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‘ Tho’ the author at the following’
letter in :1 private ndte cxpreffecl fpme .
fears for its infertion,' we have td in-
form him'that we,are too ambitious of
decorationifor our Magaiine, ‘to luf-
fer fuch an elegant [pecimenyof the
vituper;itive llylein writing tojappear
before the ypublic.'in any other publica-
tion. ‘ . ‘ ‘ V t
‘ Nowptalting, on ourfelves all re-
fponfibility for the paffage in our lall
number’s obituary, which has'roul'cd.
hie honeli" inclignation,, we‘ are lure
he-"cannot‘ coumplain of. illiberal treat-
m'ent,,wh‘enwc,thus give apage or two
to'the flood of, abulctvhiclt he pourson
ug. We cannotlblame this dil'confo-
late mourner for efpouling the caufe
of his ‘. friend and relatirue’ fo vigora
oully; we only think that while he
advocates the caufe- of the dep'arted
faint, lielofes ltitnfellfentirely in the
confulion of'his irritated‘ feelings.
The poor man is perhaps one of the
conventicle; gand why lhould he not ‘
be angry 2-5-'Or,fome good-natured.
clerk .of the late alderman, who
feizes this opportunity’ ofpaying a tri- ''
bute‘of' love to his maller’s memory.
The ieal, breathing. fire ‘and burning
through the 'whole- letter‘, inclines us
togtlfe former oiainion ; but’ the neat
ro'gmr1.l;anz1 of tl1etautog'raph;' beauti-
lied byfg1ta;ming‘11qur;me5 and-apro-
fufionbf. capitals greatly; leads us to
the latter.’ We .wilh we‘ could pre- '
lent our readers withafdcfmil: of our
cor'reli)ondent’s epiftle, and then they ‘
- might)"il'ee.with what grace rt charge ’
.0 H inelegancecomes from the writer.
Tho’ he itears 'every ‘clallicdl feather A
- fron1ou"rlSrow,and“putson our head the
dirty'cap'o'f vulgarity; yet we ltaire '
prefumption enough to think th'at“he
himfclf. ntttll-havlolpent :1 few hours
in"Pill-'la‘n'e, ‘from the Toijizrdc: of
which place he certainly‘ has learned
the fweet-foundiitg and genteel titles
’ Of, Villain: ruflian, allallin, &C. &c.
> Nowivulgar as we are, we wouldinot
0
jun ntqtj ox:r,o&i;ua,ry'. ,
Leila: "ta kliloii.
aivply t<‘>.m‘;=“' Q 5521 an 1, iiluilrioui 351.11"
Al :2'ntr1it"tl1ele 'naugltty 5355.5; Am;-r
can ‘we well imagine, hdw, he, txiha
can ihapfodize fa finely about “15lu;ig'.
ire toward: imfo. quid ‘r2?nain':..lamz
tazjing, second. dgyblztliouxi,’ could glide
To naturallyvinto niclt-names and fciir.‘
rility. To be ferioits, it. i‘s"our‘img"g1.
tipn always to unnmflr the llypocrityi
to howl after, the real bigot,,and,nti- -
ther the ‘titles ‘of lord ‘or alderman
(hall ever,,fcreen any illuitrioux bad
man.from ,our cenfnre. even‘ aim-
death. lfhis maxim were univcrfallyv
followed, nil dc mor1.t'Ji.r rzixi lianizirzziidi->
care, the cziufe of virtue would notthis
day be ‘fer-ved by'the abhorrent:
which mankind feel for themem‘ory
of 9. Nero; lrilhmen could not'exe-
crate ‘ the‘ infamous‘ Elizabe’th,3 nor
could they multiply‘ pollhumouscurfti‘
on Pitt, the union‘-malttti Without
meaning. a compariforr ltetween thele
great ,iIlu.rtriau: dead and our coricl"-
pondent’s little illaxi ‘I011: dear]. we will
conclude, by giving him (till a‘gt‘ea't'er
proof ofpur liberality, proiniling him
that if, he writes a,decent handfotnc
elegy on his 1b1'ou:f7‘i:Izd and r:.[rzJIicir1',.
and takes care to jz'm']b lJi:i:tn!Vci1'r7:ir,
’ nndto pay Tome attention togrqmmlt-I
ticql q.xfnE7,::::, v!Dc.[l>cll gidt: if aiflqrk
4",.
av-.'--u .
‘To 775‘: Editor qf Iii;
-and Mar:!l)[;' naylzttnjbr n:gl:'tIrz1B:'-'
-V0gra151rJ- ‘ : -. r 7 ,. ’ 4.
g I d March, 1898.:
‘ Sir,-' r - M ‘
By imere accident Al met with the
‘Jar: Nun1b"ei"Of the mm Magazine:
And though Its”Titlc page attraeted
my'attenti'un,"'l”t little lupjioied That
the contents of thelalt pagewas to
excite m‘y abltorrchce "and Riefem-"
ment.' . . g .
After a Pentfal of your Qhxtuary.
‘you-