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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
AnnusrA. ME., llth June

AUGUSTA, Me, lfth June, 1871,
NY Dear Mr.. Fishcr-I tried very hard yes
terday and day before (Mondty and Tuesday,
TO see you, but was not fortunate epOuEh to
run across you. / am in very painful and
embar rassed situation growing out OF my
connection with ths Fort Smith enterprise.
/ have paid and caused TO be paid into VI
treasury ABOUT $3.50. 900, aud the only result 70
me is the mos, psihiat peIp s, onSy,ossive
Is the S25 OOO which paid to MT. frat LOT
you Jany "a, which borrowed here on my
own faith and credit on the dlstpet u n1SI'
and that was also To receive certain pro
portion OF bonds. / have received only part
OF the bonds 1.-The larger paIi-.ana not oOI,
lar OF the money. Aud now in addition tOall
other troubles, have $1,000 OF coupons, a
little over that amount, which am held 10
take care of partly through verbal Under
standing and partly through written agree
ment, coupons due In April on land bonds
and To- fall due In July on first mortgage
bonds. Now, have proposition TO make
TO YOU, which think is most liberal ana
fair, going as far as possibly can go without
running myself past all recovery ifyou VIII
look at copy OF our agreement IN your hAnus
you = III nnd there Is still due 20 ne 10000 OF
land bonds and $1,000 OF first mortgage.
In order 10 square myself with my h1ends,
/ need and must have $4,000 land bonds and
$1,000 first mortgage, SahOOo In all sun leaving
sJI, $50 OF mine In your hands.
COW, n you Will take up these $1,000 OF cou-
pons, paying me the cash therefor, ana give
me the sl50O0 OF bonds, Will let all the re
! mainder OF our matters stand until you are
perfectly at ease and ready TO open corros-
pOndence ON the subject yourself In other
words, will leave the matter In your hands
until the Fort Smith enterprise Il out OF the
woods and It's tangled affairs well smoothed
out.
trust In consideration OF our many years
of friendship, as well as In view OF the pecu'
| liar relations have held IN This matter, you
| viii mako an effort 10 do this.
Pray let me- hear from you at your earliest
leisure, and greatly oblige, Yours truly,
j. q. BLAINE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
BosToN, Nov. 4, 1871.

BOSTON, Nov. 4, 1871.
My Dear Blaine-Your letter OF the Sd inst.
received. / hope Mr.. Caldwell VIII respond
to your request promptly and satisfactorily.
/ cannot say anything until l see MIR. Ca d.
we'll, who keeps out OF the way OF creditors
but probably he will call upon me soon.
You have had more bonds than you state In
your letter. Ifyou have given any 10 parties
az Washington or disposed OF them TO
others, II is no concern OF mine, and
OF course must be accounted for In any set
tlement hereafter. / remain yours. SC, &c,
W FISHER In
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
w. Flsher, Jr., ESQ.

My Dear Blaine---tti is the greatest impor
lance that the parties owning the interest in
this $500, and invested by them In the
Northern Pacific railroad, should receive
what Is due them; and unless something is
done about 10, shall be forced TO turn the
document over TO them, and let you SETTLE di-
reclly with them. am constantly reminded
deliver TO you our INTEREST," Mr..
Caldwell tells me he has paid
you his last note due you,
ton, should judge II was for your Interest
10 SETTLE the matter at once, and have no
further delay. You must be your own Judge
in the matter, but my advice ls % settle IL AZ
once. romain, WARREN FISHER, JR
Mr.. Blaine's letter of October 1871.
already published, is the answer to
this letter.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
IcoNFIDESr1AL.l

WASH TN, ID. O., 10Th April, 1875.
MY Dear Mr.. F1sher-You can do me- n very
pleasure 70 do To-iust as wonld do for You
under similar circumstances. Certain per.
sons and papers are ying 10 throw mud AZ
me 10 inJure my candidacy before the Gin
clnnat convention. and you may observe
they are trying II In connect'ou with the Lit
Tie Rock snd ort Smith matter.
i want you 10 send me letter such as the
Enclosed DIR n. You viii receive this To-
morrow tMonday) evening, and 1t Will be a
iayor shall never forget II you will at once
ing.
The letter is strictly true ia honorable 10
blanderers at once.
Regard this letter as strictly coundentIal.
10 not show II 10 any one. The dfall is ia
the hands OF my clerk. who is as trust worth by
~ any man can be- III you can't get the let
Ter written in season for the nine-o'clsck
mall TO New York, please be sure 70 mail 1t
mai tuesday morning; but n possible, I lirdy
you 20 0a u bt he ntae-O clock mad MondfIy
epe,a.ny. KIND regards TO Mrs. Fisher.
tBurA this letter
lRdorsed on tho baok.l
this TO the Parker house. In order that itmay
OF a carrier 4 "a "a
THE WEsrERN UHIoH TELEGRAPH CO.
10 warren Fisher, Common wealth hotel.--
iaease 90 faiker house Tomorrow, Monday
v fnIIing. On arrival morning mail from New
YORK nnd letter. Answer by return mail,
l9D.H. y O. ELAINE
LSla.
Dated wisHIs0roN, u. q, 1876.
heselNea Al 64i, April 18th.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
nosr6y, Aprli Qb, ISL,

HnsTONi April 20 IoI1
Josiah Caldwell No. PemDertou square
Dear FiHner-t inclose letter from blhne
saw YOU this y. m. hope you can help MN.
/ would n AZ were in my power. Blaine Is an
important man for us to have feel alflBhl to-
ward us, aud only wish that was 30 STU
ated that could help him, .,,.,,t,
Yours very truly, j, CAtDM ELL
jThis letter inclosed Mr.. Blaine's letter TO
CilT1well OF April 81, lS7l.l
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
FOnrY-FfnsT coNonrss, U. s. Hou =

OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHGSGroN, Dec. :, lS70.
MY Dear Mr.. Flsher-Hou have reed mr.
Boutwell's answer.
presume you will deem IL necessary To
como on here: ifso, let me know OF IL Il day
or two in advance
/ have written Mr. Caldwell about the
bank; no trouble In recurring n Blk OF $780,
0O0.
Secretary OF war will not allow the use of
the arsenal AZ Little Rock-ssyB 10 Is itnpos.
sible. Very hastily q truly, j. y, b,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
AuausfA, MI, \,

AWUUhIAs III, NOV y, TNTIs
nv Dear Mr. Fisher | write Mr. Caldwell
this day earnestly nsklhg him to relieve me
from the very pressing aud painful embar-
rassment entailed upon me by raising the
money loaLed TO YOU and him last winter.
Mr.. Caldwell has paid me 600: there re-
mains $40 O)1 due with considerable interest.
There n due also 10 me, under contract with
you, s70,00l land bonds and SS.of5 nrst mort
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26

tained a large amount both OF bonds and
money fee OF cost to you. have your own
figures and know the amount. Owing 10
your political position you were able TO work
of all our bonds at very high price, and
the fact is well known ~ others as
well as myself. Would your friends In
Maine be satisfied If they knew
the facts? Are my associates satisfied 10 have
you obtain $3.50 for Northern Pacific rail-
road, and you not make the Investment as
per agreement? The course you have thought
proper 10 take in regard to my request is
rather "A poor one, taking your relations
with me, aud again ask you to reconsider
10 and grant II. You will ind 10 much easier
10 pay ny obtaining the credit, and ] selected
that course thinking IL 10 be the best. Ifyou
again decline, shan be Obliged To use the
notes or sell them to outside purchasers.
Necessity knows no law.
Whatever bonds still due to you will be de-
livered as the road progresses. The other
portions OF your letter | make no reply. You
know the facts; IL Is sufficient that I know
them, and IL il useless 10 mention them at
this time Please answer at once. remain,
WARREN PTSHEp IN
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
AIR. pLAHr's pE'F''
Testimony of a capitA'''. ~, -
the Little Rock q roy

Railroad' ~ n
NEW YORK. Sept Iss.51Os
mony of Alexander .,l:a c'lF
capitalist living u , tn' y I6I
the basis Of the defense nils, n g
which IS soon to be Pg ~
answer 10 the story o. X NJ
letters. Mr.. Macl'GsIssanIs Z
went from PennsylsIes.r Il 4
W Wt He is perfectIy 1IsIii.ss
the early history Of tp gss VS.
Fort smith railroad. p tsoIu
limited states senator vi Is0 sa
He made a fortune ~. 4, va o. =
bag spectators II MT "a
Macdonald . cspila. a "a st {
and 20 Invited him
Arkansas and settle. !. thsE \
these spectators Ns s.ssaiurss
about for financial Is1d W
seized upon the lapas'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26
AnausrA, NJ, % Dec.. la.

AUGUSTA, ME-, % Dec, 1870.
My Dear Mr.. Fisher-I AN In hopes now
that shall secure $4,000, or nenrly that.
find money very tight and rates well up TO y
per cent-stlt al that.
The most OF IL Will be FOR . and q months.
II had had more time and earlier notice |
could have raised more & ut easicr rates. /
have seen most OF the parties to whom bonds
are due. do not have much trouble about
the January coupon of the nrst mortgage
bonds-hut they of course growl HOme-On
SIX OF the bonds. would be glad 10 have the
coupon, / promised them bldiuiiuuiiU, TO
make II right In the future. did not In any
way use the name of the company nor COM
init you to anythlng--Only mgseU
ON the land bonds cannot make them see
the equity of removing the April coupon, q
promised 90 try and adjust that matter
with YOU after my return Ia Boston. They
all agree with one voice that no bonds shall
be exposed for sale. l wish you would give
me the beneft OF that fraction making 81 oi
| usn the extra $3.50 In adjusting the interest
matter, & u hts in compIetelyj Will make II
all right with You.
what want. then Is
aso,von s}2,0O0 first mortgage bonds.
''-'VVV sjO,000 laud bonds.
and also fr collateral To the notes for s25,0 900
an additional A6O,OO0 OF land bonds
Please meet me at Mr.. Caldwelfs private
office on Saturday at l2;l6 sharp l shall try
10 be there precisely at noon, b1t allow rs
minutes for grace, IL Ia very Important that
l have everything completed that day, as a
man Will come 70 Boston with me TO talk
charge of the bonds, Yours In ct haste,
j, q, BLAINE,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26

Trhe words Indeed. ! =. = y
one received bonds % - Il.
terms'' were interlined - y. ~
letter in Mr.. Blaines
writing a,. ,he tcls,is
be true and correct oo ,lpss FnEii
nails. WA AZ xIulneis
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26

The reply to this letter is Mr.. Blaine's
letter of april IS, 1872, already pub.
lished.
The expression "obtaining the
credit" in the above letter refers TO a
request by Mr.. Fisher that Mr. Blaine
would give him letter of credit, to be
drawn against Mr.. Fisher during a
proposed European trip, Mr.. Blaine
being at the time indebted to MIR.
Fisher for borrowed money, for which
Mr.. Fisher held Mr.. Blaine's demand
promissory notes.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26

are making, or rather inslnuauA z \
surd charge that you own or had t'isi..
900 OF Little Rock & Fort sml - II
bonds, and thst you had In soA " n
tained them as gratnlty. ,.l
The enterprise OF building the lle ~.
& Fort smith railroad was nndfall-
1859 by a company OF Boston genlssl-5, Y
whom ] was myself enc. The oola
road were put upon the markelln w ;
on what was deemed very Aa.t..',
terms TO the purchaser Ihey W.
largely through myself You 49,
purchaser OF about $50 900 Of ine 49,
precisely terms that every otnea W.
ceived, paving for them 10 Instance. ".
ming over n considerable period, luh.'
ers did. The transaction way
open, and there was no
secrecy in regard 10
you had been buying Hour OF ~ " q, ;
sure you never owned pona y ...i-i I
that you did not pay for NJ tne ili,A'
Indeed, am sure that no one WV
on any other terms. .d,i N
When the road got into nhAn s,lli ~
ties, and loss fell upon you; on ~. s..rii
your bonds, and You held them e,o..
to the reorganization or the coulP.l. II
exchanging them for STOCK ana p0'-'
new company. s.m.ne, I,
You acquired, also, some ae l1 sas,
the new company, by reason y e.. =
Joined with Others in raising ss
when the company was ID pls.
For the recovery OF that money XIV i, (,
are now pending In the U. b cllsii,' z
Arkansas, TO which you are vpsIl s,,.
OF record. Concealment o. ., XIV
and everything connected n ..ari \. y =
bic: but your action in the Whole W. W.
as open ana fair as the da ,.v slis 4
original enterprise failed, X ~ IN rs
severity the pecuniary ~ n ~ u Z
and with what Integrity ana aia MA ( 2
IL. Years having since w ~ he IN,
rather hard at this lale uin stief ~: !
To meet a Islander In, MY III. sS.el.l 2
conduct was, in the highesi ~
able and strAlghtforwaro. snr n
You may use this letter ~ -
may be of service 10 you, WIZ
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26

The following is the Enclosure re-
terred TO In the preceding letter:
BosToN, April =, 1876.
non. James q. Blaine, Washington, ID. O.:
Dear sir--l Obherye that certain newspapers
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-26

WARREN FISHER, JR.
, 1884-10-15
G.MnA
SHIPPING - - intelligence.

Oct. CHRISTIANSTED
r ERE d.
IA Dutch sloop Northern Light 10, Carly, Guadeloupe--
8. Dan boat invincibIe' 3, Benjamin, St John~coal & wood
- Eng sloop 'Hobb' 9, Henry Gumbs, St Kltts-potatoes,
pigs and brOOms
T. D.
u Dan schr 'Vigilant, As. Thompson, St Thomas--sundries
+ r f d Il r l X S T L d.
Oct. ENTERE D.
/ Eng boat Tidal Wave 8, Stephens, Tortola-coal.
d" Dan schr Atlantic 80, Hughes, st ThOmas--mdLe.
" Dan schr Petrol 81, Usher, st Thomas-mechandize
3 Eng sloop Surprise g, Hughes, Observation-Disclosures
6 Dan sloop 'Derwent' 3, Varlack, st John-live stock
7 Dan schr Atlantic 81, Hughes, st Thomas~mdze.
-" Eng sloop 'WeStphalia' 3 Smith, TOrtola--cOal
10 Dan schr Atlantic 81, Hughes, st Thomas-.mdze.
IL Eng sloop Flash 2, Wheatlty. Tortola-.fsh.
Is Dan schr 'Petrel 81, Usher st Thomas--merehandizo.
=" Eng stmr Clydesdale' COS, Johnston, Jamaica-sugar.
Oct. CT r d.
l Dan sloOp 'Daren' 4, Varlack, st John-ballast.
9 Amr schr N. Hand 1s5, Dayton, Observation-Disclosures
" Dan sGhr Atlantic 81, Hughes, st ThomaS-Sugar
" Dan schr Petrol 81, Usher st ThOmas-banast
3 Eng sloop sTidal Wave 3, Stephens, Tortoa--ballast
4 Eug sloOp Surprise &, Hughes, Anguila ballast
7 Dan sloop Derwent' 3, Varack, st John-ballast
=" Dan schr Atlantic 81, Hughes, ST Thomas-- ballast
9 Dan schr Petrol 81, Usher, st Thomas--ba last
II Eng slOop 'Westphalia' 3, Smith, T0rtOla.-ballast
" Eng sl0op Flash :, Wheatley, Tortoa- ballast
=" Dan schr Atlantic 81, Hughes, st ThoWas-sugar
ID Dan schr Petrol 81, Usher, st Thoma&-baIast
, 1884-10-15

that the English Islands will obtain any
thing in America; buff they do, Denmark
would of course look to secure us the same
benefit.
End Member for Christiansted (Lemming)
would, after all the remarks that have fall
en-, propose that these discussions be
closed, and he would beg to add his OWL
thanks to His Excellency for his kind an
swer and promise.
9rd Member for Frederiksted's Country
District 81. Wilson, proposed a general
vote of thanks to His Excellency Governor
Arendrup, for his sentiments express
ed and his promises given, which he
(Wilson) thought is as much as can be
expected at present.
The Councils Members rose from their
seats.
The meeting was then closed.
, 1884-10-15
Publication,
TRANSLATION.

RT is hereby brought to public
% notice that His Excellency the
Governor will leave for Europe the
25th of this month for a term not ex-
ceeding 5 months, and that the Judge
of the Danish West India Upper
Court MI. p. M. ANDERSEN, KID.
in accordance with Royal Resolution
Of 10th November 1883 No. 5 will
act as ice-Governor during the alb
sence.
Government secretary's Office, st, Croix
10th October 1884.
VAN BRAKLE.
, 1884-10-15

R Henhold til Anordningen Of lode
% August 1874, bekjendtgjores her.
we'd, at jeg har modtaget Anlneldelse
fra Herr G. GAUTIER Y CAMPS,
ON at han under FirmanHvnet G.
GAUTIER & Co. fra 8de Februar
d. A. OF regne bar aabnpt en- Kj0b-
mandsforretning heri Byen, at han err
enc Eier og eneste ansvarlig Deel-
tager i samme, SAINT at ingen For
retninger ere undtagne fra Firmaets
Omraade.
Christiansteds Politikammer, den Tide
October 1884.
H. HANSCHELL.
TRANSLATION.
%GA URSDANT to Ordinance of 18th
90 August 1874 it is hereby made
known that announcement has been
made to me by Mr.. G. GAUTIER
CAMPS that he under the appella-
ton c. GAUTIER & Co. from the
9Th February q. c. has established a
Mercantile business in this place, that
he is sole Owner and the only reSpon-
sible participant in the firm, and hat
no transaction whatsoever is exempt
ed from the business of the firm.
Chlistiansted's Police Office, 18th Octo-
Der 1884.
H. HANSCHELL.
, 1884-10-15
Bekjendtgjoxels sc.


ygN Ell bekjendtgj0res herved, at
G@ Hans H0ivelbaarenhed Gou-
verneuren den 25de DIS. vii afreise til
Europa for ct Tidsrum af indtil 5
Maaneder, og at Overdommer i den
Kongelig Vestindiske Lands0verret
P. M, ANDERSEN, Ridder af Dan
nebrog, i Overensstemmelse med
KongeIig Resolution af lode No
vember 1888 Nc. 5 under Fravarel-
sen vii fungere som Vice ouver-
neur.
Gouvernements- Sekretariatet, st. Croix
den lode October 1884.
VAN BRAKLE,
TRANSLATION.
, 1884-10-15
Passengers Arrived.

ChriStianSted.
Oct 8th-Per schr ~''Vigiant" from St. Thomas Chris
tame Lindsay.
oct. 9th -Por schr Jolly Companion" from St Thomas
Eliza Hughue.
I|rederiksted
Oct. 12th-Per schr - Petrol from st Thomas-AHco
Brown, Elizabeth Petersen, Sarah Joshua, Robert Bastan,
MI TheodUre MahonY.
, 1884-10-15
Passengers Left,

ChriStianSteQ.
Oct. l3th.-pcr schr "Vigilant' fer ST Thomas-Mrs Nou-
mann with a child, Hrs Firpo with 3 children and 3 servants,
Mrs Caroline Francis aud , children, Mr. p. II. J0rgensen,
Joseph Brewer, Sarah Holm with 3 children.
FrcdcriI1Sted.
Oct. 1lth-Per schl Atlantic for Europe via st Thomas
Mr. ID. Des8au. Oct. l2th-Ferdinand Stewart, Martha Rod
gers, Doctor and Mrs Du Bots and servant, Jane Petersen,
Sarah Ventor.
Oct. l3th-Per sehr Petrol for st Thomas-Planter J.
Latimer, Henry Thnk, John j. Williams, James Battele,
Justine Brown and child Martha James, Mrs Russell, David
Thomas, Robert Bastan, Maria Daniclsen, John VIM Proctor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-20
Training for Girls.

In these days every middle-class
mother ought to train her girls to do
something which is of marketable val
lie. As it is, they are often not even
trained for marriage. They know
nothing nothing about homework,
servants, buying, selling, health of chill
dren, their own health, economy, meth
cd, neatness, order-all is happy-go-
lucky with them. I hail the better sys-
tenn of education prevalent at our high
schools and others under government
inspection; but technical training of
all kinds for girls is quite left out. If
girl doesn't marry she ought to be
able to turn her hand to something.
Our social feeling is quite false on this
question. Everything is mira dig.
Young ladies with nothing year may
do all sorts of things for their amuse-
ment, but they must not do the very
same things Systematically for money.
For instance, girl will paint her own
bedroom doors with panels, will pick
out the cornice of her mothers draw
ing-room, or will gid her picture
frames, but suggest to her that she
should train herself as a house high
art decorator, and she would no more
sit upon ladder in some one else's
house and pick out the cornice or paint
flower wreath on the ceiling for mon
ey than she would fly. That would be
mira dig.i Therefore girls are kept
from many industries for which they
might qualify themselves, and turn to
an emergency.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-20
War TeIegraDliers.

The house committee on military af-
fairs has reported bill giving the mem
bers of the military telegraph corps
during the late war military status,
placing them upon the same footing as
other members of the army, and accord
ing them the privilege of pension and
committee makes the following state
ments: During the war of the rebellion
the military telegraph corps, consisting
of about l 200 operators and sufficient
force of linemen, built and operated
1889 miles of telegraph lines, exclus-
lively devoted to military purposes; in
addition many lines of commercial COM
panies were temporarily from time to
time made use of by the government.
The service was creditably performed;
the reports of the secretary of war and
the commanding generals bear uniform
testimony to their efficiency, intelli-
gence, and patriotism. Their duties
were purely military, and were per-
formed with the same exposure to the
dangers of the field and disease as fell
to the lot of the ordinary officer and
soldiers. They constituted an integral
and vitality essential part of the army
and brought the system to state of
perfection never before equaled in mill
tary science. Their duties required the
service of persons of peculiar intelli-
gence and its members were picked
from among the great number of opera
tors on account of special prominence
acquired in the art of telegraphy. Their
duties were almost continuous, unre-
lieved by the excitement and relations
of ordinary camp life. 1t is surprising
that so important an arm of the service
should have been organized on civil
basis, and its members only regarded
as employees of the quartermaster' de-
partment. The official record of its SER
vice is principally to be found in the
payroll and occasional notice in general
reports. By the efforts of personal
friends their history has been collected,
and it is known that of the entire num-
Der 1879 were either killed, died of disease
or were captured while in the line of
duty. 1t is estimated that more than
one thousand others suffered from the
casualties of the service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-03-20
Women and Poetry.

In every age women have been ex-
celled In poetry by men. Coleridge
used to say that a woman's head was
generally over ears in her heart; and, if
the heart be the seat of poetry, women
ought, on that hypothesis, to be the
best poets. But, to employ Mr.. Rob-
ertson's smile, it is experience filter
ing through the heart that gives us
great poetry; and of the deepest and
widest experience women, in the nature
of our social life, know less than men.
They are often endowed with larger
capacity for joyousness, and sometimes
with a deeper well of potentiality for
suffering, but they see less and feel less
than the other sex; and because they
must be less great where greatness de-
ponds largely on great experience Mr..
Robertson urges other reasons for the
poetic inferiority of women, and promi-
nent among these is the old-fashioned
doctrine of the domestic mission of
women which makes children the best
poems that Providence meant her to
produce. This is not begging the
question. True, it may be said that
not less than sixty women are now living
who write verse that would have made,
in some sort, the reputation of as many
men as many years ago. But to the
clear question which book like this
suggests Have women been excelled
by men in poetry? No amount of
chivalry will enable critic to give any
but blunt and barbarous reply. The
dcGdemg.