, 1870-06-26
AMuse1leutA
At Hexne and Abroad.

: At Heme and Abroad;
....-.... ...-. CHICAGO, Jon, g.
u tn Editor af TAs CAtnu9e Tribune:
Do yon expect mo to vrite anything ss-day, |
lifting hero under this blazing copper sky, |
With the glAte Of the sun from brick MI in |
zach eye, md not sind enough to stir t3s one |
fod lesf, tho last Of It's clan, that d1ucss ~
often u dance it can, swinging 30 light md |
81 high, on the topmoat tnig that |
looks up 1t the aky7
For balance, BOO Oolaridga.)
Do you expect anything from me, With reg
atables decaytng in the stalla. and dog esnt-
ing in tha street, md fat man moppiny his
face with red bandanna On the corner7
Another goblet Of iced tea, John, aad a
plenty Of ice. :.
Do you expect anything from me-, when tho
merruy in my Thermometer has Just gone out
Of The .op. md liz i running up the nag-poh of
me. Known this morning, aud the follow
Ing conversation ensued:
Bro.rn. "Good morning, Pickle"
Pickle. "Good morning, Brown"
Brotcn- Hot, isn't it
Pickle. well, yes there Is rumor to
that effect"
met Smith this morning, and the following
conversation eusued;
Smith, :" How are you, fck1e7'
Pickle. "uow are you, Smith,"
Smith: "Cursed lot this morning."
Pickle fed, sir, it Is; no doubt Of that"
met Robinson this morning, Ana the fol-
lowing conversation enaned:
1hC},in tEnsNrtH TV1nino hia fcra-
Piele. "whewl" (w1ping his forehead.)
RoIinson. DO you Ike the mint bruised or
laid Oh the toP7"
ice.''
I havo mel, to-day, about 1900 Smiths sn.;
Browns, il round numbers, who have informed
me {, ,0o0 times that it is hot. Don't kn,w i,'e
hotf Am / an iceberg that this question il
hurled at me7 Are Smith and brown the onIE
volcanoes IN this ril1age2
I.tbinson Waa Coed Samaritan. How
quickly he perceived the wants of suffering
human na;usel What delicate appreciation
Of the nrshetic there was in thAt question
about the mint: He will have his reward
hereafter.
Over those mints, Robinson and talked OF
large sAa devastating copflagrations; Of bot
ainoolus and burning desert sands; Of the
merits Of q wood fire compared wath coal
Of eulplllr and birthstone; Of the devil aud
his dwelling place. Don't you know there i'd
sometimes malicious pleasure in rising au-
per;ur to the .ccidents Of nature, rs, for in
stance, On ; very hot day, to e1press your ut
ter contempt Of heat By closing all the win
fire in your room.
wonder II Beecher ever did make that
famous remark that it WAS id hot.
II he did, It showed humanity. There are
occasions to which proper wotda can do no
justice. When old IchAbod Codding, that ven
tho wrongs Of bleeding Kansas, he wa1ed
eloquent, and the further he proceeded the
wrathier he became. He piled up words upon
words, mountains high, until he bad exhausted
the vocabulary, and Jet had not expressed his
real opinion Then he stuttared and STAN
mered. The WAteIa we're rising. They must
overflow or burst their barners- Then the
venerable Codiing remarked to his hearers
Ny brethren, there are occasions when ou1
ungodly brethren hare the advantage Of Us.
You will, therefore, excuse me-" Quietly and
peacefully aa the fall Of i star through tho
heavens. gently rs petal dutters from: q
rose, he spoke that magic little worri-which
il usually spelled with head aud tail a y
and then be smiled serenely. He had doue
justice to the occasion, and his heart was 1t
rest.
II Mr.. Beecher did use that little rnonosyna.
ho hsd kcon appreciation Of The sitnation. 3'''
Ref,rn I conxant to Erite nnyrh;no In you
today" 7 want ia know ,shst <orir astronoinoI
has 3one With thoee sr,ots m the snns Tss
MA;t T1n against it and knocked the spots out
Of IT, Does he know thAt We want spots7
hefnra . r;a;tnr c.m. n n a.a NJ fnst r. n
| form mo that It was hot.
a man On Dearborn street, apparently il
sane mind, rnAde the sa1ue remark 10 me abou
And now. All Hrite this parsrrsph. at 1 III
! y, n n The Court House beG is fing1us . fir' a
Rnt ,hon+ tbo.s snotx, Neitbsr +,a ors.,
public nor myself shaI rest content Until W.
kaye sotoe more spoty,
| wonder II il wouldn't roast a mans ara II
4 ciuder to look at tho sun to-i.T thronch !
telescope?
ners to M On tha of tss .cp s
can testify myself that In nv bsci gardet
two hiIla Of com hayo wiIted. and ths thiIi
shows signs Of caTine. MT row Of bosns TOO tool
fire this morning and wAs utterly consuued
Onlv one eousa6 czmn IN. Ear The lnat tul
OF thspo daIs It has been tryiug to mn mo Of
my lot cut upon the sidewalk, but this morn
ing 1t took shoot down the hydtAnt, and
l,hTe. no doubt II it keeps on, that sha]
my squashes from the man at the crib. Out o
eight c1.1ant bushes, seTen Of them bot
crope Of 1una fiea house flies, mosquitoes
catexpillars, and other small deer. The eight
bad one bunch, which Was stolen this mo1nin
By rascally blue-bird. Il is = small consola
had to drup it before be could get out Of ii
yard With It.
Nc! lam not hn1ling the market, Las
stating fasta The widespread dosttuot'o
which has devastated the donAin Of Pickle
only typo Of tho state Of Tho country wbce
corn md other he1bs are growing,
] I1ow man who oans tasm who won
be ahlc to ratae even the mortgage on it th1
year
wonder that fat Wonan out on the stre<
there wouldn't dissolve hko & ta1ly-As and ri
o1, II she worn lid in the sun few minutes
Il yen expect me to ws7te anJtM1g to-d'
son viii DO disappointed, am afraid.
Sherry cobblerh Tor the gentle rcader m
n{se!f, John ...-.,,
II hero Il ANY one thing, more than Anotl
q. that deslre to-day, It IL to DC big thlr
On ice.
Unless the wind gets round into tho no1i
to-day.
The sun blaxing; women frying men ei
. xlinE; doGu lollinKi beefeteakA in the mark
eooking' vegetables decasing; guitars sme
| ing the wind burning sinners 6ufBfnE s*:n
desp.iring sersnons for tomorrow pArbo
! 4 ing horres pelspirlng; chimueys smoking
weathezeocks singing; mercury IN the hn
dreds and rising; fat men swearing; lean mt
rejoicing; Ice melting; tho river drying; bi11
, dropping; sarred roofs sticking; refrigcrato
5 sweatinE; cucumbezs roasting; women fur
, ;ns; Children squalling dogs barking: the LEI
at The Opera House fr1csseeing euApende
, ripping; buttons bursting; ms load peue
t hesting; paper burning; fcile boiling, ct.
, etc. How do you expect am going to WI
: anything to-day7
Ths nan who passed M Dearborn sire
this morning with white hat, brass buttot
:, and epectactes, has Just been arrested BY /