The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-29

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sign, but, nevertheless, the friends Of
the Cairo and Nincennes road should
relax no effort TO secure an affirmative
vote on the propositions to be submit
ted to the people next Monday. Ac-
tivity is absolutely necessary to success.
THE BAD BOYS OF GRANVILLE.
The bad boys Of GRANVILLE have been
stirring up the anger of devout church
gocr by their "goings on in meeting"
They have almost frenzicd him, and if
it were not for that christian forbear-
ancc which the associations OF his
church have taught him, he would, un-
doubleday, do some act of desperation.
In the last GRANVILLE independent he
vcntilatcs his anger in column of elo-
qucnt invectivc which should be placed
with care among the classical produc-
tons of American genius.
Here, in the town of Crazy lie,
Che exclaims), and amid the blazing
yes, glaring light of the nineteenth
century, am paincd-yet forced to
confess that have never been to
church anywhere else in the union
where so little respect was manifested,
as in the case of certain class here
This is an important declaration to
be made in the glazing light of the pres
cnt age. 1t demands serious consider
alton. If the light Of the century only
blazed, such declaration would be
painful enough; but the fact that the
light of the century glares gives to the
declaration momcntous Importance.
After stating the immense propose
ton mentioned above, our christian
friend goes for the boys-and how h
lashes them
The boys, you see, oglc the girls, ant
this our christian friend denounccs as ;
crime against the Lord, the church anC
the state. "lHrOm the time these untor
'tunatcs are seated he says, "unti
'the church closes, they are gazing a
the girls How very awful in tn
, glaring light Of the nineteenth century
But mark what follows: ''Thc doxol
. ogy,n he says, ais being sung, and I'll
q semi civilized class crowd the door
, and vestibule to overlooking. Aft'
a the bcnediction these grccnics arrans
n themselves Systematically across Il
n 'ycStibulc, in such manner that eve
ir lady must pass in review by each
- these swcet-sccntcd creatures, and
,o stranger would suppose that eve
~ young lady present would be accoI
"A panied home by at least two Of the
h. Young ganders.' But not one moy
;, to offer his arm to the girl Of his hca
bo "A large portion OF these 'girl.kilIcl
;s 'rcmain around the door, keeping
quiet as lot Of pups would that We
covered with hornets How shan
in full this conduct in the bla2ing-y
ent elaring light of the nineteenth ccntur
of And thus our christian friend, in I
es- interest OF the glazing light of the c,
vs. fury, russ ON, calling the boys -
The lings' "ganders; = hair brain
to 'heathcnish, ill-brcd ignoramusc.
be "brazcn impS;' young squirt,
md "apes ! pretty upstairs j. low boy
M aud other like cpithets, all proper in
ern blaziug-yes, glazing light Of the nil
an tecnth century. After which, with
ph the complaccncy of conscious supcri,
It's, ity, he adds Now, boys, before
Dy, cease speaking of your ugly and me
for behavior, let me tell you how l
,s- parents instructed me to always act
Is, church
7 Great man-skillful instructor of I
in rising gcneration-the blazing-y
glaring light Of the nineteenth ccntu
owes you debt of gratitude You Il
H. a brck-a gcntle-tongucd galute--
H. amiablc-ycry ablc-a rctormcr Of &
'h criod. We admire you. What wou