The Appeal., 1898-12-31
Scuba Criticisms"

In opening thus article I have frat
to thank my dear correspondent for
taking such nice means of let ing me
Know that the little cap I sent him was
the right size. hate to purchase any
article and then have it prove misfit.
Fortunately however, it did not do 50 in
this case. May he accept his little
Christmas gift in the spirit in which it
was given.
La the early part of his discourse, the
gentleman says by way of apology, that
he "critised not the character of the
participants of the Cuban walk,
but the nature of the cake-walk itself"
Ii IT seams not too presum ptuous in a
female ofmy age and experience" to
criticise such a man as our great and
celebrated author of tho day has proved
himself to BE-, I would like to inform
him that "er" j! an Angl,-saxoa sufix,
meaning zone who," and il he wished
to cri.ise ths "walk" itself, and not the
participants thereo:, he should have
ommittsd said suffix from the word
"cake-Ta'k." ..- - .~-'.''
Our author speaks in very deprecs-
OF manner of thu so-ca]led "Gentle-
man -charmers" of the race. But rather
then condemn him for this, my friends,
we must make allo vances. He evidently
does not appreciate the value of a
''gentleman-charmer," as Judge there
were very few who ever thought it worth
their while to take the trouble of
charming" him. "Gentleman-charm-
ers," only act in a field worthy of their
efforts. -
just after this point the author brings
in what has been univert ally condemned
az rather ''strange amalgamation,"
viz.-A reference to "s:upid. level
headed woman" where can there be
found palmer CESS OF what he terms"
injecting spurious doctrines into our
minds? How can be face an intellectual
public and declare that any two such
traits IS stu Qidity" and "leYel headed
ness," can be associated in the least
degree?
would like to state in come ction
with this, that if the gentleman desires
81 much to gain prominence through
his writings. he would do we'll to drop
the subject ofthe Cuban Cake-walk, and
commence writiog another book And
should suggest that the title of eaid
book be those wonderful freaks of
nature of which no man has ever beard
before or since, "S:upid, Level.beaded
Woman" know of many who would
purchase his book because. of it's odd
title, and if he needed an agent, 1 would
be willing to act in that capacity myself,
Tor the public is anxious to become
better Informed concerning these newly
discovered beings.
If the frivolous school girl" has been
SO lmpudent as to "indulge in the weak
ness of m slacious spirit by using per-
sonalities," how much worse it looks
TOR this great originative mind" to fol.
low her indisc eet example. It seems
to me that rather than initiate, be
should either have ignored, or sought
to correct the mistaken stand she took.
ls "originative" the proper adjective to
use in this case? - ~ =, &c..
M eaders, isn't this consistency
itself? After racklng his brain, and
spending his valuable time to the OK.
tent of half column tae author then
proceeds to inform you that ''thers is
nothing in the young lady's article
worthy of consideration" I must s.y
that bis statements sound plausible.
Why is it that this renowned author
should, 10 SUI b an extent, tax his voca.
bulary, and that of others, if the article
wos not worthy of consideration? It is
hard to believe that great minds, such as
Homer, Shakespeare, and Mr.-would
put forth such super-human efforts to
answer the "indiscreet and non-sensical
article (that alter all was not worthy of
consideration of the female of the
limited age asd experience" Though
the school girls articles possess, all the
evil traits that are asc,ibed to them. I
would have it understood, that they are
at least original.
must correct tho gentleman's state
ment that the author of the s'indiscreet
and non-eensical article'' is a graduate
ola st. Paul High school, No, she is
not graduate-simply student, as yet,
still striving for the goal of her ambi-
fion, but I think that even these
things being considered, she can hold
Der own without appealing to the legls-
lature. y 81"
1t has been generally Observed that
the author sought to deal with article
No. 2, in "kid glove" style. The open
ing lines to his answer to No. 2, are
very much in the form of an apoliey.
This reminds me of certain beasts, that
SIZE up their prey before they spring,
they seize the one they think they can
handle with the greatest ease. The
author did not feel himself capable of
openly attacking the lady whom he
knew had well-informed husband tn
back her, but he was not the least bit
AFRAID to sieze upon the "school grip of
the "Hmiled experience" He surveyed
we'll before he wrote, and centered his
attack upon the one whom h5 thought
had not always at her side, one whose
duty it is to defend her. And even in
dong This he couldn't fight "single-
handed" /