Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-04-05

ner | misrepresen,ed you! siuP'9
said was sorry to see the paper taking
the cour.e it did on the question oil
local option. AS that was all l SAID
about tic Vrginian l am at loss 10
know what grounds you have Tor
charging me with Misrepresentation.
Did you say that just for fun, you are
such funny fellow, you know, or did
YOU say IT, be cause you had nothing else
to say? have really known people 10
do that sometimes. And while you are
explaining will you please show me ID
what way l abused and tried TO de-
ceiye the honest readjusters OF Shenan-
doah? l am sorry if 1 did that. as
sure you it was not Intentional. was
vain enough TO think that was only
telling some plain truths which 1t would
be good for our party 10 heed. L am Of
that opinion still.
You should not have been so quick
TO call me a Funder, because that line
of defense has become stale from over
use. Everybody was expecting you 10
make that charge aud so the force Of
your ponderous blow was lost. Now
seriously, my friend, don't you think
we ale making ourselves ridiculous, l
might say contemplate, By our ever
lasting and senseless chatter about
Bourbon-Funder? We don't fool any
one with 1t, so let US stop trying 10
fool ourselves. People are beginning
10 think it is all the stock in trade we
have. Whenever some we'll meaning,
blundeling fellow lets fall a chunk OF
truth on Que of our pet corns, our jaws
fly op,n aud we ali, with singular un
animity, ciy out "Sou hateful Bourbon
Funder." Come, come. my friend. II
is impossible for US 10 hide our moral
nakeduess with such Il tattcred gar
ment. Poor Eve beat US at that game
with her little dress of fig leaves, but
then Eve had some sense Of shame
left. and that makes all the difference
in the world. l love you, my Trend
and by that love l beg you 10 Lave
pity on yourself aud throw thai poor
rag away.
You calling me "a wolf in Sleeps
clothing" is just 100 funny for any
thing. The idea Of putting on Sleeps
clothing to play readjuster III! Oh.
YOU sweet little lamb! Please excuse
me while laugh Was not that only a
slip Of your pen: You intended 10 call
me a sheep N wolf clothing, did you
not? When we look at that beaI-
garden in Richmond, and see our rep
resent atives, so gely wild in their
creed for Office that they are biting and
tearing each other until the clash OF
Their wolfsh fangs can be heard over
the whole State, we don't think OF call
ipo them little lambs, Go we: Now,
Mary had little lamb,
1t was readjuster,
1t got good fat office.
And then it was buster.
up. S.-Thc lsmb above referred to
is the kind commonly known as black
sheep.)
I am glad you told me that you had
one Of your eyes sticking to me, other
wise might have sat down and ruined
if. You further inform me that yor
twill continue TO keep ii there, anC
, don't YOU forget it," All right. like
to lie obhsing and will therefore try t
observe your request. l will ever
make a memorandum Of il. But VIII.
do you keep ouly one eye on me? AR
YOU one-eyed man like Loppy George
Did some cruel Bourbon. Funder sticl
his nasty finger in your little eye? Blu;
YOU have two good eyes what are you
doing with the other one? Are 20
keeping il on those fellows who burste
op our Judiciary scheme down in Rich
mond? My dear friend, If you inten
to keep an eye on all the readjusler
who are growing Disguised with Il
way our leaders are acting, you have
big contract on hand, and are runniD
q great risk Of becoming stray -eyet
Don't YOU think you had better order
car load of extra eyes? ouly offt
this as friendly suggestion. But aitt
all you may be The "Ancient mariner,
and hold men with your "glittering
eve? Or can it be that you are II
Bully boy with glass eye?" Yo
= give want of space as one reason IL
r not replying 10 me. There you al
J right. judging by the amount
reply" you haye in a column yc
would need a paper larger than Il
State of Texas, should you attempt it
earnest. Another reason you give i
; that my article is not worth the nolic
of sen sible persons. AS You notice lt
the extent of nearly column you mu
: sit in mighty rough judgment on you
self? Can you see the point with yol
one eye?
SO you are not IN favor of mixir
temperance with politics, but "
oppose this local option movsmel
0 because it is Funder move in dii
4. guise? Have you the presumptC
Z to think that your bare assertion VI
make the people OF this county ar
t State believe that our ministers az
q noble women are hypocri,es, frauds an
i liars ? Are we to belieye'them caps
BILE of lending themselves 10 such dirt
work as you charge them with? YC
u surelv did not know what YOU wei