, 1866-10-28

5 lie gives the particulars Of this conversa-
ion; In which the General gave hlm this un-
unlifcd ASSURANCE.
Fculiieton,
FAcTs AND FASC1E5
re sometimes SO like unto each other that 1t
S matter Of delicate distinction to draw
he separating line. To be taken wifi tue
hills und ferez IL Il terrible fact which It Is
rot always possible to avoid, eren In dis
rict OF SO apcscnt settlement as Chicago.
TO 60 home, 10 lie down, to feel Sonr neither
.xtrcnities grow cold, and your head hot,
ire facts; but when you feel your feet actu-
lily freezing, your two eyes like red. hot
.oals, setting firc to your head wheu all the
blood In your body has gradually collected In
sour head, and you fear that 1t will suddenly
rush back to It's distribution with such force
and velocity that II will burst the veins,
there is hardly any doubt but
fancy scts in--sSill go like fact
I hat you are prompted to beg the doctor to
cut of your head, as the only sure way Of
aSertlng calamity equally terrible.
In some such instances fancy comes first.
You fancy you have taken cold, when your
best friend sollcitously inquiries where you |
were last Eight, and insists that you look as |
though you had not slept wink In d week. |
Presently you shuttle. Suuitiing is tickling
sensation uud makcs you snecze. SnceziDg |
is proof that you have taken cold. Here Is
tho fact You 60 home ut night, bundle up
in bed, drink hot whiskey punch, With
very little water In It, and now fancy sets In.
A cold, under these circumstances, Is not a
Lad thing to have. You chucklc In
wardly, md with Infinite satisfac-
tion oTcr people who have no
cold. You nre delighted with everything
and at peace With ali mankind. until, In
some unRccountable way, two dozen men,
averaging six feet in height and two hundred
pounds in weight, present themselves and
insist upon pounding you. You object to
being pounded, and proceed to demolish the
two dozen with as much case and rcliah as
sou would aemo}ish two dozen Shrewsbury
raw on frosty morning. To whip Two dog
en- la1geand pugllIst:cally inclined men at this
tlnc, Is the fastest and plcasautest task i'm
agsnnblc. Tben you quietly wait for more
TO come on. But the example worked upon
tlc two dozen has cfrcctua!ly eEadlcatea the
con,batiyeucss Of humanity.
Then you employ -nn army Of fairy me-
chanicr and build CAattuur In E+nagnr, where
you nbolish the inqui>ition. revive The Span
ish Fanda.ge, sing ~ dreamed dweit 10
n,o,h,c 1o}lsn throarh vour nosc- and-1o
10 slcep.
The last new rarmcnt which Won buy. the
tailot Technically calls ".aney." but tln bill
whyrh he presents he nrefars to lopk upou
.s fact. mot 10 bc li.h,ly t7r,tcd. So
with thc prospect ard rctrsspccs Of J. din.
ncI. ImpeeuuIs,Ity ia eeuc.slly a fact with
those nconlc Who cncourare fancy ID. most.
nut nntwt,nstao,,inv The aavant,-e wh,c,,
6.ct ,,os sc.eo. i, ,,s t.nc;ni1;tv snnstantial-
;,v an,, ,,rac,,,,,,,r II IL sometimes out.
vi,,cd ,T fancy. 4 good INSTANCE Of thss ID
,c,.tca NJ French Hohcn,fan named
rn,en,rac, wh, m n rcry cuia ta,v entered
H., c.tchr,,cI restaurant ~ the palals
Hor.1 tlo Ert,<, prorro.<au1 IN t;.ht
,,,,s md n Panama hat. ltc ordered
,,,n,rr or .nvcp rt,,r.cs w,,h CA,.e,n
Sssrnon1 az ,hc rrar IN and C1;cot
| c,,n,,.a,,,r for lila xr,ncs rbc n-onri.tor
=; h,D,.rf e.. Sr,r rr,ctors "a 20 rnna a cus,
to,uer ard In ~. conversation aftcr Tho
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