, 1865-10-28


The sapless 1oli1Se Of the octan, know
1s r1eS s enc I'd sussx a9 SseH Esy x.h f.
In conc places more than others. weather has a
noticealle cfect Oh the minds md business OF men.
In the Highlands, for instance where 1os, snow and
rain erc tho normal conditions Of the atmosphere,
people don't seem 10 mind them much because
they used to them. In England, where weather
seers chalk down lhc possibility Of tne day ~ yya
DO he4e isc advent oi comet, people don't mind
bad weather much. Indeed arr even haid to be I'M
easy in the sunshine, tn some parts OF the country
But the Volatile. mcrrusfa Frrnch.nan Overcome by
ssd' sno sky oen tskea arm:
charcoal t!hey don't nnect p.rr bodtins much cnds
-at least biz endurance OF them. Americans are
100 scttcal md have too much acp=e Of enjoyment
Of lite TO follow the Ffeuchmau's example; but there
is loo much tFcel t@lmy air and glorious sun.
ElIire in ali onr broad country 1or Us ever 10
sci ufcd to had vestheE Of h. Indifferent abou. it.
Another lh'1g, VIC don't employ the systcmatic
hahtis Of mteting and oyerronsns the dldicu.fies
Of The weather which some other people, the Eng.
lisi for instance d. Me totally ignore al their
Waterproof bats hoods. cloaks etc, and there u
no little disposition 10 look with contempt upon
IN umbseia, unless tiers ladr In tho Gle So,
in such yilEalnouB and dtsestable weather Is this
nc stay u door as much as possible, and nc feel
very keenly ths aisagreeablcness Of the siinatiou
AZ onI American poets have had something to say
any particularly manftet Infection fos their sub
tect-onfy IN The exceptional case Of a summer
@Ikc day ~ cold and dxrk and dreary.
trains and the Wind u never we.ry;
sPs 81. ss, s,se e. 70 tsa ,hs WALL
And tne ds5 & DIX and dSeaTy '
That fs ,zue plctur. tketehcd body snd In few
ltnes, By uaeter's hand, Of an antnmn rainy day.
The summer showers. the tears OF Joy, dropped anA
Gladfomc earth BY smiling skier. bring thoughts OF
lie and Eladnefs 70 our he.ns. There Ii right
roof. fn the glad carol Of birds, whcn tie hasty
shower + o.rr md The eyes are glsddencd By The
lcadcD skies, The moutnfu1 souEh OF the wind, he
and the sow death Of those remnants Of the beaptI
full Nhfch harc outllyed summer warmth and favor
together convey eense Of melancholy and gloom
to eyeu the lc1st sensitive. Scarce does it rcem
lhai these aggressive little drops Of 1ain, which belt
w t IT, 5Dasen N elond. ef efss sse SeT. which lie
Like nre in the flowers till the Sun rides high.
s s5ss ssssf ~ III g. ss {:
Doi ail The ~ while We n1i!e and grumble, the rain
o. o.1s he e fe,s 1a ns ar f1 g M q
hills Of hard mud, quck.and md toz1cnte diversity
our street scDey. Many crossings which were
always bad hare now become things Of memory
only and OF Others. al len few floating treach-
erous boerdf, Which invite the steps or passere by
only 10 plunge TIE condding s1c2pcr IN pa.ticn-
la,ly uniathotnable pool A. %: ihe s:rcet: Them
oison pavement q some cobhlc stones, never more
thhn half wheel ie visible 1t one tie, and the nir
resoupds with ezlletiyes from drivers. who '.have
never saw the ike Of this before." Onr
streets, lying low As they do, with lnsnf-
nss1aaea nsens dz1,n.ss an,;ss and J.. .ny Of them
,ms m nenas aa sof1sanes hsa sat tnos noR
they arc pre-eminently Aud excessively had. We
hase @ I'D I'd come ssy pleasant weather II which st
cleansed. bnt scarcely any attempt has been made
to do 70. Now and then, Al long intervals, a lev
IDENTIFY oIb.shted hope, shsiiernd e1, !siss ruined
health and constitutional Abhorycnce Of MANUAL
aboEhaye wandered lt-,le.sly, carelessly aud m.
speny o4 'Jr o soiss bS
10 vary atntly the mono:ouy Of 4 wfetchri jlfe
between : dismal childhood and an INDECENT Old
heaed up herr and the antaf tic ttlc plIes Of lie
more sold mud The eEo1nGlese fiction obtaIncd
ctrrulauon that theee petsont were in the employ
cleaning the streeas, but The only Eenson therefor
SCENT to have been that nobody else was seen evcn
attempting to buEiefque that labor. No attempt
MaS made to take Advantage Of The tunocent aEnuse
ment Of these harmless and ecoeut11c Creatures by
rfosidtng carts to caI1y away their minute coliec
o o9s Of sss snd .t1;1mped
md harden the nnnd, the Euo will shine out hot
when uext summer comes End dr. II mp into dust
Letus, iheIefore be patient. Blessed q be Whoex-
he disappointed. But We Cannot thlnk without up-
ptchentton of tht. Of 9Th, ripe for ep,d.mtcs,
rife with sudden and horrible deatAe. Chicago h.e
Il II tue The advantages Of the fresh like b1eezes
from ono eide. and the winds OF the broad prsiries
Cd 1he ctdef. 1nt fhf lled on low, lere and 1p>u1-
GENTLY drained ground. Acres npun acres Of her
land fre made ground and contain more or less ot
rotttnc rubbish and filth and under her Ii bot.
soDless swamp. No efforts can be too Creaf to
keep at least the surface pure no expense should be
epalcd to free us from the horror Of mastns from
eiafnuns water. from the poisonous malarfa Of The
ErAt repository Of dith in the southern section Of
The CITY,
That dreaded pestilence, the chole4.. il Sweep
Ing rapidly through Europe, aud scientific men
give that will 1nerlahly yisit ills coup-
LIZ next year. It may not come to Chicago but II
We do cot adopt ut once and continue act}yclT Tho
m1oe scientific and effective sanitary measures IL
will rot stay AWAY 1o1 wnnt Of hearty invitation,
Who that has passed through the teIfors OF city
iuaried by the plague can remember them without
a shu1der Of horror: Whe can atolEdly look for
Hart 10 lie ad,nnct upon u and neglect asn,nx
b,nEelf ac1fust it, deadly attAckl A r3esage nom
John Wilson's - City oi the Plague .tyid!y de-
piciug the dreadful scenes In the p:h 0! The pes-
leDce, rccufb to ue:
- Stand alooE
Anc let tho Ptstts tSiuMpbAl chariot
NzTa cpcn WAY Advancing 10 the tutuh
See boW he m0cks the po0p and |ngcA1try
Or earthly ktnE1l miserable carl,
Htspd up with human bodies dFaE Ezed along
BY RGrunk stee6s, skeleton &natomics;
And onward urged b. 4 xAn. me4gtt wretch,
Doom*d never 10 return from tho ioul nit
Whittier, With oatha he drives his lnAd Of horror.
Would yon look in? Grey hairs kRd golden tFe5scs,
And snAny rosy ytssse smiling still
bodies ID the noRo1e weeds OF bcSsAry H7apt,
With aec oefrep1t and Eaetcd to the bono;
And y0uthtni naIpeA. 8uEutf ana beautiful,
IN sp!le Of mortal nsnEn4 ..therc licfhry all,
EFFh ~ r tNH41 his p fvf1r t4 thn