The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-02
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FSOfa Our Ot0il Correspondent
New YoRK, April 2, 1869.
Ifwthiu the floating population of New York
there is drifting q man who possesses more
claims to hard -heartedness than any other, that
mans name is Dodd, as will be Immediately
seen by reference to the following paragraph
quoted from the personal column OF the new
York Herald. The paragraph runs thus;-
"Dodd.-I am well, but we are in afillction, ana
long for you. that we may comfort one another
There is O letter for Dodd at the Post Office, New
York.-Ma."
This touching advertisement has appeared In
Hhe same place. among the personals. four times
a week for the last three months. Dodd must
be monstrous hard hearted fellow; that's the
best can say about him. Various have been
the specnlations as 10 whom and what he is'
At one time It was thought he was identica
with Tommy Dodd," at another that he was q
scion OF Dodd's Express, but, considering his
long failure to put in an appearance, am In
clined to believe that he is poor relation OF the
"Dodd Family Abroad" for whose doings and
sayings Mr. Charles Lever is responsible.
"Ma's' intentions, on the other hand, appear
10 be highly commendable, 1t Is interesting to
learn that her s1llction does not Interfere with
her health, and the fact that she longs for Dodd.
that they may "comfort" one another, certainly
places her character in highly virtuous light
IT'S pity about Dodd; am afraid they will
grow ured of keeping that letter at the Post
Office.
For all / know, the Davenport Brothers
may have tied and unified themselves
as far as Philadelphia by the present They
and Mr. Fay, their agent and accomplice. are
popularity believed to be the most successful
frauds of the day. They made nearly seventy
thousand dollars during the few years they
were abroad, and were shown up on several
occasions. do not deny the exceeding clever
ness of their performances. The spiritualistic
pretenses connected with them are all Object
TO. After many years incessant practice, it
would be pity If they had not reached high
degree of dexterity, and 1t certainly
LIS pity that their musical educa.
tion was not attended to sooner, for
the ghost OF tune is all that their unearthly
tintinnabulation results in. When they first
Of Nibio's Garden who Supervised their eli d deout" a
they had to work much harder than they now
fhey did, tie brothers would be discovered with
and paptaon. Neither SS We're
they SO elaborately friled, dlamonded, patent
noW are during the course OF their public and
private seances; and neither was their own or
their agents manner OF so decidedly "bully-
ISM description. But such is success.
An effort is being made to have tho public
libraries here open on sunday. This viii bea
good offset to having the places closed.
cannot think there VIII be mncn reading
done but the libraries will form pleasant and
hsrmless gossiping place for the poorer people
who work too hard all week to care much about
going to church on Sundays. The directors Of
Inc Mercantile Library were the hrst to seri-
ously contemplate this innovation. Cooper
Institute may follow, but the Astor, which Is
the prototy pc OF the old Philadelphia Library
In your city, will remain aristocraticslly ex
elusive, and confer It's full benefits only upon
the elect few who happen TO be Stockholders.
without doubt, the first of May will do more
towards peopling the suburos than any first of
May that has been celebrated for many year
People who have lived for many years in dear
OLD localities that they are 10th to move from.
are preparing to say farewell now. Landlords
won't come down with the rents, and tenants
are equally infexible about not coming down
with the stamps. A house Of very moderate
size, OF eight rooms, certainly not more, and In
q location fair and decent, but certainly not
stylish, will bring or, at any rate, has brought
hitherto $35O0or $4,000; and where sty luxury
are sought after, rents are "proport1onately dis
proportionate." Long suffering tenants have
decreed, therefore, that the end has come. TIE
green fields of Hoboken and twenty other gilt
teripg little suburbs exist; and when you can
have new cream and fresh laid eggs for break
fast every morning, and yet reach your place of
business within threequarters of an hour, life
In the suburbs seems endurable after all.
ALI BABA