The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-17
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ro Dc ElItor of the Merald:


To the Editor of the Herald:
have read with unfeigno1 delight, thrilling
in its intensity, the communication Of "Gen-
eralissimo," in this mornings edition of your
valuable paper.
Since my initiation into the ranks Of that
prehistoric organization, my mind has been
somewhat barren Of all ideas, save one,
"mans inhumanity to man" etc. Inow have
two new ones one that "GeneIalssmo" loves
his-I mean our society-"not wisely but too
well; and the other that he is the very same
identical cuss who proposed my entrance into
that wild, wierd and mystic ledge, and who
acted as chief assistant torturer to his most
Serene Highness King Kokslorum, at my
examination, which examination made me
the wreck that now am.
Even my mother-in-law didn't know me,
and my dog, once firm and steadfast
friend, refuses to recognize me. | look as
though had been dsputing with thresh-
ing machine, and had come out ut the little
end. Like Phil Sheridan ut New Orleans, II
am not afraid" and would still warn my
fellow man TO seek other paths to knowledge
and renown, than those leading to, from or
through tho "Seven Wise Fools"
would like TO reply briefly to few Of
Reconnaissance" statements, and then /
shall probably seek some hospital, (for the
lame, halt and blind, and other folk who
are generally used up
. "rimid Of soul and sterile Of courage,
without the nerve to face the solemn
obligations Of our order~ Great
CmltFs ghost Shades of nv departed an
An . g., 1,
unbiased, unpreiudiced public mind, wasn't
I hustled around, hit between wind and
yator, half drowned, half irOZs and entirely
done for generally? Wasn't /, two or three
times, very nearly reduced to what Mr.. Man
tallini would torn "a demntion moist uu-
pleasant body aud yet "Generalss imo"
spea<s of NERVE" Did |, at any ono time,
shrink from The terrible ordeal? Not much.
| stuck like n mortgage.
"When blind Homer sang his pnns in
buried Troy, etc" Owing to my many suf-
ferings my memory may be at fault, but
let "Generalissimo" diligently search the
archives of the "Seyen Wise Fools" and he
will find that Troy WAS not buried when
Homer sang there. Among the names of
those whom he mentions rs being honored
nv connection with tho band of inquisitors
knoyn-I mean, with the "Seven WISE
Fools" is Phidias, Midas is probably
meant.
ain his alleged humorous description,
''plumes his feeble p II, ct als.," did "Gener
ailsmo" go through with that ordeal? Die
that most Internal goat strike up nm nm &C
auainlance with him2 Did he fail to fee
that, like tho little boy the calf run over
there ives too much calf and too durn little
boy, and, after all this, would his pen beer
ANYTHING aught but "faeble" on that awful
next morningI" pause for q reply.
"Aleged humorous description" is good
I failed to zoo the humor in the ritz!
and ceremonies, though the others seemed
10 enjoy H. Every mothers son of 'eu
looked AS pleased IS though they had hsC
oysters for suppe', and while really enjoy
bright, enlivcning society and social life
stiIl, affection and interest in ones welfare
can be carried to an awful extent.
The origin of sour" society, Mr.. Editor, il
thuswise: There was man named BALKAN
and he had an ass. This ass was shod by
the blacksmith who made Jack Oade's sword
he 1.-The ass, net the SMITH dropped mai
from his hoof which Caesar found whilt
crossing the Alps, He Immediately sought
out Anthony, and with tho aid of Cleopatr'
established the order of the Seven WIS
Fools" called so because there were only tire
or four then. Since then the order has grown
Solomon had Just joined u when ne wrou
lamentations" Tom Paine had unlte'
lust before ho and Robespierre had thel
little spat. Lots of "cotton men" belong '
the order-proaching uat'while the un : .r
tainty of human desires, and their itie nav
in Stature" transactions, and - but
am tired of standing not yet able 10 81