Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-10-28
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from Cinderella.

From Cinderella
EDITOR CHRoNICLE:-Will you
be so kind as to allow space in the
hOnored columns Of the CHRONICLE
for the publication of Il letter from
one written tor the especial delec-
tation" of the editor of the Elkton
Register and one Of his correspond
ents, the "Fair Geraldine"
Several weeks ago, a young lady
visiting in this neighborhood was
subjected to the severest ridicule
through the open columns of the
Register, without any cause what
ever except eRUy on the part OF the
ridiculer, "Geraldine." The offence
was of the gravest nature and de-
manded reply, l, as her hostess,
felt that the duty Of replying de-
volved upon me, and in defense of
my guest, l addressed n letter to
the Register, but when my letter
appeared in print it was so changed
that 1 hardly recognized it. The
kind and generous editor had erased
the most forcible part, thereby de-
stroying its connection. i do not
question the power OF an editor to
omit any part OF letter Tor even
the whOle) when by 80 doing he
does not materially alter the sense,
but / do think that the editor of the
Register did me much injustice By,
emitting that which he did, for he
almost entirely destroyed its force
and meaning. However, l did not
attribute his injustice to his own
unbiased will, but to the influence
Of his Fair Geraldine" whose
heart and soul, Madame RumOr as
sures us, will soon be united to his
own. Perhaps if / could have hailed
him as he passed, as did "Geral-
dine" I, too, could have Influenced
him. But would have displayed
my ability to cope with an adver-
sary through the columns of the
Register by stopping the editor and
imploring him not to allow that
adversary to chastise me too severe
ly? No. Nor did 1 think the editor
Of the Elkton Register would have
allowed himself to be thus infiu-
enced, even If he does think that
"Geraldine" is ian angel in human
disguise"
But not here does his injustice to
me cease. The next week he pub
lished for Geraldine" a reply to
my letter that he had partly emit
ted, but did not ornit or erase a
single word or sentence from her
letter. then wrote for the Regis
ter second reply which he omitted
altogether, thus publishing two
unchanged letters for Geraldine"
while he published only a part Of
one letter for me. Now do think
when a man places himself in a
public position he should extend
justice and equity to all his support
ers, Irrespective of their mental ca
pacity. This the editor OF the Reg.
lister has failed to do, but l am
presumptious enough to think he
considered my adversary unequal to
me, and thought he should lend a
"helping hand" to the weaker one.
l now have two to cope with in
stead OF one, but / do not feel my
incompetency. This seems egotis-
teal, does it not, editor Register
and thy fair enchantress, "Geral-
diner" Be it what it is, am de-
termined to expose your Kindness
and her inability.
'Geraldine,' why persist in stoop-
ing to the low and contemplate
method of ridicule by excessive
fiattery? Is it not because you have
been practicing the flatterer's art so
long that you cannot express your
self in any other? Would that your
quotation from Moore could be APP
piled to yourself, but alas who
would deviate from the truth mere
ly for the sake OF pleasing? Not /,
"Tis not mine the fiatterer's art to practice"
1 have been repeatedly asked my
opinion OF young lady who would
so transgress the rules of etiquette
as to openly assail lady visiting
in her neighborhoOd, but have new
er expressed any until recently, for
/ did not think that there was q
lady in this community who would
so display her ignorance Of the rules
of etiquette. However, l was la
boring under a false superstition.
Now, because the lady thus ridi-
culed did not take up her pen and
reply, the "Fair Geraldine" accused
me of thinking that l was sighted.
i never become offended at any
thing done to me by one so insig-
niticant as she claims herself to be-
i always consider the source.
Duty to my guest rs a visitor to
this community demanded a reply
from me. Twas not that we thought
that any corruscation of genius that
"Geraldine" possesses or any OF her
flashes of wit, however bright they
may shine from her Intellectual
powers, no was it because we
feared any sarcasm hurled however
hard could wound with any future
effect the Beauty" but to show
to the readers of the Register that
we appreciated our visitors, and de-
Tended them when duty demanded
us. CINDERELLA.
WE dislike 10 intimate that ii Is
possible for an editor to lie, but the