Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-04-24
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

ECKLEY, April lS 1893.
EDITOR TRIBUNE.-Please allow me to reply
TO Mary Ann and if there is a soft corner in
your heart | will rest assured that my appeal
TO you will not be in vain as you are well
aware that the pleasant answer or that it gave
her pleasure to answer the special correspon-
4 dence from Bobby, which appeared in Mon.
days issue. Yes, Bobby said it ana he does not
deny it and now l will prove the assertion.
You will now understand by this answer to
you that your first item read like this: "The
next time you come out Bobby, ask your
mother for the loan of her shawl" Now you
are Mt liberty to compare it with your answer
on the 18th inst. 1t reads quite different. Now
compare it to your first item and see if it does
not correspond word for word and letter for
letter. 1t does. Are you convinced now,
| friend Mary Ann?
| return your specks with thanks, and before
l am through you may find plenty use for
them. No, you do not proceed far, neither will
|, and want now as you have compared both
items, the one | mention and your first, now
convince me where l made an untruthful
statement, by your classic quotations if you
can, and in answer to your question of the
first note find the advice referred to given and
do you not find advice there also?
Now | will, as l have answered your first
question, ask you in friendly manner to
try and practice the aforesaid doctrine which
you tried to make me swallow. l now refer to
the quotation of stating another's truthfully,
and if | do not, generally submit, or acknowl-
edge my faults, and do not try to make it ap-
pear after one week is past that another one
has made an untruthful statement by inserting
only half of an item.
60 fria I
tied. Well now if you had only considered
your previous answer as / have considered
my former answer, you would not be quite so
suspicious. Allow me to insert the following:
That if you thought to frighten Bobby you are
greatly mistaken, for he is no spring chichken
to be so easily blulled, especially from you.
Now you accuse me of getting upon my dig
nifty over an innocent little item. Well you
answer me truthfully and inform me where l
mentioned that was either offended or on my
dignity2 My answer was in this manner:
mentioned that had no objections to the item
about the hat, but when she advises me
about bringing my mothers shawl and takes
advantage of me by letting me know through
the public press think my answer should be
in the same manner. Please put the specks on
if you find where mentioned | was offended.
| will then be convinced that my eyes are get
ting very weak
Well we are of different opinion, are we?
Well thanks for the informaton and you also
inform me that there are only few like me. ]
am pleased to know that, and you also let me
know that most people can take u joke. And
so can Bobby. Do you know why? Now do
not forget that we are of different opinion,
and please remember that want one word in
edgewise. Now l answer you did | not advise
you to keep silent tongue? Yes, | am well
aware of it. Now friend Mary do you know
why thatis where my reply to you comes from,
and knew it was simply impossible.
Now will tell you that my answer to you
was in a business manner, very brief, and to
the point, and allow me to explain to you that
l was simply trying you with one IA joke
mean, or in other words your own sweet mcd-
cine, for If am not mistaken | signed myself
lin friendship which was Intentionally or
accidently ommitted, so you will see that | am
not responsible for that, and now may | sug-
gest that you take dose of it once in life
time and not be so ready to give Bobby such Il
pleasing answer. So you also kindly inform
me that your intentions are to never slight any
body. Well, hope that such will be the case.
Now friend Mary you no doubt have shown
the readers of the TRIBUNE your true character
to take advantage of me in such manner,
which am grieved at you for making such an
error. So you let me know that you will not
finch an inch, but will be on deck with our
letter as usual. Why do you give me such
warning? Did | tell you to stop writing your
letter? And you. advise me to not meddle with
you. Well Mary l also must refuse to take
your advice, for the simple reason / did not
ask 1t.
Now will you kindly insert or inform me why
you make use of ''wen so often? | noticed that
there was at least one dozen in your answer to
me, plus one "us." Am | to understand now
that you are not an individual, but the represen-
tative of II corporation or combination?
Please answer, if it is not too nquisitive, for if
you are as you write to me with so many
ives" believe the community which you
write up notes about is also of different opin-
ion.
Now if you frightened me so much will
kindly let you know that you have got things
decidedly mixed, and if 1 tease you too much
Mary hope you will be more lenient with me
in your next, for do not wish to compete with
a corporation about such trife. May / add
another remark. Why not change the title to
We, Us & cor
Once more friend Mary Ann, don't you think
by this time that you were Il penny wise and
pound foolish, and if the readers of the TRIBUNE
smiled at the innocent little item that they will
now smile at your expense. They that smile
first smile well, but they that smile last smile
best. Once more, you said or mentioned that
the editor was responsible for your writing.
That will not dispute and | wish to let you
know to err is but human, but to forgive is
divine But as forgive you l will now con-
clude by wishing to you peace between Mary
Ann and your friend, BOBBY.
*[The words quoted were on copy, but were
omitted, as they were considered unnecessary
and space was scarce that day. Ed
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