The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-02-12

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tFro.n the DanOury gszs Ss;. Mans Almanac for
4 shah not Say anything here shout
the i'm poFt8ucc Of this subject.
We all know how unbearable soci-
ETY. would be without it-hoW tame
and commonplace would become
heavep and eafth IL is absence.
] merely wish 10 call the attention
of the reader to the care that has been
taken in selecting the weather for this
Being warned BIZ the last season,
have put IN plenty OF rain, which win
Be found to arFiye est in fhe niek q
have ever dealt lightly in thun-
der storms-I find they are not pop
1lar-and have such an antipathY to
liga afning-Fod men that / lose ne op-
portunfty to injnre them.
l have been rather liberal with snow
for the sake of the young and livery
stables, and have put in some extra
orfliuary hail, for the encouragement
OF the oldest Inhabitants, and a little
frost to stir up the amateur in tobacco
and other vaFieties Of cgbbage
But accuracy Is tgfs strong point of
the volume. When it says, Look
out for rain,D then is the time for you
to & hump yourseli3 for the house.
And when it says "Frost," any delay
in getting your wife's fathers coat
over the b8Inatoes and dahlias will
prove eninently disastrous to those
articles. Y es, have aimed to be ac-.
curate, looking moro to the personal
comfort and general information OF
M i patrons than to the plandils of 3
wicked world and gold, which perish
in day, / am told.
have not lost sight of the fact that
have q formidable and unscrupulous
Opposition at Wasb ington. But frusE-
ing to ~. honest purpose, diseriminr
ating public, and eight years of pro-
miscuons trusting as the. editor of
country newspapeF, I shall pressstead-
/ lily on and hurt that chap.-BGfley.
f3 s -
ANEcDorE OF FINN THE ACroR.
Many of our readers of the last
generation viii remember Finn, the
faYorite comedian and ACCOMPLISHED
gentleman. He YVES ampng the lost
which was burned in Long Island
Sopnd On the on the night Of January
q OnCs, while 4 membef Of the old
Federal street theatre company of
Boston, Finn was called as witness
in an important case before the Court
Of Common Pleas, and his testimony
that his character should be inpeacf-
ed.
g Mr.. Finn, said the counsel, as
! sty0uaiiVe In Pearl street, do You not ?v
yes, do,Y wered the comedian
frankly.
You have lived there some time ?n
/" Yes, several years.
ssDees not female live in the same
h0pss and under your protection
/ G.Does she bear your name 2V
"She is known by the name of Mrs.
Finn. 4nsrs 1 s.sss -. Il
Is she your wife % = = ass-a 49,
mo, sir she is not"
q That viii do, sir; have no more
to ask"
The lawyer waved his hand. and
would have turned to the jury, but
Finn uttered word and gave him q
look that held him suddenly spell
bound.
{. Hold, sirIv said the actor, with a
fash that was awful in majestic
wrath and scorr. Il have somefhing
more to answer. The Mrs. Finn Of
whom you have been pleased to speak
50 unseemfngly II he woman to whom
lowe my lie and my joy-thewoman
who sustained my infancy and led me
kindly and lovingly through the years
Of my boyhood-MY MOTHER! In all
the years of my pilgrimage I have
known but one man base enough to
bFeathe aught against her. You, sir,
know who that man is. She has pro-
teeted me in all love and Tenderness
and / in turn viii protect her. Poor
miserable reptile down from my
sight and never again tempt me as
you have this day done p
1t was as good as play. The baf-
fed counselor, shame-faced and trem-
bling, absolutely skunk out of sight
and when Finn appsared in the street
ne had hard work to prevent the peo-
plesfrom taking him upon their shout
deEs and bearing him off in triumph.