The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-04-19
WERE THEY SARCASTIC.

When the critic sits down ,o the York c; s.seefat;ng < lock, TO matter whether i, De tse production ot I prince or pauper he does so with cc!iness of he,rt and ! crsei'y of intention quite equal !n bar baEiiy Q the man who proceeds withou, er1 o;len 10 demonstrate medical ,cea i by slviseciio2. There. for instance. is Queen fic:e-las book. The old lady did her best she worked long after the rest oi the family had gone 10 bed, and arose early at morning whiie the hand maids and the footmen drew in the fresh air of the b,ushing dawn and snor,ed it out Tn resonaoi snore. She hustled ou, of bed ard fondiy hum ped herself over the slowly crawling lines ot her qaeenly manuscript. This should have been quite enough Ia satisfy the British critic. ye, l, was not |; for the literary viyisec,ienis, has whinled the lungs, liver md gall from Ter :'.ales;y's book. Tae cid .ady cannot stand harsh treatment and many rea-eyed and secret weep has she in- dulged when the newspapers b.ough; rom day ;o day additional evidences .ha: her book had tailen and mashed like piece of cold pumpkin pie.
 The editor ct this paper seems to be the cnly friend ,o whom the aged lady of royal wrinkles can ,u7.l for words of com fort. The edi;or oi ,his paper has many ard many ] time be:riended her, and never but once has he called on her for seven,y-i;vc cents. ln conseq uence of heavy Wal debt he was refused, bu, this s nei,he. here nor there If ], be any sSere. | IS there Several days axo. the frieua ard adU,.rer of Aii royal display. received ,h- following le;.eg frora Fer .oya, f4trcs:
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 1fs oei, 'F,zs Z, cal do not append he day of ,he month. io- < sa, h.. letter To bs ever n tie present.. s'i as,de from that, A negro iaa, have employ ed to stick the peas, has stolen uiy ai9asasc. Pardon r.e fl my letter shcalA seem rrose rhapsody. fos ray mind Is raseuIet. ia consequence cf ,he crl,- icS. They have ch&ued Gp ny book. A, hEsi thought # Sss book 10 be eaten. ac1 consequently digss,ed. hut ,,sy sri, out the r,1stica;et leaves. Tbs b.cush, tAe clap board q 1.sa7 7Foln;meri !esn or my bump Of self esteem. as ss ~arta as a ,;n ger stew Nsies sad, 'Neve. asius., mas, for you can wrsls aao:s.er book Nheu tAe world needs !, when ike world needs .,. understand though; sAat Ghss ~as sarcasm and ~ri,e to you fot yoaE cpisson. CT course yoc can cisurEaish sarcasm from seatrieni. ant could al orc iiris. agt sI;ee The ;rost nippea T. ans, have 10, been % much myself aS used D be when was feskisr The other lay Lord D.ue Dong Bell, Cats ;a ,re Well-Tenass9 YoR unsesstanc-wrc,e 10 me, saying Al las, have snishea ycsr Aeok. as. .et ,te aSsurc soa put il aside wish pleasure Nov. d yeu taiak ,ha, this @as sarcasm Lei use ask you another cues ton IS; nfrer made ny lasi speech be fore parliament one of the papers cane ca, ~ita the following comment: The queen delivered her address 10 parliament yes,er- day, aud there was great applause when she ] Gun.' Doesn't tha, srrike you as being tr,ae of, as an American Sould saysn
 The queen closes her letter by asking advice concerning matters of state, which 1 we do not feel jns,iiable in publishing. 1 Our readers will no coub, understand [ this and make due allowance