The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-25

WVl wv interruption Mm.
of''''V"f A0'i"'o" IN her herr prnI,cso "a n Il tho
young auth0rea 10 her friends, and many
wero tho complimentary RllutI0na which
reached tho 0afB Of tho young widow ~ paid
her TO friends by hor pootosa frIeud,
Tun nuRrBUL rARA0gAru
About month ago, however, there was
published IN ono OF Mn Athort0nH weotly
iottera 10 Tho San Francisco Argonaut the
following paragraph
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox h little mouse e0Grcd
woman, Who ncoda conspicuous drnm t1 h0 no.
| tlced Her Only GOOD feature IA sensitive mouth
nho u very tliln and In a dim light looks quite
/ young
A Now York paper roeoplod tho paragraph
from tho lollcr and II was not long batoru
Mm, WllcoSa attention WIS drawn % H.
surprlfo lllod tho nul of tho pootuH that M
cnuEto n reference could have como from ono
whom she auppoiod wa her frIond,
Forthwith Mra Wilcox inolofod II Ia tho
following lottor 20 ~ author
pnAR MRl Atnnuos Ia II possible you wfo,a
tho lneloaed itemi cannot Imagine why
YOU hhOuld wish ~ wound ono who wis most
full uf tears aa write ThcRa thInlFi hurt mo ~
NJ nHt 90 much from disappointment IN my G1X
~ from tho personal ioallng lind no much 10 bb
happy oyw that Tho pain dou not lua long, but
mover give these thulhh unpfoyukod and ana
never expecting thcui, and they always surprise
and pain mo They nlo arouse Ia mo an mpuhn
20 rolAllhl0 Which do not care N cultivate You
must b. rich IN women trunda 10 unnecessarily
wound aud antag0nlao ono who wui Inclined 20 ho
your fHond, In deep disappointment yours 6ln'
orrulg ELLA Wuran wltSoE
MlA ATuERroN.a REaABgAuLn DEpESMr,
But II Mira Wilcox was paInod at tho par.
agraph written by her fri0ni, greater pur.
prit0 was ln store Tor her az receiving Va a
fow daya tho following response 10 her lottor.
Nv prAa Maa WILCOX In rrply 10 your ltttor
mua speak with a tranknOa which am hfulh
will appear somewhat brutal Perhaps { will not
bo ablo 10 make you understand that Oullil1 OF
NY family aud few frleniH, poopo are u0thlng
10 mo I caro- neither Tor their FOOD opIBIol NOT
Tor their bad my ono dunlro IN lilo " 10 bp let
alonp 10 have nothing hinder me " my warl,
Therefore, yoll may DO able ta understand that
ana incapable Of personal spite or malIuti p70pn
DO notintcwat uuun0ugh 10 GtpusHolllrr In writ
iuF "a lrlt0r iut down auythuF which tf.HE Will
in,oust or amuu1 people anil having t0H uAuHuo
ponOltlrCal.0ut1ni Frequently thUHWhich
look ugly lu print 70 nay con ole ypn 90 lnow
That hNy1 icon IN hut water oypr HuNo took
Wo correspondence nf Tho hr,Dlul Hul unyn
he'd u number og vengeance VuWlng lpluH u
" % characteristic OF Cauiuu. Hi 20 dl ua tiry
please, ualp for no one, and Do ulrrIcy Of como.
Qirnerl or cIluat1n AGo. % " tl0 instinct ~
cyury Californian ton'alp llHdIH twI,hpul tho
flightrsl i9u0nil venom, merely because tho tpH,
donoy N bone 0t hla nature 40 tho INnN tInp ho
always gcW md VI any 0noHtnlpi dut und don't
think ever wrote Nn article tar Tho Argonhul
which ala not got mo into row Whom pub.
lilhOd tho "lland0lphs anonymously NJ tho IN.
alsionco Of tho editor for had Mgnod my namo
10 oit-tho community threatened 10 tarAnd feather
the author II they could tlnd him ~ tho eamo
tmo have tho reputation among my frlunda OF
boing tho most good nalurcd woman In tho world
Hut Tho mohunt tako pen lh my hand tho lnk
turns 10 gall or course this munlOl attitude Ia
miandontood by tho public, and ono IL accused
OF commonplace motlycR Another reason why
my lcitom nra unusually utoHn provoking IA be-,
Oaliso drtcsi newspaper work. and only took thla
correspondence because my friends thought that
tho wcckly practice would ba good Tor me Tho
consequence h, therefore, that am usually Ia
bad humor when I nit down To write, and any,
body who happOna 20 drop Into hay lOtur "a opt 10
m1or
do not usually answer lcttcm Of your doscrlp.
ton, but ~ you scom 10 DO moro hurt than angry
feel that some explanation u duo you Worry
ancctcly ueu1gupr AriKnros
mh wttooXs roRoiULH REPLY.
u Ia only natural that 10 remarkable q lot.
Tor should call forth response from its rcclp.
lent Overcoming her first SURPRISE Mrs,
Wilcox pcunod tho following letter 10 hcr FOR
whom she had now lest all ynnsl OF friund.
ship,
DrAR Mus ArnEuroR-Y pcculiartloi aro
personal, not climatic know Hooro Of delight
nll humane Callfornlana who would 80 out Of
thci' way 10 please, and who would control On
impulse TO offend without caueo
Tho RltrInutoa you dceotibo th yourself 20 frank
ly aro not unique have found women possessed
Of the Identical traits IN groat numbers IN gnail
towns, usually In private life Thla Ramo propon.
hty 10 NO md mention tho flaw In others gavo
thom tho reputation " mischief maltoni and gos
sips and always got thom into rows" ~ you say
your methods do,
I think culture and talents impose certain
amount Of control ON us, Tho courteous trcat
mont OF another and tho restraining our brutal
impulses Ia all that distinguishes our manners
from gnorant Doors,
You say you cannot control yqur pen, 'rhcn
you ncod q straight Jacket
person who feels an lmpula, 10 wound and KIN
aud cannot control Il IA usinlly called InNne, An
Rano people hayo Jurisdiction over such impulses
n they choose 10 exercise H.
You NY YOU do not caro- ror The opinions Of
people
do not caro- for tho opinions OF people meet
on Broadway yet would not exhibit my lndiicr
oncc ny throwing vlirlol In th6ir fncos ur punr
thor uoscH, oven v | wna paid 10 do tp Nuf
should ! boast Of the attention attracted tl N1
evidence or unique talentt lt / d.d aat m hH
manner
However, much we dislnc people, we ere com
PEELED 10 iosto agalast them m th.n world W.
arn an here and nubo of ua nfa responsible +.
coming but tltc fowor caualyss hurts wa 8,
tho better Womay be- ohl'sNl tpW0nd IA
ing just ctiHclsma Or advice but Wo uuuAiOly uD
not ncO 10 ridlouc nuothcrH appearance
| nm sorry you do NOT realise tlH hUpp.aaW "s
mltlnR from thoughtful dndnla loWsl hu
manlty,
ono now year mudo o resolve to No out of my
way 10 DO some liltlo act Bay some ulb woN
glyo some lltto hclp " poHlblo, hcognto to
now person cneh day OF that ypar u brought
mo moro hnnplnesa than al my literary achieve
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