. William J. Long and his books : a pamphlet consisting chiefly of typical letters and reviews in reply to Mr. Burroughs' attack on Mr. Long . ther manof like attainments. Just so, whenMr. John Burroughs tells what hehimself has seen in his observa-tions of nature, he easily commands the attention ofhis readers, and no one thinks of doubting his veracity;but when Mr. Burroughs undertakes to ridicule theobservations of other men not less veracious thanhimself, and gives no better reason for his rude denialsthan that John Burroughs does not happen to haveseen the same things, then the reasoning
. William J. Long and his books : a pamphlet consisting chiefly of typical letters and reviews in reply to Mr. Burroughs' attack on Mr. Long . ther manof like attainments. Just so, whenMr. John Burroughs tells what hehimself has seen in his observa-tions of nature, he easily commands the attention ofhis readers, and no one thinks of doubting his veracity;but when Mr. Burroughs undertakes to ridicule theobservations of other men not less veracious thanhimself, and gives no better reason for his rude denialsthan that John Burroughs does not happen to haveseen the same things, then the reasoning of John Bur-roughs is ridiculous and his attacks on other men areindecent. . ... It is only fair, however, to quote what Mr. Bur-roughs himself says on this point: If it be urgedthat I discredit Mr. Longs stories simply because Imyself have never seen or known the like, I say no;that is not the reason. I can believe many things Ihave never seen or known. I discredit them becausethey are so widely at variance with all we know—that is, all that Mr. Burroughs knows — of the wildcreatures and their ways. I discredit them as I do any.
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