The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
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UcsSrS. EdUors: Mr.. Definite hrii,
Gle is a wonderful fellow 60 be 10 big.
ger than he is. had no idea he pos
scssrd SO much power until looked
over ny article On "Our Public
Schools III your paper las, week. 'Ic
MOI only changed my mduniHH, bn;
also made ne contradict n%&r!' !wo
or three times, tpY he n,A,." nc &Ar
"teXt BOOKS are he oi,iv inn:.nS !Ur
this, &. e. "ducH!iuE) wi"n J. Eaj& wc
educated house servants, .,rr>"s auU
dogs which, Of cUuysc. wa. done with.
, out text books. Now, your compost
; tors arc usually very correct, but
think, in this instance, ono OF them
must have invited this little gentleman
, to put in an appearance. If he was in
the manuscript, he certainly crcpt in
some time without being noticed, for
certainly Intended to say "tcXi books
are only means for this" and nothing
but means, while other ,lcans may be
used to accomplish the same purpose.
Now this seems like very little
thing to write to al editor about, cs-
pccially VIII have no reason to head
my article er7Utd, and you know
erratum would look awkward. But.
to make short matter a long one,
this circumstance has called to mind
the general character Of this little
giant, and don't care much if You and
your readers hear what have to say
about him.
In looking into some Of his antccc-
dents, find that upon his first appear
ancc among the ancient Greeks, they
harncssed him and put him to work,
and he was accordingly assigned to
the duty Of distinguishing sex and also
or Indicating number. lie behaved
himself very well there, aud became
very useful. But ever since he has
taken up his abode with the English
the stubborn little fellow has persist
emily refused to do either. lie dcspiscd
the ancient Latins and never did any
thing for the Roman people, not even
in their Golden Age. lie never visited
Italy. Even Caesar, Cicero and Virgil
saw nothing of him except as he ap-
pcarcd in Greek company. But as the
guest Of the English nation his dispo-
.sition appears to still more disadvant-
age. While his Younger brother, for
instance, is kind aud accommodating,
seeking peac and harmony among all
| with whom he is assuc.utc.l, and will
| ing to adapt himself to the necessities
| OF everything, even 20 m orange or a
pineapple. Mr.. Definite Article cares
| no more about vOWcls and cUiISonantS
| than for civilization, for he would just
as soon strnd before the IIoticntots as
before the American people! lie is
obtrusive, always pacing himself right
before those with whom he comes in
c'ntact. Hc is ambitious; while ii
more modest brother is satisfied with
| restricting himself TO one number
only, he domineers over all numbers.
and he has been often known 10 fall
aboard Of some Of our best adjective
and entirely change their "harurir.
1or ne has no mrrr rr"@rf t.' g..
II1aItt ttltll IDF i,tG ,HW, Il. ,t 'r' - r..
for ;!ir good l!iHI %w :l,' ''..' :, ..
s"lt-wi'l"d; hc pays ~ G d o IN
person. place as ..',t'g. b.f T.. n,wAt>
limiting, notifying on t.,ing to ~.
strict in somic way everything abuHf
him. He is ungovcrnabIc, for while
he is always controlling others he will
not he controlled BY any. He is med.
dlesomc. He has been known to take
great libcr.ins with the names oi some
| OF tile worlds most distinguished 'rc'.
| and changed .he,u from th3iv rruVer
Specification 10 become cumlnon names
He ONCE did this even with lie Twelve
! Cpsars!
Now, while might say more Of his
wonderful little Ell nglish!na:. l!irh
| have said enough 20 sustain the fol
lowing charges: lie is obtIu i've. pa,-
tial, nnaccomnotlating ambitious.
sclf-willed, tyrannical and:uuguvcr.,a-
bic. And while would not Intimate
that he llas never rendered us any ser
vice yet would advise all English
speaking people to keep al eye on him
hell bear watching. Do YOU think,
Mr. Editor. he'll ever change my mean
ing again? / trow not.
B. f. CoRLEY.
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