Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-06-02
Letter from GAINESVILLE.


Mr.. Editor As Ills the fashion now for
men of genius to display their qualifications in
your esteemed journal, | deem it advisable
TO spread myself just for the sake Of easing
my mind in regard to sGndry topics now agi-
taling our peaceable and God-feiring comma
nifty and as this is the Sabbath day viii ded-
cate it TO Blahber's first outburst of passionate
love. IT'S just one week ago to-day, since
our quiet village was thrown in grand com
motion by the suicidal language OF that pecu-
linrly 'tpbunny phellow" whose cognomen is
indicative of his character. ''Blabber" sure
~ 'tis fitting nom de plume for meddlesome
man. AS apologies seem to be the order Of
the day as regards literary characters guess
twill be only chiUdlT0aS to draw a period here
and apologize. So beit-beg pardon, &c TO
come TO the point, after making the amende
honorable, | will explain by letting you in the
light of the suicidal language used SO freely
by cur friend and valuable contributor "B."
It appears that "B - has fallen desperately in
love with somebody's daughter in this village
So quiet It is that such warlike demonstrations
raise connection amongst our mater-o' fact
villagers; for assure You Ills quite unusual
for the people of GAINESVILLE to be aroused
from their ethargic mode OF ve-making
The mode is TO pop the question and patiently
wait for an aye or nay but 'tB. has capped
the climax, and aroused the sympaihies OF our
more poeticai citizens by declaring himself in
truly Byronical sly lie, and, as the young lady
seemed mobile on the subject makes grand
Shakspearian threats and speaks in coarse
threatening undertones to his most intimate
friends, and thusly describes it, "My poor
wounded love shall be avenged, and shall
yet be triumphant. | will put grand quie-
tus to this literary geni whose clarion notes
of fun caused the readers of our unaspring
Sentinel to shake their sides with uncontrolla-
pic 'l,lrlh, nnu when snali nave lin ~ tnF
ias, uo9S " st'yetul" my y iehus WIN Soy VIVA,
Onlv link of il Rlahoer IL 3ead-de,d IN Tho
Seni;oel ~ Ieaet and bis last moments wnre
moments of ongnisb--of deem love.etr;cken
main -
Since writing the above have coma in
nossession of a conv IF Tho A6,ocote ana II
reminds me-id Ell The choice noe,rv which II
contains reminds me-of the fact that Blabher
is not dead, but liveth in another sphere. He
has been acting Sentinel long enough and now
comes out as an Adcocdte of his own untimely
passion. Reqiiescdt in pace Poetry, beauti-
full, wondrous poetry the grandest produc-
ton OF the noolest minds. You have all fol-
lowed his grand hight OF Imagination render
ed in such pathetic strains in the columns Of
that sheet to the nom dc Plume OF Athos NJ
Iorsy is real nice. NO, that too tame,
lis stunning, at last the clerks around our vii
age think So ana nave taken copies OF 1t Tor
future reference, bnt lis impossible, however,
K, to please all, and some critic in spite
ful mood has rendered 1t thusly, land it
sounds so common)
AS walked ont one evening not many days
ago,
heard conversation though twas extremely
low,
oucn many, hlgn-'oneu language 1 never
., hearu pelore,
oh, every lhlhg was loVely I'LL she pointed 10
Inc door
Here he changes his style and rattles it off
to another tune, which if possible is lighter
ana iunnler IMAM Inc hrst attempt but OF course
the people VIII look over discrepancies as Bar
nesvilie has never produced poet. IBIS.
is torelgn not TO the manor porn Here he
goes
heard somebody say it Was just the other day
Ihai biaooer mao suspended operations,
That his heart was sad and sore and he would
not come any more,
For to give those little childer educauons.
This verse, at least the "chf1der" sounds
Ikea Irishmap. but no. that can't be, an
freshman nj anv rate; only such as Moore do