Show FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE V the providence Providen cs bani n replies 0 rl i cz to tho well villo critic JOURNAL in justice to ourselves and defence of the honors left us after the cowardly and vindictive attack by a corre of wellsville in an issue of your valuable paper january sign inz in vie vic as his assumed cognomen which we ive interpret as haaning ma meaning aning a vile ignorant coward we wish to state that his attack was looked for hence we were not entirely sur pa poised ed by his satanic majesty we were informed this was a hard place for criticism and that some orne few considered none could cope with their local talent in ira dra matic and aesthetic productions while it is indeed comen dabIc to encourage and patronize local talent it is is still possible that others may be able to give such an entertainment tain ment as would generally crene rally please a reasonably appreciative audience but where the spectators are few a rendition can not be expected that could be ii at e there a good house had vie vic interpretation understood confined cou lined himself to a just and gentlemanly criticism without exposing his bis scurrility and malice we could remain silent client but where a correspondent stoops sloops to false personal per ronal ind and mal maltezou malte telou fous s representation representations tat ions any r reader eader it is an act of justice to vindicate ourselves his first statement without a shade of truth in it that the audience was mostly providence people is a that eli perkins would not bo be guilty of his eyesight must either rna magnify on his memory te re short at one end his apparent ignorance of the tha dress I 1 IM and pers personification of a Dutch maii line has never known an equal ile he is something like the dutchman who faid ito ht could understand I 1 irish if it were bloke n in dutch ile he doubtless would represent a dutchman by donnin donning 9 irish costumes lie he gays the dutchman WWI wai dressed ai as a yankee ye gods and little fishes whoever saw a yankee wear plaid pantaloons legs two feet wide and room enon enough h in the upper part for a hay stack real claw clarr hammer coat lar large c figured vest ves t arid and a hat for a six year old boy should like to seo see vie vic take tile the yankee in cuba in such cos would certainly be classed as a Pro professor ressor after his first appearance pe arance ile he displays a conception or superficial conceit in this inference that would scarcely be credited a monkey his next is that mr Full mers song savored of variety slang ile he evidently was never at a roller kink but hits has been to a variety ariet y here we to do not question liis his statement so much suppose lie he should know but in our judgement jud gement 0 if there tb re is anything in that song that would cause liis his pale adamantine cheek to blush he be certainly is a str atran anser er here vre his home is in heaven Ilca or some other good 0 place I 1 i his critien ms ot of the band are doub doubtless tle s as much exa 0 aerated as the others with not one word of ofin ell caura gement for its young members mems bei s some of whom have had their instruments since last july this fact alane would interest reasonable people 1 and abou though 0 ai there may be instances where all do not play in ill perfect unison etc we do not believe we should remain at home bo be locked up tip in a dark room an and d fell fed on oil bread and water through the ley key liole hole until wo we attain such itch proficiency ency that we may attack the alie prefix professor before into inato 1 entertain such soaring C aspirants as vie vic ile he intimates that none but professionals fessio nals should attempt in this enlightened age age to give entertainments of this nature he appears to bo be amazingly blessed with pro ess ional idea we recall to lo painful memory ii a concert given in our liall hall t bome mo years cars since ance by people some of whom were real profess donala and perhaps borne bome of neighbors tho the audience audie audi enee nrc was war so in tensly iter in terest ested cd in the proceedings e that the lie prof was necessitated to call the lie people to order and stated hi hia 3 renditions rendition t were not fully appreciated thus we see fee that even professional s dional ability is no better than ahan nonprofessional sometimes wo we have bave no professors who have leavo attained to a standard of perfection wherein it becomes his bis lamentable duty to beat one of liis his humble over the head and knock him into a ditch witha with a fort forty y dollar baritone dinst instrument aument lit in this ibis enlightened age age as lie he calls it wo we have not attained to this standard d of pugilistic and musical accomplishments but we fire are striving in our humble way to ex ercie arid and cultivate a few of those en obling oblin qualities that will endear us to our fellow ruen men and int eid of injustice and personalities ali ties to have a due regard for the feelings of all creatures biome ome of our members overheard beard heard a leading Z actress express her satisfaction odthe of the performance while we sincerely sympathize with a wan man so lost to truth and gentlemanly courtesy in his write up we must condemn in ill hilj terms one who would do no na an in jury hereafter if cre after in his bis criticisms instead of abuse if lie will resort to such language ian guage and terms as will lead us to believe he is possessed of a regard for truth charity and human feelings C lie he will und aind it greatly to his credit instead of leavin leaving g people with the impression that thai he has rooms to rent in his upper laiti latti tude and may soon son be ba assigned assi ned a front room in a lurria tic asylum we a entertain the highest respect for the bishop and people generally of wellsville and are confident they do not approve of vias notion fiction providence PROVIDE Nep BRASS BAND |