The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-21

else. Then, when their little prelimina-
ries are all settled, when their consciences
are tolerably clear and they are satisfied
that they are not quito as bad rs their
neighbors--pcrhaps il would be better,
upon the whole to satisfy themselves that
they are considerably in advance of every
one else, on the moral and religious ques-
tion--then, they may eat their breakfasts
in peace and with entire satisfaction, that
the fist act of christian duty is performed.
They will be ready for the public duties
of the day--for we take it that no one of
the many thousand readers ofthe BULLETIN
will omit their outside obligations-we
/ say they will be ready for a 81 acrimonious
dislay oftheir outicard religion. This duty
/ is difficult, nice one to perform it re-
quires discernment, study, and n keen per-
ception Of the proper distinction to be
made between weekdays appearance
and Sabbath exposition. Few under
stand this dltferen ,e, and therefore they
| get themselves enrolled in the class term
ed sinners, just because they cannot get
up q Sunday walk and show different from
a Tuesdays walk and look. Now We don t
want any Of our readers to be put in the
sinners c!ass-not even by implication it
would destroy the unity we propose for
the people of Cairo; we want them all
TO be in the good class, or at least
to appear to be in it. Therefore GU.
suggestions as to a Sundays demeauor,
should be carefully considered. The
cock of hat, even the protrusion Of bit
Of white handkerchief from the coat.tail
pocket, will sometimes mark the religious
status Of an individual. lie who wears
his hat cooked on weekdays, ought to
place it firmly and squarely on his head on
this day the man who permits bit OF
white bunting to extend from behind on
Tuesday, as aforesaid, should draw in his
sail to-day, and vice rersd. Indeed we
advise, as general rule to be observed
on Sundays all through the year-excep
on Easter Sunday-that the " cut of the
lib, should receive marked atte tion
from the wink Of an eye to a pretty girl
which is always in order-to the due ele-
walton ofthe lids, when poverty or crime
is encountered. When our readers go GU,
to their several sanctuaries-this
word is borrowed for this occasion
from Jenkins,-we propose. to return
it to.morrow-let them step out as those
having serious responsibilities resting upon
them, with heads on the square, eyei
slightly lowered, lips compressed, not toe
tightly-for this would SAVIOR Of DISPOSE
tion to get up muss with their preacher
or some one else--but moderately closed
hands gently swinging, as if ready TO
use, either in picking up small dogs by
their tails or for extending in supplicaton
let their walk be slow, grave and decided
with the nose as pilot and ears open 4
catch the gentle wooings Of heaven
breezes, as they advance e
the aforesaid ssnctuares. There
at the Threshold, as if tn
presence of spirit whose frown we dar
not provoke and whose favor we woul
fain win, we leave our readers to those du
b ties which man may not inter
fere with. Our sphere, RS the religion
j journal and monitor Of Southern Ilino
b. is with the outside religion ofour reader
4 and tive have mo-. prepared tbarn fily fo
= the obligations Of the day, the fault is ours
: the duties are theirs.