, 1873-09-23


Stock Exchange, on Friday aud Saturday last,
must hayo been OF d character to Hadden tho
angels above mud gladden the angels below-if
they tako any interest In our affairs. Tho scono
at tho Tower OF Babel may have becn lively
ono, when the briok-maBons, and hod-carriers,
and stone-cutters suddenly commenced 1abber-
ing in Syriac Chaldaic, Hebrew, aud othor Ian
guageB, and their employers jabbored and
cnrsod in other tongues. It is probable that II
tho inmates Of lunatio asylum wore all let
loose at one time, into one apartment, TINT tho
room would not be worry desirable placo to do
business in. It Ia also very certain that
II all tho animals of menagerie
wore huddled together in q large cage
and vigorously stirred up they would mako
very lively time Of 1t. But tho Tower of Dabol,
tho Dodla1nitos, and tho monagerio combined
could not have exceeded tho New York Ex-
change in absurdity, noise, insanity, and infu-
riate targon.
ItlB d cheering and onnobling spectacle hun
drods OF men, presumably possessing iutoili-
gonco and reason, gathered together into ono
room, rt,ahing to and fro, screaming, yelling,
gostieulating, knocking tho hats Of their neigh
bora over their eyes, ouraing, laughing, shaking
fists at zach othor, Ho1no bawling themselves
hoarse, others muttoring to themselves, and tho
entire asacmblage, ut regular intervals,
shouting "Yahoo." Hero, indeed, Darwin may
may find new arguments, bssod upon conduct
under excitement, to holp provo his theory
TINT man descended from tue ape. African tray
| olera hayo related vory similar narratives. Of
| large multitudes Of monkeys congroguted to-
| gether In tho forests, screaming aud ohattoring
| in tho same idiotio manner, and tutoring sounds
worry closely resembling "Yahoo tho only
difference being TINT tho monkeys arc to be
credited with making less noise aud having q
more doanito object in view than their distant
and moro hly-dovelopod relatives.
| The situation on tho New York Exchange is
not relieved Of mt Yot; ita absuraity, or any the
less deserving OF cititaturo, in contemplation OF
tho roasons which transformed it into Bodlan.
The gamblers On tho green cloth, when luck
turns against them and thoy find themselves with
empty pockets, quietly blow thoir braina out
or accept tho situation with philosophical com-
posture. They do not toar wildly about or scream
or yoll " Yahoo," or call on honoat people to ad-
vance money for their relief or evon to sympa-
thizo with thom. They quietly accept tho iuov-
liable, hoping Tor hotter luck uext time, and OK
hibit at least tic semblanco Of reason. The fato
Which overlook tho Now York Exchange gam
blers was not, by any means, singular. They
had stocked their hands with moonBhino rail-
roads, with humbugs aud frauds, with air'blown
schemes and transparent bubbles, and then COM
menced betting against the production Of
tho country, it's population aud rosourceB,
agulust awamps aud wEdcrnoasea, icobergs
mud cyclones, against tho legitimate
commerce OF tho country md itH credit, against
everything which was permanent and regulated
by Interchangeable laws, aud tho result was, OF
course, that the bubbles and balloons burst.
Thoreupou the whole country il distracted with
tho whoops aud yella md "yahoos" Of tho
idiots, who had bet in this manner and. because
fow outsiders who had been in partnership
with tho gamblers found their feot knocked out
from under them, therefore good, honest peoplo,
who don't bet, got frightened loat they are going
to lose their money also and chaoa sets In again.
1t Is now posBble, siuce tho Government haa
prulently refused to mako good tho losaoH OF
thoHo gamblers, and since it has boon shown that
tho Legitimate aud substantial interests Of thu
country have not suffered, that NO may hayo a
rasting spell from tho noise Of tho YahooH, and
that houost men will bo allowed the privilege OF
going about their buslueHR without being deaf.
cnod with any mora Dodlama broke loose. It
can hardly DO hoped, howeycr, that this pleasant
prospect will last forever. The Yahoos will rost
for time. but they will inevitably get brokou
again, and howl and yell aud screem as
they did tho other day. Whom Raoh 4
time comes, 1t some ono would tako tho re'
sponslbllity, after tho Yahoos arc Ill together,
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