The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-03-02
THE "svENINe STAR" AGAIN.
She Seems to BE Shining This Time on
arnold Bur- Alone.

She Seems to BE shining TIL. Time
arnold Bur- Alone.
Howdy, arnold" Pm quite well,
thank you. But Pm a little bit anxious
about you this grippy weather. We must
keep cool. you know. Oars danger in the
air. You have made yourself out such an
ancient sort of fellow. If it wasn't for
that l verify would believe 1 had fallen in
love with you. Girls like athletics, so
they say, and you seem to be the boss
football kicker. I am tolerably young
myself, but hope to be old and wise some
day, and / know you don't think my lit
erary criticism much. Still l can't help
but Judge your word TO the contrary-that
from your writings you must be younger
than you claim.
There is an absense sage-like ring in
your writings, which have been educat-
ed to expect some way and somehow in
age
Pardon me for giving you a subject, I
will be more careful in the future But
really l thought you had a sign out for
subjects to write upon. How was l to
know when it read that way in goose latin
did not say anything about Roe that 1
remember. We have al OF bis works and
guess that have read them all. He is
good story teller and 1 haven't got beyond
q book for the stOry's sake yet.
] don't think that any of the very great
minks OF the day are awarding him a high
round on the ladder of fame or opening q
place in their list Of classics for him.
So keep quiet and don't get provoked
until there is something TO get provoked
over. As for ancient history, an assertion
that flaws only exist In the brain is only
an assertion not proof. Flaws
are flaws wherever they may be and when
] have, according TO a book, the chrome
logical history of that book in my head
and I find that book telling OF events
which did not happen until 800 to 900
years after that author was dead, | GER
tainly In my own brain have incontestable
and reasonable proof that the person said
TO have written il never did So and also
something else which you or anybody else
over en- Arabic or Chinese book given to
you Tor your judgment would concede
from good evidence the book itself not to
have been written until more than the
time named after. l may be ignorant and
never expect TO aspire to even the lower
round Of literature but there is one thing
Arnold Bur-" make no assertion l can
not bring forth proof for OF my own brain
and reading. and sensible proof has never
been brought against what little | have
affirmed on these pages.
Try to conform, as you will once in a
while, "A. B., you do hit the truth and
hit it hard.
You got your pronouns wonderfully
mixed, ard you might be surprised TO find
that you were all in the dark as regards
the gender of those two pronouns that
you thought you so rightiully used
Though you may be little of there, you
were right when you said l would not
take any ones part for the asking. I do
mighty little extra work in these DAYS but
what | demand pay for. OF course some
might think cents or dime small wages,
but that would be entirely between myself
and my employer. There is no trades
union over this matter, so | will not be
boycotted If / do work cheap. The post
master, well, you know Uncle sam, will
not let his stamps 20 out ION tick" His
is a strictly cash basis. So | run
no bill. | think the postmaster
likes me for the way be smiles when
come IN. Ny literary productions may be
at discount with publishers and readers.
but I help make his living; 60 l am of
come account See?
Look here, my dear, you must let Little
Quaker" and Calico Bill" alone, and it
was l that said it. Wait until somebody
treads on the tail of your coat before you
lay about you so vigorously. Little
Quaker" and his girl fell in the creek. Of
course, anyone ought TO know what he
meant And as for Calico Bill" he is
young and must yet learn the true and
Chesterheldian way of proposing. Where
musth practice but on opportunities given
him? One would think from your boast
ed age and much experience you would
crItIcise learnedly instead of ambiguouslv
tWhoal thar, big words Don't toll him
off to Chill, and perhaps cut short use
full career. Stay at home, although can
not see where anybody is setting up to be
q great writer on this page, unless it is
yourself. There is plenty of room for us
all. even il we do class the writings of
great authors with the writings of little
ones and then forget the names of the
writers themselves. There is nothing
like keeping these things in our minds in
order, you know. A person should be able
at least to classify right without taking the
trouble to be a walking catalogue. If you
want an Office just bid your time and wait
Spencer and several of his colleagues are
getting old; their chairs will soon be to
Gil. There's your chance. Don't throw
tt away over few Chilians.
Ny poetry, yes, did, by accident, STUN
bic on a rhyme.
You are not well enough versed, / find
In literary knowledge to send me of on
any Wild goose chase to find markets for
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