CYCLOP: A PROTEST.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 310, 4 January 1884, Page 2

CYCLOP: A PROTEST.

.c* TO THE EDITOR. Sib, — When Ferguson the poet graciously rebuked this entitj', I said, " Surely he will now reform 1" No, he is again as bad as ever. Whether the Wesleyan, the constable, or the genuine larrikin has most reason to complain of his recent attempts at " wnt " may remain in open ques : ion : but tell him vv.v sodnte readers are tired of his caricamred Salvationist, of his impious niggers, and of his profanity in reference to matters to which the generality of men attuch some show of reverence. Nobody expects a newspaper to be a Church magazine, but Cyclop can let alone things sacred, and for many reasons — among others, he has not the sentiment of veneration. The only adoration he seems to have is for Ego. If he does not choose to improve his style, and apply himself to better purposes, you will do yourself and your subscribers a service by improving him off your paper. For half-a-dozen who may laugh at his (he can supply the noun-adjective), scores are pained at his worse than . Sometimes he can say a wise say in a neat way, and he can round a period at a time, but he sorely wants discretion and bon ton. — I am, fee, Effie's Father. Gore, New Year's Day.