Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-06-13

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his obligations by promise to his
family, when the hirelings of a set
of preferred towards throw insult
over the fence that surrounds the
homestead of that family, the obi
cation of a husbands and a fathers
protection asserts itself.
Four days we're necessary to con-
clude on demanding authorship
and responsibility. Another day
was required to formulate reasons
for ,dodging. 1t was discovered
that Riddleberger had worn the
brand of liar. Oh! what a whop-
per! But grantit.
Out of these old breeches of
Riddleberger, a suit of clothes,
coat, pants and vest, has been
made up and fitted on Z. d. New
man. He wears them like a pea
cock, struts as though he was proud
of them; and we'll he may, because,
though made of Riddleberger's old
clothes they fit him exquisitely.
"Inferiority" and "respectabili-
ty" come next in the order of spe-
cial pleading. Newman does "not
propose to make himself a scape
goat for this man to ride back into
Responsibility on" Positively this
fellow does not know the difference
between goat and an ass. But am
bition, properly directed, is lauda-
BILE, and any ass has a right to
imagine himself a goat, especially
a great big goat, big enough for
Riddleberger to ride-and escape
on.
That Riddleberger is inferior to
Newman is acQuieSced in. No such
sire here as charcoal out of protec-
ton with grand-sire coal bas-
ket out of pig iron, the colt crossed
with V. NJ. 1. at public expense.
We are by Stage-driver, he by gun
smith. Blood See how it will
tell {! Ours is so old it has run out.
Oh respectability, thy name is
Pocahontas but let us hold fast
our bnth and girth, and not let it
60. There can be few exceptions
to the rule of birth and girth. The
only one just under our eye is from
the poet who says;
"For many a lad returns from school
"a Latin, Greek or Hebrew fool;
"In arts and knowledge still block
"Tho' deeply skilPd in hic, hGc, hoe.
That we are inferior in many
other respects is beyond controver-
sy. Such a combination of legs,
lips and self conceit is only equal
ed by specimens to be found in the
travelling wonders of the world.
Barnum has Aztecs with marve-
lous development below the head,
with an instinct so susceptible to
the incubation of conceit that they
begin to put on airs the momentthe
band beginsto play. They realize
that people are looking at them,
and feel that superiority over the
audience which they have a right
to feel. They early learned that
Barnum gets admission fees from
fool admirers and they get their
salary. But, as soon as the show
closes, the Aztecs return to their
cages to appear before the public
at the next exhibition.
Now, Vain.glOrious ass, go! Rid
dleberger's responsibility cannot
be up to the stan dard of yours in
the small circle in which you move.
Take comfort from this, and hence
forth rest securely in the seclusion
to which a genteel public have con-
signed you-beyond the fathom-
ing capacity of the lead line of hon.
est and decent contempt.
There is a future for you. The
blind Milton prepared a place and
called it Limbo. 1t was Shak-
speare's hell. 1t was Millions par
adise for fools.