The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-31
WHO IS THE LlAR7

lights before him:
The Union Republican of last
week contains another screed from
that despicable bushwhacker, who
takes the name of Hiawatha in vain
and disgraces Indian history geper-
ally, by using that red-man's cogno-
nomen for a nom de plume, in the at
tempt land remarkably weak at
tempt it is) to hide his real, SWIVEL
ing personality.
He says that The SENTINEL is
accustomed to "resorting to misrep-
resentation and untruth." There is
no Misrepresentation or untruth
about that assertion-it is simply a
plain, unvarnished, everyday, bald
headed, point-blank lie. I'VE hope
we make ourself plain?
THE SENTINEL stated on the
best authority that "Hiawatha" (oh,
we know you cole hoss," beyond the
peradventure of a doubt; in fact
we've got you down to an infnites-
imal fine point)-yes, that ottawa
tina" was approached by one of the
gentlemen whom the Salt River card
charactized as "spittoon-cleaner,"
Tor "deck-swabber," it may nave
bccn) and that this great big Injun
Heap, .'Hiawatha," "denied" in the
most plaintive language that he had
any hand in getting out the afore-
said card--which, by the way, is the
most asinine thing of the kind we
ever saw, and for that very reason
we believed and still believe that this
latter day "Hiawatha" had hand
in begetting the hybrid.
And now "Hiawatha" says that
our informant lies. We don't believe
it, for we would take the "deck-
swabber's" word in preference to
that of the Great Denier any hour
in the day.
Therefore, "Hiawatha" will please
excuse us if we repeat that he is said
to have "taken water" in the most
natural way-and the aqua didn't
have particle of saline in it, either.
We stated some time ago that Hi-
awatha was an immigrant from Ould
Oireland and that he has, or should
have, an intimate acquaintance with
the mysteries attendant upon the OPP
Grafton of skewing machines. We
reiterate that assertion to-day with
more confidence than ever, because
of this paragraph contained in his
latest effusion:
"For their edifcation, however,
Hiawatha wishes to state that heis
| not one of those who "flicker." His
feathers are all "game," having been
culled from sthe proud bird of the
mountain" who spreads his pinions
| over the Stars and Stripes and was
| once and that was under the Reform
Administration, on the occasion OF
the Fisheries Treaty with Canada,
about one year ago"
By the above carefully-worded
"bluf'" (he's a-ixin' to do some
more denying" gentle reader) it
| will be seen that he means to con-
vey the impression that he is a ma
tive American. But it will not do.
American eagles and Indians do
not grow where you came from.
You may deny your personality and
even your nativity land the Emer-
aid Isle will not mourn over the de-
NAL but there is one little question:
we would like to have you also
'sdeny:" Why is it that an Irish
skewing-machine agent should read
| the printers proof of an "Injun's''
communications?
Of course you will tsdeny" that
anything like that occurred on last
week, but cole hoss," we've got you
down "dead to rights" as the de-
tectives say, and if necessary we will
produce the sworn affidavit of a We
racious man that the thing did occur
at the time stated.
Reader, here is Webster's deini-
ton of liar:
"a person who knowingly utters
falsehood; one who declares to an
other as fact what he knows to be
not true, and with an intention to
deceive him."
Is "Hiawatha" or THE SENTINEL
the liar? Take the case.
Washington gossips are agog over