The Evening critic., 1884-07-25
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That UNIQUE Performance

TO Me Edtt0r Of The EUentng Critic
Under the heading of q "Unique Perform.
ance," appears In yesterdays Issue OF THE
CRITIC an article purportiDg to report an oc-
currence at the union meeting OF the Good
Templafs held at Masonic Temple on last
Tuesday, but which In fact Is a base fabrlca-
tion and libels alike an obliging gentleman
and an organization which your reporter will
do we'll TO use as pattern whenever he de-
sires to know what tho proper rule OF conduct
OF gentlemen IN the company OF ladies is.
The committee in charge OF the arrange.
ments had honored me with an invitation TO
play guitar solo at tho meeting In question,
but had omitted to secure hassock upon
which TO rest one OF my feet during the pol
formance. Such rest was necessary, and so
informed one OF the ladies Interested In the
success OF the meeting, and a gentleman, who
heard my remarks, stated that there was
nothing in the hall that could serve the pur-
pose except a cuspadore, of which there were
uDteered to bring one OF these to the stage.
His kind offer was accepted, tho cuspadore
brought, and used during the entire evening
only during the timo used 1t as q foot rest.
A reporter who thus mallciously reflects upon
an organization OF as well-bred ladies' and gen.
tiemen as is found in this or any other city
ought TO be required TO afIlx an anldavlt to his
copy. Very respectfully,
I'VE received the above communication yes.
terday afternoon, too late for publication In
yesterdays issue. Mr.. Bond or any other
member Of the order was entitled TO the prlvl-
lego Of explaining why tho cuspadore was
taken upon the stage. That should have been
SUFFICIENT and no further notice would have
been taken Of the matter. But when Mr.. Bond
lays aside the mantle OF charity which his or
der incuicates and uses such language as "a
base fabrication," accuses the author OF the
nrst paragraph OF being a libelier, inumates
that the reporter is not n gentleman aud &C
cuses him OF maliciously rejecting upon his
organization, &C., he is talking about what he
knows nothing about.
Now the fact of the matter Is that
tho gentleman who wrote the paragraph
OF Tuesday is not reporter for THE
CRITIC. lie occupies an important and
very responsible position on tho paper-a
position which he has held for over three
years, and during all that time his duties have
necessarily brought him In communication
with the managing editor several times each
day. We therefore know something about
him. He is Mr.. Bonds peer In every particu.
ar. He is not q llboller; no would not impose
upon the paper "base fabrication" nor
would he reflect upon the order of Good TEN.
plars "maliciously," for he 10 a member of the
order In good standing, and has written many
paragraph In commendation OF It, He Is not
aslanderer, and he would scorn to use toward
stranger the language that Mr.. Bond has
used toward him.
But wherein is he in error? Mr. Bond him
self admits that cuspadore gaS carried upon
the stage. Bond knew the object Our writer
did not. But II was brought on some time be-
fore It was made TO serve as a foot rest. In the
meantime wc arc informed that II was put TO
It's legitimate use, and the writer OF the para
graph wrote II because he and others wore dis
gusted. Taking 1t oil in all, we stand by the
paragraph furnished by the man whom we
have known intimately for three years, and
who We know 10 neither liar, a llbeller, or
| one given 10 scandal or the utterance OF ma
| licious statements. And wo may add that the
| statement was corroborated to- day by mem
| Der high In the order.-ED. CRITIo.l