The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-02-08
A Manly Protest.
SENECA, Feb. 3, 1877!

SENECA, Feb. 3, 1879.
ITO die, or not to die" was the question that
once upon time agitatcd the gloomy mind of
Hamlet, and lately the query with me has
been, 10 write, or not to write 1t is answered
aud the Affirmative has IT,
My reason for desiring to retire from repor
toria duties was that had an important cor
respondcncc on hand; but must come 10 the
surface once more if only 10 give vent to my
wounded feelings After living at peace with
all the world and the rest of mankind for al
most half u century, that should now be call
ed a woman. Like CAESAR when stabbed by
the man he had bcirlcndcd, consider this the
"unkindest cut of all"
When, some time ago, heard ever so many
people talking of our resident editors chief
lniirmity rs being the big head" determin-
ca to take the first opportunity to correct that
impression Just after New Years ! was glad
to make known the fact that the big had found
Il Judgement in his ears, but since the ".Janu-
AIRY thaw' fear it has gone back If it has
not become chronic by this time few appli-
cations of the FREE TRADER may be benef.
cal
The TRADER Of last week gave us glimpse
of an VI. ID. with ii new idea. It's dangerous
to eat potatoes" That may or may not be so,
but milk and water is perfectly harmless, at
all events
Now when | have done, or tried to do, "a
man II favor, it seems hardly far to cast it up"
to him, but, as told you, | want to vent my
feelings. As for inserting little friendly notes,
pulls, &c, believe it is well known that all
first-class papers charge at least ten cents a
line. | stated that the Record would insert
for half that price. and thought it would
throw lots Of work into the editors hands, and
confidently expected that the surplus amount
of bay lying loose around Seneca would be
gathered into his office to set type. If know
myself have always tried to be IA friend to
the Rec0rd, but my advances have not been
met in a proper spirit Of appreciation. Didn't
feel hurt when the local editor of the FREE
TREE called the conductor OF our home paper
"a "scavenger," &c? Didn't feel like raising
company to march down to Ottawa and
smite that same editor? And when the RecOrd
was called "rchash of the Marsclles Herald'
didn't boldly dcclarc-not IN print but to
some folks in town,-that the Ue,uld couldn't
be compared with the Record? Why? The
latter is the most useful sheet published in the
county. The inside gives all sorts Of inform
alton, and the office of the outside is to save
drug bills. If an cmctlc is called for, it * only
necessary to read the editorial and locals-if
another kind of medicine little bits torn off
and chewed schoolboy fashion. and swallowed,
act like charm.
And now, after all | have said in favor of
she" It's dreadful thing Does anybody
wonder that I'm hurt? And yet, not long ago,
when | had to hitch up the team and go for q
load Of wood before breakfast, | heartily wish
ed was woman. rs hardly right | know
but l did envy Madame p. who sat by the fire
directing preparations for the morning meal
However, later on in the day, when donned
my beaver and met our editor, who offered me
a cigar and invited me to take Il glass Of
"shandy. GAIT" | was glad that belonged to
the masculine gender. My gladness would be
greatly increased if had but one solid friend
There Is Grant he had his Babcock; Illinois
has her Logan; Michigan, her Jack Chandler
and the returning board" its red-headed jim
Anderson. Why should, or why can not San
cho Panza have the frienship OF the Record's
editor? Echo answers" why?
Now, for the benefit of doubters-don' be.
lieve there are any tell you emphatlcally
I'M nun. always was-except when | was a
joy-and always expect to be a man, not Il lit
ne one either, Respectfully yours,
SANCHO PANZA