Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-05
COMMUNICATED.

Tothat "Lady(? ofthe Episcopal Church"
Ny attention has been called TO your
REGISTER. If meant for ne, rs addressed,
| you might have favored me with copy,
and not imposed it upon The REGIsTER
! and the public. If meant for them, you
might have SO addressed it, and spared
me the patcrnal duty of apologizing for
you. Or if you had only signed your
name, | think that would have met the
whole demand.
But feeling ali interest in you, it being
very manifest you have been neglected
and want attention, and for your own
good, being disposed to help the needy
whenever | can, as we'll us out of polite
ness due a lady(:), | will briefly notice
| you-mildly, of course.
! don't mean reply. | have no idea OF
entering into newspaper argument with 4
lady, much less your kind OF argument with
| a doubtful ShddOw of one.
TO credit your communication as from
a lady it was very important that 1t was
subscribed as such. 1t sadly needs other
evidence of the fact than what appears IN
it. The only recognized ear-mark is the
inevitable postscript. Even if that is in
the wrong place it has some of the true
ring of that usual feminine epistolary APP
pendage, in its superfmty, for surely it
was unnecessary 10 say for your letter
that our rector, or even the vestry, would
be swp1sed-you might safely have added
nO,tifed-at reading it.
If your mirror reflects countenance like
| the "wretched trash and sordid" spirit OF
your letter does lady, what lovely
! creature you must be!
/ You don't boast of what you gre, but
| YOU assail long list of good and we'll
known and estimable people of the COM
munty rs not "contuJutOrs " to the church.
| How feryent your devotions must be
Willie keeping one eye OH each collection
platei so s'sordid" Not contributors"
Worse still, (for yor credit | mcan),
YOU characterize them as ''vain and light
PERSONS" SHRED followers" No wonder
you were ashamed to sign your name. The
natural reply to you, would indeed be I'M
gallant, if to u lady; but to believe lady
/ the author of such utteranccs, is an insult
to the name. To quest ion it, but adds an
imputaton of talSehood to the array of
! doubtful virtues in which your letter al
ready bcdecks you-assuming the disguise
of lady.
But your sevcrcst scratch is upon the
/ fair fame of Trinity Church. Gou, an eX-
! poncnt-lady exponent too-of the "morc
serious and pious members" How the
"bemeft to the soul, j" (of which you speak,
touched by "our holy religion" does
shine out and sparkle in you.
( But there is for all an individuality in
YOU. How your familiarity with, and
choice of Bible characters, does accord!
! In your favorite 9th chapter of Judges,
quoted from in your letter, we read:
/ "And certain woman cast piece of 4
( milestone upon Abmelech's head, and
all to break his skull. Then he q led
: hastily unto the young man, his afmor
! bearer, and said unto him, draw thy
sword, and Stay me, that men say not OF
me, A woman slew him."
/ Now sister, if you can't bride that Gun
ruly MEMBER" but must say things, and
must write and publish letters, which you
| confess would be 'unbecoming, and Gin
deed be undigniticd," in men, aymcn and
restrymen, don't prepare your frame of
mind therefor, by mcditations upon such
4 ''sordid" character.
There are many others in that good Book
more delicate and becoming fo- lady to
study and quote.
In the future try cup of tea, k aep your
! temper, and season with little less Jrin'-
stone, and little more gospel. 1t will make
| you feel better, and rs one OF the ''mOre
/ serious and pious members" look better,
and be of more comfort to your friends.
April =, 1851. lis.