VETERINARY SCHOOL. 
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After all the abuse this ignorant clodpole has been able to 
lavish upon me, he can point out only these three errors,—that 
regarding the attendance of old pupils, that regarding the at¬ 
tendance of London-taught veterinarians, and that regarding 
the weekly number of Mr. Dick^s lectures. All the remainder 
of his paper, which extends to nearly eight octavo pages, is com¬ 
posed of irrational reasoning, beggarly abuse, mountebank ego¬ 
tism, and the outrageous indecencies of one accustomed to the 
lowest of society : all is as feeble and vile as the source from 
which it proceeds. They that would know the extent of his 
reasoning powers, may consult the first two sentences of his 
twentieth paragraph, the whole of the twelfth and the twenty- 
fourth, or, indeed, almost any other. His insignificance, his 
infelicity of expression, the meanness of his language, the 
poverty of his mind, the rankness of his egotism, his pitiful 
and obscure insinuations, his flatulent exultation and currish 
allusions, pervade every page, and faithfully describe the nature 
of the man. The satirical efforts of this infamous reviler are 
sufficiently wretched; and his apology for blacksmith quacks 
quite characteristic. I well know the class to which he belongs ; 
and I heartily despise the wLole race of such fanglers, reptiles. 
1 also know the ultimate gain Mr. Wilson expects from his 
paper; and, looking at the reason I have, I cannot but consider 
that he who uses such means, for such ends, must be a low 
grovelling wretch ; one who for a very small gain can sacrifice 
honour, honesty, and truth. A most sorry pickthank ! 
If you are a young man. Master Archibald Wilson, you are 
much to be pitied, but, perhaps, not to be condemned as alto¬ 
gether hopeless. Under a long-continued course of severe 
restraint and of systematic training, you might possibly improve. 
Cherish truth. Never expect any hire for injuring the interests 
of another. If the pure love of truth excite your indignation— 
which is not at all likely—never disgrace her sacred form by the 
exercise of baseness for her vindication. And if mental consti¬ 
tution, or mere necessity, renders villany, slander, or sycophancy 
unavoidable, I beseech you, by your own sordid selfishness, to 
exhibit your odious motives in less revolting nakedness. Look 
at that which you have written in last month’s Veterina¬ 
rian, and compare it with that written by Mr. Youatt, in the 
March number ; and then, at least, pretend that you blush for 
shame. Get Professor Dick, or some other respectable autho¬ 
rity, to apologize to the Editors for your folly, your infamy, and 
your insane audacity. Write nothing to me: for many years 
to come I can easily guess all you would like to say, whether 
good or bad ; but I jirofcss not to cure such cattle as you. 
