, 1862-07-05
Shedding Tears at Will.

extravagantly, is unhealthy susceptible or BEN
upon deceiving the bystanders. We do not refer
to tears wrung from unwilling eyes by the pres
sure of some terrible calamity-we mean tear.
shed for the sake Of appearances, or with view
1 to deceive. We mean tears evoked by histrioniC
influences in public or private life We mean the
lachryrnose sensihility to doeful impression SO
OTTER proved compatible with a cold and cruel
heart Actors-we do not mean actors in social
circles and on public platforms, Of which there
are so many but bona fde actors on the stage
are of course right to cultivate the faculty of weep
ing. 1t helps both themselves and the spectators
to realize the passion represented. We have in
deed read of an actor so thoroughly carried away
by his feelings while performing in a suicide scene,
as not only to plunge real dagger home to the
hilt in his own breast, but faithfully to support his
character to the last by dying in studied atti-
tude, according to the most approved stage rules.
We confess, however, that the story comes from
the other side of the Atlantic, and may not be
strictly true. On the other hand, of our fore
most English actors-Y Young the tragedian-
the pathetic voice and gesture of Mrs Siddons,
and was only recalled to a sense of his RESPONSE
bilities, as the villain of the piece, by the stern
admontion Of the great actress-uttered in a
thrilling whisper" Mr.. Young, command your
self" Women have often an extraordinary tai
ent for shedding tears. 1t is well that this should
be so. Tears are not without their influence on
the baser sex. Even british husbands-a class
entering largely into the composition of society,
whether high or low-are not insensible to tears,
especially when sober. But women must be care
full not to weep over much. The demonstration
should be reserved for special occasions. The
more fugaly tears are shed, the deeper will be
the effect produced. Madame d'Arblay describes
young lady gifted with extraordinary powers in
this line. When requested at large social gath
eripg to oblige the company by weeping, she
would theerfulIy comply The process was as
follows The young lady's features first became
composed and thoughtful Presently her calm
blue eyes filled with tears. Then, one by one, in
endless sequence, the pearly drops rained down
her serene countenance until the curiosity of the
spectators was satiated, and each one murmured,
hold-enough" AS a rule, we suppose that
tears easily secreted, affect behoders as little as
they cost the lady shedding them.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD BuL.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Bulletin writes as fol-
lows concerning the prospects of the passage Of
this bill in the United States Senate;
Some of the friends of the Pacific Railroad bill
we're good deal alarmed by the refusal of the
Senate by a vote of seventeen to nineteen to make
it the special order of to-day. Certainly it was
unfortunate to have such proposition defeated.
1t indicates that there is to be decided hostility
to the scheme in the Senate, which will probably
do its best to prevent action it during the pres
ent session and 1t is greatly to be regretted that
McDougall had not polled the Senate privately
and made certain of success before making his
motion for special order. Still his ill success
on that occasion is not to be accepted as premo-
milton that the bill is to be strangled for its earn
est friends in the Senate will be quite sure to
force the bill to a vote before adjournment, and
/
Senator Latham, in polling the Senate, finds that
it will have at least twenty-five unconditional
yotes-majority as the Senate now stands. Be
sides this twenty-five, there are several others
who will be quite sure to vote AYE" when the
issue is fairly presented to them. The special or
der was defeated by the argument that no other
measure should be permitted to stand in the way
of the Tax bill, which is now before the Senate.
CALIFORNIA FoREvER.-J. Ross Browne, wri
ting from Stockholm, Europe, to the Sacramento
Union, closes recent letter with the following
extravagant strain
Give me California forever the land of sun
shine and progress. l have seen no country like
it yet. When l think of old times there terri
BILE home-sckness takes possession of me. Sc
help me, friends and fellowctizens, I'd sooner be
pack-mule in California with a raw back, and
be owned by Mexican greaser, employed week
in and week out in carrying barrels of whiskey
over the Downievie trail, fed on three grains o.
barley per day, and turned out to browse on
quartz rock and sage bushes every night I'd rath-
er be a miserable little buno, kicked and cuffed
by Marirosa Chinaman; I'd rather be a dog
and bay the moon in the city Of Oakland, or a toad
and feed upon the vapors of dungeon at San
Quentin; I'd rather be lamp-post on the corner
of Montgomery street, San Francisco, and be
leaned against and hugged and kissed alternately
by every loafer out of the Montgomery saloon
I'd rather be any of these than a human being
compelled to live permanently in Europe, with a
palace in every city, town and village, and in
come of fifty thousand dollars day to defray ex-
penses. So don't be surprised if should turn up
again one of these fae mornings on the Pacific
coast The only difficulty at present is-a col
lapse in the financial department.
INDIAN AfFAIBs uN THIS CoAsT-The Indian
Appropriation bill passed by the Senate appro-
PIRATES $4,000 to pay the cost Of removing the
Indians of California to two reservations. On
motion of Mr.. Nesmith, an appropriation of $780,
900 was passed for the negotiation of treaty
with the Nez Perces Indians of Oregon and Wash
ington Territory for the REIMBURSEMENT of a por-
ton or all Of their present reservation or its ex-
change for other lands Mr.. Nesmith stated that
there were at least ten thousand gold hunters now
on this reservation.