Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-09-01
A Lady's Views on the Crisis.

EDITOR HERALD: While reading the
editorial of Saturday evenings Er-
press, written upon Mr.. Ralston's
death, we saw that although they men-
ton the old Latin adage, it is quite ev-
ident that they have forgotten to con-
fine that editorial pen of theirs, to its
precepts, and while attempting to eu-
logize the dead man, they have min
gled commentator and condemnation
so closely together, that his vices will
outweigh his virtuea.
The lion is dead. And they who
found no fault with the living man,
try to drag up forpublic inspection the
secrets which death hath folded in
mystery.
We ask in oil sincerity, would it not
be better to leave his sins wrapped in
the death mantle of silence, and his
judgment to the mercy of the Creator
who alone can fathom the complex
motives of the human heart.
There is often on such occasions as
this, strain Of the ludicrous mixed
with the sad requim of the pathetic; 1t
clearly illustrated by an event which
happened in one of eastern cities some
years ago.
A little Frenchman placed in the
bank, when times were good, five
thousand dollars. He called at the
banking house one day in state of
excitement not easily described.
"How do you do?" inquired the
banker. "Sick; yer SICK" replied
Monsieur, "Whatis the matter?" ode
times" Defines, what disease is
thatT "De malaide dat break all de
merchants, Yer much.n All! the times
eh, well, they are bad, very bad sure
enough. But howdo they effect you?u
"Vy, Monsieur, lose de confidence"
''In whom?" "In everybody" mot
in me, 1 hope?" Pardonnez moy,
Monsieur, but I do not know who to
trust at present, when all de mer-
chants break several times, all to
pieces" "rhen, l presume, you want
your money!" "Oui, Monster, starve
for want of the pargent." Can't you
do withoutit?n No Monsieur, I must
have him." "You must?' Oui,
Monster, said the little Frenchman,
turning pale with apprehension for the
safety of his money. "And you can't
do without it?" No Monsieur, not one
other leetle moment longare.,' The
ban ker turned to his safe, took out the
amount and handed it to his visitor.
"Vat is dis, Monsieur" "The five
thousand dollars with interest" IT'S
1t bon?'i said the Frenchman, with
amazement. Certainly" "Have
you de pargent in de bank?" "Yes,"
"And is it parfaitment convenient to
pay de sum-" "Undoubtedly. What
astonishes your" Wy, dat you have
got him In desc times" Oh! yes, and
we have got plenty more. We owe
nothing that we cannot pay" The
Frenchman was perplexed. "Mon-
sier you do me one leetle favour, eh?"
"With all my heart" "Wellt Mon
sier, you shall keep de l'argent for me
some leetle year longare." "Why, I
fought you wanted it, "Tout au con-
traire. no want de l'argent, I want
de grand confidence. Suppose you no
got de money, den l want him yer
much-suppose you got him, den I no
want him at all. Vous comprenez,
eh?" After some farther conference,
the little Frenchman prevailed upon
the banker to keep his money, and
left the bank wish light heart, and
countenance very different from the
one he wore when he entered it. His
confidence was restored, and although
he did not stand in need of the money,
he wished to know that his property
was in safe hands.
This little sketch has a moral, which
the reader will do me the favor to ex-
plain for himself. Zoe ZELLA.
Los Angeles, Aug. 80 1876.