New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
MORAL MATHEMATICS"
To n. Edttor Of The Trtbune.

To he EdttOr Or The TrtbHHs,
SIR: Verify the dispatches about matters
in Oregon published several weeks ago bear rercndinc
They iii the mind with wonder AT the amazing resources
ot the Euplisa LANGUAGE Only a uro 0und study Of the
dictionary enabI Mr.. Marble f.bI cate his mani
festo tEerefrom the shrchnah set up ms mill
for the manufacture cthal weapons and crowd them
all into the ark. After many long words
bad been fchcd from it,, the most singular
feature ia that any portion Of tho dictionary
remained available to the dsti gnishcd editor.
The world must forever he grateful TO him
for the wealth Of words laysny scattered Let ur
look at some OF the originals "Act with cunning" says
Patrick in his "supcraunuated svlabus" to the nephew
Of his uncle, who responds NV extending an "Ecmist0
welcome to a lCenciate muskctcer." This means, un-
doubtt lly that shall carry iethal wcapo~s who
has not Il license done in hOrnd arabesquc." Isn't IL
p'aipty 30 in dlspatch XXvIL3 But dispatch xxx.
shows how badly Patrick lett His "laundIccd eycira-
bile sympathy" Tor. the "cunnug cHzquc," who must
perforce be Uncle Sammy, only be measured by 8
"subservicnt eyoservcc" or he writes himself down a.
"A "brazeu ccnrate." Even then he had hand in he
ark Miller contentod himself with neighborly oXpres-
sions" aud accounts for It by saying "y lie
Just here" Gabble the "gsyauc survivor" re-
lies on the "highest cunumg." though what
crop was be had FROM the "dOlusn hothouse" not
then immediately apparent. THIS met IA "brazcn well
come" New-York, though what an old bachelor Ike
Mr. II den had to do TIA "sanatIvc sIstcrhOod" might
be sui JrcI Of scandal for the ancient virgins who
not Oi the alScrbuud- "Sagittarus" only De a
euphCmSm for CUPID, fOf hOtu arCheTs ana Sdmup
understands how b. use the long bow In dispatch
XXXIV. the cOnIuunU ju gler" aDncnrs on the scene
"Dracksh with hltb," though ~ XXXE. he II
welcome 1T "Weken Hail." which OF means
GraIner Park. Is for Mr. 1lien'S horse re-
Icrrcd aud "impuibUOus purchase" ~ to "fgatc
his nnwCIghcd taster" The faster t" be thus hgUatcd
is of that sad, bad glad mad young Pclton
gcutIenan's morse should tail "a victim to tho arts
of the pOisOnor. Ia the next dispatches we
see how The animals ~ he stirred up
from the urgent sent 10 rritatc the monkey
that Is dos hm with some OF IdCn CO.'S "sanatiy We
medicine dOars" though not ucglcc ing @
"moral ratiOcnaOn." Something must have disturbed
the YORK man. olsp why would hr telegraph IN hIs
highly moral ma "fcatncr-bed empire ayauni" Is
tins buudcr in dating, and not tins cmpirc the
late candidate Of the Democracy Ddn lily say hi.
TO the nephew for the uuClci Medicine many
IN the DISPATCHES to warrant the belief thai
were meant Tor the shop In Will ST., whence al
manner O Preparations are sert, that Kelly may fud
die" ana have "erratC aGhrUmatIC hOnrymoOu,"
while taking his medicine with "ui,Eutc-guu uIadua-
tOu" See dispatches XII 70 IL 1h0y certainly ara
Oprn that ntrprcttion. WHY look for fIadd when I'm
dispatch number LYlI brother Kelly. James. not john
tend " natulcn sympathy " to IA "wclcome pperagr."
Duke GwIu Tor instance. Kelly must be The siupeton
sonnctrer." tIOuph his poctca Efforts have moi been
sprung uuOA an HdmTing ana waiting world. Then 10
the las knppei slips through the "hali-pay arhoIr"
10 be ~ en- mOrr, ana BrIugor only filIcr ont
hurlId disappointment" viii any one wouderi sn
Mr. Marble and his friends may by searching md
consolation In he Dictionary. j.
BrOOtlyn Sept. 80, 1873.