Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-03-07
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till gentleman OF u naturally retir-
ing and modest disposition such as
the present writer is absolutely
forced to the front by the necessity
of defending prosecuted lnocehse
and Oppressed Virtue.
Again / am called upon by those
sensations within me that cries aloud
against every specie of wrong and
unfairness, to rise up and complane
how we don't get no showing OF JUS
tice in literary quarters, never mind
how much certain parties let on to be
friends of Right and champions of
! Truth.
don't like to be personel Mr.. Edi-
tor. it always goes against me TO be
such, and when I'm personnel to your
self YOU will be most likely to suppress
altogether this outburst OF injured
feelings by not printing it, or, still
worse, ruin the eject of its finest sen
tements by going out of the way to
make willful mistakes and Commissions.
But whether you choose to destroy
this document unpublished or per-
sue the still more dishonorable course
of imparing its value by printing in
correctly, still must make my protest
against personal mistreatment in adj
ition to the mistreatment of my Party
upon which | somewhat enlarged III
my last.
In the first place you went and put
INV communication behind another
of them offensive off shots of the Ty-
rannical and ensulting minority. My
wife asserted you done it on purpose
TO take the wind out of them inflated
sails set so defiant for Victory, but
my opinion is you done it TO make
small of Of the noble and Astounding
cause | humbly try to represent,
and | here ensist had just a good a
right to that there first column and
He thank you TO give ne as much
place as any of EN- if you have any
hopes of me continuing TO subscribe
or contribute for your paper.
In the Cd place you or yonr subbor
dinates (for which you are response
ble) either through your ignorance OF
hand writing, or by your carelessness
and neglection, cast contempt and
riddicule on some of my most eleva
ted themes of thought, by spelling
several important words in way
discredditable to the litterrery ablll
ties of any writer. Just to-day over
heard some that set up to be crittica
on such points talking in a slurrins
way of the stenography of that there
letter. | ddent let on being fortu'
natelv hid behind the shield OF anon
vmousness. | concealed the emotions
of an ger and insult | suffered at hear
ing such remarks passed in my own
presence, but was encensed at your
treatment Of my efusion, Mr.. Editor
and my enjoyment of being author
of emportant littererry matter wa!
dispersed You also, whether mali
ciouslv or otherwise spoilt some of III!
most telling shots into the camp o
Inferier men of our town, by sup
preston or change of words to n un
excusabla degree For instance,
said tnat there minority were as WlSc
l., In. tn a.
tent in injuring a noble and fearless
Majority, but you printed it AS harm
less as a dove aud harmless to a equa
extent" making no sense atall, an(
though that's very appropriate to TIT
party | referred to, still, rs their opose
| want to show little more thar
they do Several other glarring mas
takes YOU have made, | here merely
let YOU know | noticed and under
stood your reasons, without taking
the trouble to go into specialties. blu
with reference to the above men
toned dove, | will add that if that
there contemplate little minority il
Just about as dangerous in its buster
ings as the dove in its cooings, it ma,
vet find that a imposed upon anC
aroused Majority is as harmless as {
serpent to carry the text a little furthe
on. Yes, as harmless as serpent
and everybody knows it's as wise
Why amt the serpent in Chief, hissel
the father of our Majority, that yer!
same distinguished serpent, notorious
for his wisdom, ever since his rema *
able display of abilities on his first ap
pearance among our earthly scenes q
few thousand years ago, and he:
added sight of experience to hi.
wisdom by now, being such Anti
quarean.
But adew Mr.. Editor, Adew, Petty
minoritys Offsprings of envious anC
unkind dispositions. We pity you
Efforts and despiSe yoar display of bat
feelings.
Adaw, Retire Is best You can from
your temporary appearance in prin'
and public to the shades of you: wei
earned Obscurity. Next week, wher
our most sanguinary hopes are all
realized and we rest composed an {
Superior on the victorious submits Of
our lofty convictions, rejoicing that
Right and Truth are still supreme We
will drink to your confusion and dis
pare. Drinking the ever gurgling
stream from that desirable and re
freshing LAKE of Fire before referred
to (as also in several places in the
volume in which the serpent in Chief
first apears).
Till next week we will be true tC
our duties and our principles, we will
work manfully for a noble and homer
| ahla causa sustained and % haarad hx