, 1876-10-15

6pedo! Correspondence a The Tribune
RACINE, Wis, Oct 14.-Time was when ,
glorious summer could not go by in our bcauti
ful city without number of pleasant socia
reminders Of the fact. Many starlit tropica
evening Of previous years have the garden,
and lawns that form the chief beauties al
| Racine presented a fary picture that lived long
| and pleasingly in the memory. The happy shout
] and sllvery laughter of those who reyclcd joy.
ously in the pale moonlight or under the blink
o1 the lar away stars, while trees were
1estooned With artificial embellishments, have
been, during the past Season, as few and far be-
tween as angels visits; and now that the
breathing Of the sweet South DER bank of yio-
lets bus given place to the hoary breath of au-
tumn frosts or dreary winds, there are none
VINO 20 not regIet the gayetY Of former times
Of the summer just at an end. The principal
cause Of the evil spoken Of has been the attrac-
tions Of our Centennial celebration. From the
time when the robin chirped its first thin mute
10 the early spring, or when the retiring blue
bird Vanked its first worm into cave Of gloom,
the war Of preparation for an Eastern hcgira be-
gan, and the natives of our goodly burg have been
Constantly on the wing fitting hither and thither
The result ond
her latest intator aud dashy puflback and bic her
to To- the ,,p pretentio'ns home Of Arabella. But
ton =. that AEabella had gone % NA to 'D''is tie
70 ths sbs bssf Z That .ss tss
native than to pack her collar-box and follow
in the wake Of her fortunate friend. Now the
it;ra pilgrims are returning from Mecca with de-
stained and heart-sore. filed with the con
siction that all is vanity and vexation Of
spirit, and regretting that the 1ucre wrnng from
chase OF Nile green silk for the winter campaign
But the dearth OF social doings in the summer that
has passed will only increase the for pleasant
reunions when the enowt1akcs fly. and Racine will
possibly witness the gayest winter that we hare
had for years.
A Committee has been selected from among our
citizens for the purpose OF urging as candidates
for political office men whose dispositions hayc be-
come sonred and crusty from the left handed buf-
grand uaoral reformation.-to reclaim, as it
we're, and make affable and genial those poor
devils who afe cursed with misanthropy, for it is
eullen man may be in his everyday intercourse
with his fellow men, the moment he is nominated
an coat petty he DOTS his
sleek garb Of the fawnlng sycoDhant- Constituents
are button -holed, and wheeded, and crammed full
Df Cove oysters and fusil oil until their waning
[ath in the nominee is In measure restored, and
his Committee, Of which have made mention,
nay pan ont moral aEriculturIsts of no mean |
stripe, whose good deeds will live after them
As tclegraphed to your Fridays issue, the open
ng Of the mammoth Republican wigwam on Main !
treet last Thursday evening was magnificent |
'uccess. There were IN attendance between 2, 500 /
md 3, 600 voters good and true, and their euthusi
sm from the opening PRAYER until the benedic-
ion WIS pronounced unbuunded. The orator
u the evening was the Hon. Charles G. Williams,
those eloquence thrilled every henrer, aud made
hem stronger IN the right. Over GOO excited
way from the door for lack OF room inside, and
'ere thus deprived Of listening to one Of the most
elling speeches OF the campaign.
CITY CONVENTION.
Republican City Convention was held In the
ourt- House on Thursday evening, for the purpose |
f4 th eanddats tor member A.
allot, formal ballot was taken, resulting In the
unanimous choice Of the Hon. n. J. Field,
ast year. "n SS is
ono, and sand ;, during the last Legislative
annot fail to insure his reelection. His sterling
epnblican principles cannot be shaken by either
.ar or favor, and he will undoubtedly secure. as
did last year, the suffrages of large numbers Of
>nscicntious Democrats.
THAT RALLY ~.
There was ghastly effort at o rally among the
lewis Hall last Wednesday evening. J. d. Don
elly, OF Milwaukee, tried to wiring little enthu-
as'n from several tows Of empty seats, fstlng in
consumptive imitation Of iustier shunghais. j.
thef lumtnof1es there were who are rs ret nn-
aown to oratorical fame, such as the melancholy
I'd ponderous Judge Allen, the irrepressblc Perry
utton, and the classical Winslow, whose ideas | {
gardlng the political situation Of The country are
'out On par with their eloquence {
PRIMITIVE MINSTREL.
The readers Of THE TRIBUNE who question the | {
eaks OF somnambustic stroosters'' will IN !
'ubtedly hesitate believing the following, but ! !
is literal and absolute fact: Over in ''Cana-
!" lives young married couple who have logged r
0ng the matrimonial road very happily 80 Ia.
lie evening last week the frail half was startled
the singular antics Of her lord and master. I
le tparty OF the second part ~ would leave his | z
,ll-feathercd nest and indulge in a little
Gus entirely on his own hook. at intervals haul
, the covering Q the bed, and making den for
nself in the bath-tub climbing the bcd-p c
d giving exhibitions Of muscular development
''the horizontal bar, " or riding an imaginary c
lie around the ring. The terrified wife lay per
:tly still, attributing the pranks Of hubby to tho
ut Of the Ohio and Indiana elections. Finally,
eccentric fellow left the room and house en- 81
ely, and, with no other covering than very alb
yiated under garment, hied him across the river G
his mothers house, in the southern part Of the b
5. The trip was made about o'clock in the
rnfng, with henry honr-frost Innntlipg the | G.
ewalk. In the words Of Scott, oi
The way was long, the wind blew chill,
Beneath his futtering shirt until
The ''goose-tiesh " nar.sed his body DER,
Long ere he reached his mothers door,