Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-01

] r UhNlIUkE, CARPETS. OIL Cloths,
Mattings, Window Shades, Damask, Lace
Curtains, Cornicc for Windows, Moulding
for Pictures, at
Jan 25-4t w. d. ROBINsON'S.
Oysters, Oysters.
At Dado's. The finest fever brought to
this city.
| DON'T NOU SEE How VIZ APFRECIATE
IT.-There are gOodly number Of people
in this world who would suffer martyrdom
rather than have il said they did not IN
derstand, what very often they don't know
a cussed thing about. We have seen men
applaud and women smile their sweetest
and most knowing smiles always sweet)
at performances that they understood and
appreciated, well, just about as much as
Fiji Islander would dish Of crsnbsrries.
The leading idea is eve understand and
appreciate the whole thing" and hence our
applauding and smiles. But to illustrate
once upon time mot many weeks ago.
distinguished Violinist gave a concert IN
our city. He was assisted { we may say by
an Italian vocalist, who sings opera pretty
well, but in truth is first class dissatis-
fed cuss. This singer did not iiFs things
IN general, or particular in Jackson. Es-
| pecially WAS his sentitiYe, musical soul dis
gu,ted with the audience, which was not
as large as he expected. Hence he saw
proper to vent his anger in song, and with
high, soft and melancholy notes, words in
! Italian he regularly eussed out car city.
| Our appreciative 81 tizenS Applaudsd the
cussing to the encore. Said singeT-appre-
oiating the situatiOn-responded to the
''eneore" by soundly Safeguarding the
whole audience In song OF the highest
Italian operate order. The audience,
learned and aristocratIc as it was, applaud
ed with increased vigor. The aforesaid
singer came forth again, and in the widest
and most musical notes Of high opera, told
the audience to go TO hell or the devil,
| (Italian.) This beautiful musical Senti.
ment brought down the house, indeed, and
the cheering of the gentlemen and the ap-
preciatiye smiles Of the ladies, simply beg
gars description. Well, the cheering Of
this Italian songSter demonstrates at least,
that music like many other things, is best
appreciated when least understood. The
tuteIluB anu eLHAACH Ou Tue ONGAHAOn
ferred to, simply meant-"dOR't you see
how appreciate it," In charity we pre-
mise that the music OF the Italian singer
was at least understood and appreciated.
How TWO BENEDICTs STIRRED UP
MUss.-Not long ago couple Of Benedicts
and their wives were pleasantly discussing |
matters and things in general, and the art
Of living in particular. Now 1t seems that |
OF this worlds goods, these Benedicts were |
not burdened, and some times the question |
Of making both ends meet was decidedly |
intricate, not to say embarrassing; and, like |
man OF old, they had neither Glands or |
hOcKs,' except, perhaps, melancholy Boz |
vine each, which they fed on boiled corn |
oebs, and MIXED by tying hem to the fence !
by their tails. One OF them VIC believe too,
does own a sad jaundiced pUrp, whose tail
is the NEST prominent and encouraging fea- |
ture OF his personal make up. This, how /
ever, closes the inventory Of their Glands !
aud flockS." Well, these Benedicts were !
discussing home matters very pleasantly |
and theiriwiyes We're quite agreeable, as be- |
fore stated, aud all agreed that there was =
vast amount OF uncharitableneSs in the |
world. That TO be poor was, to say the |
least Of it, quite uncomfortable, and that to |
get rich was, well. rather an intricate ques- !
ton. One Of these Benedicts remarked that |
.'the foundation OF all future prosperity for
a poor man was 4 heme." All agreed tn at |
this vas sentiment quite correct. The |
other Benedict then suggested that seven |
with a home our 'bstter-halveG' would be |
constantly wanting some improvements, |
new carpets and furniture, and that even |
with a home a peor man could not save
money" When this was uttered there was
a gerry briet silence. That exQuisitely brief
silence was broken by the ladies and for
some time their tongues run with vim
and lOoseness really appalling. All the
short comings Of the masculine gender, and
their lords especially, were thoroughly VEN
tilated. They talked fast and to the point.
Toddys, cigars and tobacco, and other mas
euline extravaganciss and luxuries were
thrown around loOse.g The first Benedict
looked at No. tive, who had raised the
storm. as much as 20 say "now you have
done IT," and No. one looked AS il he felt
that he had done it sure enough. The Ben
edicts finally retreated, and when at a safe
solemnly, that they would never do 1t again.
They have been very meek ever since and
we have no doubt but what they will keep
their promise.
GRUMBLERs, BACKBIIERs AND SLAM |
DERERs.-It is said that every creature
upon earth has mission. This il true, !
but their missions are as different as mid. |
night darkness and MONDAY splendors. |
For instance there is a class Of human |
beings, whose special business on earth |
seems to be-to give the balance Of man !
kind foretaste Of that awful hereafter, 50 |
fearfully pictured by the saints Of old. |
To make others uncomfortable, dissatisfied |
and miSersble-to cultivate vile suspicious,
iealousles and hates to turn day into night |
and even to efaee.from nights sable curtain |
every Star-to wither with calImny or en- |
envy all that Is beautiful or true, and with |
tongues tempered by the fires OF hell, tor |
ture the soul and drive it to madnes,-such !
seems to be their mission. They see no !
good anywhere, or in any one. There is a |
subtitle damning fin all their praises, a |
lurking curse in sll their "So-called" friend !
ships, a blighting poison in their everv
touch. To criticise that which they do not
understand, 10 grumble at that which scars
beyond their taste. 10 backbite those whose
genus or good fortune they envy, and
Islander those whose souls scorn their asso-
citation or friendship-iS their chief glory.
Yet in this world Of contrast, of strange
eruptionS, OF extraordinary influences and
superb hyperbSles Of Reanness and sue
ceSsfIl Nilli1ny- such foul, Shiny and
sneakiRg characters frequently pass for
gentlemen and ladies. God save the mark.
For Of all the curses which affiict and dis
| grace humanity, there is none like them.
| They MI the earth with dlstrust, selfshnesS
and crime. They make Of human conf
dence i dead sea, and poison every warm,
| pure emotion OF the heart. All that is
| beautiful or good; all that is noble and
/ true withers at their touch, and wherever
/ they go, they leave deserts bare of human
| icy behind them. We are no theologian or
philopher; but we can't see how such char
Scters can bs justly compensated IN this
world. The woe and blight and misery
which they here produce cas- fiud no COM
menSuvate punishment in this life. Human
| law demands the life OF him who takes the
/ life Of another-what should divine law
! demand OF him who murders the soul; AT
| least demons in human form on earth
should not he angels in heaven. SANDER
| ers, back biters, knayes and snyIoUs grum-
| blers-thOse who see no good in any enc;
| Sut the jaundice OF their swH mean souls
in all, would certainly be awkward CON-
| PsiRiOus OF the saints in glory. Hence we
can but believe that there is Justice at least
| in the great uufathomabls hereafter, and
/ that Is 10 upPs tree marred the beauty
or fragrance of the first ellen, no slandeIer
sr backbiter will pollute the matchless jsy