The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-08

gentleman Of wealth and influence and
deserves to be sustained; and my
sons wife takes the New York Ledger,
because its proprietor, Robert Bonner,
ESQ.,, is rich and, therefore, meritorious.
But, as I was saying, l don't like your
remarks, and I demand an apology. I,
sir, am an aristocrat and have a right
to be-. l am worth. No matter what
I'm worth! The statement might not
compare favorably with the assessors
record, if I were to tell. But I'm rich,
and l got my money. Well, never
mind how l got it. I have it, and that's
enough; and have enough Of it to enti-
tie me to expect that my wishes will be
regarded by the community generally.
In short, sir, 1 am q gentleman and I
will not be insu1ted with impunity by
anybody, let alone by those who are not
able to make any pretensions to afflu-
ence.
My parents taught me. But won't
say anything about my parents. have
not seen them since began to accumu-
late property, and, as they revolve in a
circle very inferior to my own, I have
not kept myself advised Of their condi-
tioc and movements for several years.
The fact is, they are not of equal blood
with myself, but very poor. am pecu-
different from any Of that family
and have no doubt that I am really the
son of countess and some frolicksome
nobleman, who for reasons best known
to themselves, committed IN infancy
to the keeping of the porter and wash
erwoman who had the honor of rearing
me, and who were led by their vanity to
claim me for their own child. But this
is foreign to my purpose. know that
I am Of "true blue blood" and if I am
not, have money enough to make me
80.
I contend, sir, that we aristocrats
have right to be aristocrats, and if we
are "bloated we are bloated on our own
good victuals and liquors which We buy
of our tradesmen on credit, and occa-
sionally pay for. We have right to
dress in 'Eeyening costume, without flaw
or speck," If we want to, and 60 to mas
querades, and to be Extremely select"
Why should we admit ''mudsills;,' either
native or foreign, to our parties? What
pleasure could we take in the company Of
such? There is smell of the shop about
them,-an oleaginous odor-which is
exceedingly offensive to our cultivated
tastes, and, then, they remind US Of days
we would fain forget. The fact is you
Common people" can't appreciate how
abhorrent it is to those whose BIRTH,
ali, wealth, l would say,-endows them
with finer sensiblities and givesa high
er tone to their systems. If you could,
you would have too much compassion
for us to desire to approach us. on terms
Of equality.
Now, sir, l hope you will perceive the
necessity Of apologizing for the use Of
such rude and vulgar adjectives as "bloat-
ed and "shoddy,'' when abiding to us
of the wealthy class, for unless you do,
l shall have to deprive myself of the
pleasure Of perusing your very interest
ing paper, and shall! be forced to con-
clude that you are man Of low tastes.
Please correct any errors YOU may find
in this, as l had to get my seamstress
to write it, not being equal myself to the
manual labor involved, and being, be-
sides, not very much at grammar and
spelling and such other vulgar accom-
plishments; and permit me to do you the
honor to formally subscribe myself,
Yours truly, I. IS, ESQ.,.
Trenton Letter.