Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05
ITEM VS.. COUNTRY TEACHER.

ED. JOURNAL In the very queer lit
erary production of the sc. r." OF last week
only noticed one statement of any par
ticular note, and that is where he calls
himself Z" a silly humpkn." In the Ian
guage of the Episcopal ritual, "All this !
verify believed and it is about the only
sensible remark tha: have noticed in his
letter. Now let "Mna Wilkins" Prob
lem," the c. T." and all the posse cry out,
"he's throwing slang again" The "Coun-
try Teacher" in his wonderful crit c,sms OF
my slang" says it is such language as is
uttered by "frequenters of grogshops, and
brothels." Is it, now? l certainly did
not know it, but then l never frequent such
places so can not say, but l suppose the &C.
T." knows, Of course. l may not be very
religious, Mr.. editor, bnt never remember
to have given a "stag champagne party"
and to have been sick for three or four
davs afterwards, when my wife was away
visiting friends. Does the Country Teacher
know who did? The sc. T." comes down
handsomely and gives in, that his criticism
OF my use of the word example was unjust
and lie can find no authority to substanti-
ate him: he creeps from his appeal TO Web
sler's Unabridged Dictionary by saying
! that Noah Webster is not responsible for
| that definition as it was given over 80
years after Noah's death. That's too bad
| and suppose that Noah in the bllssf ul
realms OF the Golden Shore, and in his as
sociation with the purified is troubled with
only one sad thought, and that is that lie
didn't live 80 years later, so as to have
known that Wood county mOnstrosty Tim
ported however) that knows more than
Ray and Webster about examples, and who
owns the whole Republican party Gn hii
own estimation). Ii you can't get up some
thing better, Mr. Country Teacher" in thC
way of argument than to asSail my private
character, you had better perhaps hereafte
attend to your own business and allow
Judge Phelps, (who perhaps understands
the duties of his office as well as you do
to attend to his. don't ask any sympath.
or leniency for myself, as feel competen
to paddle my own canoe in spite o
such feeble breezes us this. " The Chris
tan people of the county" on an ayerng
have probably a little more good hOrs
sense than some few smarties who began
systematic, premeditated, and unprovoke
attack upon me the moment Judge Phelp
superceeded Mr.. Troup in the office of eS
aminer Do you know anything deroga
tory to my character as a respectable cltizr
of Wood county, gentlemen? u you d
= spit it out but don't resort to tie sill,
| boyish whine Of "slung," slHng," II yo
happen to get beat at your neat little gam
| It's pity, know. that ] am so addiete
e to the use of slang, but try and adal
my language to the subject in hand. an
I when | attempt to argue with &c. l." an
4 the silly posse at his heels, slang, GOO
4, | solid old army slang, slang that viii tor
e up a sick mule, is the Sine qua non. All
e ask Mr.. editor, is for Mr.. Troupe, " Cou
L try Teacher" and all the rest OF his diSa
5 ieoted followers, is to give me a balt
chance, and if don't get to be II "bigg
= man than old Grant," or know more thi
&c Ray and Webster, combined, | may pos
s. bly assist at the examination OF Wo'
r county teachers,a and that too, without bro
is beating and bnlly-ragging tmore Sian
it Young ladies and gentlemen as a one-hol
70 LAWYER would witness in a smutty la
Is suit. All | ask ot your honorable corr
r spondents, Mr.. editor, is to conhne the
or stGves strictly to work in hand, and n
e. tamper with my social, religious or pol
u ical history, for that is n game that /
C, can play at, and il Mr.. Troup wishes
OF set q posse OF half-witted whiifets TO ba
If ing at my heels, let them come on and
nd the language of good old slang, ! will N
is aphorically, "kick the stnflin' ont
he thsm.h Nov, Mr.. editor, shall bid J
"a adieu, In this capacity, MS | don't IN
We that your readers will ha greatly interes
IN, by these personalities. II any OF
Ias smarlies choose to pursue me further,
M them do so they are so nice that 81
I'M hurts their morals, and for fear, Mr.. edi
TO that some Of your genteel readers becc
offended, also, will bid you, good.by.
Yours, "slangily," lrE'