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Show draws largely upon his imagination ami inventive genius. The amount of siuvc-puie gall exhibited by our contemporary in assuming that we mean wiat we don't say and that we do n i mean what we do say, is greater than the pyramids of Egypt Thus, contrary f.i the rule, the lesser contained the greater. The Pyramid gays: SHOULD BE CANDID. Last week's issue of the Reporter contained con-tained an editorial through which a vein of sarcasm and insinuation as allowed to run. It is easily enough to understand under-stand at what place and whom the thrust, veiled in irouy, is made, when it says. "Tiie people of Manti are, that is the majority of them, quiet ond unassuming. unas-suming. They never make any great blows about what they are going to do, but when their mind is once made up to do anything they go quietly about and do it. They never blow through the paper about any; hing. They never talk about starting some enterprise two or three yeais before they actually begin.'' "Great Ceaser!" Can J we not say a good word for Manti .without ahocking the sensitive nerves of our contemporary? Is our brother so narrow-mkded thet he thinks no city but Mt. Pleasant worthy of notice? no-tice? and, is hia egotism so great that he thinks only he and fellow citizens entitled to a word of com-niendat com-niendat on? It certainly look ! hat way. We deny that any sircaim or insinuation was intended. When we wrote that article Mt. Pleasant was as far from our thoughts as hades, or any similar place, We meant exaclty what we said nothing noth-ing more, nothing less, The article was written in frankness and candor, can-dor, and was intended to slate only what it does ptale a plain and simple truth. But the Pyramid evidently believes that if it is said that the people of Manti are quiet it means tke people of Mt. Pleasant are loud-mouth. If the editor chooses to so believe we are perfectly perfect-ly willing that he should we don't. If we ever anything to say against Mt.Pleasant we will do so in plin unmistakable English. If our contemporary still insists that it was a "sarcastic thrust, vieled in irony," well it must have touched a lender spot. We are accused of being jealou of Mt. Pleasant. Such however, is not the case; we are glad she is prosperous and rejoice-in rejoice-in her prosperity; we hope she will continue to be the prosperous and growing city that her situation, her resources, and her business men have made her. But we do not mean by this, dear Pyramid, that we hope Manti will not be prosperous. We will apply the Pyramid's interpretatfon of our article to the" following: It has been the good fortune of of this city to secure as her permanent perma-nent residents and business citizen men of integrity, of honor, and of zeal. Of course we do not believe that the Pyramid means the business of Manti are not men of integrity. of honor, and of zeal; but, it is a poor rule that don't work both ways. The Pyramid says: Sarcasm and irony are generally the offspring of jealousy, a cynical disposition disposi-tion or disappointed hopes, and, although al-though they .often convey a depth ot meaning, they are just as often shafts tipped with venom which, though they but prodnce a slight wound, will enter the poison into a system, whether human or civil. It should never be used to advance selfish interests "Sarcasm and irony produce but a slight wound,'' theD, why does the Pyramid. make such a fuss about a little scratch? Swinton Bys: "Irony means the contrary of what is expressed " According to this Pyramid would accuse us of cflying the people of Manti were quiet and meaning they were loud mouthed aad boisterous. ''Sarcasm: A keen, reproachful but at tse same ttme, witty expression." Swinton. Thanks, awfully. "Satire and SarCi.ms; Satire is that form, in which, under the guise ol ap pearant praise, are hidden the arrows ot redicule and criticism. In sarcasm the censure is stronger and more bitter, and form more direct and less hidden. Satire pierces witlra polished rapier, sarcasm cuts with a roughedged sword. Brooks Who evr heard of a rough-edged sword making a "slight wound?" According to Brooks our ceuBure was strong and direct, but we were uot aware that we were censuring anyone, until the Pyramid called out attention to the fact,(?,) We feel grateful to our contemporary for telling us that our article was sarcastic and ironical, that it was a thrust, "vieled in irony," and that the thrust went home, and we thank our contemporary for its complimentary compli-mentary mention ot our sarcasm and irony. "Mt. Plea:ant" says our contem- In the last issue of ('the Pyramid appeared an article in which the editor tries very hard to explain to the readers his paper that an article which appeared in this paper of Oct. 20th was intended a sarcastic sarcas-tic thrust at Mt. Pleasant. In hie (vain) olfort to show that nothing good can be said of Manti without giuringat Mt Pleasant tlie editor porary, "has much to boast of," That is true we cheerfully admit it also that the Pyramid is doing the boasting. Dear Pyramid, in the future, do not be rash ; do not jump at conclusions, even though you may be ''itching" to say something good about your city and somtehing bad about us. Take Davey Crockett's advice: "Bcanre you are right, then go ahead." |
