The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-01-24
a CARD.
WINCHESTER, Jan. 90 1899

| "nS ""'O hCNcT lulu calm 10 an
of the Chcsterfeldian graces, my simpj
and unadorned gallantry will not PERM
me to be guilty Of "base ingratitude" b
not publicly acknowledging my thank
to Miss Bessie Beauchamp, Of the Win
chester Normal, for the very high an,
complimentary notice she has given M
in the Normal Monitor" of January
1883. In a letter to the Nashville
World, Dec. 26th, l noticed in a mos
complimentary manner debate by III,
Literary Societies of the Normal, anc
deprecated the use of such language a.
liar by the young ladies, and suggest
ed that it would be better to use In il,
stead. "falsehood." l do not know thai
| should have noticed the language had
| not always felt so proud Of the yer,
high order Of purity in thought, word
and deed, which has ever characterized
the representative Southern woman
and disliked to observe the slightest di..
gression from that high standard by
our Southern daughters. Every one
certainly knew, unless perversely in
clined otherwise by malice or ignorance,
that it was only the use of such Ian
guage that was deprecated, and that
the suggestion was made in spirit of
kindness. For those who construe my
motives differently, my contempt for
such is only equalled by the inadequacy
OF decent English to do them Justice.
And really | would not have thought
anything of the matter particularly, but
from the futtertng that has been going
on IL the camp it would seem that some.
body thought they were hit. "a guilty
conscience needs no accuser." Even
the Typos" of the "Normal Mirror"
gave US thunderbolt lick with its 8x1O
weakley issue of Jan. 4th, Git says it is
published weekly from which We have
not recovered ; and the gravimen of its
delectablc profusion was, that | did not
tell them privately of their faults. They
set up a plea Of confession and avoid.
ance. They say l turned critic and
then stiffened into censor. This is SIM
ply false. My language is not suscepti-
BILE of being called criticism. Speak
ing Of one of the young ladies', they
say: "Had she said the word soft and
low it might have suited the taste of
Junius better" We are no special can.
didate for "soft and low words" but if
we were we should expect as soon to
hear them in the Normal as any other
school, and they would suit us Just as
we'll coming from there. Now, if there
ire any schools in this community that
cannot be improved on, or any students
who cannot be taught anything, we sub
side, and beg pardon for stepping upon
such hallowed ground. Patrons of the
Normal did endorse what We said, and
young men, students of the Normal, af:
Ter the debate expressed their chagrin
vt the gestcular fourishcs on the stage
BY the female debators and at the use of
such language as "liar." Particulars
viii he reserved for the future, if nee
,ssary. We did what we had right to
10, and will do so again, and we do not
propose yet awhile to be run out oftown
lbout it, no matter how much or what
Kind of mud Is "Aung" at us.
| regret exceedingly that the World
'efused to publish the reply of Miss b.
md am sorry she desires to seek re-
'enge on my sex. The World holds to
very high standard, and will not, I'M
Ter any circumstances, publish light and
Indifferent literature. So ! trust she
will not be discouraged.
| am little surprised that young
ady student of the Normal should rush
to so unnecessary rescue,
Ind can only account for it that euen
here are to be found those with whom
Tis pleasant, sure, to zee ones name in
print;
books book, although there 8 nothing
init.
Miss B. also says: d" While we are
,lad that Mr.. Junius was so well pleased
With the entertainment, We are sorry
hat he put himself to so much unneces.
airy trouble" Now, it was not any
rouble to me, but your fraternity are
bout to convince the public that it was
lot so almighty unnecessary" never
indulge in "taffy," and hardly know
low to reply to anything so nice as the
hove. I>can't improve on the compli-
nents l paid you before; besides, it re.
minds me Of the girl who said to her fell
ow, "Skeer me agin."
Miss B. also says: ave believe, of
II things, in womanly purity-purity
f thought, purity ofaction, and purity
f expression And glad are we that
he world holds up such a high standard
or woman and is expecting so much of
ler." Nothing grander could be said
han this, and desire to publicly sub
cribe to it She further says: "Proud
will we be to hail the day when the
south at least will call for just as much
purity in man as the world now asks for
woman and proud will we be when
he man who profanes the name of his
Maker, who pollutes his body with to-
,acco, who destroys his soul with whis-
,y, will no longer dare to suggest to
woman what language she should use"
Sc To the above give my most
hearty endorsement Such views
rave always entertained. And if had
,ver entertained any donbt of their cor
'ectness, Ino longer would since l am
sustained by the judgment Of young
ady of such exquisite beauty, rare &C.
and very bright intellect |