, 1877-01-03

Uu0 V0U SEb6pb %HlCu-EATSY IFtu6 hIUOAEs5
ideals-thrives in the atmosphere Of oon-
mon sense. and 10 cherished by the hearA
OF fespsctabIlity. Poets and enthusiasts
are needed 20 frame for us the embodiment
OF what may OF hrst sight appear o hin"
dred conception, Humanity" And no
minor deity are they content TO evokes
but Pan, the great god himself, alive
sgain--Dsy, more living,~-gaiaing ia sub
limitS by loss OF ~omniposenee and immoT"
tality. and demanding more absolute de-
voti0n in virtue Of the doom OF death and
the passion Of pain. No Humanity is no
comfortable god~kin. whom one can draw
into the inner circle of private and domeD'
Clio interests, and associate in one's aepi-
cations that rates may be lessened, and
gas companies compelled 10 the Eeteot
fulflmenS of their obligations. But how
eompliantiy does " The Public, " 10 such
osssO. lend us his name. and allow us %
combine zesl for his service with the na.
tursl desire 20 further our own advantagel
Humanity may demand sscrifceo from no,
but +" The Public" mover on the con-
srAry, BIO forbids us, for hio sake, TO pua
up With any Inconvenience. Then, under
how friendly and familiar q figure does ha
preeens himself to our minds. No claeGi0
or heroic beauty do we require 10 him
no wild Tltantic grandeur ; -" The Public"
wears 0 ebimney.poa haS and o good over
coa., and moss certainly IN this variable
climate carries & st0ua umbrella. We
may not be tempted to erect statuea Of
him, but most certainly we represent him
90 ourselves % e highly respectable and
reasonable being, whose appearance con.
veya the impression ofa substantial posi-.
tion. With the s2Alted ambitions and
endeevouEo ascFibed 10 Humanity we may
or may not, DO able to ~sympethize bus
ID there a sentiment or desire which beats
in the breast Of The Public" 10 which
we do not cordially responds "Tho
Public" Rbh0rs oranGe-peel upon tbe
pavement, and butchers carts tearing
franticaIly round street.cornsrs he detests
unsavoury drains, and Is indignant when
blocked thoroughbred send aim out Of
his way when in haste to reach the City.
''The Public" demonstrates against calves
brains being cold him for cream, and 10 nos
willing TO be blown to pieces In q tunnel
OF the " direction =" Of the directors OF tho
railway companies. "The Public, " in a
word, hates being hurt, Or cheated, or
made uncomfortable, or put 20 any sort Of
Inconvenience. This sentiment finding "a
echo In every breast, 10 generally admitted
to be highly right and reasonable, and to
constitute an indisputable claim for pre-
lection against oil bodily Ond mental ills.
1t being an accepted article of faith thse
THE Public" 10 to be protected, ID be.
comes almost terrible to contemplate che
number Of perils to which this sacred
existence 10 exposed. Nos only 10 our
cherished and kindly deity liable to be run
over In the streets, to be blown up IN trains,
70 be crushed or burnt to death Ia theatres.
90 DO poisoned by gas In churches, but his
W sonidiDB and %impulsive nature is a
perpetual snare to him. Reiesrsted warn.
iDgs and threats that be will be fined II he
indulgs In the luxury Of breaking hia pre-.
Cious lego, cannot apparently prevent him
from lsaplng out Of railway carriages when
in motion, or from crossing the line at the
moment when the express Is due. He
will walk on the parapets OF bridges, and
persisa In skating on thin ice; mounted
police can scarcely prevail upon him 20
take care of himself 10 q crowd. If nos
checked by tho law he would always be
buying explosive materials and taking POI.
sonous Drug. Beggars have positively TO
G~IA.