Another letter appeared in the Times last
week dealing with my correspondence of the previous week in your paper.
Spice number one got more than he could stand and does not
like to own the corn. It is just like him to try and place on other
shoulders the burden he should carry; but it is useless for him to try
thus to get out of it, being known too well for that.
Spice number two or Spice & Co., introduces a number of slang
phrases and their letter is a repetition from beginning to end. They
again charge me with abusing the choir and hope they will not take
offence. The choir would be certainly very foolish to do so without
cause. I have nothing against them, as a choir and have buried no
abuse. If they take offence at all it will at their silly writing and
actions.
They appear to have the Oratorio on the brain and their
minds being so narrow and contracted they cannot contain more than one
idea at a time. Would Spice number two kindly announce when he is
going to sing Mr. and Mrs. Brown and the Brooklinites will guarantee a
good house, provided he sings it but once.
My nerves are not very much shaken. It would take an army of such
as Spice and his assistants to effect me very materially. I would
advise Spice number two to dissolve the partnership and not do the mud
throwing for Spice or he may get hit. Knowing that it is
a great drain on their mental capacity and that the real
Spice is aspiring for public office and will require all
his time and ability to get there, I will cease, wishing them a happy
new year.
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