, 1859-08-20
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~"seefnk the Worlds, =;
year reader were you ever boy, and it 10
did you norer feel tempted to run array! When
-. tnaeeo' Tue course Of your lore and your
| nc 'a4led run smooth, or the prccepts Of Solo
| mon had been followed in your case, or you
were sent to bed without your supper ; or not
allowed to 50 in swimming, nor stay at home
from school to see the circus; nor 60 to the
muster in the next town nor buy the cov-
esed knife with ten blades and corkscrew in
tl1e handle; nor have tail cont like Bob Jones:
nor sit up until -FOUR older brothers ard sisters
~ent to bed; in the face Of these serious priva-
lions ard psovoca&tons did yon never feet,reader
Tic ho'lo"ness Of mundane ties, that the world
"as wide, that there were ships that sailed amope
spice islands, where monkeys aud bread fruit
where the charms Of existence and there were
no school bells or family curfews, in short be
seized will desire TO play the prodigal son,
Act ]. and run AWAY
We hnEc sometimes thought that the book.
makers for boys libraries paint this sljppinc
through the world among strangers, in a light
rather too sunny for the facts ol the case aud
lnjudicionsly for the fancy Of the readers. The
Kind gentlemen" adopting the runaway, giving
him pony, Newfoundland dog and no end Of
sugar plums, " the benevolent stranger who
pats tue head of the friendless youngstcr picked
up BY the way side, aud giyes him guineas out
ola green silk purse, in fact we used to read Of
donations Of this Kind that included purse and
ail-"there my boy God bless you" {throsciu4a
purse dc )-tbese noble old fellows arc not as
likely to exercise their liberality since The crisis
IN the money market and indeed did rel, r little
on such street terms before that TING, but tie
result is the youngstcr gets elevated ideas of
seeing the world and runs away. Just now the
Chicago boys seem TO have mania of this Kind.
aud we have chroLicled the straying propensi-
ties Of five or six ~ithin few weeks past, most
Of them taking the direction of St. Louis. We
hope the kind gentlemen" thereaway will fill
up their purses for the expectations that nav
be based upon them in these boyish escapades,
We hare no hope, however, but that the same
old story will be re enacted as ever since the time
Of the ragged swine.herd Of the parable, the
runaway will have bitterness enough and empti
ness enough in his unaedged essay to see the
world.
a few days since one Of these boys who had
reached the advanced age of thirteen took the
cars Tor st. Louis via the Illinois Central, His
tather had an eye Oh his movements and quietly
allowed his departure, but telegrapbcd to an
acquaintance in Kankakee, aud the result WAS
tue boy had round trip 10 that town and back.
Were we to expect boys to see.thia item, we
would like to whisper the truth the world will
Tell them less cheapiy, that there is no place
like home for boy. "Sceing the worId'' will
commence all to soon.
Chicago Historical SocIetyss Monthly
MeettnEs
This Society met On Thurday tic 18th inst,
". Il. Brown, Esq, President, in the chair.
The reported acquisitions to thu library lin all
3o5 from el contributors includes the rare and
costly work BY Lord Kingsbosough, on the An
tiqulties of Mexico, vols., imperial folio, richly
bound in Turkey morocco, the munificeut rift Of
Mr. II. G. Loomis, of this citg. lately returned
from Europe together with with the collected
documents Of the First Session Of the NXXVth
Congress, in SC vols, for which the Society is
indebted to the attention Of the Hon. J. F.
Farnsworth, II. c. Valuable donations were
a1so received Of the files Of IN 1sraelite periodi
cal, from 3. Fc1senthal, Of this city; of his own
works, from Ex Gov. Reynolds; aud Of the AS
tronon11cal Reports Of the U. S. Naval 0b.erva-
tory, from n. F. Maury, l.. l.. D., Of Washing
ton. Appropriate Acknowledgements were or
dered to be returned to the various donors.
Of the Socicty's correspondence were read
various letters. One from Prof. 4. Caswel], Of
Brown University, expressing interest in this
Socic,y's labors, and advert1ng to the encourag-
promise held out by our city, in the carly estab-
lishmcnt Of SO many literary, theological and
other institutions. tending to place our city in
" very high rank among American cities dis
tinSuishcd for learning.' A communication
was received from DR.. R. Solger, Of Massa-
chuse.ts, relatise to aproposed course Of bis.
torical lectures; also from Thomas Seatman,
Esq, Of Connecticut, in regard to contem.
plated memoir Of the late Judge Pope; and
from c. Bentley, Esq, asking tie Socjety's
wishes in respect to a proposed invitntion to
the American Association for the Advancement
Of Science, 10 hold its annual session for 1860
in Chicago. The communication was uDfortu-
natcly delayed in reaching the Society; aud a
committee, consisting Of the principal officers,
was appointed 10 consider the expediency Of
securing the meeting Of that Association for
1851, in this city.
The Secretary called the Society's attentiou
to the urgent need Of provision to cnab1e him
to make u personal visits to points in the West,
where documents and papers Of historical value
can be secured only BY personal application and
search; and . subscription was successfully
commenced at this meeting to defray the charge
Of additional shelves in the library, for the i'll
creasng collection of the Society.
The approaching United States Fair was no.
ticcd by member; and, on motion, the Secrc-
tary was authorized to extend general inyita-
tun to strangers in attendance ut the Fair, to
visit the Society's rooms.
The Hon. S. ". Fuller, Of Chicago, was
chosen resident member Of the Society.
4 REcKLEss WnEckEn BnorGn1 TO RECKON
1xG.-Onc John Cossick, mariner, jumped neat
ly out of the fryinepan into tile fire yesterday.
lie had been hauled up badly water-loggcd
{uulv it wasn't water at a1l) and disordcr1y, and
was fined e.. lie was short of funds that
amount and obtained the company Of m officer
TO 70 down to his vessel and get the money.
The two started, but John managed to get out
Of convoy and bore away on tack Of his own
nj spunking rate. The officer made gallant
stern chase. John took out across q vessel at
the dock, lcapcd into her yawl aud sculled awny
for the other side. This transit across the craft
was uu'ucky for john however, since be was re-
cognized by some Of the hands as being the
man who had stolen about fifty dollars worth Of
iewelry and a silk dress from the wreck Of the
barguc Sunshine, at Port Huron. while he WIS
engaged as u wrccker- lie was accordingly at.
ter sharp pursuit arrested and delivered into
the hands Of the q. 5. Marshal, and will be e1-
amiued before u. s. Commissioner Hoyne.
TuE Gas FLAT 1RoS HEArEn-NEw LrxCRr ~
GAS BrnxkR.-For some days past many ris
/ itors hnye been attracted to the establishment
! Of Messrs. Wa1worth, Hubbard Co., No. eas
NJ tha natal ouJ ,1,n s.n =. !.