Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-18
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Messrs. Editors When / replied to
Doctor r. p. Blakistone's insulting allu-
SIGN 10 the members Of the Taxpayers
Committee, did not propose to enter into
a controversy with him. II such had been
my intention, however, / am forced to con-
clude that l would have been disappoint-
ed, as judging from his card he Is utterly
unable to refute my statements, and takes
refuge in an attempt TO ridicule me. In
my article of the 4th instant endeavored
tosay nothing offensive. My language,
think, was courteous throughout, and such
as one gentleman addresses another. Not
so with the Doctor, who, because a mis-
homer was applied TO him in the past, for
which / was in no way responsible, tries
to retaliate by clubbing me with the title Of
NJ ID. He also compares me 10 "a fly"
which later on viii buzz little. / am
sorry he found my "pellets" so hard TO
take-nevertheless ii seems he had TO take
them yet as he signs himself NJ. ID. he,
am sure, takes philosophical view of IL,
as he he Is in position to know that disa-
greeable medicine must be taken sometimes.
r. p. Blackstone, NJ. D., winds up his
card as follows: "The doctor reminds me
very forcibly of a coincidence of olden
times. II was q very dry spell, and the
dust was very deep. Just then gentle
man drove up. A fly lit upon the wheel,
and when the buggy started the fly, seeing
tbs dust rising, exclaimed. Oh see what a
man am. Just see the dust" Now, real
ly this is very sing ilar, as 1t also reminds
me of coincidence. Think, however, the
Doctor must have drawn on his imagina-
ton for this little Ely" story, or worded it
to take in the poor people,, as it is par
allel case 10 one that happened, not in
Golden times" as the Doctor would have il
appear, but in 1885, and comedies in every
particular except the wording. am in
clined to think the gentleman must have
been indulging in "reminiscences of the
past and thought by this little episode TO
divert and impress npon the public his tai
ent for fiction. Now, suppose / give you
my little story, taken from chapter Of
memory's leaf, and see how the two CON-
pare Il may perhaps frcshen the Doctors
memory and reveal 70 him the ground
work of his little fly" story, showing that
fiction Is sometimes based upon fact Just
before the election of 1885 two men were
nominated for the State Senate; each rep
resented his respective ticket. A third
man, however, no doubt feeling that he
was the man best qualified TO fill the Office,
determined to run as an independent. He
was the "fy upon the tpoliticaD wheel"
and every time he went among the public
during "the very dry spell' he got deeper in
the dust" and every time he set 'em up the
people hurrahed-not for '.the fly upon the
wheel" nevertheless "the fly" thought So
and hugging himself with delight in self
laudation exclaimed, ''Ohl THAT q man
am-just see the fusslp Unfortunately
this fly fell from the wheel and got tram.
Piled in the dust, and when he crawled out,
although he was told that a big shower bad
fallen all around him, be discovered that
only 81 drops fell upon himself, whilst his
opponent got 1912. No wonder the poor
fly is thirsty.
Really. Messrs. Editors. have made my
article longer than I intended, but rs I
promise not to trouble you again on this
subject hope you will excuse.
Yours truly,
GILES +. DYRR.