, 1870-07-10
Whittier are We Drifting i?
Arr1u6ements,


To The Editor o5 III. f,.foooo 7+;h,.a- ''
1w,a ,,..s;,. - T :
a paosns aio"s oeaeoofn st1ees, !in'
'notnlns, "ea1tatins, ~ IL my wont, when
yonng spnggans very abruptly stopped me-
and broke in upon my meditations. spriggiua
wore yery depressed look. snr;cr;ns o1so
uo-. uaad ~, H.. ~. es ~
:, no1,'s ~ 1. ~ a"l: epnsG1ls lookeo a.
q e 10 - hea'y Me'eas On nus m,nd, and
7pasSans 1aina Is not one OF that kind 30 well
calculated to bear heavy weights as ! hay scale
wonld be-
uY9,vn yon he,15 ;ts~a.;3,,o
.1.I IT,. 3oa "a :" a.;,I 90. easa ~
40 "na.' eala =. sno prepared 10 oe-
Eto~ upon spngg,hs that formal amount Of
sympathy which IT is customary to bestoa upon
unfortunate people whose relatiyes have been
fortunate enough to die and leave this valc OF
tears.
It WAS evidently something moro affecting
tlaa tho death Of AL nncle; moro narrowing
than the dernine Of an aunt; nio1e agonizing
cTcn than tho deceaHc OF conuin, that was
rankling in tho brtast Of spHggins, for be OK.
claimed again:
Have you not heard it,
at! Nhat?" somewhat impatient1y re,
plicd.
"The White Stockings hare been beaten By
the Atlantics,' - said he.
"ion don't tell me-" said I. "Tbat mrsi
la yery had for tho White Stockings, HhateSc,
they NE"
*Vcry," eaid Spriggins. But you ehould
| haze heard tho manner III which Sptagsins pro
nouiced that little word very" 1t reminded
| mo Of nothing SO much III that raven with Iii!
leak in Hr. Toes heart, and his legs On 31r
roefs door, repeating that ominons wort
neyefmore," to all Of Mr. Poe's inqni1ie
| relative to her whom the angels named LIE
| nore, although sue might have been named
when living in Philadelphia, Susan Dinks o.
Mary Ann Jones, or ans other unangeli'
uame. Spriggins concentrated agony, des
pair, diEgust, sadness more than anger, in tha
word s"very."
l often wonder why the Catholic Church ha
not established converts for men, where the
/ could retire from this win world. 1t woul
have been nice flung for sprEglna. VIII
should The women have all the conveutss l
tho world any more farce to the averag
woman thsn to tho average mana Under tl
preEont regime, when Adolphus casts hiulscl
ut tho feet Of his Snsan only to ind thst hi
! EuEAn has Just accepted Fitz-Bcfbeft, thet
arc hut two sourrcs Of consolation left 10
Adolplus. He must take cold poison OF 6
aud got very drank, drowning his woes in th
flowing bowl But one Of these consolation
involves Cotoncr'n inquest, and tho other th
Police Court; neither Of which arc ye1
heavenly in their Offices. But Il there were
convent to which no fen1es need apply. Aao
susans until his griefs wero assuaged. Sprii
gins could hide l.is woes in cell, and bid far
well 10 the uncertainties OF White or any otht
color OF stockings But there isn't, tnore's Il
pity.
And Sprlgglns turned upon his heel and lef
and once more purnuet tue oven tenor
) my way with my nleditations running III Al
! ! other channel.
Whittier are we driftiug9
Sp1iggins represents nino-tcnths Of the cor
n,uniiS, and to-day tho question whether II
| uuhcflxullern, whoever be u, will he allow
Jy Francc to occupy tho French throne. ID II
| half 70 important to the SpngginseH u pen
, | iug game of bull between our Immigrants, Il
Whto Stockings, and thei. antagonists. It
serious question to NC whether future saIy
ton concs1ns them 20 much as tho match I
2 .iar With the Stars Of BROOKLYN. ! an cret
: bly, informed thai attendance upon the con{e
:, encc meetings has materially fallen on sin
tho White Stockings left on shcir tour, &,
that many Of the churches have declled
+ | close for half day during tho base ball &c
. gon.
It was only last Sunday that happening ia
It tile Mission School for tue a1nellorati0n OF
t young gamins, who dwell on the classic bag
: lowing cstechetical exercise. The pupil. By I
+ by, IL Captain Of the Junior 1iaganutliis
l. which has just challenged the Nu.ual SeaSt
= gers:
Il Teacher. Well Tim, can Eoa tell mo ri
il the ch,ef duty Of man z
TEACHER. Can you tell nc tho name OF
3 best man mentioned in tho Scriptures
l. Tim. Clipper Flyun-
l. Teacher. What is tho nots direct road
future happiness
u TIM. A daisy cutter.
:, Teacher. How was Elijah translated i
ia tho heasenss
=. Tim Caught mp on f..
* Ttachtr. How was Gohah Killed:
er TINT, Hc went ont on fohl.
h Teacher. Is stealing proper uaoer any
:. cunlstancss: ,-..--,,
u Tim. Yes, sir, when you steal bases. :,
1T The examination Of this hopeful youth
at lis c1tecl,ism did not proceed further, =
- | after tho schoo! wan uismlssee, lin tooR el
VI others aid rractlsed during the 1etnalnhef
p the afternoon on the banks o. INC ca
80 slough lor tug matcn gang ne ".sn LII LUG ~, au,
o1 day for tifty cents slde and gate money.
lat But. seriously, whittier are We dr1ltlng:
ur Ihc manliestAtsons OF th's tnaiAa are US
everywhere. fenale clesRh IN nIs'ou
stofcs, on Is1nr dass. anatise tAomsetFes =
ing balls Of tape and spools OF thfead 10
-. clerks deliver soda water checks 70 tncsr
'te cipsls after the manner OF Mesef!c. u =
ate solniely unsafe to pass along oouth ~
nm street at present, not on account Of mo
~ caSea cacbaFe leaves, s'mhshs MFn, anu ~ ~
'no berries which choke up 1ne Euttets' IA, !
La LIZ NOA4S@AaAAt H''~'fA - .1F"3 - t
ou q flour, crates OF app!es. co1es
- taackbcrries, and barrels o. green apr
III which c1ctke, as pitchers, deliver to drayn
his az catcherB. FIFTH erbert taking bo1qnt
-, Ctlcsto On his evening call strikes an attlt
=" aud gives it j lightning throH, which
'ur Celeete'B white hands full Of rosy petals
yar green sprays. poosey making = declatatio
Matilda hur1s himself ut her feet As ST.
throws himself upon the first base when i
il coming from tho short stop in that d
lion. The publishers Of the Musical la'it
4i.7.i, in printing tho hair-pulling Of Har1
;. a,l Dude, Buck over the formers IT, d
80. =. Tctiure ti,cir letters 10 firrt and second
"" inrs. / wonder il both Of them are not
!. - inc ! m1,ff}n rarnc, I was pinned, this n
u inc at the bPeakfsst table. to sec Diddv
ms. | a boiled egg from the Kitchen to Mrs. +
'o7 in The lipii,g-room; moro paiucd 10 see
t., 1Sclio tstt. i,cr I,;fe antl !,st thst soft-t
eeo ~. s+rs;nht ar,;nst The miyror way,
ns56t;n ;n tr;ssmnf, md Teancat me
aFe ha na ,,nn,o nm rms s,,,zS;5 t1,,s ~
:, re ~ receive % a COMMUNICATION from ON
= -. tr5nomar th.f hn VA. confident from tho
ang na ~ aaror,1 ~ smsi, c;renl.r ,.o1;as -,
.ra cnse o. sessi ~ star W. s91 TIA 1,enn Il -
At nfns ye.se io thn aaid. a. ~ ,1nro. -,
paSed osse a, w. I'm u, 's n n.fo nfn,c y, e ~,
elr see1ao M .t,ir .na I t1a tai,nns r7,nn;,,c p
Al | i,saas ~ tG.ng1es ,n1 that tla T,unnt1e {
tue :.i.... =. ~. e. ~ I,-i,s ~ tEo snn
ia notWitAstanene tae no. u;as ~ -. sac -, un .t
that wore knock1nG ne epo,h t1gtlt ons Q. enea =
enry tnea 10 consnes l!1n .nas ~. ~ o~anS ~ ~
leut ss,artras:o,So S~o-- "a, not;ca tha, hol,
IT,, a,,,a ,,n;n;nn ~ tta sstro1,onn- ~ the l.
FMs nv ~ ScienresS int our sstrnnorner bs.l
~; | iootr 4hronoh thc CLASS mynelf and.
~ nnnnc1, thcfr una = rnnnd todv eontiu
.as md Ts1,,dlv n,ssnrv .crr,ss t1,o field Of !
~ md strx;rht lines diycrc{nr from \ cor
nus "nu ~ ,'.her hi,eEs sts ..o' Her, ~ ~
,,e, es.aut in = oonfnsed and irregular mann,
S,tb sl,inl th;s would have conyinced ne. hAd
,rr.n neen that In an uuIucky moment disco
s;rod ,hst Enider had cpun his web acrpes tn,
off;- and ,hat be Was vicorouslr engaged IL Il,
fnon, Il l,oueefl1er rho had been SHARED in it.
[OnC wse walking down the Avenue this nc
what did ice hut our venerable friend
the 4 CIT in front Of his mansion, with sir or
"a Ia 4 like steam engine, .'1t>s no use sir, I