The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1879-10-08

BEAVER DAM, Ky, Oct. 6.

BEAVER DAM, KY, Oct. q.
Editor Herald.
do not exactly know what to say in
reply to the ungentlemanly,u nchristian
idiotic dirty little piece i'm your columns
last week, signed Philip +. Hooker.
Every sensible person that read what
said in regard To the school here,
knows there was nothing in it to call
forth reply from any one. What |
then wrote, | still say are facts.
George Sowders-Hocker's brother
in-law-swears that his information
from Hooker, was, that he was not al
lowed to speak To his mother or sister
for five months. This statement | can
get his oath to, and prove he said it by
several witnesses, and can prove the
same statement by several Others of his
pupils, did deem il necessary. Hook
err knows | am right, and being
ashamed of his idiotic rules, he tried to
cover them over by pronouncing me an
Infamous liar. Hooker, you are not a
gentleman, or you would not have
written what you did. did not at
tack your personal character, ! made
no mention of your domestic affairs. |
only spoke of you i'm public capacity,
which have right To do. You have
doubtless, ere this, found that your let
ter has proven derogatory To yourself.
While writing, Bro. Barrett, am re-
minded of little writing some of us
did year or two ago, when We had a
negro Sunday School near here. We
wrote gentlemaniy and had no person
al attacks, were all friendly and are
good friends still. Why could not Prot.
/ III. act thus, if he wished tn reply.
/ Had he acted gentlemanly, he would
/ have stood higher in the community
| than he to-day stands.
The Professor says: al did make this
restriction, that no pupil will be al
/ lowed to escort or he escorted by anOth-
or pupil or anyone else, or have any
general conversation, such as would
lead to courtship." Well, Prof, | would
suggest that you have curtains placed
between the two sexes while in school,
50 they can not see each other, for
many n marriage has been cOnsummated
by n love glance at first sight, and the
little boys and girls, from five to ten
years old, might fall in love while UNI
der your tutorage. | knew school
teacher once who courted his rife ,chitc
she Wus going to school to him.
He saws he called II meeting of the
patrons and all, except one, heartily en-
dorsed his course. That is an infamous
lie, and he knows it, for all the
patrons of the school We're not
there, and all who We're there did no
pote. Eight votes only were east.
He wants to have our character voted
on. When desire the people to vOt,
on my character, | do not wish tn,
name of an ignOramous placed Opposit,
mine. Pm afraid if Hooker and wer,
to try that, that his vote would he mucl
like the records show his vote was whei
he ran for County Court Clerk.
He SAYS | have written as much
about him as he cares to hear. He re
fers to, suppose, what / said about
him when | spoke of Prof. Hayward
being talked of to teach school here
| refer your readers to the Hartford
HERALD, vol. 5, No. 20, May 2ls, 10
to read what said about him. lspok,
of him there i'm the kindest terms, ant
nobody but fool would take exceptions
to il.
Hooker, please learn to tell the trutl
! for "The sublimity of wisdom is to d.
those things living, which are to be de
sired when dying"
Oh, yes Hooker wants to reform me
My Lord and Heavenly Father!
wonder if God Almighty has sen
Hooker down to Beaver Dam rs al
Arch Angel to bring reformation in thi
place?
Philip, you are premature:
abe patient, oh thou restless heart,
And in life's battle take thy part;
BE not east down by all thy cares
Remember he must win who ddres.
Summer will come and joyous May,
; To cheer and brighten your rough way.
Darling Philip, you want me to &C
out of the dirt; thank you'll expect IN
skin and clothes are As clean as your
You close by saying you wish me n
/ harm but long for my prosperity. Io
remind me of the fellow who kicke
the dog off the cliff, and went down
kiss him and the dog bit him.
Philip, that head of yours is too mai
] row, YOU have not the cultivated brain
and the best thing for you to do is t
keep your name out of the paper, for
is evident you cannot properly connet
your words.
5 have now said my say, and do n.
wish to continue unnecessary writing
have only answered his article to sho'
! that could attempt to do so. Know
: ing your columns are crowded, i desi'
with well wishes for Prof. Hooker an
-, Beaver DAM HENRI.