New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-25
NUSCCLARITy WITHOUT Gh1Ns'
CALAMITY.
emit, postpone

Oxford Tract even, had lost the freshness OF
novelty, if not the odor of sanctity, there arose
in England a new sect, or lot OF odds and ends
of people said to profess - muscular Christian
ity.- Whatever else the faith was, the new and
fortieth article included cultivation Of the
muscles. The beloved apostle from the hands
nc n painter inspired By this order, would have
had as beginning a bull-neck, short-cropped
hair, pug.nose, and bunged eye; and hercu-
lean piesof hard flesh on the arm, indicating
power, to bit from the shoulder. Such muscle
might be useful in subduing the heather, who
are prone to acknowledge a superior power ire
spec,iyc of conviction. The muscular faith pro-
fesscd cricket and the church, or, to speak more
reverently, the church and cricket. went hand
in hand with the professors So much strength
mixed up with spiritualism might occasionally
produce odd Interpretations in conyer'aiion
about pews and prize-Ggh'S publication By
faith and the Derby, licht-wcghts and he H.
anv: 70. tie man full Of health and animal
spirits, and cultyating the sporting ,'nses, VIII
out with The uppcrmcst idea-likc the ioShun'.
ing " leyiie of old.
Ma.culasily az profession Of faith VS. not
confined 70 Christianity. Il soon got into liter
ature: into the regions OF The deal. SCOTS
lorcrs are al good eaters. and also dnnAer, at a
nj n: the ccrulean Clarence Of Bulwer, when
a I'd bv the cheap laudlady il be will haze q
li,.lc b.t OF he roll, thanss h.r-no; be vii.
take thc whole Of b.. Bu' these authors we've
dcisct.ye. Their Apollos should haze been
Hercuic.>c. Their specific proves should
have been sei down. What they iili oi lroa,
and back Of horse and knock do ~ man.
or this specific gravity doctrnc the nore. Of
" Guy Livingstone" was wit GV Is man
strong enough 70 be an acrobat in a cgyl--nns;
Tor 20 be- a NAVY or 10 carry bod, or do some
strong manly and useful thing. Bnt N The
novel he does nothing. Probably according Ia
the canon 20 cunningly laid down by Mr.
Thackeray: that the Interest OF people
/ ia novels ard plays l. inscpan1le ifoin
their idienc.s - working people no, being
food for romance. We were not aware
when reading the musculArity without the
Christianity Of Guy Livingstone" thai ava
A portrait of the author himself. and carried our
IN, practical idea of perfect manhood. Now We
know il bv the publication at another yoirm"
tom tho sane hand called " Border Hni Hh-
tile" Border doe, not mean ficIrl border.
say thai which separates H. Ncnicc iIon ,hc
rest OF France: aud Ba-illle. ire obi prison.
now destroyed. che KEY of which wa. presented
by the lat General lafayette to thc lsfe'Gen.
eral Washington. Border Indicate llc line,
wherever It be-. liug bctwlxt heavenly Dixie
and the acour.cd North; sud Ba-iilic. Wash-
.ng'on military prison. Il seem. that Guy, the
muscular. came hiiher. last Christina. Ia
the Cmid steamer; "a'l for o. ca our
throal.." lie WAS Hospitality received IN New
Yor. and It'll more hospitality IA Baltimore.
tie records can,a,-back,. and champagne. ind
coppcrhcads He was lioniard Especially by
one woman, whose EYES appeared ~ h1}c guar
through him AID lcil him PROSTATE ior ihe iime.
Our muscular Guy wa not much Of l.ct or
Scot a, mol 90 be- we'll shod. ami % hr sing,
Numerically of pair OF boot, reaching 10 the
Thighs. ,oii ~ gloves. and the adm ration oi
Secession duck shooter. Horse, - match.
Also gum ana pistols. Tho Siee Of great mind
/, loquaciiy. Cuy was loquaciou,. he talked
AMI talked Ill his mission got into the new.
papers. The Government, would have been ju,.
ti'ahlc IN arrc,tiug hlm, trying BIN ~ court
martial. and shooting him. ANY other Govern
mcnt would but ours; but democracy With large
D 4 4 AL.
when democracy is hungry and fierce is l. cruel
Arstocmcy. on the other hand, mu,t brcrucl: II
Is che nature Of Ihc beast and the chief tenure
of il, existence. So the Government az WASH
ingion let Guy very much alone II d.d no,
visit him twice a week unknown 10 himself "a,
che Par, police does travellers: did not warn
him. gave him ropc--all he wanted. So. hay
Ing drunk IN beauty Al the eyes. and ,w'nc A.
GUY sct out with his man-at-aIHs 10 join the
Rebels. and carry five and sword into the ,ouu-
try which vi. protecting and shielding MIN.
Some people may think that such = course vi
fit for dirty low ruilan, with ~ much muscle
As Guy, bu' ignorant OF parish school teaching,
not to mention Oxford or Cambridge. Bu' he
record II in his "Bordcr and Ba.;il.r book
as something honorable. And he also
relates how, when after three un,ucce,>-
nl attempts 10 cross the border fourth
unsuccessful attempt - with an e&peg.-
cnccd guide, too-rcsul,rd in the shooting dead
Of his horse and hiS attendants hor's. hy the
hands OF a Yankee guard on the border GUY,
muscle and ALL not wishing TO go TO The heaven
oi muscular Christians on the spot, surrendered