The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-25
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larly good, for the doctor is humorist and
he cant do tradedy or pathos, but the
short lecture after Josh Billings, the scene
in burlesque after Stuart Robson, "Thc new
Church Organ" given with perfect sDinster
a. G. 49, voice and air; the "silver voiced
tenor" and "basso profundo;" the German
ballad rectations and particularly the char
acter sketch Of "Mr Bilious were the
best things in their way that we ever
heard, all from one man. The doctor
concluded his lecture, after giving his au-
dience nearly two hours of genuine fun,
with some ventriloqual conversations,
which enttle this versatile genius to a
place in the front rank of American ven
trllOquiss.
The sour, naw-picking, hypocritical
Messenger which has about as much APP
probation Of humor as an oyster and
about as much kindly spirit as swapping
turtle, feeling aggrieved perhaps by the
too lifelike portrait Of itself presented in
DR.. Villers sketch Of "Mr. Bilious, first
concludes that as whole the entertain
ment was flat makes scarcely a fayora
bic comment in the whole course of its
meagrc notice, and closes with a sancti-
monious shake Of the head over its mean-
choly deduction that the lecturer was
scarcely Improving in mental and
moral point Of view. The Messenger has
become sort Of melancholy monument to
the ehbing principles of puritanical, az
gressiye long-faced goodness, which some
people unkindy think is little more thana
whited sepulchrc after ALL Its motto is:
Pray according to our formula and you
shall be saved. Swcrve from our path.
and though we confidently expect the
pleasure Of seeing you damned hereafter,
we'll make the matter sure by roasting
you here The truly good" man of that
paper seems unable to tolerate ANYTHING
which doesn't Immediately improve the
mind and reform the morals" and so he
is plously sour and piously unhappy all
the time. But, like Deacon Richard
Smith ,of Cincinnati this truly
good clement apparently has to struggle
with wicked partners in business, for
torial department has been permitting
recent discussion with the 1dcert1ser to
sink from the proud realms Of fact and
argument which are supposed to be the
paradise of heightened, independent jour
nalism. into the use of very dirty English
and very unsayory illusions We are
bound to remark that ;he AdcertiSer re-
piled very much in kind, but as none of its
editors are Avowedly Of the truly good
we don't feel so much grievcd. May the
''truly good of the Messenger be in some
way happily released from that unknown
wicked partner who sometimes allows
Jusl ulCtln u IFS DHu eva spiilt 70 sulfY
the fair face of its maculate columns.
Active preparations are making for the
operate entertainments next week. which
promise to be unusual excellence.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club and
Miss Anna Granger Dow are advertised
for grand concert here June Sd.
EFT CETERA.
At the April term of Franklin county
court 50 judgments were rendered, 60
cases were settled and discontinued, and 81
were defauted. The number of new en-
tries was 165 About 81 $50 was paid into
the State Treasury from this county dur
ing the six months ending May 1st for
fines and costs in liquor prosecutions.
A man at Enosburgh Falls the other day
was heavily fined Tor selling ale.
The crusade is apparently quiescent just
now in this vicinity.
1t is very sweet in these lovely May
mornings, to get up and warm yourself at
the stoyc, and read in the morning paper
the probabilities of ''of increased cloud
ness with rain and generally lower temper
ature You can then wade down town
| anC think kindly of the man who stole
your umbrella yesterday,
A pamphlet of water rates for the village
is in press.
Deacon Marshall Mason has been ap-
pointed by the trustees superintendent of
streets.
1t has been decided to celebrate the
glorious fourth if the requisite amount of
| lucre can be raised.
What is the matter with M A. W.
MAX.