Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-10

Of the gun in this confined space is al
most overpowering. 1t is like being
shut up in a big hogshead with gigan-
tic fre-cracker. aud to nervous person
would be sufficient to deter him from this
amusement The thought that men and
women were to have been shot up and
down this tube from one end Of town to
the other. like peas from pOp-gun.
goes far toward reconciling the beholder
to the failure Of the enterprise. 1t is
true that the elevated railway would
have been a snail to it. but then there IS
such thing as too rapid transit"
1t is now settled that our democratic
but title-lOving people are to have an OPP
portunity within a comparatively few
weeks. of feasting their eyes upon real
live Emperor, in the person Of Don Pc
dro H., Of Brazil. who is attracted hith-
erward by the reported wonders of the
Centennial. This being the first visit
of the kind Uncle Sam has ever received,
coupled with the fact that this monarch
is one of the most liberal and enlighten-
ed Of reigning sOvereigns, New York is
naturally on the gaa Uire to behold and
welcome eur illustrious guest. In view
of the universal attention thus attracted
to Dom Pedro and his wonderful land,
Frank Leslie's popular Monthly for
April contains. among its host of good
things INCLUDING graphic sketch of
foreign travel, by Ar. Leslie himself),
an interesting article on Brazil, the IL
1 lustrations Of which embrace a portrait
of the Emperor and Empress, and an
eloquent colored froutispiece represent
/ ing the harbOr of Rio Janeiro, the scene
Of the recent accident to the 'Helvetius,'
just as she was leaving port with the
imperial party; and in passing. it may
be of interest to state that the engrav-
E ings in this one number alone of this
marvellous periodical, cost over $4,000.
Now that the ice is broken between
our Republic and the monarchIes. We
may hope to see other crowned heads
among Us this Summer. 1t has been
several times reported that Queen Vieto-
ma desires to be present, and perhaps
BraziTs course may encourage her to
conquer her bashfulness and cross the
sea. She would certainly receive warm
welcome both as queen and woman.
That eminent and exemplary fnaneier,
Mr.. Jay Gould. shows BY his action in
case now pending. that it makes as much
difference to him whose OK IS gored, as
to any one else. While not at all averse
himself concerning the squeezing his
lesser brethren of the street, be can't
repress a slight "squeal'' when his IA
vors are reciprocated in kind. Some
time ago this worthy man made one of
the common bets on the price Of gold By
buying or selling for future delivery, and
supposing the thing to be in his own
hands, as usual, placidly awaited results.
But for some reason the ..kingfsher" was
for once little out Of bis calculations,
and at the appointed time gold took the
wrong turn. Had everything gone of
according to his programme, Mr.. Gould
would Of course have insisted on collect
ing the difference, and would have pock-
eted it with q bland smile. worthy Of
Heather Chinee" But when it came
70 a demand on his own cash-box for
forty or fifty thousand dollars, the whole
transaction suddenly took very differ
ent aspect He at once perceived that
the whole system was wrong, and this
particular transaction especially immor-
a. He therefore refused payment and
On being sued. comes into court and con-
fesses that be has been gambling in gold,
and pleads that his loss being a gamb-
ling debt. Is not eollectable. 1t Is to
be hoped that this heroic defence viii be
as successful in saving Mr.. Gould's peck
ct, as IT is in raising his position in pub
lie estimation.
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