, 1879-03-15

old contributors" is The word have from my
home correspondents nrl acQua!utances. Como
back, Old friends, VIC have missed you long
enough. AELL'
THE, ROCKFORD MAID.
"xR1cA" TALKs DAcK.
For thon art pleasant, gameaomo, pass'ng eonrss'
But allow In speeeh, yet sweet as apsinu. .simo dow
For ri sao = not ltoxard, ous modest ~ the dove;
She In not hot, but temperate aB the Morn;,
FoI patience she WI ps0vs a second af'ass''
10 The Eattor ot Tas Tribune.
MILFORD, Ind, Mnrch 4.-1ho gentle humll- |
fly With which Alfarotta deprecates criticism
bus taken INC captive. Certainly TO person
could deliberately wound the tender Bcnslblllsfcs
Of ono who, both as Oppoponux and under her
later title, hus been so invariably thoughtful
md cobstlcrnte In her language toward those
who differ from her. 1 can only adnlsro tho
refinement and eloquence Of those expressions
Which ste intends to ba pcrsonal, without ever
trying to initiate them. a too rigid youthful
trimming having crippled my powers In that d.
| rrction
lido most sincerely hope, however. thnt her
many virtues may In time bo rewarded by tho
| companionshtp OF second Pctruchfo, who
alone, Of all mankind, would bc her fitting
mate. This tribute to TIC young lndy'e merits
is as sincere rs It is involuntary, ind trust 1t
may atone for my previous criticism,
dating ,lur article. Wl SHE partlon nc II / sua-
ecst iilat there was listio carolcssnpss nlt the
way throuGhf She datel her letter Jan. l. She
was sttnE bstcro the grate h.a, as, Svsn
doubt concerning the time, ut was New,Ycar'
Eye.n Now, Altnretta saya khc wrote Jan. U.
1t tolowa, therefore, TINT Il ssle was sitting ny
tho grato "last evening", tJau. q it was not
New-Yrar's Eye. II, on tho contrary, she was
citing by the grato on New -Ycar's Eve, It was
not last evening"" II 1t was "last evening""
she admits the chict count IN lily indictment,
VIZ: that within twentr-four houra she killed
tllr wldow, buried her, seut snow:stortn to
cover her grave, and found her children COM
Portable homes in the country: nttl reaBtert,
| In thu tpce Ut Al!aretta's modest depreciation
oi her own merits, that the matter ras nccosn-
p1lstea with uncxamplcd celebrity.
i ulet us ltaYai the poor Widow however. to l1cr
auirt rust While lnausion o,ls point On whirl
lupu to Induce Alfaretta to reconsider hor optn-
Ions. a....
Judging from terremafks on crittes,-ren,arI;s
characterized by ilcr us!lnl extreme gent!encss
ofexprrsstop-1 infer lhut shc considers all crit
iclsu,s improper. That n!glt bu II no person
wrote except those wnose authority IL unqurs-
tuned: but, when nA UNKNOWN writer appcArs III
print, She challenges tho criticisms Of all her
renders. llcr iuels, and the language ia which
she clothes them, orc legitimate subjects ior
analysis. ,.,
authority upun any subject arc few indeed, and
the position must ba carried tu spite OF adycrsu
opIliton Iiuppy indeed are they who, having
~ wat Sy a'e aonq
Itself transmitted, W tie toneh o. true Ecn!ta,
into tho pure gold OF revcrcnt md unqueatlon-
Ing nlntratson..
Now Il would unloubtcdlV be tho highest
presumption Id MI Alinrclta to rrfttcsc MI
AGassiz Ill zoology. Gray in anatomy q Chand-
, Ter In Snctnistry. Lye!l o. Dana IN geology.
or IAyIof Lewis % TRUCK put ans 1.;e. mStest
aty nresin.ption whatever
A few ncta!a from the inaorcsconco Of tho
tree Ut knowledga" have ioatea down to me
| latey, nlld they are we'll worth being preserved
IN amber for. the benefit Of future Eenetattohs
who n,ay feel i'npcltcd to annihinte their unfor-
!, tunate irlIows with 4 dclugc OF words:
Mr.. Ltncol'l, on being asked low hc rot h!s
: unusual power ot putting thugs" replied:
r "A,nonE my carlest lecollcct!ons ] remember
$ how, Win nlcro child, used to get irrltatud
; nut understand l don't think ever got angry
disturbed ny temper, aad haa ever s!uce. ca.l
Q remember going to lny, little bedroom after
l,eariIg THO nclghboss talk Of m evening with
i uigtt walking up ul,d down md trying to .nako
r out ws,at was the cxact meaning of some Of
. though ! often tried 70 when I got on surh q
:. hunt after IN idea nnt l had caught IT, and
q When thought l'aa got Il, was s,os satisfied
I. until klAH pit II lut0 lQuEunro Gtain GuQlEl,
u as thought, for any boy / knew to conpre.
hcud. rils wua kan.i Ut passion with me. and
!. f. has stuck by ME; for | nm usyer sasy pow.
bounded it north, unl bounded Il south, and
bounded /. cast, asIu bounded IL vest"
Leau tau utlG. ua9 LA M .no - ~. oGuu
il, illu fact t,at lIu uses such exceedingly Glen,
'nml pain language, auur1y three-tourtjls Of hi
words being luuosyllablcs. list tileso facts
co,,rerung twu great ulcn to illustrate my Gry
prtai No thought which Is not worth pittl1Il
10 into rood, plain English IL worth any expression
IT at I'LL. And the second Is. akin to tho irs'
~ Simplicity OF x,ylo IL the product ouy o[ higl
10 culture. Nallons emerging from bar6artsm aii.
ta "ycoiy" youth {y,de Country pareon) may do
In light in bo,nbast, out tho rlpctcss OF mature
70 years aaa nlatufcr @ W. ~ Snango III snat
~ travelled many miles to study tia furs Of COZ
10 taln spot whrI, he made tic srena OF an Incl
H. i law r, nm, ri hia nnvela Thcr, WAC rrruruc