, 1875-05-08
st. L0U1B JuBILANT.

4 party Of nine young gentlemen, haillng
from nowhoroin in particular, and distinguished
from tho rcst Of the world BY wearing white
stockings, and pnrty Of nine other young
gentlemen, milling from nowhere in particu-
Ar, and distinguished from the rest OF tho
world by wearing brown stockings, hnvo mot
in the City Of st. Louis md disputed for tho
honors Of bsso-ball fold, with the rcsult
TINT tho whito-hosed young gentlemen wore
whipped in every inning and the brown.
hoscd young gentlemen scored 10 runs to
their opponents 0. Upon the strength OF
this discontinue, tho City Of St. Louis hos
risen to It's feet in spirit Of oxultation,
and Is rcnding tho mir with ccstatio
cxclamations, and making itself ridicu-
OTIS generally. These brown.1egged young
gentlemen having defeated tho white-1cgged
ones, We aro now prepared to SEQ ST. Louis
mako now claim for the location Of tho
Mint In TINT city, proparo now arguments in
favor Of locating tho Natonal Capital there,
and immediately Issue now directory with
1000 additional narncs in it. The issue Of
this important bxown.legged event will un-
doubtedly have o cheerful influence upon tho
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merco of that city, and infuse now life into
it's torpid channels. We presume every citi-
zen Of st. Louis brenthes moro freely aud
feols more srect, HOW that nino mon with
whito stockings, hailing from Chicago, hnve
been boaton; that it really has ono source Of
honost e1u1tation; and that, for the first
time, 1t con rejoice in getting ahoad Of Chica-
60. Wo havo no desire to depreoiato tho
great physical and moral victory which st.
Louis has gained. We acknowledge Il IN
It's length and BREADTH II necessary, We
are prepared to feo1 mortified, to call these
white-legged young gentlomen ali sorts Of
harsh names, and even to inyite the brown
logged young gontlemon to Chicago md
give them m ovation, calling ont tho Fro
Department. tic school-children, md the
brnss banda to assist.
In this connection, however, aword or two
Of counsel II duo tho whito.legged young gen
tlemen purposting to hail from Chicago, who
went down to st. Louis to aee roed shaken
by tho wind. Thcso young gentlemen an
nouneo themselves from Chicago. None Of
them belong here, however. They camo
from all parts Of tho country, and nre paid to
live hero. Their na1nea are not to bo found
in the directory. They do not pay tn1es
hero, and ne belieys nono Of them are active
ly connected with the educational, religions,
mercantile, Of social interests Of Chicago.
They are not patrons Of Tho Sunday Lecture
Society, tho Academy of Design, or even tho
personal tax-collector. Their hold upon Chi
cago is Of the frailcst description, therefore,
but since they havo drftod in hero,
md will probably rcmain hero until tho
end Of tho summer, md dnce they arc ..sing
tho namo Of Chicago, it may be as vol for
them to poy souo regard to TINT fact, and
to bear in mind TINT the way they haye COM
i mencoa in st. Louis ia not tbs wny Chicago
| people do business, and that Il they propose
to continue tho uso Of the name Of Chicago
! they must either wipo out st. Louis or cease
lalling from Chicago. Meanwhile st. Louis
can keep on howing with exultation, md
should do SO. she may never havo another
chance. Let her mako tho most Of it. II 20
alight thing o. baseball game oan make
her happy, it would bo cruel to interfere with
It or in any way bclisue tho event.