The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-02

EpITon OF DAILY REPUBLICAN-DEAn SIR:
--Aiy attention was to-day called TO an
article pu bllshed In recent Issue oil the
Sunday Star OF this city. IL the principle
that he who has common interest ie also
entitled to q common opinion holds goou,
beg leave to take exception TO the un-
manly methods OF the Aristides oil Muddy
Valley who figures in the article referred
TO, which Ia anything but creditable to
hlmself or Instructive to the public ~ is
rather O eQulnt through Jaunolceu
eye" an unmanly and unprovohed attack
upon people whom Goa mas comlnis'
nloned- at lenst az far as lie is con.
cerned-to give material response TO that
charitable but much abused petition OF
the Lords prayer, Give US this day our
daily bread" -. .
tides endeayored to grind his axe OF popn-
Iarity on the Hibernlan grindstone. tie
WAS persuaded TO postpone the sharpen
ing on the score that his axe could not
endure the friction. III fact he was bad
Judge OF an axe,
lIs has siuce been wasting hls leisure
hours over his neighbors fence. chopping
frnnLtoully everything bearing q snauow
OF semblance to q Observation-Disclosures
excepted. Had he continued TO amuse
himself In this line OF geoponics, We
would loathe to molest him In his bucollo
mood; but when he essays the role OF
ling uist and adorDs his befogged proto'
pIasm Ia GIeoiGn urmor to give the Cath'
olic University o pointer on lts scurriculutn,
We cannot really consider the gentleman
He gives form but not beauty (and ac.
cortiluR to his Utilitarlan philosophy not
utility, to his mental vagary by making
Al amendment to substitute 'ptghcagh-
rIei' for the Celtic tongue. Is this gem
tlsrnau 40 sophisticated as not to know
that an amendment which destroys tho
nature OF an original motion is singulnrly
out OF orderH Whatever else man writes
Drspeaks, he always expresses himself.
and upon this psychological prluoipie we
- Sake IL as aranted that when man is un-
consclous OF his own order OF disorder II
ware expectipg too muoh that he would
know anything concerning Tue nature OF
hie amendment We respectfully 5uH'
study of "Drgheaghwig" and betake him'
nelf to a serious perueal OF Hoyle.
40 much Tor the amendment; hence we
phall proceed to thoughts OF lighter vein
aimee We desire the full benefit OF the ex'
hibitiou given by the Damocles whO
.rleeps much and thinks little" We are
NOT 40 rulllble as to think that the gentle
man of the linguistic bump Intended CIV
ipg US II dissertation on the Celtic chair
His primary object was to siur the A. u
III OF this olty which attempt was az ipso
fecto admission that nature erred wher
hha poured Celtic blood into his yeins
and nnRraYuteu by the confusion oil The
srror, he unlntentlonally pays an unsoll
ritsd compliment tiothat honorable Oou>
10 whom he owes lasting aept Oh graIi
possibility. lie asserts; ne irish are ai
nrtistlc people and between Beauty ana
the Beast they will always choose the Tor
mer." Precisely. .-,
inu MIN as the professor from Delaware.
- he Possesses, as fRr us human nature !:
capable all the Instincts oil the latter.
IL refreshing to learn that the head o
Axisttdes 10 for oncs leyel-at least on tn
s,proIessor" question. 10 be candid, VI
dS not oonsider the gentleman cupable y
fliluK the chair lie now holds to ga!
nothing OF the proposed Uhlyersit,
'ehair" We are constrained TO tnini
thst he is better adapted TO the position
OF chairman OF c Ladies' Auxiliary" com
nittee or that of consuming state iuncl
In Barney Beglin' saloon. We shall per
ruit the gentleman to speak Tor hn,self
1he following ls his own:
"One to the opera.
Another to the rink, g..
The third wheeled about
And to Barney Begln's for drink"
We are not particularly interested 1
the whereabouts OF Arlstides OH the III
,i March last, but 1t may be OF some In
formation to the public to know that I'll
writer suspects that the genius with IN
defeutlve amendment was the thlrd part
Who wheeled about to Boglln's for
drink. and while he continues To assoc
aie with his friend. MIR Begltn. he Will /.
vaFlably not only advocate the "beaut
ful, sweet scented Dtgncaghwi9' but ais
continue to folst his exaggerated great
ness upon long suffering people.
10 tho unwary reader this CON munica
tion may appear severe. snap crlllGisl
90 tho futile efforts OF the learned Aristide
but such Is not the case. Whom scurrllit
and motive OF the artuck is considered; gu
defense may be termed pardouabie, Wer
ii the first oflensa that charity Wine
auttereth long and is Kind" would mOdlf
our remarks aud move US to pity the tu
DTudont, but when billinRsgnte mistake
liberation for temsrlty something shoui
be done TO dispel thu illusion.
This world In which we play the wis
and foolish easily tires OF part owe
done. To say that .Arlstides IN his coined
OF darh-luntorn thrusts is no longer herr
Is putting IL lightly, Let this mob
EreciRn OF the Sombooli propngand
throw down his glitt ring arrnor and u
pAlwsrt "profrssor OF Tie Celtic chai
his CORY pike. and lot peace once MOI
settIo upon tie tragic sceno. RuslIcus.