, 1896-08-19
Mr. sTAKEMANN on HURRICANE
PRAYER DAYS.
Gby Z. ".

We are free to confess that we are deeply
and firmly impressed with the belief that "a
Reader" is no more in West End than is the
Editor, and that "A Reader" has no other
source and origin Of view on the matter than
has tile Editor or his Refractory Staff. At
some future time we will return to ths
matter.
As for the lines themselves, we are at a loss
to know why that gentle ''Reader' should
give himself OF herself any care or anxiety
On our behalf. We see nothing to be in
dread of in connection with Z & YAs article.
4 public man, an a public place, opens a pub
lie discussion on a public matter, asking for
Information; any man, aromdn or chtld can
equally as mach as that public man hare an
opiniOn, and possess Just os much right to lay
it before the Public; now z. 4 Y. had also
certain information to convey on the matter;
if any one feel offended at their coming out
with tbs opinions and information, lie has
but to state it, and to hear what we will tell
him in reply. "A Reader is therefore Civ
ing himself Unnecessary trouble; but of
course, he cannot be such q bIind Horse,
such u Yahoo as not to see tina. everybody
must read and see that he has no fear at all,
that it is preteuce; that his expression is
only one Of the customary double tongued
professions which flourish in certain guar
ters. And again, what could any one, "those
C~oucernod' or not concerned. do in the
matter, beyond stating their objections or
remarks to Il & Y? these latter Will then
follow them to the threshold what would
there be to be afraid of, either by the gentle
Reader or by ourselves? TO us remarks from
concerned parties" are the source of 10 ache
nor c)ncern. But in protesting to dread
the avalanche which he sees coming right
along. he takes more consideration to him
,.lJ. a.. ,,Lo,, D,oQor on,,vro+rlo+Aa y e. V
he must expect, that the party pre-
pairing tho Avalanche will get suspicious
Of HIM and bury him (Reader) too under the
avalanche. We ent ertain strong doubts as 10
the sincerity of "A Reader lin his remarks;
on the whole, plote5tatlons OF concern, or
kindly feelings or aSsiduous care, on the part
Of "A Reader and his Equivalents are stale,
vapid and ridiculous we agree with others,
that it Is better to be abused 10y ONE
parties, than to be lauied and eXtoled by
them, We for our part claim no merit {but
we will not silently consent to demerit being
heaped ON us) for endeavoWing to do a ser
vice to our fellow creatures, viz the Enquir-
er himself-Dhose behind INN, and others
interested therein we have done il to the
best Of our ability our conscience is free.
1t matters to us not one single i0tG if Readers
conjecture or believe, or if other parties
deceptigely or OVERLY state, who the author
under the garb Z. & Y. is; we have nothing
Of which we need be ashamed or afraid and
we stand in no jeopardy even of contradiction
if any one have such, let MIN come forward.
Motives very different from any apprehension
Of resentment on the part of Yourself, Your
Staff, your hirelings or even chose concern
ed made the writer to place himself under
the gaIb Of an anonymous writer.
"a Reader runs the risk Of mourning the
wrath of a parsonage Of high rank by congra-
tulating Y. & Y, because Reader is the lover
of the 'unmalicious' We trouble not our
selves as to whether . unmalicious' has any
acknowledged use in the English language
but we hasten to show that Reader and his
Equivalents, to us well known in all the
quaint characters which they bear, is guilty
of malice, and that il is crafty when he whites
as lie does. It is evident that Reader holds
up the red flag ITO those most concerned':
''you must come out and make mince meat of
z. q Y; you know it is: So and so thus
it is, that that which had perhaps rot entered
into the hearts Of or been conceived by
"those concerned" is aroused by Reader and
that which Reader calls forward must be
something bad, for he is in dread of it but
this is a malicious deed, all the more con.
demnable as q. & Y. have done no harm to
any one, but a service; they are guilty of no
''unmalicious' or malicious deed; if so. prove
it, and do. not like an old woman, repeat
tbiDms which ora dire f,1Co orJ ;4