New-York tribune., 1873-09-06


thar the est IA a correction God" says eharae
ter, sitting asride Of Aarrtre, and philosophzing
after the OF think that 20 tear no paw
| ing stones and throw sand around, and blaspheme
promiscuously, TO annihilate tyranny and found
| republic. God having made the mouse, discovered
that he had an error hence the eat The cat IL
correction Plus cat is the revised and corrected
| proof Of creation" have wondered that the
philosopher OF bdTTeTes did not find hs error in the
frog and look for the correction IN the Frenchman
| do not know from my observation that Frenehmen
eat frogs, but have heard SO and personally know
no one else that does But there's for the
Frenchman's doing it, II is by no means clear TO me
that could a frog II they called 1t crenOuHe
and didn't know what It really But that even
| the hungriest Frenchman could would eat his
0renoue, he knew what t was IN English, is propo
siton III dispute my dying day. The Names against
H. And the thing itself s green and specked Beyond
a slight resemblance TO On animated mushrooms re-
sembance not unlike that which you may trace between
a man aud his umbrela-there's nothing edible about
the beast. And grassh0pper I'd not trust myself
within reach OF the man who eats frogs. Both Jump
both green, and both not generally considered
edible by the best and wisest Of mankind. There's
other reason that know Of why Frenehman, orany one
else should ether but the depraved taste that is
avid for the one would greedig 20 for the other
or there's nothing in reasoning by analogy
Have you seen frog dressed !" II 80 you will
agree with me that possessed OF even average
aesthetic tastes would claim that the frog presents
pleasing picture as he comes the table. The appa-
ratus for Jumping all there, but there's nothing 70
jump-it end without means, means without an
end scarcely know which, There is neongruity
about the dish which saddens me- somewhat when
contemplate the machinery OF salvation and think OF
the many in which, were II applied, so very lit
tie would found 70 save Frogs served up 70
suggestive OF ballet dancers-nOt e prGlerea ni
exactly, but legs and nothing beyond And You will re-
mark that men who given To frogs also affect ballet
girls. But, jumping from one thing TO another
men at Moons do not live by fish and frogs
aone have squads ana chickens whose age is only
| rivaed by that Of the accompanying wine, wOOdcock
with two bills for every head potatoes Ia vegetable the
value Of which political agricultural economist can
appreciate till he comes 10 pay for or two at Moons
served up every conceivable form except the most
| difficult and best one, properly boiled.
| But why dwell details when the grand
| total looms mp before youf Some has
| written book entitled "Who breaks, pays"
| a chapter on Moons should be headed, Who
pays. breaks" But very little grief 10 me nova
days from any indiseret0n OF this KIND Some time
since determined do business strict business
principles. The of strict business principle seems
TO pay nothing be proved against you,
and Just little possible OF what But have
| observed that it is well at times TO be first
| in the field ana assume 70 be anxious. II a
bill presented 20 party you've been sitting WITH,
|
up and feel for change declaring intention
| of paying It, Instantly dozen other fellows who had
not moved until then will Jump forward and insist on
being allowed the privilege. and You retire with
credit. ike cutte-fsh in the cloud Of his raising.
This is the world wisdom OF old campagner In early
life have not infrequenty led fOrlorn hope, rushing
in pay the demniton total OF a bill in which had
very little when there seemed not the ghost OF
chance that would be permitted TO do II, 80 many
much led
beside having their money ready in their hands, but
| somehow all competition would suddenly cease
! on these occasions, and I was permitted to carry
! out my diaboca design without hnderance.
| But TO return to Moons II you spared not the
| frogs hind quarters, there is poetic justice IN
Moons taking your last Your revenge can only
come when you get this Moon down TO his last quarter
and that time seems far distant from the present show
ing Al present Z is rising Moon, the prices Of each
succeeding year being higher than the previous one.
And there il little from having your Docketbook
ripped open this Moons horns II visit the Lake
region Drive beyond him on the hher side Of the Lake
and you up house kept by one Of his sons
| drive over on the other side and yOu meet Myers.
There is no collision between Moons and the house
across the Lake the other hand there Is bitter
rivalry. So you may understand the position that Mr.
T. James of Wiliamsburgh Mass, put himself IN when
he got mixed at Myerss and went on addressing Mrs
| Myers as Mrs Moon. After she had finally convinced
|
Mrs Moon he started Of and the way nome stopped
| az Moons. Here, remembering the trouble that had
come upon him in consequence OF his mistake, and de-
| termined to be night about 1t for the rest or the
day he took particular care 10 address Mrs
| Moon every time as Mrs. Myers. The Moon
stood IL for while but last she rose on Mr James
with rolling.pn that made him see You won't
! ever catch him travelling very tar now TO ger a
cipse Of the Noon. With all these houses around you
will understand how get stuck az deep In the
Myer on one side the Lake he m the mud on the
other And now the minOns OF the Moon go Tor me-
shall be beyond their reach this writing meets their
eyes rTs another business principle Of mine never 10
touch of powder till I'm well ont Of the way OF the
| sticks stones. and things that are likely tony.
While we we're sitting in the parlor, this forenoon
table was brought all Of a student" and cloth
spread on it, The impression all sides was that we
/ were going 70 have something good TO eat between
meals out this was disspaed by the IntrOducuou
OF a "child genius. only eight years Old" known as
Little Ollie" Had had the least idea OF what was
canning there a have more seat for some aged
lady who does MT like standing up but they were 700
ouick for me The idea Of lunch begued me into IN
activity and the foe was on me could hy. Little
Ollie" eaped upon the table "a actively ana appropr
atelv as a shrimp. and tearing away at mad rDe
through a scene from Julius Cesar before anybody
could stop him. His father stood near and AT nrst
thouers D.. o., stepping up and telling him l
| knew what would cure his htle Doy' ne u
try II in time but discovering that he was an aider
aud abetter of the performance reirained HIS side
remarks of Louder Look this way STICK your
left foot forward MORE" showed who was to blame ior
il ak farrrrirabse- boy only eight years od'
| said lady near me "Not only remarkable madam
but very much TO be regretted" felt IKE ahs"erinE
And the pareu went on explain that the child had
had no dramatic teaching OF training. This may be So
but that any child could perfectly succeed IN catchlng
the worst ntonatons of all the bad actors remember
70 have heard the most stacy manner OF tine stage
| without having il drummed into him, ! can scarcely