander and abuse
dozen Couple" first peruSc the lines
written by the immortal Bard ia lis
''Address 10 the Unco Guild, or the Rig
idly Rightcous."
'Oh yc wha are slr guid y"urSri
sac Pi0us and sac holy,
lc'vr naught to do hut mark aud tell
Your nCighbOT'S faults and folly
Yours more than anybodys eiss..
DOZEN COUTLF.