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Spring Place 4 Jimplecute.
CARTER & HEARTSELL. PROPRIETORS.
VOLUME XI.
A DECIDED SMS.YTIOH.
GEN- MOSBY'S SON AND DAUGHTER
LEADING CHARACTERS-
Together wlih O-m MUUr-ThR AiV*lr
l»y an K »irHcrine>m lt*tw fit
M-iUir auri Mima Mwbf- I (l«iman
Cohui Plgnr«'A i«h tW- Urtma.
New York, Aug. 24.—The Herald’s
Washington correspondent talegtaphs
his paper the following story, which is
printed this morning:
Count Eugene Milkiewitz, of Wash-
inftom Beverly C. Mosby, of Warren-
ion Va; his si«tor Miss Nto irt Mosby,
and Shoebox Miller, ot Pittsburg, Pa.,
are the leading eli aafi. is in a domestic
drama enacted here, an t u Inch, hut for
the poor marksmanship of Mr. Mosby,
would have ended in a tragedy. The de-
tails of the affair are full of romantic
interest. Count. Milkiewitz, several
years ago. by a brilliant coup which
.dazzled diplomatists and financiers on
. two continents, secured a concession
from the Chinese government for the
establishment of an internal ianal bank
with a capital of *-,0.050,000. He rep-
resenied in this matter Wharton Baker
and « syndicate of Philadelphia capital-
iate, who proposed to make the inter¬
national bank an institution second only
in Importance to the banks of France
anil England. The scheme fell through
for reasons which arc not pertinent to
the recital of the story. The count j
however, was handsomely remunerated
for ids soryices, and since that time he
has made his home in Washington, lead¬
ing the life of a quiet man of leisure.
Beverly Mosby belongs to a Virginia
family which has been famous in the
history of that common wealth since col¬
onial days. He is a son of (ten. Mosliy ’
of the Confederate army, who represent¬
ed this country as consulin (lanton,
China, under the Clevi land regime, and
who is now located in Sin Francisco aa
the attorney for the Southern Pacific
Railroad. Beverly is almut forty jears
old. He is a bachelor and although a
resident of Warren ton, has been absent
from this locality for several years. His
sister, Miss Stuart Mosby, is a tall, stale¬
ly blonde, with » face rather intellectual
than pretty, and a penchant for litera¬
ture, in which she has done some rather
clever work.
Miller’s antecedents will appear later.
It may tie said in passing that they are
malodorous in eharacior, and that they
furnish the ground work for the dram¬
atic scene which so nearly ended in a
tradegy. Miller came to Washington
about six months ago. lie brought let¬
ters of introduction to Count Milkiewitz
from a syndicate of Pittsburg capitalists
who have vast landed estates in Far-
quahar county, Va. The two became
fast friends, Miller was frequently at
the count’s house. There he met Miss
Mosby, between whom and the Countess
Mikiewitz an intimacy arose which dates
from their school days. Miller seems to
have bein deeply enamored of Mi is
Mosby and in time an engagement of
marriage was formed between them.
Beverly Mosby returned home several
weeks ago and was informed of
His sister's approaching marriage.
He naturally desired „to meet his pros¬
pective brother-in- law and look him
over.
The meeting was not satisfactory to
Mosby, who formed a prejudice against
Miller. He attempted to dissuade his
sister fiotu keeping iIn- engagement.
She objected. Her brother asked her
what she knew of Miller. She ropiid
that she knew nothing beyond what she
had been of him, but that she believed
him to be a gent Ionian, and that she pro¬
posed to marry him. Her brother, beg¬
ged that she postpone t he matter until
he could visit Pittsburg anil
himself with Miller's antecedents. This
was agreed to, although the wedding
day was near at hand.
Miller gave Mosby a letter of introduc¬
tion to a friend in Pittsburg. Mosby’s
inquiries developed the fact that Aliiler
served a term of ti < years at the River¬
side, Pa., p nitentiary f- r being impli
ca'ed in a robbery at Brady’s Bond, on
the Allegheny river, 100 miles above
Pittsburg. An old man and his wife
were tortured by the gang of scoundrels
until thev disclosed the hiding place
$21,000 which they had hoarded up.
ler, it seems, was one of the torturers,
but was convicted as one of the
sories.
He escaped from prison. He reap¬
peared in Canada and relumed to Pitts¬
burg, where he finished his term. From
the manner of his escape he gained
sobriquet of “Shoebox ’ Miller,by which
he is still remembered.
Mosby was also told that Miller was
bigamist, who had three wives living.
He was further informed, however,
justification of Miller that the latter
reformed and again occupied a
able standing in the business world
the Smoky (JRy. But this did not
fy him. He did not think that a
with so unsavory a record should
Ataman alliance with his cultivated and
SPRING PLACE, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1891.
born sister, and lie immediately tele-
graphed her:
“Miller is a noted crook, bigamist and
The tispateh was sent to Miss Mosby
at Warren ton, which is scarcely an
hour's ride from the capital. Miss Mos-
by was here and failed to receive it. Rev-
eriy Mosby returned the next day and
encountered his sister and her fiancee on
Pennsylvania avenue. lie approached
the two and, covering Miller with mdig-
nant reproaches, struck him fully in the
face.
Miller escaped as quickly as possible,
and sought the seclusion of his room at
chamberlain’-, where he was staying.
Mosby meanwhile consulted with his
friends as to the course lie ought to pur-
sue in the matter. His own purpose, as
he expressed it. was to kill Miller, for he
believed that the latter was deliberately
plotting the ruin of his sister, and he felt
that in no other way could the disgrace
of another bigamous marriage lie pre-
vented. He was finally advised that the
better plan would be
PUR.SON A. I, CHASTISEMENT
^ Miller, and this he determined to ad-
[ there wUh*a Hiend"only ’ to
Wirn ^ UUet had the ci ty p u _
rious with rage at the flight of his en-
emy, he started down Fifteenth street
in the direction of the avenue. He had
gone but a few steps, when a carriage
drove up ami Count and Countess Milk-
iowitz alighted. As they etarted to en-
ter their house—it is three doors south
of Chamberlain’s—they recognized Mos-
by. He informed Count Milkiewiiz that
he wished a private conference with
him at onco.
After some parley they stepped in
doors, where Mosby *»t once upbraided
Milkiewitz for bringing about the be¬
trothal of his sister and the count’s
friend.
Mosby believed that the count was fa.
miliar with Miller’s record, and that he
had covertly influenced the alliance to
revenge himself for certain reflections
which Gen. Mosby hail cast upon him.
During the colloquy it was noticed that
Mosby had not removed his hat. The
count told him that no man could re-
main in his house with las hat upon his
head. Mosby, whoie fury seems to have
gotten the hatter of politeness, declined
to uncover, whereupon he count ad¬
vanced threateningly toward him, Mos¬
by stepped back, and drawing a self-
cocking revol ver, fired fuil at the count.
His unsteady aim caused the bullet to
lodge in the wainscotting of the parlor
instead of the count’s body, and lief ore
he could fire again ho was seized by the
count’s brother-in-law, Mr. Hite, and
disarmed. The matter was subsequently
settled to the mutual satisfaction of all
concerned, by a written apology on the
part of Mosby.
Count and Countess Milkiewitz left
the city the following day, and are now
spending the heated term at a fashion-
ahlt, Virginia mountain resort. Mim
Mosby refuses to believe the stories
about Miller, and insists that he is in
every respect an honorable and upright
man.
Tmmg Mflft ana Thsir Vac* ton*.
Where do the young men spend their
vacations? This is a quistion which
must present itself to any observing
person who visits the p apular watering
places, for the youug men surely are
not there. You will see lots of girls,
young women,, if von like, and very
pretty ones, too, but very few young
men. There are little girls and little
boy s as thick as daisies in a pasture
field ; there are dignified matrons and
aged dames, male heads of families,
but the young men, where, oh, where
are they ? One Palatka man who had
observed this peculiarity gave it as his
belief that a great many young men
were interested in athletics, and they
spent their vacations in making ex¬
tended bicycling trips, canoeing excur¬
sions, yachting cruises, or they wire
camping in the woods. He thought
that the young men of this age did not
care to spend the generally 7 brief vaca¬
tion which they get hanging around a
summer hotel flirting with the girls,
but would prefer to be out in the
wilds studying nature and developing
their muscle. They have nine mouths
in the year in which to enjoy yonng
ladies’ scciety, if they want to, but
generally only two or three weeks
when they can rough it in the woods.
The Queen's Regret*.
WASHfNOTOM, Aug. 23.~Sir J. Paunce-
forte, the British minister, to-day com¬
municated to the State Department a
telegram from the Marquis of Salisbury
in the following words: “The Queen de¬
sires to ex pres i her sorrow and regret at
news which has just reached this coun¬
try of Mr. Lowell’s death.’’
Sir Julian asked that the telegram be
laid before the President, and by his di¬
rection a copy was immediately sent the
family of the deceased. The proper ac¬
knowledgement was made by the Pres
cent.
“TELL THE TRUTH.”
RQNDSME\ WILL NOT PAY. *
ACLIAN ''E EXCHANG jiv ' VERY
BAD FIX.
T* 1 * B—d—sa w Refute t<* r-«y, but Will
Not 8 »jr What They W1n no—Wynne
99,000 Short l.*#t Nov^m Mr WH«»
(hire the Bond,
Atlanta, August .->4.— ‘‘/n behalf
of Mr. Wynne’s bonds paj^any on, I wish
to say they decline to thing.”
This was the remark of Hon. W. C.
Glenn, of Glenn and Maddox,this af-
ternoon When asked about the
Wynne shortage in the Alliance Ex-
gfiauge ‘
. ^ ^ m. U ‘ era WOUld <v ■»' „ l . ^ “ hftV OH> « ’
J«<» coine to light that are interest-
in tho extreme. It now seoms
*^ a ^ there is more rottenness, and
there Will be Other developments.
On the first day of November, 1890,
Wynne gave bond in the sum of
$50,000. When that bond was given
tho exchange officers stated to the
oondamen that the business was m a
P"*P**»US condition, and that Mr.
Wynne’s affairs were all straight.
an examination has brought to
some facts to the contrary,
Oo the 10th of April, 1890, Wynne
gave his individual note to the ex-
change for $2,907.08, on the Ifith day
of July, 1‘390, bis note for $2,090 92;
and on the 30th of October, the end
ot his first fiscal year, a note to “rial-
ance,” $4,289.20; making a total of
$9,287.20,
This is what is claimed by the
bondsmen. They say they are not
responsible for this sum, as it was
due when they gave the bond, on
November 1st, 1890. The shortage
as stated this morning is found to lie
$20,891 80. The bondsmen claim
^ ,a * ^*ey are not hound for the bttl-
****** They would not give their
reasons, but it is understood that
they wilt claim a perpetration of
fraud by the exchange. They say
that they are not rcs|>onsihle for out-
standing notos against J. O. Wynne,
that he gave as business agent of tho
exchange,
Col. Peek wa? soon this evening,
and he is evidently very much
troubled about the matter. He says
that Wynne was short about $3,000
at the end of the first fiscal year, Oc¬
tober 30,1890, but the books showed
that he paid the money In on that
day. That is what Col. Peek, the
president, says, but it is a fact that
Wynne did not pay the money. He
may have given his note on that day
and counted it as cash.
The affair Is in a muddle. The ex¬
change threatens to have Wynne ar¬
rested if the bondsmen do not pay
over the $20,000 shortage at once,
hut they thiuk the exchange will
not risk anything like that. The
houses which hold the notes of
Wynne.it seems wilt be the losers.
One thing is certain: The bondsmen
have come to the conclusion that
they will pay nothing until they
are forced to do it, and they don’t
seem to be at all frightened. All of
Wynne’s properly is in the hands
of his bondsuien, and tho-e who
hold his notes have no aesurance
that they get 1 cent.
DREbS REFORMERS.
The Wbrk Undertaken by Mia, Frank
Parker and Other*—TiBhts to Huper-
nede Stays and Skirts.
Chautauqua, N Y., Ang. 23.—“The
dress reform crusade will be ultimately
narrowed to two articles instead of
four,” said a women here yesterday,
who is one of the reformers. “Those
two will be the tights and the dress.
The days of the fourteen articles of
woman’s apparel, just like the thirty-
nine articles in the religious ereeds, are
numbered, and we are on the threshold
of a revival of classic simplicity in mat-
tei* of ciotning. It will be the dress
for the woman, not the woman for the
dress.” This little speech but mildly
reflects the prominence and potency of
the new movement.
Conspicuous reformers arrive at
Chautauqua nearly every day and
even Dr. J. M. Buckley, the little,
wideawake editor of the Methodist
Christian Advocate, is priming himself
for a double-leaded editorial'favoring
the reform.
Helen Potter, the well-known imper¬
sonator, came up fiom New York to
get the latest news on the subject, and
Mrs. Frank Parker, the leader, is sim¬
ply deluged wilh inquiries.
Numerous movements have failed,
the retainers say, beeanse they were
not comprehensive enough. They
aimed only at one comfort and utility;
the second was guidedJjte’
ested in improving tf-*
014 > tlo1h ignoring or failing to provide
for the element of bendy. The pres-
Parker ciusade irtelndes all these
principles of Delcarte. It means some-
thing "ovo than the mere putting off
of eorseis. It means nothing less than
f iiat the" beauty of the line from the
armpit. to the ankle must he appreciate
ed and insisted upon, and that perfect
physical proportion is obscured if not
accompanied by grace of motion. The
beauty of the lines of the female form
must be seen.
To show how the 1. a\ on of the new
movement is working at Chautauqua it
is only necessary to say, and this is on
the authority of the dress reformers
themselves, that the young women here
are making sweeping changes in their
wardrobe and that the old style under-
garment may fie had for a song. The
younger element are quite enthusiastic
over the reform, for the spirit of atli-
tetic sports in fairly ramp mt here, and
the girls compete splendidly with the
boys in rowing, racing, riding, fencing,
club swinging, bicycling, tennis, shoot-
ing, bathing; in fact in every outdoor
sport. The new style dress frees the
young women from many conventional
costumes and gives them greater play of
the muscles. Hence it is that the re-
formers are counting converts by the
hundreds in Chautauqua.
The Southern girls here are the most
enthusiastic on the subject. Whether or
not it is because the hot weather in their
section has taught them to welcome any
movement t..at discards superfluous
stays and skirts, it is certain that the
young women from Tennessee, Georgia
and the Carolinas, spending the summer
here look upon the abolition of stays
with decidedly more favor than did their
fathers on the abolition of slavery.
„ Mrs. ,, I inker . has slipped . for
away a
short rest. Before leaving she said:
“The new crusade means something
more than an embroidered bathing suit,
as Kate Field intimates. It means some-
thing infinitely better than Dr. Mary
Walkei’s unwomanly trousers, E'izabeth
Clady .Stanton’s ugly ruffled bloomers.”
Neither has it any sympathy with Ella
Wheeler Wilcox’s night gown, which is
a suggestion of the lied chamber. Our
climate is not suited to this Mother Hub
bard costume. Then, too, in the evolu¬
tion of dress you must take into consid¬
eration the prejudices of women. Th«
dresses must lie apart from the night
gown. Mrs. Wilcox’s idea ignores the
principles of beauty. If you want beauty
you must follow tiic outlines of the
figure. .The t ouble with Mrs Jenness
Miller’s dress is that the waist line,
which is only one third of the body, is
lowered too much, She would put on a
boy’s vest and a boyish high stiff collar,
The, upper part of such a figure would
look like a sophomore in college and tie
lower part like a peasant girl. Mary
Seymour’s idea is too nondescript to no-
tice. Such a skirt, reaching down to a
point near the ankle, with » boy’s jacket,
vest and tie, would be out or the ques
tion. There is no unity in the costume
The knickerhockor notion is entirely too
rallied a departure, and is the mere ini
itatlmi of a hoy. The masculine figure
is essentially different from the. female
tigure, and what would suit a man from
point of comfort would not suit a woman,
In the tailor-made custom the figure of
the man is cut in two in th» middle,
The effect is triangular and ugly. We
believe we are on the track of thP rigid
system and shall adhere to our present
plan until we can discover a better one.’
Miss Grace Dodge, of New York, was
seen a day or two ago here by a reporter,
and baid that she had refused absolutely
to serve on the national dress reform
committee. While interested in sensible
dresses for women sho did not want to
be connected with the present movement
because of the prominence it wquld give
her.
Fo. tones in Fhosithate.
The history of the development, of the
phosphate industry by Americans reads
more like a romance than the truthful
record of a mining pursuit. In Florida
alone, where an experimental venture
was made only two years ago, the indue
try is already established ou such a basis
as to involve millions of capital and em¬
ploy thousands of. men, adding thous¬
ands of dollars daily to the country’s
wealth and challenging comparison in
prospective magnitude with any of the
great industries of-the world.
The world’s consumption of phosphate,
which must be an indispensable article
of commerce until that probably distant
period when the chemist shall manufac¬
ture in the laboratory what the agricul¬
turist now grows in' the field, is now
rated at 1,990,000 tons, and increases an¬
nually at the rate of 25 to 30- per cent.
In five years 4,000,000 tons will be
quired to supply the markets for the sea¬
son, and io tfen years 12,000,000 or 13,-
000,000 will be required.—Philadelphia
Record.
DeLesseps is ill, buj, thinks he w ill
through to see the Panama canal
WILLIAM LOST HtS SENSES-
-
T *»c story *f the Accident «o toe Bmperor’s
Knee.
Paris, August 25.—The Eclair, which
ia not given to sensationalism, prints the
following story as confirmed by unques-
tioned authority On the night follow-
mg the departure of the imperial yacht
Hohenzoflern from England the crew
was beaten to quarters arid Was surprised
tCl find the quarter deek biilliantly illu-
minuted. An altar had been erected on
deck bearing the Old and New Testa-
nients, and the kaiser stood by wearing
a white chasuble with a crozier in his
hand and a black and white mitre on
his head.
He read the most warlike Ages
from the testaments and invited the
crow to respond. He then preached a
lung sermon on the duty of sovereigns
to their people, the whole Berviee lasting
from 11 P- 111 ■ to 3 a. m. The crew were
then piped below,
At 5 a. m. the kaiser appeared on the
bridge in the uniform of a high admiral,
looking extremely haggard, and address¬
ing the commander, he said: “Sir, re-
tire to your cabin, I shall take ehdfge.”
The commander repIJM; -‘Sir, permit
me to observe that We Jvte in a danger-
ous passage, and that it is advisable for
your majesty’s safety, as v^ll as that of
the crew, that a sailor remain in com-
maud.’'
The emperor replied: “Never mind:
God will inspire me.”
The commander 1 lowed and retired,
T ,ie second oilicer remained, and the
emperor angiily bade him to retire; the
officer respectfully protesting,
HE STRUCK THE OFFICER.
The emperor then said: “You resist,
you wretched creature. You trouble
the spirit of God which is in me. This
; 8 the vengeance of God upon you,
d( ,. lling t he oilier a heavy blow on the
choek.
Hie officer turned crimson, but re¬
mained until the empire? seized him by
the throat and tripd thrfw him over-
(, oardi ‘
ln t he struggle that followed, the em-
,, pror fell and broke hia knpe cap< The
BaUor8 wat ched the scene paralyzed with
f par . The occurrence was one that can-
not be forgotten.
FOAMING AT THE MOUTH.
The emperor howled with pain. His
Parted from their sockets and be
foamed at the mouth. He swore terri-
an ‘i m fact displayed all the symp-
t ,rn8 of madness.
The officers, after a brief consultation,
h,m iuto the cftUin > padded with
Nobody was permitted to
en ^ e r except the doctor ami the etu-
P r< ’ RB>
Men were necessary to help restrain
bim until his leg was bandAgcd and a
might jacket was put on him. The
cr * 8 ’ H lasted three days,
MYSTERY OF THE SFA-
A Vessel That Set San au.l w.*n Never
Basra Ot Again.
From tho Paiat.ka Herald,
A group of Palatk i men were seated
on a certain front stoop of a dwelling
one evening recently trying to get a lit-
tie relief from the extreme hot weather,
which had prevailed during the day.
One of the company was connected with
a large marine insurance office in New
York, and he became very entertaining
in his narration of ship-wreck incidents
and adventures at sea, which had come
under his observation or had been pre¬
served by him in a scrap book. Finally
he'asked the company if they had heard
of the case of the Marie Celeste, and
upon being assured that they had not,
he proceeded to give the following inter¬
esting particulars: The Marie Celeste,
a sailing vessel, left the port of New
York some ten years ago with thirteen
souls on board. Among the passen¬
gers were the wife and little child of
the re aster of the vessel. She hail a
valuable cargo on board, and was bound
to Ville, France, on the Mediterranean*
An outward bound British bark sighted
the Marie Celeste when she had arrived
at about 300 miles west of Gibraltar.
The bark signaled the Celeste, and was
surprised to receive no reply. Thinking
this strange the Britisii bore down on
tire vessel, and with spyglass made a
close examination of her deck. Not a
sign of life was to be seen!
A strange feeling of uneasiness spread
through the crew of the bark. A boat
was lowered, and the captain ar<d a pick¬
ed crew pulled for the Marie Celeste.
Arrived at her side they joined in a loud
halloo, in the hone of attracting atten¬
tion. There was no response. A1I was
silent as the tomb. The captain, foUow-
ed by* his men, clamhered'up the side to
investigate the meaning of this ' unnat¬
ural stillness, and they commenced a
thorough search of the vessel. Iu ’the
sheets was hanging the weekly wash of
the sailors. The boats were all suspend¬
ed in their places from the davits.
Every rope arid every spar was in its
place. Not a marlin spike was miss¬
ing. The binnacle and compass were
One Dollar a Year.
NO 30.
intact, descending the '.forehatchway
a half-eaten meal was found upon the
seaman’s table. Proceeding aft to the
master’s cabin, the remains of an inter¬
rupted dinner were seen there also. In
one corner of the room was a sewing
machine, with a little garment still un¬
der the needle, and a lady’s thimble
ying on one corner of the machine, as
if she had been suddenly summoned to
the midday repast. Tne money chest
was untouched. The mas er’s chron¬
ometer was hanging in its accustomed
place. The mate’s watches were hang¬
ing in their staterooms. Everything was
in perfect order. But where was the
crew? “This,” said the man who told
the story, “has never been answered.”
The State Department at Washington
have made these facts known to the
world, but no information has yet come
of the missing thirteen souls. »
WHY SOME PEOPLE SMOK=.
The Weed Gives Them a Mania (or Hug¬
ging and K Inning.
A peculiar assault occurred on July
25th, at Rockville, Conn. A society la¬
dy and her daughter were returning
from a neighbor’s house and had en¬
tered their own yard, when a man
opened the gate and rushed after them.
They recognized him as one of the
most iufluentiai citizens in the city. He
chased the ladies into the hall and began
to hug and kiss them.
Their screams soon brought a large
crowd. The man, when confronted with
his angry accusers, said that his actions
were the result of fits, to which he was
occasionally subject. The indignant
women and their friends would not ac¬
cept this excuse, and the man’s family
physician was sent for. while the poor
fellow stood a captive at the muzzle of
an indignant husband’s revolver. When
the doctor came, he corroborated the
story of the assailant and the husband
was appeased. The doctor says these
fits are the result of excessive saioking.
Tlie Term *<Ktquire.
The term “efquire” is Btill used in ad¬
dressing a communication to a person
supposed to be a gentleman. We all
know the derivation of the word and the
significance attached to it in the old
chivaliric times, when the “ecuyer,” a
youth of gentle birth and a candidate
for the spurs and chain of knighthood,
was attached to the personal service of
a dubbed knight, whose colors he wore,
whose shield he bore, whose charges,
arms and accourtreinents were his pe¬
culiar care. To attain kuightiy rank, it
was not only necessary to he “born” in
the Geimau sense, but to have heen care¬
fully trained in all warlike and social ex¬
ercises, and to have passed through two
preparatory stages of cbihvalrlc instruc¬
tion—that is to say,pagehood and squire-
hood. By the tfme his term of novitiate
bad heen completed he was qualified, at
tiie age of 19 or 20, to fill up any vacan¬
cy that death or promotion to knight¬
hood might create among his mastei’s
esquires, in which capacity it was custo¬
mary that lie nhould serve for several
years—indeed, until some conspicious
feat of valor of his own, or special re¬
commendation on the part of his chief,
brought him immediately under the no¬
tice of a royal prince.
Oddly enough there is no equivalent
for the term among the ticular distinc¬
tions that obtain currency in any and*
every E iropean country. “Esquire” is
a purely English absurdity, neitlir per¬
petrated nor comprehended by any con¬
tinental people.
LOWELL ON NEWSPAPERS,
The late Janies Russell Lowell knew
the value of the daily newspaper, and
had the talent to express his apprecia¬
tion in a striking way. Hoar him:
Thiuk of if. For three dollars a year
I buy a season ticket to the great Globe
theater, for which God would write the
dramas (only that we like farces, spec¬
tacles and tragedies of Apollyon better),
whose sc -ne shifter is Time and whose
curtains and are rung down by Death. Lookt
deaths marriages, notices of inven¬
tions, discoveries and bookB; lists of pro¬
motions, of killed and wounded, and
missing; nows of fires, accidents, of sud¬
den wealth, and as sudden poverty, So,
upon that mood of mind which seems to
isolate me mankind from another super¬
venes, in which I feel that I, too, un¬
known and unheard of, am yet of some
import to my fellows. Art not here
two who would have me know of their
marriage; and, strangest of all, is not
this singular person anxious to have me
informed that he has received a fresh
supply of Dimity Bruisgins?
But to none of us does the present,
even if for a moment discerned as such,
continue miraculous. We glance care¬
lessly at the sunrise and get used to
Orion and the Pleiades. The wonder
wears off, and to-morrow this sheet in
which a vision was let down to me from
heaven shall be the wrappage to a bar of
soap or the Nevertheless, platter for a beggar's editor broken
victuals. our comes
not far within the shadow of a Mount
Sinai aa Mahomet did, yet chooses rather
to construe Moses by Joseph Smith. He
takes up the crook not that the sheep
may be led, but that he may never want
a warm woolen Buit and a ioint of mut¬
ton. * * For which reason I construe
the name of editor not from edo, to pub¬
lish, as from edo, to eat.