The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-19

my friend from whom Well.to.do has borrowed
money, he had better look out. Yes 1 will go
to the bank, too and let them know just how
Weii-to.do says, Thank God / now
see my way clear, and in six months
l will have business matters all straight,
and no man shall lose dollar by me. If L can
only be let alone" A loud rap is heard against
his Office door, 'Sir, the banker sent me to sly
that he must see you Immediately" Another
rap. "Sir, Mr.. Loan sends me to say that he
must have that money to day, or he will take
do and tell your wife you are bankrupt, and the
house must be sold and the children come
home from school. what is the matter? On!
nothing, only some Christian gentlemen one
night felt it their Christian duty to look after
the business of Well-to-do.
You talk OF gossip as something light ana
feathery and Insignificant Why more than
once IT has reused an earthquake that shook
down half city, and a tornado that, sweep
ing out to sea, has dsmantled hundreds of
merchantmen. Born in the lowest cavern OF
the pit 1t crawls up, reeking with hlth ana
thing good, audsuncolls its horrid folds, and
stands on end in marlet-place and social
gathering, with hendish hiss.
ROcbhe FitLh.-EXcessiveam amusement. Agood
game Of ball is great sport. The sky is clear,
the ground is just right for fast running. Ihe
club put on their coats and put on their caps, caps
The bal! is round and hard, and stuffed Win
illimitable bounce. Get ready the bats, and
low! Don't striSel Too nigh Don't striAe!
There it comes like lightning. Strike! Away
it scars, higher higher. Run Another bas,.
Faster faster! Good All round at one stroke.
All hail to the man who invented ball playing.
After tea, open the checker-ooard. Now
look out, or your boy Bob Will beat you WlJu
what mastery skill he moves up his men
Look out now or he will jump you. sure
enough, TWO OF your men gone from the pOaIu
and a k Slng for Bob. With what cruel pleasure
he sweeps the board What! only TWO moro
men left? BE careful now. Only one more
move possible. Cornered, sure as laIe' Anu
Bob bends over, and looks you in the iace WIN
most provoking banter, and says; t0P s6Pn why aI
the boys They know why you don't move.
Call up the dogs, Tray, Blanche ana sweet
TTav gooG yo ug girg lHI feet Put on powder
flask and shoulder the gun. over Jhe nllls anu
through the woods. Boys! do not make AK sucn a
rabbit. Squat! Take good aim. Bang missed
him. Sic him Sic him ! See the tur n.y. 0oJ
John will get up the bays. All ready now.
See how the buckles glisten, and how Jne hoTses
prance, and the spokes flash in the sun now
open the gate. Away we go, Let the gravel ny,
and the tires rattle over the pavement and the
horses hoofs clatter and ring. Good roads now;
and let the span fly. Crack the whip. Go-Iong!
Nimble horses, on smooth roads, in pleasant
day, and no ll-gates-clatter, clatter, catter!
never see man go out with hshlng-rou 70 10
sport but silently say, "May you have good
time, and the right kind of bait, and basket
full of catfish and founders" l never see
party taking pleasant ride, but wish them q
Joyous round, aud say "May the horse not cast
a shoe, nor the trace break, and may the horses
thirst not compel them to stop at too many
taverns. In world where God lets his lambs
frisk, and his trees toss, ana his brooks leap,
and his stars twinkle, and his flowers make
love to each other, know he intended men at
times to laugh, aud sing. and sport. Out upon
the fashion that will let man smile, but pro-
nounces him vulgar if he shout with laughter
Out upon style of Christianity that would
make a mans face the counter on which to
measure religion by the yard 49,,
"All work and no play makes JACK dulI
boy" is as true as preaching, and more true
than some preaching. Better wear out than
rust OUT is a false maxim. We have no more
right to do the one than the other.
But while all this is so, every thinking man
will acknowledge that 200 much devotion to
amusement is ruinous. Many of the English
clergy lost their theology in q fox chase. Many
a splendid business has had its brains kicked
out by fast horses. Many a man has smoked
up his prospects in Havanas of the best brand.
There are battles in life that cannot be fought
with spOrtsman's gun. There are things to be
caught that you cannot draw up with fishing
tackle. Even Christopher North dropped a
great deal of usefulness out of his sporting
Jacket" Through excessive amusement many
clergymen, and lawyers, and physicians, and
mechanics, and artists have gone STAYING into
the breakers.
1 offer tins as a safe eprncple-Those amuse-
ments are harmless which do not Interfere
with home duties and epjovments. Those are
ruinous which give one distaste for domestic
pleasures and recreatiOnS, | offer home as q
preventive as an inspiration, as a restraint.
Floating of from that look out for the rocks
Home! 1t Is charmed wOrds Through that
one syllable thrills untold melody, the laughter
of children, the sounds ofWell-lnOwn footsteps,
and the voices of undying affection. Home
l hear in that word the ripple of meadow
brooks, in which, knee-deep, we waded, the
lowing OF cattle coming up from the pasture,
the sharp Mss of the scythe amid thick grass,
the creaking of the hayrack where we tranpled
down the load. Home Upon that word there
drops the sunshine of Ooyhood and the
shadow of tender sorrow, and the reflection of
ten thousand fond memories. When l see it in
book or newspaper, that word seems TO rise,
and sparkle, and leap, and thrill, and whisper,
ana chant, and pray, and weep. 1t gliJters like
aShield. 1t springs up like fountain. 1t trils
like song. 1t wrinkles like star. 1t leaps
like flame. 1t glOws like a sunset 1t sings
like an angel And if some LeXicographer,
urged on by spirit from beneath, should seek
TO cast forth that word from the language, the
children would come forth and hide 1t under
garlands of wild flowers; and the wealthy
would come forth to cover il up with their dia-
monds and pearls: and kings would hide it
under their crowns: and after HeTod had hunt
ed its life from Bethlehem 10 Egypt and utterly
given up the search, some bright, warm day it
would breathe from under the garlands, and
sparkle from among the gems, and flash from
under the coronet and the world would read it
fresh. and fair, and beautiful, and resonant as
before, HOME HOME!
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