The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-29

Tourssi. ana T:oadyssrn.

TOURISTS una Toaiy ism.
The Richmond Times takes off in
the following article the absurdities of
that toadyism which is of general pre-
valence when any opportunity is af-
forded to our people:
Esop informs us that ON eagle,
''soaring in his pride of strength"
once swooped down upon a tender
lamb, and transfxing the bleating in
nocent with his terrible talons, bore
him off to neighboring cliff, where
he devoured it in the presence of the
enraged shepherd. An old raven, who
had watched the successful raid of the
eagle with covetous as we'll as envious
eyes, determined to initiate him, and
with much loud and menacing croak-
ing, pounced upon huge ram and
endeavored to carry him of, after the
manner in which the eagle had fur
nished transportation to the lamb
Getting his claws entangled in the
matted wool of the father of the flock,
the raven was quickly captured by the
shepherd aud his neck straightwuy
twisted, as q punishment for his i'm
pudence. so much for the ridiculous
imitation of the great and powerful.
Sir Morton Peto and other famous
English capitalists having. during
their mammoth railroad tour, been
greatly honored, flunked, toadied, and
most sumptuously entertained, the
whole country is threatened with an
inundation of innumerable microscop-
ic imitators Of the railway kings. Every
little municipal official, petroleum
capitalist and Wall street speculator
is making preparations for tour, in
imitation of Sir Morton Peto and his
companions. The mania is spreading
with alarming rapidity, and the amia-
BILE weakness of railroad presidents in
letting these initiative upstarts wan
der about the country as ''dead heads
Is greatly increasing an evil which
should be stopped at all hazards. We
shall soon have all the aldermen and
city fathers North and South in mo-
ton, and when they start it will be
very difficult to keep the night watch
from catching the epidemic.
We learn that in consequence of
the superior accommodation now
furnished the public without price by
the rival lines of steamboats, on the
James river, the ancient and honora-
BILE society of boot-blacks of Norfolk
and Portsmouth, contemplate visit
ing their distinguished brethren in
this city, as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be made, and the
competition between the steamers Of
fers still greater inducements. In
deed, to be frank about the matter,
these eminent tourists are prevented
from commencing their excursion at
once by the report that the praise
worthy competition between the rival
lines of steamers will soon result in
every passenger having presented to
him bottle of champagne, and his
meals as an acknowledgment of the
gratitude felt for his gratuitous pat
ronage, and they naturally desire to
profit by these substantial evidences
of the liberality of the competing
lines. Upon their arrival these tourists
will be received by the boot blacks of
Richmond, who will greet them with
loud and hospitab1e offers to "make
their shoes shine for half dime"
The tourists baving had their under
standings put through full course of
Day and Martin, will be escorted
by their hospitable entertainers to the
apartments selected for their accom-
mediation, the spacious, airy and com
Portable condemned wagons and am
balances which are parked near the
picturesque ruins of the once re-
nowned whiskey distillery of "Stearns
and Brummell, having been prepared
for their reception regardless of ex
pense. After nights rest from the
fatigue of spending a day upon a
steamboat without blacking a single
pair Of shoes or boots, the "distin-
gnished guests" will be pointed out
all the objects of historic interest