Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-28
THE OTHER SINE.
Mr.. III. A. MorreII OF PfttshsId Writes a
Letter.

Recently the Kennebec Journal printed a
very well written poem from the pen of Mr.
II. A. Norrell of Pittsfeld- The editor of
the Gardiner Journal with his terrible pen,
dissected the effort Of our correspondent.
treating it in satirical manner In the last
number of the Gardiner paper is a reply from
the author Of the poem which beats the sage
of 4" Tacoma" at his own game Ii is as fol-
lows:
To the readers of the Journal In the last
issue Of the Journal were a few humble
rhymes copied from the Kennebec Journal.
and the editor has occupied a half column Of
readable space with a criticism which seems
uncalled for, for several reasons First.
nybOdy could see its defects without being
told secondly, the writer was sufficiently
ashamed of the effort without being set down
on so crushingly; and besides, it seemed like
throwing very large rock at a very small
dog In amelioratiOn, however. of the with
ering sarcasm, he calls me brother" and
appreciate the magnanimity, but heretofore
have not put on airs among strangers in cou-
sequence Of the relationship. Ii is true that
like Romulus and the other fellow we were
brought up on the same bottle. so TO speak,
u,
Romulus, running largely 10 brain, and not
being wholly destitute of that facial prutu-
berance commonly denominated cheek"
meandered of by the running brooks and
quiet waters of literary life, while his mus
cular but untalented brother was forced TO be
a newer of wood and drawer of .ster in order
to provide bread for the children which a
compensating Providence lavishes on the
man of large muscles and small means
1t seems little hard when a person in
my humble sphere has watched, with eager
gaze and unbounded pride, to see one of his
kin rise from the first faint scintillations of
awakening genius. climb by the power of his
gigantic intellect until he becomes a star Of
the first magnitude in the literary armament
an editor of an independent new spaper-it
seems little hard, when for once | timidly
essay to climb the high and difficult fence
which separates the common herd from the
blooded stock which roam the adjacent fields
of literature, to be pushed back rudely into
oblivion and disgrace by one who should give
US a helping hand instead
The main point of my offending is that
make the Spanish name Graude rhyme with
land My excuse is simply this: wrote for
the people, the large class that is represented
by James 6. Blaine, who talk ~ nited States"
not for that select but microscope body of
people of ''culchaw" who must call Sun
flower helIanthus, who snore in Latin and
sneeZe in classic Greek, who cannot throw a
pebble AT dog without an lite" to it, Thi. Sc
lect body who style themselves independents
of whom the edit of the Journal, Henry
Ward Beecher and George William Curtis
are notable representatives, are not expected
to put up with anything emanating from II
less exhalted source but they ought to let
common people have their own simple pleas
ures and ambitions unhindered With this
explanation, and with the promise to here
after stick to the brickyard, which is so evil
IDENTIFY NV vocation, throw myself upon the
mercy of the readers of the journal and re-
tire to oblivion. II. A. MoRRELL.
Pittsfield, July 2lst, 1884.