Pocahontas star herald., 1911-12-29
WILSON'S REPLY
TO PURKINS

know tnaI my ueSulCOry Efforts Ill
trying to expose what conceive to
be great and growing evil has at
tracted the attention, and melted
the mind of man so emlnently quail
flied to tell, at least some good this
growing evil, time destroying, and
expensive sport does accomplish.
Yes l am proud to meet "foe
worthy my steel" Indeed l had
almost become to think my efforts
were being treated with silent con.
tempt. / am pleased to find a man
who will express his convictions,
for | am, sure there is host of
young and noble sons of America
who are blinded by the allurements
of sinful, and delusive sports.
am aware of the magnitude of
my undertaking, | know that His
Satanic Majesty is perched on the
highest pinnacles of fame, and His
devotions enshrined in the hearts
of our most noble young Americans.
l am very sorry indeed that my
butchering of the English language
has caused me TO be misunderstood, g,
in regard to what | said about our
dear farmer boys, for l was once
one of that class. No | would have
these dear boys, these bread pro-
ducers of the world to enjoy all the
sweets of recreation and rest every
Saturday evening; turn old Beck on
the clover, wash, take off their
sweat stained clothes, put on clean
nice linen, and enjoy that sweet
rest so Justly due them; which will
prepare their minds and bodies
properly for Sunday-schoo. and
church on Sunday morning. This
am sure they would do If their
noble young minds had not been
poisoned by evil influences, allure
ing them into those brutal, heathen
Ish sports which mangles, and DIS
torts their minds and bodies, which
you advocate and stand for.
Yes l have heard of people get
ting excited over religious discus.
sions and say and do things unbe.
coming professed christians. II
seems to me that the combativC
spirit being nourished at the ex
pense of that loving, forbearine
noble, manly, christian spirit is tht
causeof all this sinful wrangling
and ! see that brute force etiquette
is the geni-u s-loci of most of oul
high schools today. This is why
| so seriously object to the modern
training Of our boys, they imbibe a
spirit of ruffianism at school which
makes them careless of moral,
social, and religious etiquette.
We are agreed my dear Jimmy, as
to wholesome exercise. think it
has been scientifically demonstrated
that wholesome exercise is the ST.
ne qua-non to the development of
all things material and spiritual,
and that violent exertion, such as is
required in most all modern
athleticlsm, destroys material, and
spiritual growth. Now my dear
Jimmy, | hope you will not accuse
me of churlishness any more since
have agreed with you in so many
of your contentious. As to your
gratuitous information as to nv
lack of modern education TO make
me "broad thinker" suppose OF
course you have reference to my
lack of the knowledge of up. to date
athletcism, so let me assure YOU
my dear boy | have wearied along
for siXty-three years and have no
ill convenience in consequence of my
| ignorance of that science.
Now Jimmy, have not entirely
despaired of you; you are young,
and | feel interested in you, your
native intelligence has been woeful-
ly abused, you have been allured
and decoyed by the glddy whirls
of modern pseudo education. Had
you escaped those allurements you
doubtless would have been an orna.
ment to society, a boon to your
country, light in the halls of de-
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