LITERARY AMENITIES.

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 86, 6 May 1882, Page 115

LITERARY AMENITIES.

We have received an abusive and impertinent letter from a person at Dairy Plat to whom reference was made last week. This worthy was for some timq in the habit of sending us communications containing scurrilous and scandalous reflections on his neighbours, and to make matters worse he omitted the little formality of affixing one of her Majesty's images to the envelope. With a pertinacity which was worthy of a better cause he continued to fill our waste paper basket, and to provide material for lighting the fire, until our manager kicked against the fines imposed by the post office, and retaliated upon, the sender by returning one of his communications. This appears to have roused his ire, and he pours out the vials of his wrath in a long abusive and threatening letter. The agitated state of the writer's feelings, and his amiable intentions, towards ourselves are indicated by the ferocity with which he mangles the Queen's English and' mauls orthography. Our perturbed correspondent claims to be familiar with three languages, and from the number of superlative adjectives used in his letter, we are inclined to believe that he could swear in Coptic. Moreover he asserts that he has during the last twenty yeai'3 . affixed his signature to more than 1000 official documents. It was no doubt while occupying this official position that our correspondent became addicted to the luxury of franking letters, and acquired the habit of omitting to pay the postage. As for the amiable intention which he ex-' presses at the conclusion of his tirade, if he thinks his bounce and braggadocio are likely to have any more serious effect than to excite our mingled laughter and commiseration, he is a long way out. in his reckoning. Our friend has been good enough to give us some gratuitous advice, and, not to be outdone in generosity, we return: the compliment : Learn to moderate your temper, buy a pocket dictionary, and, lastly, invest in a few postage stamps.