Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-07-28
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY IS, 1896.

owing 20 the small support which the Opers
had received this season, we should be de
prived OF II for the next Several gentlemen
| ascertaining that such result would be Ger
tam, unless the sum Of S2l 900 should be sc.
cured To the Manager, by the sale Of the frs
der Of boxes, met yesterday afternoon, at th,
Office Of the proprietor of the Saint Charlie,
street Theatre. The four stage boxes were
taken for the sum Of $4,000, or I, 800 each
eleven other boxes in the Theatre were taker
for the sum Of 81 900. or s., 900 each. max.
ing Is boxes out Of 10 IN the first tier ths
were Immediately Disposal Of TO heads Of "a
miles the remaining 4. We have been inform
ed, have since been sold, besides n number oil
Parquette seats, the price Of which is 400. -
The engagement will consist Of thirty nights
and will take place during the months Of De
eember, January, February, and March.
.NsU Orissn, paper.
THE SERMoN.-We Americans are
certainly very singular people. We
boast Of our freedom, ard, to show it,
set at naught and violate all law. human
and divine we boast Of our equality,
and refuse to associate with any but
those who are able to purchase the en-
tree to good society,"" we profess to
judge every one by his merits alone,
and yet the moment that a lion comes
along. like set Of jackals. we all i'm
mediately run after him. and join in
stuihng him with praise and fattery,
and humbly beg to be noticed by him,
if it be only sneer; we boast of being
.Americans and Republicans, yet nc
sooner does foreigner. especially il he
has weaih or title, set his foot upon
our soil, than we strive. by every pos.
sible means to ingrstiate ourselves into
his good graces, and induce him to no
nour us with his presence at a dinner
or other party, merely that it may be
said that lord so-and-so, or the dis
tinguished Mr.. such-a-one, was at our
party" Call on us for very small
sum, for the purpose of promoting any
national, useful. or benevolent object.
to encourage literature and science, the
introduction of any new and important
branch Of manufacture, or the trade and
commerce of the place in which we
reside. and no people in .he world are
more prudent, calculating, cautious,
and close listed. But let our fashiona.
BILE neighbor attempt TO rival us, to out
shine US in dress. furniture, and equip
age; let it become fashionable to go 10
certain places Of resort, whether &c
theatres, concerts, fairs, exhibitions, be-
nevolent associations, or what not, nc
matter what the expense may be, you
shall find US full of money, and ready
to spend it as If itwere mere dross, and
Of no value whatever.
The poor unfortunate, though deserv-
ing woman, who has large family Of
children dependent upon her labor
shall be taken sick, and suffer all the
want Of misery and disease, and her
friends cannot raise FIVE dollars for her
relief; but get up benefit for a foreign
er, and let il be understood that the au.
dience will be fashionable one, and
then how liberal, how benevolent and
how compassionate we become; the lap
of the beneficiary will be filled to over
flowing; he will have more money than
he ever, IN his most visionary moments,
dreamed of possessing. Let a man
praise and flatter us, tell us we are the
finest, the most liberal, the most dis.
eliminating, and the most intelligent
people in the world, and we will. span
iel-like, fawn and crouch, and follow
after him; but let any one tell US plain
truths and give US good wholesome adj
vice, and we bristle up and snap at him
like cur, and if but one opens upon
him, the whole bay deep moutbed' hate
and pursue him with unrelenting fury
The fact is. we have little selfrespect,
though we have abundance Of self-con-
ceit. We look, not to the appreciation
Of ourselves, but are feverishly anxious
10 know what Others, and particularly
foreigners. think Of US, and get into a
great passion If they will not expires,
as much admiration Of US as we think
We deserve. We are constantly hum
bugging ourselves, and we get so fond
Of IT that we are never happier than
when others are bumbugging us, though
we are at the same time conscious that
we are bumbugged.-f Phil Com. Her