Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-02-21
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Watts eOnundrum. but sooth 70 say
that would hardly Be the truth. The
fact Is. B Is good deal bothered. three
or four Of him. BY the trials Of life and
Law. Fer instance there's Beecher la
boring 10 get hGHdrsd OF two Of the
Congregational Churches throughout the
country. 10 eone to Brooklyn forthwith.
and tell Mrs, Noalt0n and all the other
earpers. whether be Is really guilty or
not Poor rnan. He has already had .
trouble and VERY enough in this hu-
initiating affair. TO expiate > good deal 1
Of wrong-doing, And then there Is
Bowen. the thin-bloodea dragon. who /
ike his prototype Ofthe Apocalypse. has /
east cut Of his mouth food Of water
in the shape Of = long letter, 70 swallow
up the object Of his enmity, and who.
after publishing his column or 50 Of bit
ter sheer, sarcasm and innuendo, settled
hack in his chair to receive the plaudlts
Of the country for this convincing de-
livery. only to see by the seathing con
tempt heaped upon him from all sides
that be had opened his mouth and put
his foot in it, Then too there's Bah
cock and his IS indeed very hard
case Only few short weeks ago. this
little busy was humming peacefully
and obseareIy about the flower garden
Of Washington society. earelessly sip
ping the honey from Its thousand fow-
ers. and ba<king in the full light Of
Presidential favor Few realized the
existence Of Baheoek. and even Of this
number none could imagine that the lit
tie boGgues-holder Of the executive man
sion was soon to set the country BY the
ears But truth was ever stronger than
fiction. and to-day the work Of the ST.
Louis court. as it traces the trail Of the
serpent almost to the very door Of the
White House. is watched BY nearly As
many people. and with an interest scarce
w less breathless and intense than that
given TO the proceedings Of Judge Neil
sons tribunal in the year gone BY. The
best resources Of law. Of rhetoric, Of
party and personal influence are to be
exhausted On the trial, and it is not in
possible that the fate Of this little B
vainly flying from that big B-ristow
nay be the fate Of the next presidential
election
| And speaking Of that coming event,
brings ne to mention that other B which
| had in mind 4 very busy B Is this
one o. sslcA = busy B. Improving
each shining hOur-to say nothing Of
most Of the dark ones-EOrking 50 hard
and ret 50 quietly TO get all It's little
cells made by next June, and filed with
the honey which through some subtle
alchemy, known only 70 itself, Il man
ages to gather from thistle and night
shade. as well as from fragrant clover
from violent personal abuse. Islander
ealunny. and even just reProaeh as cas-
lily As from popularity and applause
and all this while it appears easy, aTa
: be, and bland and It's name IS Blaine
Those are the BIS that are attracting
: rather more Of New York's attention thi
; week than any others in the hive Blu
in addition to apiary pursuits. We hav
other things to think Of
) The Beard Of Trade have memorial
I lied Congress On the question Of finance
The opinion Of this important and real
ly representative body seems to be tia
the period fixed BY Congress for resump
ton Is too early. and the methods b
{ which this IS to be brought about AZ
faulty The memorial says that the d.
fixed January l. 1879. looms up
d standing menace TO all sorts Of commel
q eial enterprise But while these ger
= tleuen. whose character certainly er
: titles them 70 > hearing. petition for
: repeal Of the present resumption law
Il they offer 10 definite plan for substit,
: ton; and it Is improbable that Congre
I will act On their suggestions
% We hare had this week warning
q what may be in store for Us. by Il
y burning Of = whole square in the hea
= Of the city Favorable eircumstaDc
< alone prevented eonfAgration, Viii,
it takes away ones breath 70 think Of
. As it was. the scene On Broadway Tue
e day evening was : sufficiently foreih
ID reminder Of similar one which q
. writer witnessed In Chicago four yea
I" ago. to be anything but pleasant
"a It nay De that this experience v
I'd hasten definite action on the water 81
q ply, the inzdequzey Of which has 10
TO been urged but never 50 forcibly de
"a onstrzted as On this occasion.
ms OF course > eonfzgrztion Of this ms
nItude vas > terrible ordeal for van
e aud safes The size Of the baiIdir
'ed and character Of most Of the stocks bul
tne ed we're Of = kind to produce heat.
many hours, equal 70 that Of blast f
ma mace No wonder the papers report tt
os- many safes, several Of them Of new :
nat improved pattern, failed 70 protect ID
'sy contents IN the way Of money and "a
Evil able papers, which were 80 chzrred a.