New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-13

might as we'll be body killing. Don't understand
me IN say that | admire or emulate the peculiar
morals of the frontier. But 1T seems to me good
4Iio that these morals come thus TO the light, and
another good thing that Ishmael, if he likes
Tsaacs gentler and more spiritual theories
Of life. should have plenty of breadth
aud chance TO begin over again, without reproach
and ace what he can make Of them; and the best
thing of all that Heaven is giving it 10 so many
Uncle Tobys to see THAT there ample room in the
world for themselves and for any poor devils OF
different order who may come buZzing unpleasantly
into their consciousness. only mean to say" con-
cluded the charitable Optmist. blushing at having
been guilty ofIa preachment, that while New-YOrk
stands PrOmOntOry won't be blotted out by fiery
hail, and that the Tract Society may take heart of
hope for the moment it is needed it will be sent for
and till tnen it could MT do any good"
ITS pleasant but humiliating to think that they're
better than we are said the Mouse with sigh Eve
never gambled or thrown glasses at people, and
/ feel now that I've lost opportunities for grace"
From the depths Of travelling shawl the preacher
came once more to the precincts of the cheer
full day. Perhaps he said,
"'There is no best or worst;
Gods puppets are we, last and first
and burrowed out of sight again
"Who Is it that warns against the mischievous
foul sin of Gliding sin y" asked the Mater DOlOrosa
81 am sleepy" murmured the preacher from under
his cowl. Next day Sunday, and the way lay
through the sink of the Humboldt blazing, breath
less binding cruel day; desoate, barren horrible
way All along this distance emgrants died, pois-
oned with the water smtten by the sun, choked
with the acrid alkali dust. Those who lived toiled
ON, three lengthenng miles day. When their cat
tie persisted they gave up hope and lay down walt
ing for death To u.s. in our flying car sick every one
of us, with the dust and heat and glare that slfed
| through the doubled curtaned windows, the miracle
was that one caravan outlved the horror, They
we're three months, six months, nine months, some
of them from the Mississippi to the Sacramento
| We were five days in which we learned heartler
respect for pluck than we had ever known. AT
| last our brazen Sunday let us go through
| the gateway of a sunset so gorgeous, so rot
| GUS in color that it seemed noisy and dusR
| came unclean without GOODNESS, without rest, IN,
| deed but welcome to ewes and nerves stabbed
| ern sunlight Each had had his little sermon
preached in the sacred silence of his own heaTt from
the text of our Saturday night conference linen III
| the dark we chanted-"And now abideth these three
Faith. Hope, Charity but the greatest OF these
| is Charity"
| We woke next morning to the unusual pleasure OF
finding our car on siding and of making our toilets
without Osclllating miserable battered pendnluns
between the sharp edge of the door on one SIDE and
| the most uncOmprOmising of water tanks on the
| other. When we appeared, clothed and calm, tC
| know for what deserving we were thus rewarded
we heard that were of Reno and In the possession
| of Committee. l. e. G.