The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-15
gay and full ofhope and promise Of hap

gay ana 1ull OF nope anu PROMISE Oh map
pincss, grows dark and sad
These thoughts occur to us on reading
an account in the Herald Of how Chris
TOPPER CoLuMBUs DELANo breakfasted at
WoRMLEY's at Washington the other day.
As fortune would have it, at the same hour
that the Christian statesman entered the
breakfast room to partake of his simple
morning repast, Mr.. MARSH was break
fasting i'm the same apartment. II was
unfortunate CoLUMBCs recognizing the
Professor. they shook hands. This was en-
tirely proper. 1t is bad taste TO carry into
the private circle the quarrcls of the po-
litical arena. If the two gentlemen had
been philosophers, after this agreeable
formal greeting they would forthwith
have separated and Clipped their eggs at
corners of the room remote from each
other. II that had not been possible, they
would have confined their converse To the
weather. the quality Of the coffee, the last
now novel, TENNYsoN's Queen Mary"
the Herzegovina war, or some other
neutral topic. Prof. MARSH who is cVi-
IDENTIFY Of the philosophic mind, apparently
desired to eat his breakfast in serenity.
Christopher COLUMBrs DELANo, how
ever, first approaching the Indian qucs-
tion smilngly, was soon tearing the Ian
guage into strips for opprobrious epthets
against the tranquil Professor. "Whcn
are you going to get through assaulting
mey' demanded the Christian statesman.
"probably when You stop attacking me-"
hlandly rctortcd the Professor The colo
guy should now have taken another turn
If CoLUMBrs had been man of tact he
would have waited a moment and smiling
ly said something like this: "The lIerze-
govinnn question seems likely to precipi-
tate a general war does II notf" The Pro-
fessor would then have given his views on
the new subject introduced, and the two
gentlemen would undoubtedly have
agreed, or not SO seriously conficted in
their opinions rs to cause hard feeling
between them.
But what did the Christian statesman
actually do? lie rose. called the Professor
liar, poltroon, shook his fist at bim,
aud kept repeating the offensive epithets
rs II they were the chorus of n prayer
meeting hymn. The other breakfasters
were astonished and outraged. Prof.
MARSH bore himself with dignity, but
quietly repealed the charges of his wild
Indian assailant, who, boiling with indig-
nation. did the most sensible thing he had
done since shaking hands with the Pro-
fessor-that is, left the room.
II is not pleasant to think that this emf
neut member of Boss GRANTS Administers
ton is a person frai in temper and So
| uncivl in conduct. To disturb public
breakfast room with personal alteration
and the language Of n blacKguard and a
bully was an evidence that the illustrious
Secretary OF the Interior is not q safe per
son for men of breeding to admit into
their society. Has Mr. DELANo been SC
long supplying shoddy and rotten junk Il
Lone WOLF, SATANTA, and LITTLE BEAT
that he has contracted the manners of the
untutored child OF the forestY This ear
hardly be so; for the Indians in all thciI
conferences with the white men behav,
themselves with dignity and reserve.
We advise Prof. MARSH TO hereafter find
ont the hour ut which Mr.. DELANo break
fasts. and take care TO cat his egg at N
earlier or a later hour. Thus he will avoid
encountering the Secretarys bad manners
and begin the day with that serenity OF
soul so dear TO the man of philosophy.