Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-02-06
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ee'S and general dull times, the lat.
'er to be intensified by the adionrn-
nen' OF the Supreme Court, which
' : place to-day, I believe. The
DOlse City Fire Company will give )
oa VI on Thursday, the 9Th instant. that
VIII no doubt be well attended,
auu patronlzed, for that is one of the
'neritorlous and deserving institutions
OF this place. believe it is to be =
masquerade ball, and if not success.
lul as an entertainment 1t will no .
wonder, for the managers know how
10 do up such things in good STYLE.
The revival meetings are still pro-
crossing. and a lively interests being
manifested, new converts being daily
added. Elder Hines is here. and will
probably remain till the close of the
series.
Mr.. Editor, there is more or less in
curry made and curiosity manifested
as to who is Sub Rosa" and some
seem to think they have a riqlt to
know, and treat the matter as though
they were personally injured in some
way by his letters. | Will say this
much to those who feel 50, that if they
can show wherein they have been
wronged by anything | have written,
| will make satisfactory apology or
make myself personally known to
such injured or wronged person.
believe | have right 10 withhold my
name from the public if | choose to do
so; but if I wrong an individual
don't claim the right TO screen myself
behind nom de plume, therefore
wish to be distinctly understood, when
| say that when it can be shown that
the good name of any individual has
suffered in consequence of nv scrib-
bling that the injured party should
know who has wrouged him, and
will make myself known to such per-
son, on being informed through the
columns of the World of the necessity
for 50 doing, and | hope, Mr.. Editor,
that you viii admit 10 your columns
any communication respectfully ad.
dressed, Of coursel touching the mat.
ter. Bot while l write in a general
way, I hope no one will pick mp what
| may say and treat it as personal
simply because the shoe happens to
fit, for the chances are forty 10 one,
that had not you, Col Sc. Liars, mol
you, Mr.. Sickesy, individually. in my
mind when ] wrote this or that. TheEe
i lots of horse sense contained IN tie
admonition which saws, Don't kick
before you are spurred,7 for by doing
so Won sometimes betray weakness:
or fault that might Be overlooked were
it not for your kicking. The fact Il
communities and individuals Ike to b
praised, even though they know they
do not deserve the eneOmiums bes
towed, and newspapers and cores
Dondents are so prone to batteE tina
flattery, indiseriminate hattery, Is th'
rule: and while sDe Is fatterihg ne Oh
/ she is not proving him or herself Il
he the bestfriend to the person on whom
praise Is unjustly bestowed Nue.
better is it to have our faults Pointet
opt that we may see and guard agaIns
them than have them presented to u
a. rirtues | don't Ike to have min'
paraded before me every day and ever
bour Of the day as my peculiar beset
ting sins, bit you may preach ever s.
mueh against sin in the abstract ans
against particular sins; and thougi
/ thew be mine, l may squirm, but
won't kick right cot and BY tina
means confess them % be nine