Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-12-19
BEAGLEs LITERARY SOCIETY.
A Card From Chas. G.. Baker, Who
Says the Best of Order Always
Prevails at the Society
Meetings.

Correspondence or the Ledger.
WORCESTER, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Dear
Sir: Will you be kind enough to
grant us the privilege of replying to a
communication in your last weeks
issue, written by a Worcester cor
respondent, in which they seem to be
full of suggestions in regard to other
peoples business. The following
communication is what we want to get
properly before your readers, to-wit:
"We would suggest to the directors
of Beagles district to close the school
house and stop the literary, if the boys
that attend don't keep better order
and better language in the presence of
ladies'"
Now, dear reader, we don't wish to
enter into a spat with a newspaper
correspondent, neither are We going
to, but under the circumstances we
are honor-bound to make an effort, at
least, to vindicate the fair name of u
school district, and especially III
literary society. The Worcester cor
respondent well knows that the Bea-
giles literary society has long been
considered the banner society in the
county, and we are now caused to
wonder what on earth could have
prompted the Worcester correspond
emit to thrust the dagger into the
hearts of so many good and Intelligent
---A - %1o lnr-
ger could not have been more severe
on the young men that compose this
literary, than to have their good name
attacked through the columns of q
newspaper in that kind of style. At
our literary last Saturday night there
were about rs rs high-toned, intelli-
gent and respectable young ladies and
young gentlemen present as Audrain
county, or any other county, affords.
The essays, declarations and read
ings were extra good, and the subject
was ably discussed on both sides. We
invite as many readers of the LEDGER
as can to visit our society, and judge
for themselves as to the kind of ma
terial it is made up of and the kind of
conduct that is carried on; then it will
not be necessary to listen to the wind
of a Worcester correspondent, who is
either laboring under a wrong i'm
preston or has a motive in view. If
it is a personal cut you wish TO give
someone that is connected with the
Literary in some way, personate them
and shoot it to them if they deserve
it. Don't make the innocent boys and
girls of Beagles district and Beagles
literary suffer the disgrace that your
communication has heaped upon them
unjustly; and sign your name to your
communications that the readers of
the LEDGER may know whether you
are a gentleman or a lady, then they
can judge whether you are either or
not. Readers, we IRE not defending
anyone except the members of our
literary. We admit that on one or
two occasions several weeks ago
there were several mischieyous boys
who visited our literary from a distance
and created some disturbance, but we
nipped them in the bud and we have
had no trouble of any kind since. Even
on those occasions we have been un-
able to hear any bad language used in
the presence of ladies, as the Worcester
correspondent would havey you believe.
Last Saturday night we asked all the
ladies that we're present if, al any
time aimee our literary began, they had
heard any bad language OF any KING
from any of the boys, and the answer
was unanimous in the negative.
G. G.. BAKER.