Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-20
NEW YORK, Nov. 6, ls7


To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
Election is over, the votes are mostly
counted, it is now not question of who
has won, but of how much the Republicans
have lost. Everybody has found and given
his reason for the result. and most people
are turning already to see what the De-
mocracy will do with their victories. They
are so sure already that their gains mean
office and power" both national and
State, that they are arranging and parcel
ing out the Offices now held by Republicans
among their own men while applications
for place under the appointments to be
made are coming in from the rank and file
by hundreds The Republicans accept the
defeat with as much philosophy as they
NAV, and hope that - our folks will learn
lesson from it"
Meantime, and under and through all
the turmoil of politics, the daily business
of lie goes on. The city streets are thronged
daily with the hurrying crowd. and the
from the grindtd pavements. We are born,
we marry, we die, hourly and without stop.
From my window glance takes IN
stretch Of avenue through which many OF
The funeral professions from New York to
Greenwood Cemetery pass and scarce
day goes by that several Of these long, dark
trains do not roll past, sometimes two or
three in rapid succession. sad one de-
files tris morning by which is taken hus-
band and father from lovely family, IN a
most distressing wav Mr.. A. has been for
years a wealthy and prosperous man, III
heritIng fine estate from his father, and
adding much property to it by his own ex-
ertions. lie had invested large amounts IN
real estate, and in places that seemed GER
tain to bring him handsome returns in due
time But buying largely on credit, and
selling on mortgage where he did not hold,
he had become considerably embarrassed
during the summer past, or thought so
and for several months his business Difficult
ties have weighed heavily upon him, 50 that
his friends were afraid his intellect would
be unbalanced. Yet no very close watch
was kept of his actions and he was alone
for several hours Tuesday without exciting
alarm. When some one then went into his
room. he was found dead, by his own hand
Only 40 years old. in good health. usually,
with loving home and family, of unblem-
ished credit and large property, he consid-
cred life failure and his condition hope
less of remedy Is not the man fatally
lacking. and beyond question selfish. who
can so succumb, and leave unprotected
those he loves to the mIseries which, wheth-
er real or fancied, he dares no; meet him
self?
This affair reminds me of one that &C.
CURED in another city some\ years ago,
where man killed himself, believing he
was poor and ruined his executors found
he had Sl3, coo cash in the bank the day of his
death and property worth quarter OF
million over all liabilities
luUs-c WIN are luAtIcsltu AL AuC III 1stSA Va
providing cheap eating houses and " Holly
Tree Inns" may be pleased to learn of the
success of the one started by branch of
the New York Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION in the Bowery. 1t furnishes half
a pound of bread and large bowl of good
soup or coffee for FIVE cents. selling tickets |
at $40 hundred to business men, and is
more and more patronized as the poor learn
of its whereabouts and work. A free reading |
room Is open in connection with it.
The Y. NJ. C. A. numbers 800 members,
has large reading room and library, con-
cert 70 ON, gymnasium, &c, and every win
ter Civ es long course of lectares by dis
.ingui. he'd writers and speaker Add the
PRAYER meetings, the Bible classes. the free
nstruc ton in languages. bookkeeping
md music, the social meetings, the open-air
'ervice s, the visiting of the sick and the
hiding of employ ent for the destitute
III which branches of Christian work are
.ctively kept up-an you may judge. per-
laps, W neither it is not a power for good in
his great and wicked city.
Yours, L.