The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-17

merchant. "He respects the sanctitee of domes-
tic life, and countenances no outrages upon
public decency."
"Do you suppose he cares a tinker's curse
about the right and wrong of the matter2"
third puts in, a young man evidently on his way
to the bad. ale wants to sell his paper. That's
all he wants. Such fraud as that ought to be
kicked to death by lame spiders"
Indifferent to these opinions, butnot indifferent
to the fact of opinion existing, and of himself
and his paper being continually talked about.
Meanwhile might mention that one of the chief
sources of the brightness of his sheet is his
having secured as night editor gentleman
named DR.. Wood, who was formerly city editor
of the Tribune, besides experimenting on Sat-
urday the local department of the Sunday Mer-
curry. DR.. Woods central idea concerning that
department is that the city editor should be ON
niscient, that he should have a reporter posted
at every point in city and suburbs where
anything occurs or is likely to occur, and
that the entire economy of metropolitan
life should be as completely subject to
his touch as the keys of piano are to the mas
ter of that instrument This was the course he
pursued on the Mercury where he sometimes
had between forty and fifty reporters placed
under his command. He was so invaluable
there that the Sun snapped him up, promising,
if he would agree to come to them, to give him
double the price offered him by the Mercury
whatever the offer might be. Accordingly, he
babe farewell to Messrs. Whitney & Caldwell
and abandoned their bummerian headquarters
for the snug arm-chairs and argand burners of
their daily rival. Since he don't know me and
! don't know him, l may escape all charge of
having written him paid puff
Vanderbilt MS n PaterfamIIins.
If there is anything Commander Vanderbilt
prides himself on it is his stern virtue-a virtue
as enduring as the bronze which forms his monu-
ment and as unblushing as the suavity of Cap
tain Albert De Groot, his favorite henchman.
And if among all his virtues there is any single
one upon which he particularly prdes himself,
it is his economy, which manifests itself in a
rigid refusal to pay any bills which may have
been run up without his sanction by any member
of his family. 1t seems, however, as though, in
a fit of good humor, he has lately settled bill
that a certain scion of his house ran up, and
which had been quietly allowed to run on for
years. Like many other people, the Commodore
was in the habit of buying all his groceries at
one pace-a large grocery store kept by Mr..
Britton who, to Legitimate groceries, added the
sale of liquors, cigars, fruit, etc. Once month
regularly the Commodore stepped in to settle
up sdCh Dllls' CpOu OuC OCCdSlOu,
he apparently noticed something wrong.
''Hallo :" he exclaimed in his gruff way. 81
never ordered these luXuries, and he ran his
forefnger down a luxurious list, in which yari-
ous wines and brandies We'd with imported
cigars and fruits.
"Oh yes, you did, Commodore" returned Mr..
Britton. "Your son Cornell" (short for Corne-
lius) twas in here last week, and ordered EN-
sent up
"The - he did Then he did it on his own
account, and he'll have to pay for them, for
won't pay that bill, saying which the railroad
and steamboat magnate stalked off, and left Mr.
Britton out of spirits and out of pocket.
Regularly every month for moro years than it
is necessary to compute, the grocer sent the bill
up to the Commodore, who as regularly sent
down a refusal. AT length, one day, when Van
derbilt had been out driving, and passed every
thing on the road he came in in great good
humor, and found the grocer's son Aleck wait
ing with the inevitable bill.
''When does your father expect to get the
money for this ?" he asked.
"Oh this has year more to run before it is
outlawed," answered Aleck, who never lost his
| temper. ''There's time enough yet to stick on
| the compound interest, and put the lawyers to
| work at it,"
1t there's the money" exclaimed the
| Commodore. ''But if you ever let Cornell have
| pound of sugar without written order from
me, I'll see you all in -"
Brevity is often the soul of profanity as well
as wit Commodore Vanderbilt paid the bill,
but did not finish the sentence.
| $4,000 Lnw Suit.
Mr.. Benjamin w. Hitchcock, the originator
and successful publisher of Half-Dime Sheet
Music, has commenced an action against r. NJ
Dewitt, for an alleged infringement of his trade.
mark, laying damages at $4,000, The courts
have already awarded heavy damages in suits Of
| this kind. ALI BABA.