The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-01
THE ANGRY POOL AGAIN.

tSHucnuIfcu, q lcxAn named farkS DS- came very angry at THE ARKANsAw TRAyELER, declaring that its publishers were lot of ~kussed yankeys" Mir. Parks, as true bloody shirter, 1" writes his illiterate sentences in red ink. He be- longs to that class of fools who retard immigration and have ever held the south down in the mire of ignorance We published Mir. Parks letter, not on ac- count of its literary merit, but on account of its originality of diction and freshness of orthography. Mir. Parks writes again, instead of coming up as he should have done and shooting the proprietors of this paper, but before giving his letter, we will give an extract from a communica- ton just received from Texas: RockwALL, TEXAS, Feb. I3, 1885.
 .hf55rJ. ReeG 6S Benham Looking over HE TRAVELLER of the eth inst, we were most i heartily diverted on reading communication i from N. F. Parks, of Nevada Texas, and ed iiorial comments upon the same. Mir. Parks was formerly residen, of Rockwall, and to us who are acquainted with his peculiariiies and the air of assurance and self-importance he carries with him, the letter was really a treat. Your ideal picture of him is life-like- you sized him up most admirabiy-don't know how you managed to cut garment 10 l ft hi's so snugly without pattern. Perhaps curiosity and that admiration of the great | t-k ,r r.t .ff to listen 10 a brief description of him and delineation of some of his characteristic traits by one whose peculiar good fortune it has been 10 see this distinguished ard patriotic son of the south in all the glory of his native and unadorned yerdancy. The biographies of eminent men arc always instructive, and our lives are chiefly valuable to others in their example, and hence we feel unwilling that the noted events in the illustrious ca reer of N. F. Parks should be entirely lost to the world. As citizen of the beloved south we feel that we would prove recreant to the most sacred political obligations if we should neglect this opportunity to give to our coun trymen short sketch of the life and doings l of this noble defender of the confederacy's 'fhaaNH Nt itCI iEdt II NOuil Dc l crime against humanity if no pen should be found 10 hand his name down to posterity un,arnished, and rt deemed from the vile as pensions Of 2" bluc-bellied yankees We feel proud that |, is within our power 10 render this patriotic service. IL is indeed refreshing l Tn this nineteenth century, when the minds of men everyw are filled with doubts snd | fsar whether patriotism IS yet 10 be found in the land, and the experiment of free government IS on supreme trial, l,-ii is refreshing to find one, even one, who will not si, silent in the presence of the traducers of cur southern heroes, but whose patriotic ardor glows with all the warmth and fervency of tha old revo- iuiionary days. fhe history oi this country that hereafter omits the illusrious name of N. F. Parks will indeed be incomplete. The poet who wishes 10 immortalize himself, and interseave his name with those of the aation,s i greatest bards, has here a subjec, tha, will touch the popular heart, and stir anew in ey- cry American breast the patriotic impulse, 1 thus making ballad famous as famous as '' Home, Sweet Home,'' or Annie Lau- | rie.'
 
 This characteristic being Of exaggerated l sei:-impoitance. and wanton mpudence. NIT. ] Parks, professes to be a very strict member of the Cris,ian church II mean no disrcspect 10 the church when associate his name with il, for such characters will probably be found Tn all the ehurehesL and assails with more 1 than ordinary vehemence all religious erecds.
 
 It will seem from the above that Mir. Parks is not the governor of Texas. as we might have at first been led 10 SUD- pose, and recent advices do no, show him to be the president of an agricultural club, still we regard him of sufficen, im- portance to publish another one of his letters.
 NEVADA, COLLIN Co., Tex, Feb. o. fs6i. Mir Edieir ii don't always take an educated man to resent an insult. Such pieces as you have published in your paper is enough 10 rase the indignation of a man of the most Siuped Southern principle
 An angry fool luneducated.
 Sher;dans famous ride,
 To publish two such pieces as these in the same paper is the same as acussing yourself of a crime an then confessing il I didn't say. was very pugnacious and don't kow wheth- CT you or are not bu, prehaps we may both have the misfortune 10 find out some day. My being iliitterate doesn't have nothing to do with he fact that the people belicv you are just what said you were 4 nigrro lover because you answered my letter and never said wAether yo or no, And by you no, understanding what men, about using your skulls for Spittoons Showes that you are
 Almost non eomposmcn;is
 And would advise the people of your town to waoh you for you are perfect looay thought would have nothing more 10 do with yeu bu, the people said mus, answer you,
 Now sirs, as for what yoa have said abou,