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Feilding Star, Volume X, Issue 44, 20 September 1888, Page 3

THAT "ISHMAEL." to the editor of the star. Sib, — Please allow me to say a few words about that poor demented son of mine-r-" Ishmael." Of course, everyone knows the unfortunate circumstance under which he became my offspring, and which no one regrets more than myself ; but I do wish he would'nt parade himself so in public print, and thus bring his origin fresh to recollection. Surely his own dreadful unpopularity ought to be enough for him— -to think that "his hand is Against every man, and every man's hand against him." I can assure you, though, that this is no fault of mine. Since his Unlawful father turned 'him . and me upon the cold world I have done my very best for , him ; but he has always turned out badly. The way he decomposes letters to the papers, misquotes dead languages, scribbles doggerel verses,- and brutally murders the good English I taught him, is a great grief to me. He has got into such a gloomy state 1 of mind that he ca'n.'t bear to see. anybody laugh even at a putblie entertainment. Lately he has got a great mania for appearing Inn print, and having", I understand^. thoroughly sickened the readers of the; Shab, he has commenced trying what he. can do , with those of. the Marton paper. But running one journal down -"in another shows plainly that he is not Aright in his mind ;. so please, Mr Editor, don't take any notice of bias." I sincerely wish he would'nt tell -fibs. In his last letter to you he made out; for obvious reasons, that he wa<» " departing"' from Feilding, and* he still' dates from it. Poor lad! be does'nt seem to understand that prevaricators require good memories. — I am,. &c, "'••= --A- Hagar.

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