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STD.-''Was not that our mani"
PLAUT.-"Which? he that looked

oAD.- aye. the same,
PLAuT.-'Nay, nothing like our fellow"
OLD PLAY.
EDITOR LEDGER-It seems that my
modest but earnest protest you so kind.
ly printed the other day against the
persecution Of Mrs. Thompson, the
postmistress, has hurt somebody's
thing 'um hobs on the toe. Who can
your correspondent Conservative" be
that raised such howl in the LEDGER
Of Saturday in regard to it? In the
kilograms and correspondences from
Washington, and the local communi-
cations which | mentioned as having
appeared in your paper unjustly as !,
sailing Mrs. Thompson, the signature
of Conservative" never appeared.
Consequently | could not have referred
to him, unless indeed he fg.
used in them over different name.
My arrows could never have stuck in
the vulnerable spot on his heel if he
hadn't poked it in the way by means
Of some other communication on the
subject than that of last Saturday. [
dislike to think that Conservative"
has been alone in the business of per.
scouting the lady in the LEDGER's
local articles to which reference has
been made, because it would look as
if the malicious opposition to her
here were more popular ii more than
just one engaged in it.
My reference to the petition which
has been sent to Washington to attest
the competency of our postmistress
and her assistants, and the satisfae-
tory manner in which they have dis
charged, their duties in the Office at
this point, has acted on "Conserva-
tive" like the red flag shaken before
the unyaccinated bovine, and starts
him to raving about Mr.. Schultz and
petitions throughout the world at
large. 1t is true that very frequently
the way in which petitions are
manufactured they do not reflect the
honest sentiments of the signers. Bat
the one which has been sent to Wash
ington to lay the truth before the de-
partment, and which refutes the mis-.
representations lodged there about the
incompetency of Mrs. Thompson and
the neglect OF her assistants to perform
their duty was not gotten up on that
plan. CONSERVATIVE" can easily as
certain whether | am correct in this
statement or not by commencing an
Investigation in the Cotton Exchange,
and pursuing itin the banks, insur
ance Offices, and in the dry goods and
grocery houses on Main, Front and
other streets.
This writer also flies to
the defense of Mr.. Schultz, as though
he had been assailed by me. / know
that gentleman personally, and esteem
him as good citizen. | made no use
of his name in my protest, nor did |
refer to him in any way that he or his
most intimate friends could take ex.
ception to, save possibly when the fact
was mentioned that heis Congressman
MOORE brother n-law-but God for
bid that even that should be SO CON
strued, for it was not so intended TIE
effort which the NJ. G. is making IL
GUST Mrs. Thompson for the benefit
Of Mr.. Schulte-as everybody under.
stands it-by charges that have nC
foundation, and representations that ar,
false, characterized as not only "un.
manly but disgusting" and as MIR
Spoopeudyke would emphasize. IN be
'dodgasted" if | don't believe that
way yet.
A line or two more to "Conserya.
tive" in reference TO an error int
which he has dropped in mixing me
up in the editorial harness of th,
Avalanche, and / will close. Colone
Nichols Of that paper, being in pos
session of the same knowledge concern
ing the charges against Mrs. Thomp
son as / was, we both happened l.
ventilate it in separate journals on tht
same day. That's as near as we ar,
to being the same man; otherwise h,
and myself are two of the different
est" people in this town.
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