The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-06-28

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entertaining reading matter, and
caused the ashes of desolation and
darkness Of despair TO settle on the
ihearth.tone Of every coroner IN the
State. Some would be philanthro--
pist introduosd6a rssolufcn NOV
become q stringent act-to punish
the carelessness Of persons who are
in the habit of pointing firearms ct
bosom friends, and then affecting
great surprise at the unseemly
death Of the. bosom friend Thus at
one fell swoop is the innocent
amusement Of the average idiot cur
tailed, and in fact wholly despoiled.
In the case Of the rustic lover who
annually is reported as presenting
rifle at the head Of his blushing
inamorata, land while laboring un-
der q fit of bravado, accomplishing
what is termed in country parlance,
showing off," and successfully
sending her to a. land where the
chignon blooms not and the pannier
is unknown, this edict is one full Of
bitter force. How private dramas
and theatricals are to be success
fully carried on without the aid Of
the shot gun or rifle, is . mystery.
{ A winter passed and no victim hav-
ing fallen by means Of these instru-
ments, pointed 'just in fun, would
indeed be q drear one to contem-
plate. The conventional old addle-
head who takes down q gun-un-
touched for the previous eight
years-and supposing it as harm
less as it is rusty, scatters the
brains of . few of his children on
the kitchen floor, while playing
soldier" will feel lost without this
{. pastime. In fact this law is, SO to
speak, aimed at the very heart Of
social enjoyment In endeavors to
{ reform what may be termed crimi-
I nal carelessness, it goes Of at q
tangent. The perspective looked at
through q gun-barrel- of an ire
sponsible person at the butt end Of
gun, and with his fingers dallyine
gently with its stray locks-in de-
ightful uncertainty as to whether
the owner has trusted in Provi.
dence and kept the powder dry
is not the most encouraging to one
with any hopes for the future
There comes feeling Of awe MOI
unmingled with sadness, when on,
is suddenly confronted with . NAV,
six" in the hands Of q raw and spor
| tive youth, who is fond of . practi
l. cal joke To return home and se'
! the eldest boysof the family playin,
u William Tell and Gessler, with riff
in place Of bow, does not usual.
cause wellspring Of joy to bubbl
| up in the parental heart. Far from
it. After the fight has passed, Their
is generally noticeable sadness
among the boys, as though they a
last realized the stern realities Q
life. All these points, and man,
others, present themselves as argu
ments in favor Of the law in ques
ton. But yet it may, on the othe
hand, be deemed an interference
with purely domestic rights an
1 privileges. A source Of pure, NJ
el,oyed pleasure is now cut Of
4 No more verdicts of death by car,
less use Of firearms at least, con
! paratively few. To the rich, VIII
! can indulge in the sport, and 6
! through the process of paying
heavy fine, and with no risk Of in
4 prisonment in view, the law wi
have but few terrors But it wi
II go hard with the poor man, VIII
finds himself cut adrift from an
4 such harbor of fafety. Possibl
I this law may bes more far-reacl
ing than it now appears Perhaf
4 it viii include the canons of Il
church, that point directly at bot
!. customs and people. When
i blows s'great guns" at sea, the IN
j! lucky mariners will have to cate
n it, whether they are responsible
not. So that the law has its q,
Il pleasant features as well as its con
i mendable ones. To how great 4
= extent its operations will cause
s Es4s z
y, decline in accidents is yet undete,
, mined. The upshot of it win !
that, if strictly carried out the,
!, will be fewer persons discharge.
I for careless handling Of fre-arml
? than before. If not, the makers
~ the law will be the butt Of mu'
q sport, and this instrument Of r
0 form will recoil on Themselves.
Danbury News 20
q DIR. William Prescott, Of Col
Z cord, N. a., the historian Of {
FL Prescott family, is able to tai