, 1879-01-14

Their apple. pas!nRs for sport,
And every ono laughed Hen a c1umey 1out
Spilled his tea on tho plano. forte.
Next day tho patson went down on his snses.
With his wlfc-bnt not to prns:
Ono: twas 10 tcrspe the Preaao and dirt
From the carpet and stairs away.
"111E FLOOD OF TEARs,n
LoutseiHt t"urttr.Jnsrnai.
The literature below, which copicd from the
lettcs~ftcs Of cue OF our prominent msksEnes,
was evidently written By cue Of that mighty
multitude who fancy that nothing Is easier Than
becoming an authoF, and who cry out "rAvosis-
ism p "Rtngs!" when their productions meet
tho fate they generally deserve. There IL
nothing violently funny about It, bnt It may
cnll up yuuthfui rcmtnlseenca or 10 iii some
bur1y pork.lactor or tron-toundcr wlio began
life - poet twenty sears n0o:
pIrTsnuao, ra. May !. 1e76.--Edtor .Nandaas
poem, thc "FIood Of Tears,"n littlo thing Of
my happicst nt,otlt. You VIII perhaps nottrc
tic similarity between thy tttte and William
a:sa per'sal, Sou viii ind that tlsrc s' 'fHs fthe
Similarity ends. Thc fact is, entire no,s,
l atn no particular admircr OF this modern
school Of pt'ets to whom Bryant belongs, and
am confident that you will find nothing to rc-
MUD you Of them IN mr. "Flood OF Tc,rs,t'
nor, "a far ms that IL concerned, In apythlur
bearing my signature. hare also been accused
Of btiHE somewhat 6winourncan, but that I'm
rcaellment deny with rantcnipt. mn purely
fuEgIan,-simply that anl nothing niurc. /
hare no lot'ltr ambition. copy q ol~. But
this by tho way.
As 10 te.n, vpa w. nat tr,' m's a,1 aa2seo noout
t;ns re-, "In h,,n,tre1 snii.ss .nr ns,. 1a
smnnsf,,,r s.omsi "a''~so II r,nG1 rt1 IT,
P.s.-l, Of cotrtc. reserve the right Of pub
tsaDpsostng tne tast,a!inns w't hs
u" nsh hy II ist ~ wrirn S ~ car. afs nf
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got you. pcr nall ALL nocn for - your o. Inn ,nsaaziue. %
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70 receive today the ~. ol ny "rIooI o.. o.
th"t + VIZ !. ,:i,,d ~i9I. tns3ns W. .,r.
satsp NM M At anI
e9ra wIt tsIr M about t6c prccs
sun, 1TI mam" w"a m'.ro tha" cfrc,,mste',res war.
rantSd t; YOU 10 Rayug 1uss NJ nov" ass1e t yoo
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f 1py yoGri a"ife in ,,v, liz o. matser 10
illustrations sntirels N w!h sou, a. Know saat
you o'np'oS nooe p't 'os oe'' af''st'' n'nr
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sR 1ase So1suea ~ ara ! 70 a GaSe a ~. %ssa S,
ton N my r!ood 2. is@Ts' ~ch ~. you
Tor tho s!StG H. ~ IL Ias n mdnn9esps. .fs, a,,,
Ubsefse tho heppy ana elleeti'c afFaneement
81 the mctre IN tt!s openlng t., aaa CLOSING IL a
a'inRetast now snu os'etnas ;us., nI.' ~. @ M.e.
yours, a., " u. Scoof'
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AonMy-paah Sta: dne "ftoo1 o! aeass 10
!of returning y. Ihe pfice - Hanatesia. 70 !he;
l 10 not wrtto Tor monty. send me $lu nnu
conssoer II Fours. .,-.:
,oar pess'ess ana magnificent assesis;o sI'o ia':
mensc anu continued prosperity J. 80 Ftchly
ncf!ts, return tue FLOOD o1 leaTH" toar
most oocu1cns sefSantt,. " y. FVdofs
p,...., ,,un o., ;;o.a -r,,.,.. ,.,u,.
4loHfA't-uEAR h4. NoAtDS: Again seHtt
you my poem. which ! received with your - 70.
grrts" tnts morning: II It vii! 10 OF any use to
you, should DO glad to hasc u appear tn your
ahans'hR yon Ior your ssaa ana m ,rl. uniform
SouEtes3t! Am sauet!oJ eoAist ~ " FIoos:
!W* .a,~ ,,,, ~ " y, 1".f."t ~ ~
Ytso II II you Xiii. or. Il you nrsfrr that
shuulti do II, please Indicate them, aud shall
be glad 10 make any ctnnges yuu suggest:
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;Noaihiu-WT IxIE sl1tt, Yo, .uy vol, sat1,,t
uso ny Flood Ut Trars." aln .Try le.irous
that It should sppcar III tue llnadaH{. II you
viii insert il, vii iay cost Ut typc-settng ec.,
or, II you prsler, l Mlil pav you n& advertising
rates. How much would you ehsrKul Us a.
snu<t<rate a ttou toasib v Gun,
p.raso giye tliis your lMMrp,Arx s,tention.
and nbligc, Yours 10 command G. q, Fuuar.
VIII.
FlrgspUHo, July A0--N. +. Norton: Your
last IL 10 hand. You h1ya acted saea1lly, i,1.-
pudently, lNs0cntlY, all through thus business.
iaf iii ritra ami ,n ts,3rx ytrar,iaa pul ia.