, 1876-03-12
RACINE.
HEAVENLY TREASUnES.

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RACINE.
/ HEAVENLY TREASURES
Special Correspondence qf The Chica7o Tribune
R.ctSE, March l1.--How Tef1eshing}y Len
comes to the weary soul after tho chickering's enc
carkng cares Of the winters 1eyelry- It ia {
solemn season OF self-communion aud prayers
time when the charitable can rest from their Ia
bors On dressing gowns and slippers for sleek
seif-satished priests, and turn to tho oontempla.
ton OF the needy poor,-after the cruel winter il
over. Tho young "a divinities who have gracod
| tho opera-houEe aud the ballroom can screnely
go to the house Of the Lord and enicker, and
giegle, and leer' NIT the boys" as was the case
| last week, until ono would naturally think that
they had forgotten their surroundings, and I'M
! aginod themselves at 3 minstrel-Rhow. But why
shouldn't they7 Hayo they not oschewed the
",fesh-pots" for season, to live on candy,
gum, and q vegetable and fish diet j?
II they sleepily say their Lcnten prayers ere
they leave their beds can't they indulge Just q
little in worldly whispernss while the priest
monontonously reads the seryice? Seriously,
though, it is disgraceful how some people bo-
have themselves in church and chapel It has
been remarked BY the more staid and sober xor-
coarser fabric they would bo inglorioualy ex-
polled from the sanctuary. They soem to forget
that the Being they p1etepl to wo1ship is sup
posed to be present.
coSSUR1Au FELICITY.
4 grand spectacular drama Of several acts was
presented to the business portion Of Main street
last Saturday evening for Which tickets were
chcap,-reseryed seats in tho dress~circlo quoted
the Same as beuches in the 'suiSse1 heaven"
Milliouaires, members OF the School Board, dray-
men, and bootblack5 took the show in with as
much gusto as il they had occupied private
boxes in the Opera House, The fshcavy man
WAS wlld-eyed Du.chman. who weighed in the
ncighborhood Of 200 pounds, and who tried
horoically to stand up 1udoE creator quantity
Of the illicit - than his olabotate "brcad-
basket could nssimilate.
Tho s'leading lady" was tho gentle hcipmeet
Of the unfortunate Teueon, and "led F." him the
liveliest dance in which he ever INDUCED since
leaving the picturesque banks Of the beautiful
blue Danube. The lady also weighed ''some." !"
and, il put III the scales with her refractory
chubby" would hava sent him to the beam
about "a quick as he went the other way after
getting into her clutches. 1t seems that the
pilgrim from *'Faderland had been worstod in
q legal complication with that poet, statesman,
and sarcophagus-1lend Jennings, md, after
btaciug up with sandry cocktails, determined to
get satisfaction in u pugll'gtic encounter But
hts vatchful and brawny wifc stood guard at the
door Of tho man OF cofius, aud expostulated with
the enragod German. Baiiied in every attempt
to enter, he turned on his better half rubbed
his horny fret up aud down the bridge of her
alabaster nose, sworo 6y all tho Dutch cupids lie
could think Of thai he would scatter her maugled
corpus on the pavement, and tore around gen.
orally like maniac. The next moment he was
lying in the gutter helplessly and every time NO
made Ill effort to get up she would fetch
him ono unda1 the eat and send him sprawlipg
in another direction. Finally poor Johannes
rriel to crawl around the corner on his hands
and knees, aud stink away, but she collared him.
and marched with him almost two blocks, butt- !
died him into bis wagon, aud drove away with |
her victim. 1t was the best exhibition Of pure, |
unadultorated uss,scao ever Witnessed hore
ONE or THE ELECT. !
While the BEptiHt revival meetings were |
creating considerable enthusiasm among MEN, |
bers OF that denomination, number of black |
sheen lad their tlcacea secured preparatory to |
q pasturago with the lambkins Of the fiock. !
The blackest old wether Of all was ''dufer"
who lad to leave our city some time since for
few trit'lpg infringements Of social prop1iety,
aud who carried his questionable characteristics
with him wherever be went. But be came bach
rnrgcc penni{ess. and repensaos and, as he
wanted to start in business again, he meekly |
sought the shadow Of the sanctuary aud tile
uurifype influences of the baptis1nal tank.
Alter a dousing he professed thorough spiritual
aud commenced borrowing money
mud credit from respectable sheen until
his Single Was asam nung ,g TO 10
was tho flesh got away with his baggage one
dav last week iu a very disgEacetul manner In
other words he got on a 1oaiing spree with one
Of his old cLums, and wound up LIS reto1matory
scheme in suloon.hght. The rooster Aas
.no unui.igated cheek to hawk his hypocrltlcal
professions Of pie.y about the streets even after
Ihe occurrence just noted. 1t is TO be regretted
tha: such palpable impoaitions should ue on
,ouraged By the denomination to whose skl1ts
1e citugs It's only aGsct is to discourage those
rho honestly seek shelter 10 the fold. While
IN this subject, it might be we'll to speak Of tho
mistaken xeal OF a number OF ''Good Sama1l-
ans Of the same creed, who have taken anosh-
r questionable convart to thoir bosoms. when
here axo 80 many in their parish suffering for
he necesBares of life. 4 case in poin: il tho
amily Of Airs. Farchec the poor lady has an
Invalid daughter On her hands, who il unable to
eare 8 bed of 1nremitting agony, and the only
uxury obtainable has been few pounds Of but
er donated BIZ an outside friend. Yet great
,ie, osergsowu fellow, who is we'll able to work,
s careesed, and petted, md liVos on the ia. OF
lo land simply bccauee he Is novelty, though
lis conversion be fraud.
WELL AGAIN.
The many friends Of Mr. John Vaughan will
earn with pleasure that he is rapidly recovering
rom bis recent physical and mental trouble, and
gi,l soon be able to take full charge of his busi-
less. HIS recent illness has been watched with |
nuch anxiety By a large uumber OF devoted well
FISHERS. .
WHISKY AND n1CEPs. Ia
The proprietor Of one Of our fashionable sa-
oona Tas arrested LAST week On the charge OF
cling Intoxicating drinks to minors. and while I
ryiue to arrange The difficulty in the Office Of {
ustica Rsymoad, hs hsd miaund desstanding I