The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-09-17
Only One Fool.

contribute something Ouf6Cl to make Ihc
Job a success. The stuff was actually cX-
cruciating.
The above, which appeared in our
issue Of August. 10th. and was in
tended as nothing more than n piece
OF PLEASANTLY at the expense Of the
writer OF the a., "esaid dnSgrrel,
seems To have ext j his bitter ire,
and he comes back in the last Senti
mel with nearly half column Of
| personal denunCialion because Oi
our presumption. In writing the
doggercl in question he placed him
sell on record as a garrulous simple
ton, and in replying to our para,
graph rs he did, he has only en-
phasiZed his lack Of sense and rea-
son. However, we still stick To our
proposition md if need be will Yet
make cash contribution 10 assist
| in hiring some one to give him Il
/ sound kicking, GO tally it there is
any danger of his affecting the pub,
lie with any more of his ''lires' i'll
the future. As To accepting his in
ritation to pay our expenses and
meet us half wav if We wish him
kicked, we will simply add that
| whenever the Editor or this paper is
seized with an uncomfortable yearn-
ina To engage in a kicking match
with n jackaSs he can find one near
or home. - Bro0khdceR Leader, Sept
3rd.
On last Saturday morning the
Editor of THE LEADER received the
following document by letter which,
excepting the addresses, also appear
! ed in the sentinel:
SUMMIT, Miss, Sept. 10th, 1885.
! Mr.. b. I. Hobbs, BrOOkhaven, Mss.
see from the RROOKHANEN LEADER
OF last week, that l.. Z. Hobbs, or Brain
less Toady Hobbs, declines to do the
kicking" himself, but like those, during
the late war, who dreaded a too near APP
proach of the enemy, he proposes To hire
Il SUBSTITUTE. This establishes and dem
onStrates his COwARDICE.
| pronounced his first statement lie.
lie neither Denies nor takes such offence
at this charge as any gentleman would
have done to avcnge the insult, but tier
atcs his declaration of "dOggrreT and
"kicking," and 10y replying" in this
manner, he places himself on record, =
not only as COWARD, but c0nvicts hin-
self and emphasizes the charge of lying,
which preferred against him, for i'll the
beginning of his last article, he says his
first squib twas intended as nothing more
than piece of pleasantly" and then
| ta har G., Of Isfj Ia ON
proposition and if need be will yet make IL
cash contribution to assist in hiring some
one to give him a sound kicking" &c.
Now am not given to quarreling, and
nothing Is more OdiouS to me than pa
per fight; and having no disposition
whatever to engage i'll such II controversy
with corardiy LIAR and II lying COWARD;
| shall, therefore, hereafter. take no no.
tice Of anything that b. L. Hobbs, or
Brainless Toady Hobbs may say, except
il be directed To me in person and deliver
cd by his best friend.
There has been no disposition on my
part to shirk responsibility for my utter
ances by hdhcring to the nom de plume of
Black Eyes, and Back Eyes responded
simply and only because he did not wish
to unveil himself to the general public.
However, the mail that carries to Is. T..
Hobbs the Sentinel containing this com
mnnicatlon, will also convey to him Il
copy of this with my lame signed III full.
BLACK EYES.
\. \. STUART,
Care Summit Sentinel, Summit, Miss.
Such terms rs coward and I'll
ar" are hard for one, conscious Of
personal courage and honor, 10 swal-
low, even from an inspired idiot like
n. A. STUART, and had he been at
hand VIII lis insulting communi-
cation was received, he would have
received the punishment TO which
his senseless insolence so richly en-
titles him. However, his sensitive
hide is now safe. His broad intima
ton, thrown out with the air OF q
professional bully, that he holds
himself in readiness to accept a
challenge from us is wholly gratuit-
Gus. In the hIaZing sunlight Of our
present civilization, The mere fight
| ing of 90, is the least matter
to be considered. 1t means a delhi
crate exhibition of malice afore-
thought, and Il cool, premeditatcd
delcrmination to violate law, hui
man and Divine. and invite its pen
aities; involves political distran.
chisement, and furnishes 4 barbar-
Gus example TO society such as no
true citizen or man of sense would
be party to- In short, it requires
TWO FOOLS to engage in a so-called
''attalr of honor" whereas, in this
instance, there is ONLY oNE-N. A.
STUART.
Asking the pardon of our readers
for having given so much space to
an individual so insignificant, we
here dismiss the subject and leave
Mr.. Stuart to sink once more into
that abb obscuritv which We have
for the moment unveiled" and for
which nature undoubtedly designed
him.
A half interest in the Meridian
Mercury news and job office is of
fered for sale on liberal terms. 1t
ought t" be good property.-Tupe1o
.TonrluJ