The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-20

SICK IN bcd from IIbtId't'u lh'Htdl UiiN-
icty, which in his circumstances Is perfectly
natural. Archbishop SANDS, "a our readers
will remember, wrote Immediately to Dca-
con RICHARD SMITH. demanding the name
of the wicked partner who concOctcd the
lies. Ills letter conveyed the following
threat: Should you be- unable or unwilling.
sir to inform me by what authority you
make these statements. | shall of right pre-
sumo that you make them on your own, and
then shall know exactly what to do
Archbishop SANDS should not have writ
ten thus to Deacon RICHARD SMITH. The
menace meant one of two things II duel, or
personal castigatiun a. practiscd at the
West with u canc or hoiScwhip. Now II
would hc impossible for Deacon RICHARD
SMITH TO- fight duel morally impossible,
because his true goodness would revolt from
the thought Of shedding II fellow creatures
blood; and physically impossible. because
the feasibility Of his lower limb, would pre-
vent him from standing before an antag
onist with the stcadinc-s necessary TO ac-
curatc aim. If lighting II duel with Deacon
RiCnARD SMITH was out of the question,
the idea OF horscwhippng him was still
more outrageous No humane man could
the head whose beautiful and thick auburn
hair crowns true goodness as with an
aurculc.
But Archbishop SANDs's hasty and incon-
sideratc note never reached Deacon RICH-
ARD SMITH. The wicked partners, az every
body is aware, make a practice of opening
their chiefs letters in his absence. in order
surreptitiously to obtain points for the
prosecution of their mischicvOus schemes.
We have :. ROMEO REEDS admission. under
his own signature, that he unsealcd this
particular missive and read il, while Dea-
con RICHARD SMITH was miles away. toss
ing upon bed of pain in the outskirts Of
Cincinnati, whore he regularly resides.
What did 5. ROMEO REED do: Some
writer's have affirmed that the really wicked
are always and necessarily towards Many
people would suppose that under these cir
cuustance- ). ROMEO REED would 20 into
conccalmcnt until such time ~ the wrath
of Archbishop SANDS might have ahatcd.
Others would expect to learn that he at
once called in KIDD. or KyD, and proceeded
to prepare reply, apparently in Deacon
RICHARD SMITHS handwriting. defymg the
Archbishop to do his worst. But ). RO,uo
thcr fled before the Archbishop's menace nor
plotted To bring upon Deacon RICHARD
SNllIH the pain and humiliation of a horse
whipping. pcrhap, the embcr~ If u better
nature stll shoulder in ROMEO REEDS
breast Perhaps the Thought of his truly
good chiefs sickness. largely ucca-iuncd 10y
his own ni-dccd-, had sof,oned and sub
ducd him. or, again. perhaps II was mere
animal courage. and tho prospect of enjoy
ing a lively row on his own account. that
dictated his course. At amy rate. :. R1Nro
REED Immediately -crawled Ola courageous
answer 10 Archbishop SANDs's threat. and
delegated one Of the youngest Of tn" wicked
partners To- carry it to the Archb-hup's
Office. In this letter :. RoNEu REID boldly
assumed all responsibility Tor the lies about
| Archbishop SANDS, and wound up in the fol
lowing style:
"Thi, viii bee handed you hy Mr. rsRHr rRocron, wiz
will aof nl friend n rHg tlii- t,ifu.r,af. YOU int,
desire. when this answer hats enabled you 10 know ~
| ny what Co DO "
| At the same time lie composed an editorial
article ON dueiing. and CAUSED il TO be pub
li~hcd in the nest morning , Gds,iic. II was
intended as II notification 10 Archbishop
SANDS that RoNEo REED was ready to meet
the dire consequences Of his fnl-chood. ",
quote one significant passage from this re
markabie article:
'1,lrl. custom 90 srcak of what called ue ool.
f homer D,c 10 tirirli.Iu ln Hrti W.. 1000 in,
inra'.n ot larh'n.m. auA It. growing r,nucucut
tended Go prevent violcn.e and shedding of hl0od
OF course it IS needless 70 say hat Sucl
an article would never have been printed IL
the Cincinnati Gu-'n, with the sanction o