Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-26
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Well, Sir, up in Queen Anne Il came
near saying Ceci) there is a paper
published called the "Queen Anne's
Record berver." Seems to me that
name sort of bitches the cart before
the horse. The observation should
precede the record. But suppose it
means that the paper records and
leaves the observing to its readers.
Well, 1 observed something in that
weekly effusion which it recorded last
week. It referred to your humble
servant as "good old DR.. Clarke" Now
know I'm "good"; I'm perfectly will
ing to admit that; but that word "old"
is fightin' term whenever hear it.
I'd like to know who wrote that; I'll
meet him anywhere, anytime, and, of
course, with weapons of his own choos-
ing in order to vindicate my honor.
You know the writer of that owes
me an apology-owes it to me as a
former resident of his own little city.
Guess he didn't know that; well, for
his edification I'll tell him lived for
two years in Centreville; those two
years were 187-wait a minute, wait
a minute, first thing know, I'll re-
move all grounds for the "duello," and
will have to admit something else be-
sides being good. So, We'll just leave
the date unobserved and unrecorded.
How tempus does fugit! I said
lived in Centreville for two years, but
blest if I know how I would go about
proving it. How easy it is to lapse
into reminiscent mood. 1 can recall
a red brick house on what remember
as "Back Street" Diagonally across
this, on corner, was small frame
building. I recall steps leading up
to rather high first floor over a base
ment. Here I went to school to an
"old" Ito me them lady by name of
Miss Tor Mrs. Tucker. At the oppo-
site end of this same street, there
was another private school conducted
in the basement of the M. E. Church,
by Miss Katie Blake. I graduated
from Miss fuckers and entered the
higher grade educational institution of
Miss Blake. For some reason, the pub
lc schools did not appeal to those upon
whom rested the responsibility of my
bringing-up. Guess they were afraid
the bad boys would muss me up.
Now, I don't know just who is liv-
ing in Centreville now that could tes-
tify what I'm saying is true. But, I'd
like to ask my calumniator of the
Record Observer if the educational in
situations of such late date as those I
have mentioned, would suggest that
"good" DIR. Clarke is also cold"
Shame on the thought. Ask Mr.. Hop
per Gibson if he is old. Better get
ready to run when you do.
Referring again to the article intro
duced by the slanderous phrase good
old, etc., which was copied from the
Democrat, by the Record Observer,
simply, solely, and entirely to show up
an error, or "boner'', as the ink-sling-
er called it, want to say he had me
looking hard for page 16 in his paper.
He simply misplaced his quotation
point; he failed to indicate "(contin-
ued on page 16)" was a part of the
copied article; and, as I said, limited
quite awhile for page 16 in his sheet.
Well, 1 reckon that search was due
to the infirmities of old age; an indi-
cation of the slowing-up of the intel
lect, when one wastes his time looking
for 16 pages in most papers of weekly
issues. "The Democrat" gets there
once in a while, and when it does, the
accompanying excitement causes the
mix-up in pages.
How-some-ever, Pm glad to see
that, while my brother of the "Record-
Observer" says nothing as to his
goodness" or his passing years." I
am glad to see he does admit some
thing he is willing to characterize as
bone-head work to slip into his own
columns. And also to remind him Of
that part of "Chirps' article he did
not copy, saying that mistakes were
interesting reading and we should all
nail to our masts the slogan: "Pro
bono publico."