MR. BARNES AND LYME DROR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 10

MR. BARNES AND LYME DROR.

,/ Sirj—Mr. .Barnes\defmes- tho gift of liumou'r 'as •'tbo-poworv'to;"'say things so'as to causo'. fuiy^dMarightor,''■;.. .Vary well;- Ho finds-my iioto.funny,.■••riiyself funnier. Here I- exhilarate, thero,. make ; ,him laugh j at ■the next point ho enjoys himself, and in the ond ; grows, hilarious;. Keopinp these effects ih view, tho application of his definition to my, letter; should;'pliic6; ; it- among-tho:. first humorous/.productions, c of ..tho t ag0....,N0w,: I -tliarikVliim'' very /-much 'Jjor his.'elaborate'compliment, but: fear his "way : of■' reasoning. will-.riot 'sustain, the .;lofty ;podental on wjiich I shouldlbe placed I>J: a. ;In ' his /premises, too, ho is : mistaken; T did not': set out'to bo; pitlier humorous or sarcastic.'.-'jj'My note 'was. itioarit • merely.'las' a. gentle spriiiklo ono;- who, scorned'; to. bo" fahitiiig-ttrider. 'tho notion "that tho woes of- ;tho'jnniverso ■ ; .were ; f concentrated '■ on :'his 6wiV;';shoulddrs/ 'Xrid I /think; ho benefited by .my: polito". attention, for, /though /so/ full. of ooiiti'adietipiis,"riiis.' retort is brighter;/and .mora readable thtiJi. his letters;usually ; ; arc. I. pf6mißd 5 Barnes's'book: iv-liqn I 'get/the', chalice. ■;/?: Nay, /more,/that -I.; iriay fully.atoiio for'-any fault I havo committed, ,1 'wilj;c}b : pdnanco—l. will read it. And I fthinjc''d,;presen'tation copy might' bo sout to tnoJiamiablb'je'ditor' who has given >tho C'such' a ft , liberal'.advertisement gratis.— I;*am, : 'etc^ :''•&:'< ''■ < ''■'•" " • "'• ■;&&(&#;&s "■•■■ : ' LY \ IE DROR '