The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-09
THE
Communication,

Communication.
oh mnnya Shutt ut random sent,
Finds mark tle archer little meant:
Aud many II word Mt random spoken,
Nfny soohte or wound heart that's broken"
Mr. d. r. Feaster is aggrievcd
and charges that I made an "un-
kind and nwarrantable attack"
upon ''pudding heads" in recent
article signed Loyal Reb.' There
is nothing i'll that communication
which can be Interpreted as an "at-
tack upon anybody, and the as
sumption that intended the obnox-
ious epithet to apply to him, is as
gratuitous upon his part, as his
charge of unkindness is untruc-for
he knows that I esteem him person.
ally, and would be far from perpe-
trnting an mkindness upon him.
He should have studied the article
more closely, and have inquired for
it's author before he put on the
"cap''
Nor would 1 even now diagnose
the malady which I WAS fearful had
possessed him, as 'pudding head
ISM it seemed to be far moro
dangerous disease When T saw
him sever his connection with us,
and announce publicly that his seat
in tho County Convention had been
vacated because wo had placed our
selves i'll harmony with the State,
ant1had complied with tho wishes of
the Executive Committee, by adopt
ing the constitution recommended,
and assign as u reason that it con-
fictcd with his personal relations
towards, and his intention of voting
for, members of the Radical party,
said in my heart, Here is another
moderate Republican, but when
he announced in IL loud voice that
he did not intend to vote for Tilden
because he "had sent money to Ohio
to defeat old Bill Allen" I said ont
Of my mouth, If these are the
Democrats that are being enrolled,
the sooner we stop operations the
better"
1T is due to Mr.. Fc,stcr to say
that his course III returning to duty
and to his place in the Club, has en-
tircly changed my opinion of his
acts, and [ heartily rejoice at his re-
Turn and ut the thorough endorse
ment which he gave to the Eighth Ar
ticlc, and to Tildcn, by his active
operations, and sprishtly speeches,
MS well as by allowing his name to
be placed in competition with others
for the honors Of thc body, and which
proved to every individual present
that he was "hand in glove" with
us and had upon reflection conclud-
cd that shot heads" and swell
heads" were safer leaders than
"pudding heads"
If / have been instrumental in
lifting the feet of this wayward
brother from the "n1iry clay" by
my perhaps rude allusion to "pud-
ding heads" l am sure that he will
harbor no resentment, when I say
that shall ha, @ no regrets for my
Philadelphia sYuib, and that I would
even write another, were I assured
that it would be made the innocent
means of bringing all the ''pudding
heads" to that reflection which they
only need, to make them as able and
as faithful co lnborors in the great
work before ua, rs any in our party.
And when that happy time, now
rapidly approaching, does come,
wont you, friend "Davo," ignoring
for n time your temperance pro ,'livi-
ties, join mo in good, old fashion,
od pmW at that "pockct demijohn OF
corn" in token of our JOY at the deliv-
eranco Of the country, and as cvi
dence Of the. fact, that although
there may hoye been 'pudding heads
md "swcll. heads" we all Mt last
have come to be "level. heads.
Very respectfully,
~. w. WOODWARD.
A Yankee, advertising for a wife,
says "It would be woll if the lady
were possessed Of competency
sufficient to secure hcr against cx