The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-03
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1890.
RAISING NIGHTMARES.

The unique in American life cannot but
be noted in the newspapers. That is why
carly In the campaign THE TIMES took the
lead in calling attention 10 the combina-
lions Of sanctimoniousness, attempted
shrcwdness, blackguardism and imbeciiity
represented by the whilom stage-coach man
ager and now alleged journalist Of New
York, known to the world as Kernel Eliot
r. Shepard. We regretted the necessity for
doing this, but we had to show TO the coun-
try the length TO which the ears OF at least
one-and we believe only one-human being
could grow by careful training.
Now that the war is over and the editor
oi the Snail-rate Express comes out o.
his cool retirement TO view the imaginative
victims OF his billingsgate, we must con-
graduate you, Elder and Kernel, upon your
success in demonstrating how great fool
man may make Of himself, if people only
leave him alone long enough.
We ould advise you now to take an
ocean trip. Ice has gone up in New YORK
and your increased circulation Of three
copies and bali will not justify your pay.
ing the extra price. If you take a trip to
Europe, you may be cooled by an iceberg
for nothing. We also charge nothing for
this advice. But the only reward we ask is
that YOU have your head shaved and your
ears clipped before you go away. and that
YOU remember that though we oil may be
aristocrats down here, we see no reason
why man may not aspire 70 rise from the
box of a stage-coach to the editorial chair
and to marry the daughter of wealthy
man, who is quoted as regarding his son-in-
law as "more kinds Of fool than any other
person he knows"
Here is another piece of advice also
gratuitously given. Don't try to raise any
more Nightmares. II is very unproiita-
BILE business, and we don't wish TO see you
lose any money. Nightmares are very in
tangible animals, but yet likely TO kick over
the traces at any moment and do great
deal of damage to the driver and owner.
Your stage-coach experience ought to have
taught you this. From the way you have
gone on for week we would not have been
surprised TO hear that Brother George had
quit worn on HE palace in Mon Tia Carolina
and taken refuge in what you regard as the
United States.
In your issue Of last Friday you had All
article headed "Brave Men in Dreamless
Sleep" which included this quotation from
one Of our Southern poets:
On Fame's eternal camping ground,
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac OF the dead.
Let the sleep of those brave men con-
tinue to be dreamless. They were brave
in meeting death at the hands Of opponents
equally brave.
You are miserable coward in skulking
behind the breastworks of death and at
lacking the memory of those who, having
fought yaliantly, now sleep the sleep Of the
brave.
If you had your way you would try to
waken every one of those brave ones, under
whatever flag they tell, with your penny
whistle clarion of war. You would hire
some one TO drag them over many a blood
stained field, where you yourselfwould fear
TO venture. You would fill their ears with
shriekings OF a mad man-and offer TO sell
them your paper at reduced rates.
And Aey-they would he too brave to at
tack you, but, having dismissed you from
their minds upon the plea of idiocy, would
think once more of Lee and Grant, Of brave
no f.rttt,,la ,I ~ 81, l.
again into dreamless sleep.