, 1874-04-06

mannor in which ho has not only run oyoc but
tramplod upon Prof. patton'a bunions. the
public Is quite familiar, although very few may
have any idea what Prof. Patton Is growing
about or why ho should growl at all In thia
RESTLESS busy world, full Of people struggling
for bread and butter, thoro nre very fow who
hayo tho time to find out whether Prof. Swing
is trying to mnko people good on sabol1ian
principles or advising them to journey onward
to Heaven by tho Woatminstor through-route, as
the only limo which makoa fast time and ia FREQ
from Incidents. The average nan has all ho.
Ton Commandments, and NO fancy thero aro
very few WHO caro- whether they got to Heaven
by tho Woat1ninHtor, tho sabol1ian, or tho nogor,
Williams route, 80 loug aa thoy got there. In
this direction, therefore. tho forthcoming OK
animation OF Prof. Swings orthodoxy will DO Of
about as much interest to the general public as
tho genealogy of d Bacrcd Aasyrian bull. But,
now mud then, Prof. Swing's lcouoclasm assumes
very practical everyday shape, which MI Of us
Gun appreciate, and II his Eaater sermon Of yoa-.
terday does not bring Old Probabilities down
upon him with tlrst-class libel suit no shall be
mon to which wo havo roforrod, aud Which will
bo found elsewhere, tho. Professor makes the
following startling announcement. "Wo would
do wol to surrender tho ocoasion to song md
tlowors and tho full heart'a meditation. It is
Sunday in springl" By looking out Of the win
dow 1t is evident that tho Professors idoa Of a
Sunday in spring is a blcak east wind chilling
ono to the bono, furious twenty-fonr hours'.
snow-storm, drifts d foot deep. dull leaden
aky, no sun, forlorn boasts trying to pull horso-
cnrs through the snow, atroots dosorted savo by
Il fow unfortunatos In furs and heavy overcoats,
boys ringing your door-beu and offering to
shovel OF your sidewalk for a quarter, women
lugg1ug ooal-stovog, and otlor such little aea-
sonablo phenomena which tho Professor groups
togother, mud from which 4o infers 1t Ia sun-
day In springl II yesterday were tho Profes-
sor'a beau idea1 OF Sunday In spring, whnt
wonder is 1t that ho may hayo mado some slips
in sabelaniam2 III this connection 1t would be
somewhat interesting to know what tho Profess
BY all 1aws Of nntithosis, ono Of Ills
winter Sundays [would froezo a fur-seal,
and could only be found in all Its beauty at the
apox Of tho North Polo. 1t is pleasant little
recommendation of the Professors to his con-
grogatfon TINT they should doyoto themselves to
song md flowers, but how is a nun to sing when
lo is cold, md the bleak northeastors are blow
ing, and what Is he going to sing about7 How
is man going to devote himself to flowers with
several inches OF snow on tho ground 2 The
Professor should have been moro particular in
laying out tho programme OF hia beautiful Hpring
suuday, suggested few appropriate spring
tunes, and pointed out tho spots whero tho
spring flowers might be oulled without tho dan
gor of going up to one'a kuoeH In snow or freoz-
ing ono'a fingers.
In yostotday'a Issue OF TnE Tn1nuNE. Old
Probabilities informed tho Professor what sun-
day would DO In tho following unmistakable lan-
guago: "For the Upper Lake region, increas-
ing northeast to southoast winds, cloudy weath-
or, rain and sno,o." Notwithstanding this waru-
ing, tho Professor acr1nonizos about song and
flowers md tho beauty OF spring Sundays! II
tho Professors urea Of theology ia as dubioua
as hiB area OF low baromotors, and his thoologl'
cal formulm aro Of tho eamo naturo as his thor
! mometrlcal, ho must look out for Patton whor
his trial comoR.