, 1869-05-09

...... ...--- CHICAGO, Aaya
To the Eiitor a Tie Chicago Tribune:
Old B1obbs came up to see ne the other day
He brcaihcd ycFJ hard When he came into the
roon waa yc.y rcd In the face Hud wiped bis FORE
t1ead vigorously with bis yellow bandanns, for the
stairs troubled htin somewhat Nobbs Is not what
be wus forty JcAEH agu-a bTcad-bTtaSted, strong
legged, decp-lun.ed young fellow. The bucket
creAks now In the well and the g,nsshoppcr begins
to be u burden We MI hope that the pitcher will
not be broken for long tine ia coue, but VIC See
many signs that he Is on the shutdown side Of the
htl, AMI IN his melancholy moods he talks about
the shadows down IN the valley whittier he !s go
Ing. think, however, That he will never cease
hia hatred Of shans that he will 4lWa5a delight 10
strike on all the 1ne clothes from human pretence;
that he viii neyer admit that respcctablty ls what
ever keeps 4 gig, and that under all the rubbish
OF the world, be viii contend there Is something
real, and that 1t IL his duty to md 1t out lie be-
leyes as do, TINT this great world is type ofthe
Godl!ke; that tho history Of man from the days
when Adam dWelt In Eden down 10 this blessed
May morning, 20 full Of springs odornus promise,
gospel In Itself that the morning stars sing To-
gether now as Of old; and that our souls are kept
In subae1ytence 70 cur bodles, running of efranu8
for them, or concealed beneath apEons doing the I
work OF the waller, these ztA1rJ strangers Who |
should only be allowed to fal1l thelr cNn mis-
afons- /
When Diobbs had recovered his breath, he sig- |
nleed bis desire to kaJ few words from the ne"
desk, and left him Ia posscss1on. When rc-
turned, found the following, written IN large,
bold hand, antl undezscored to give emphasis,
suppose. l give you the document Jus. as he
wrote II, undcrtcor1ngs and all:
"Thc S5a Of the American natlon, sir Is holiday
The unpar]onable folly l. LAC1n. Sport Il uo-
worthy 8EoWn-up man born On American soal
Recreation u an exploded ldea. III, which has
come doHn 10 Us from former generation. and II
there is anything which m American looI1 upon
with utter contempt, 1t Is former generation
There IS no retrospect or prospect between the
Atlantic and The Pacific. l, Is now nnd alwaJs
einple *i<es- Eye-y Ma1 has Il likeness OF 1.an,-
mon se1 up on his ulantcl, and to spare one day
from the worship of that small god is 10 expose
himself to the danger OF not being an old uan ut
thirty and comfortably Into h!s grave before 1ftJ
Some unfortunate individuals manage to get be-
yoad nfty, but they arc Ike the old parrhmeuts,
faded. yellow and wr!nkled, with all the char
scter upon them enAced. American babies are
irgotten Of 5rts on oHe ride and hurry TIE
othe7, and these two 1otrea arc forever pro
relllng them toward SIX By two patch
OF ground With Il stone a. each end, one
Of which Is Auan!as and the other Sapphtra-
American babies are a<rtr Children, sir. They
make one step from bits to hreeches, and from
p1naso1cs to pnnniers. An American man Of four
teen 1,.s squeezed the orange Of itfe dry, AMI m
American woruan Of twelve Is ready 10 receive
proposals Of marriage, uud sink her identity among
kettles and rams. Therc Is no Law against Il. Sir.
Snturc has kindly preoldained Tint there shall be
no bar In the Intimate relations Of humanity and
astninity. II man wants TO 60 through life like
locomotive, suppose there Ia nothing to prevent
II. but don't want him 10 ask me to ride on hts
train. know tho rails art hid On every kindly
feeling and elegant grace, and that the smallest
dover Canr Erpw between them. KNOW that
there arc all sor71 Of distractions on the track.
baukruntcica suicides, diseases, etc, which will
prevent him from getting INTO the three scorc and
ten station which God Almighty intended for him
People come Ito the world In great hurry and
| Immediately commence their preparations 70 get
out OF It, They pie up heap Of Heasuses, and By
the tine they Get it piled up, under the sod they
60, Ehrrc there Is not room for 4 Ire-cent shl1-
| plaster.
"What made nc think Of all these things, str
was tho Official announcement Of the city authort-
| ties that when the grandest achievement Of this
OF any other age "a celebrated next weeK, business
will be suspended fur usse hour! Actually for one
huu1, str. HlxIF MINUTE, SIR: And the wyctchcd
man who doesn't rccon.mtnce his work and put
On steam again exactly when the hand reaches
the sf1ty-irst minute b unworthy the tnesumable
| pttyiteerS OF IN American citizen, nir. II had
been the Common Council Of the city OF Chicago, l
would have passed law that the merchant who
did not hang ont the banners on the outer wall
from sunrise to sunset, who lid not double tho
wages 5f lis cle1ks for that day and order them
to celebrate. who did not est double Ills usual
AMOUNT, who did not execute ean-eri' ou tue top
OF nour barrel, who did not make Mira Merchant
eternally hts lortu! debtor by the item Of a new
hat and allow the ttt1c Merchants ruin At icas.
one suit OF clothes In mud pic bakery, and who
did not retire 10 bed at night feeling that he WI
ali Right at heart, however he might be In bis
head, should be liable 10 nne and Imprisonment
B.tin<xa viii b suspended for one hot'r! Bah:
II tell tou, s!r, when Gabriel hoTB his horn. and
sunsnons us TO squire up our accounts. It will be
extremely doubtful whether Chicago will suspend
business more than enc hour to accommodate
him; and, ns l am positive 1t will take oTer ~
cur to settle up the accounts Of this city, u! seems
to me there Is going to be some confusion 1t I'M
be possible that Chicago will not be recognized n1
al on ,ha. occasion. II she Is. hope some as
zangcments may be made By which she can spars
| \ day OF two for Gahrtc1s business.
~ tell You, sr, VIC travel too fast We dom
take enough time for rest md recreation. II VI
wu11d only halt occasionally II this everlasting
chase after the Almighty Dollar, there would b
: less occasion for hospitals. Insane asyluua ant
penIienuaI!cs- There would be fever suicide
and general smash-ups and brcak-dorn4- There
no good reason Why man shouldn't bc jus
as 1resh at forty Is at twenty, but, - VI
, | nov 20, there tsu1 one man In thousand who
1T for ANYTHING but calculating machine At forty
rhsrlcally, he isn't worth pinch Of anutl. Men
tally and morally, he Is dried up: and the women
ctr, u1e Just as bad Is the men. II pains me, sl'
r TO see our women fade 70 quickly This fast rae
Is killing to them. Brought up In hos-houses, an
forced beyond nature La their growth, they uatur
| when theJ should be in bud and w1thef when the
should be in maturity, and atc not Of much fuEtht
t nse, except TOR running eeNtngctrcles and drinl
tng weak teA 1t pains me, stf, 10 aee sht youn
girls On Our streets, with that caous aort OF coul
tenance and knowing expression which shown III
they have got out Of Illusion into reality, and
= see 50 many pale, carc-*otn, bent and faded II
J. men. out Of whom nil buoJant ile has departe
T. long since, 1nd who can no more keep tine than
> watch with a broken spring.
d ain the meantime, tttstHt<t VII &E sNtpenaHd q
0 one hour Dah /. Boy'A play, s!r; all boy srlay
It "Aud tell you, str. again, those Far~eH III
II people hayc no right to turn their Institution IN
!. = c,gcuA LaAt Sunday evening, ~ waa leisure
II | walking along CLARK street, some young Eenuens
passed me, with Illuminated txanspareuc1es ov
their shoulders, and hand.hfEls IN their hand
). which informed me that there Vas a meeting
" progress In Farweil Hall 1t "a In ve! bad tast
s,r, this adoption OF the lodges Of =
:, s,dc-show OF . circus and tho dcEtc
10 Of the quack doctors and yende
III Of cheap postru1ns- 1t would be IN no worae hs
O. for the management Of F. Il. to spread II
ae lunch, OF for Brother Moody to announce shst
10 would su1n somersxu1ts It the door half An ho
st p.1pr 10 opening. think the Lord, I'll, can ms
id xEe IIla ofairs without this style Of advertising
u bringing very 8acred matters Into rtdlcule-
an opposed k1r, to znJthing Of thta dtsc1tptto
, and think too much care csnnos be exercised
n those who manage those and other EntetinsA
= keep the sensational element cot OF them Lea
Z. that to the stage and tho Gtde-shoTs- know u
~ an old-fogytsn; but an opposed to seln
- t1unperJ and EewgAwB At 1aH for the purpose
'e- converting Fltis and Indian squAwB. In the d
e place, don't believe they are worth conSeEtit
&C | In the second place, don't bellere it worth wh
to chea, . white uan IN or.er to convert q clu
y bal an opposed to private thes1rieals haE'
- for their end the location OF missionary IN MAJ
,es | csscar or the salvation Of the Sandx
islanders suppose there are women u
re can u1tte the CONVERSION Of heather +
- the kale OF Arng baby to some unsusp!cious you
nj. and the prospects OF the missionary cause, T
Ny chances IN an afghan, bot cAnf sec IT, I
es susceptible young man usually loses his cnAnct
~. w the afghan md thxt Is bad kind Of doIfl
fhe each the eoal ot FL! with, on the suP9astt
rho | that he has a soul. which IS extremely Doubt
oat unless yon are prepared 10 ailow that ORR
"a "a u,ans have them Also. 1t Il hid policy, str,
~. make religion N article Of merchandise. o.
Ing ! associate it Ntt1 quacE advertising. The L
ach dcp1 need advertising. 81, and the CONNER
ne basia Is the worst In the world to put Him on
~. expressed Ills opinion oace this matter, to
tInc dr. money -cnansrrs whom lie found IN Ills Il
aad rtc The kind Of peo1ae who arr ca1ght '
rig ,lapsrasenc1cs aud other such dodges, are
~ so,t, aud when caught arc not worth keeping.
,srI "Jnrse tse nny opn;cns, slr, and It Is quite
Z 1T ! material to me who EnowB heu AND III.
ople new tiesk vii gre them any extra weight
s. r. = he Kisd Of II. do not know that MA booos