, 1870-05-15

AZ "IIoino and Abroad.

Of amusement
:Or words to that effect.
,Bocauba there Ia danger that by constantly
walking a. II thare Mas an iron rod down our
backs, and by constantly looking as II no had
opr oye upon st. Peter, md were not quita
snre that We had our title c:e,r in our pockets,
there is danger Of our becoming too good and
forgetting the dnties Of easth:
When God Almighty built this earth End
made it subse1vient to mans uses, and n1nAr
u'ented 1t for his delight, and put eAttle on i
thousand hills for his breakfast, and tho anny
ttbes in The seas for'his Friday, and veset.-
bles and all green things for his Monday
Dinners, 1t doesn't Rhow proper ap-
psecisHon, on .the . part Of man to
be forever e1ezcised withappalling realities
spd solemn responsibilities and uncertainties
about his herea1terbcfore he has got through
lIs present. We have ali got our eyes fixed
too fsr nheAd, md 80 70 stumbling along,
stubhng cur ,ioes md knocking our shins
against the present. -
r. shall 1not take mino nase in mine inn?F
Certainly, Sir John, philosopher and wise
old repsobate! Drink yonr sack and worry
lame Quickly, much - you may, We will ap-
p}aud that sentiment, for the elixir Of life is in
It Better FA1atatf, with his gigantic and OLE
giant GrosEness, exhnlinG sack At every poro,
hand in hand with Horace, drenched with
Ealernian and crowned with Lesbias roses
earpe1ss t''e'n while te1npt.s f'tg1 and laughing
nj pale caro- behind the black horsemAu, than
Sir HypochoRdHa hanging tho ~orld in tapes-
tty Of hlAck md making funeral link us every
There is no danger. under tho present
status Of things of not being reminded that We
are fail creatures, made OF clay, full OF ali
gyl, and hasteuing to that bourne from which
has hNay, lInI A1..t
tp1n; but there is imminent danger that We
Ray neglect the, folllea and frivolties, the
foam on the cup in cur anxiety to get at the
Bitter dregs, tie birds in tho bush in our
an1iety to grasp 1t the thorns-
Which iB Ill wrong, Brother Bilious to the
contrary notwithstanding. On tho principle
that the worst sinners always make the best
Christians, 30 he who has an eye for the re-
sponsihilitiea Of the present will moro clearly
comprehend the future. Did not old Luther
sing eonGB2 Did he not hare 3 soft spot IN
his heart for the German maidaus7 Did he
not engage in the festive dauce7 Did he not
celebrate the praises Of 1thenish? Did he not
fight The devil and swear vigorously at IeIanc-
'"Wer lelS, nlch. Wcin,, Weil,, nnd Gesaug
Er ist elm Narf seln Lebelang."
OF corrse hts is, good Martin.
AL Of which goes to chow why an going to
talk about anuscments and nothing else this
ttIne. It haa been notable week. Ethiopian
ninstrclBy, Patti concerts, opera, tho l1ama,
and the circus, all in Bix days. And warrant
yon, you know Of some man with parchment
face, whose tWistings and turnings are mapped
and hard mouth would make little child fly in
ehfmay and ret butterfly into commissions,
who las turned up his nose in holy horror.
Dc you know thzt mani Look out for him.
There lie speculation in his eyes and he don't
pay his fare on the one-ho1sa cars, and care
fully wipes Ills boots when he leaves his plsce
IN the morning, 70 as not to carry of any dirt
from his lot
have been to tho circus. I frankly con
fess like &he circus. There is flavor oi
boyhood about it which comes hack to mo Jus,
as come long-fotgotten incident in your life
will come back to 'you in tho perfume Of i
flower. What do care that the lapse OF tint
has shown the gold to bo tinsel and the Per
On horseback only = poor daubcd creature
dragging out 4 miserable exlstcnce When
get on those back-breakang 8eats I Am bo,
again, and m old curmudgeon neH to me i
little Billy, who is now preachlng up In Min
nesota for two hundred . year, balance II
estimablo wife, who just keeps body and sou
| together and another old fellow neIt mo il
| little Harry, who is in australia, roughing i
7 through the world and another one is Frank
who hae been in Hcave6, tlhs many yea
waiting for me and this one just in front o
I
obtainodk the five silver -quArte1a-an opeE
alton tho details Of which We never auostione,
| and got us all into that Paradise, On th
borders Of which We had hung 20 long, get
ting occasional glimpses and hearing oocasona
skains, a. sinners now And then do, sup
es Of T1sa na.vea ah'S Or sts II aben to
home. over my cigar, smile It lademoiselIe
"the intrepid maltress de Cherat; !" 1T Madem
olsclle 1.-THE hiHtrionic equcstrienne Of tn
age" whatevcr that may. be; At Master $
sndso, "the acknowledged champion Of trar
script flights !" 1t Nj. This and That, 18th
Wild ho1seman Of the faz West, who appea1
upon two horses in conjunction With the bear
hful dramatic equest1ieune ~ Uncas and hi
Bride; !" at tho clown who is, Of course, 18th
modern Touchstone, and thn rnost pre1ai1in
htmo1ist OF all ages;'' and ut "the Lion Kin
al the animals IN tho dens and cages" An
when the great procession -pAAses me In th
street, the colossal golden chariot, with Pm
feesor Schlossenhe!mfs Silver Dug1e Cosmopol
tan Band and tho thirty dens Of animal
"none filed with trunks or seat plank, as
usually tho case with numbez Of eo-calle
menaecrfes' (nArk tho whitening satiro Of tt
words $50 caflcd'), Of course Iquietly wink or
eyp and Ray, with the Rabhi, in ursel Aeos.
ave have seen Ill tleee things before" B,
when am in the circus, thu Whirigig Of tin
T. goes the other way, Is Don Cassr wanted
i,. and ! L. IN - esy, Nth ~ al H., Il
! like glttering bubble, with no thoughts
the sslds on ny fingers, when / shal ha'
q1sped it. In that painted, Dedizeued ere
..rre with lathr legs, bobhing up aud down
the bacs nf some poor old hack, and jumpis
through the pa}1-ta noop, sea only the wo
| desfnf divinity who first gare me IN imI're
sion Of the real appearance Of Paris AND VIZ
; eoheoption Of tho physique Of an angel. Tb
4 fAH e1p rtfn mr.
cmetics, dodging the stately rlng-msste
whip, falling over his hat for the thousand a
: first time, raising his eyes to heaven and q
, clasing that the man who would lAy his h11
upon = woman tave, &c, who halps Mast
NinbleIegs npen his horse and sings tt
wse buried Ill for the Lore Of " / sailyrr," is
md that marvellous epitome Of fun, Wit, "
Z dohl, and eloqucnce, who vas to my you
r eyes the most proper man I had ever zee
aud when he geta through hiB songs a
snnonnesa tha. 5oang geutlsmeqn :,
book Of pongs for ten cents, do not fnn1
:. in my vest pocket for tho equivalent, and be<
u onnE that young gentleman to me, Astoni
e him and add TO Touchstone'e exchequer
: purchasing that wonderful book, which
thoee far away dAys contained mora poet
j. more music than Mozart ever dreamed G
a And when that tu1au boy. tho infant prodi&
y comes fnrwtsd and Is helped upon bis dyi
: I stced By Master. Act1ymap, I do not teEs
}, him - i poo1 little wEateh, whose whole life
;. full Of sawdust and tho discipline Of ths VII
10 but aa the most wonderful boy IN tho ror
II and Of couske I look 1t him with envious ey,
Is l md wonder how should feel Il we1e in
plato. and Billy and FTank agreed with 4
= aul that night ne should haTe witched
B. would with our hotse1nAnahip Il the world b
1t ! seen o11I feata upon clothespolce and "a
= ho1tes. But Tom tnr.led up his noae in
dain, and Was resay to bet shilling he COZ
= do {hoso things. Tom never bet osa1 , Rt
II Ling And Tom cAroe to g1ief one day by
. tempting the same feata with h1s fathers C
!, uhd not 1eliahing his hosiAn endeavo
l. sent him 9Q IN an Gsisl tight, xh
y So and So. The dAading ider from tbs far Nc
A. To s1ne tho POOR devils cu1setting about
o ing arc the Crusaders, with cleaning Ian
70 and flashing co1oss defJing The sazaceua On
u delds Of Palestine. The sawdns: Is fuii Of
cred associations: Is not th.t young ut1u Y
= ming blue necktie, and eoApod locks, ca1ryi
i, ruund the tr1y Of blue lemonade, with pi,
Of lemon peel in each tumhlcr as tho muta =
J neeE Of his Teracilr in tho natter Of beverag
+ The sAms young man who uee1 to refresh
:. i pArched Lips with nectar Are rot these
SAND o,anges and etirka Of candy which u
q to caEct And when the war-crv OF "hc
i H. fesounds through the ring, and Is answ
ed b1 the cheers Of the spectators, do I
JOIN IN with ii the buoyancy Of youth, md
q courage thu f1yinE steed in his tortible car,
with the plaudits OF my bands It is encha
Cd ground. 1t il = tro houEs' measure Of &C
ecst.ey, heapsd fall and running oycs, VIII
como and 60 We shall neror see anything
+ it again. hcality tears OF tho mask when
:. get out into the circus OF the world Their
!. no PLEASURE to the boy Like the circus Poi
o. With her doll, engaged IN the cares OF w,
nates1ity' experiences . something Sa skn ,..t 70
- { that gljtteEd is not gold. .