, 1879-04-26
THE CRITICS.

To tho Editor Of The Tribune.
Sr. LOUIS, April 23.-rlcase may como In
md say word to FRANCO and hor eriticsi Miss
France, didn't come to condole with you-siot
J.. Ts,cro Ia no sympathy III my 'cart for YOU.
The cold-boodcsl way In which yni hnvc wiclscd
your pen makes you neither deserving Of SYM
patliy nor confidence, because all tic barocd ar-
rows OK criticism in tho u,,tvcrao ought not to
penetrate the arsnor Of goud sense yuu sccnl to
posscss, and don't believe you ore foolish
enough to open your arElor an Instant to let
them III.
Society Is made up of critics, whose only OBJ
tcet sccms to bu to whit Tor somo poor murtni to
stem outside the pnth Of set phrases and coll
ye'ttunallt!cs they hayu Ernoyrl out, nsHl then
swoop down upon them With talons dipped iii
gall. They really, France, 0aglt to return
thanks 70 these poor it'ostals, far most probably
THIS Kcnius ~ for critic!sng wou! bo forever
Hidden from Tho world III IL t.lpkln did not somu
bravo one step aside 10 unfold 1t.
4 INN must sosvo Ills tins ut every trnde
saye ccnsure; cr!tlcs asc already made.
mind we'll .k11'eti to 1nl or torRo tau,..
4 turn for punnlng-eal II Attic salt.
Fonr not to lle. 'tw. soein lucky hit;
cnrs not fg' fool!tIg, paas your proper Jest,
And sstas,an s1and CRITIC huted yet mot al~assl
haye loaned my byron nna dare quote but
little, lest sonewtE say of me, Just enough
of learning 10 m!s0uots:" {l'y'thc.by, any o,le
prcclato his English Uards a,nl Scoth re-
yewcrs.h1
France, society m,sst have sorno one at tho
whlppl4s'nost, n1i'l wllcn 'ha lush has hccn all
mInlstu.ea HE proper hulnber 0 tlu.ea the nlut-
ton.tultOw will bo applied nll.l nll,
Frau huvats wltnnt end,
Down to mans hcSt friend,
will DO fawntIs. around IL Share III tho healing,
mud soma ine morning you will waka up null
lind yourself set upon prdrstat to o wor-
Bhlnrcl. CThls will llu Tic "rctusn thunks,n
| lmrliaps.) 1 III, ous who "knowa how 1t is.'
overheard rc,llark while at thu Wisconsin Uni
ycrsity Of ons Of the iar,sccing Junior critics
t!at ahalt never forget: "Gtrls, VIZ ought nut
!" trcat Aiiss - 80 hlcbhllY; she Is oI.t.fas-
ione1 AMI horribly oid In tlcr flcas, md awlu!ly
independent; hut ahc's smart. utd tle teachers
tavar hur, a!l i shc should turnout to hu su,l!c*
body u might he nn advantage to hava went to
scliUul With her."
LII meet my turfncntora' hIanil smiles md
| hnw with thu air ot lleTDno alu Yigtar. Keep
W your 1piIlt, originality, iuuepenslence, au!
truth, and don't lot q thns1snn,i Furty Ycnrs'
tilrru Is 3o much truth In his nriac!e, wonder
u ho wun't bring down sonu ot Tho arrows OF
wrath n,0n l!fs hrat 1ur that showing up ~
levg1tys, Mothurs, na tlc rest ot .hee,. back
you down to their tcyei ot tnarrow-'ntndcdness.
~ Mother probahly ftns i've or ak OF those
"t!nplcr sons IL defend! as mothers will,
bns hope s9lu Inns been cllattubls cnuugs mt
IL 3uH WIN lllG tulHI]hHluHA {HEf tllnaG
psot'atty srrk. al whlr1l, IN vcry great fs,ras-
urc, iley hayu helped 10 n,nke. fussihIy Il IN
true fruncu, " teEgotty hin1r.i, ll,At Yuu do
haVs suc cpillpM1luns,-tIl1l III, II yau hare any
gentlemen - companions H. MI, for they nro
mostly "Iubson's uhulce,"--tllasu OF nune.
| Suw whlt tuinutu, duzen or t!lty Of you.
know you can hardly watt unti! au thrlngl to
| cry out tlMt Judge from NV companions. I'll
admit 1t; ! 10. Aty companions are honest
brothers. who tell the, truth. had an invalid
broihsr, now deceased, WIN, thonEh lle never
| drank I,quor, ga,l1lcss, nor uard tuh.ccu, was u
fayuElte II. tho " hest s.Mtty.a uiu WIS trcnlIuut.
y askEu by my parents II this 1,Ic, Or tAt unu,
whoever It hnppencd to bu. was a propor u.
cort fur "us glrls." II l'e WIS not, riY brother
saLl -. II hu was "pruprr," nu would nay
"lto Is Oh E0Ul ~ any, but lherc Are nUne
tn boast abuut'' as,l w uftnn Wondered why it
wua tllat uuF "bcst" young Hlcn wsru su
morally inlcrlur to the best rirls.
H1t perhaps ! aHl dtErrssIg from the sub,
]nt. Edward No!ltias, ti,uuk YOU lot yt,ar
little "Iuighs.n Eshrl, think | shsa[4 'llKu
you, France. dislike n rclnrk IN une Ut yul,r
letters This idea y 50 tackneyel, wurn nut,
lil 1tbal0nt, II ought to l4yu 1ern buried l0nt,
ago. II to.lg't to To ersnatcd with thu tncaIi'
tnkess callt about Inutlvr.i'rtax, old l.lal.!s,
mud thuusat,l other hohbies lllat onr.!aratl
people are continually riding tO death uutl
rssurrecttng HRain. IT ~ miserable su1lcrLugc,
mn! artses olIy when people can think D{ uuttl.
i'E s!se 10 say. 1t II tho iaea you conveyed thai
oNly woInem know low TO ho G,ttar to women,
nn,l tint mon arS hettler bitter 10 their own sex
Aor ours. Uon't 6a 10 AnECnrruusly bitter thAl
you hranl tile whole sax with thp faults Ut .