The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-07
CAIRO VI. PADuCAH-CAIRO
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,AHEAD.
The Paducah Ns,rs of Monday copied
from the BULLETIN OF last week little
fourline item concerning the eatertain-
tainment of the Cairo Literary society in {
that city last night. Not a word of well
come did it tender 10 the members OF
the band who without .donbt drought
down the house" as it never was brought
down before In the respectable, but slow
old town OF Paducah. and the Daily San Of
that city of Tuesday last contained
only the following brief notice;
The Cairo amateur minstrel troup pro-
pose 10 give Paducahans a taste OF thei'
quality next Friday night. in 81. Clai
Hall.
Well, we forgive the Paiucahsns for
the jealousy that evidently ranks in
give such meagre notice to the expected |
visit of the Cairo minstrels. Psducah
has had many reasons TO be jealous OF
cairo. II is true, two rivers encircle the |
shores OF PaducAh. but one OF
these Is not the mighty
Father OF Waters. paducah
has but one railroad that sends its
iron horse snortng upon her borders,
while Cairo counas her railroads by the
half dozen and doa't feel proud either.
Paducah has no cuetom house Cairo
has,-a magnificent pile Of architecture
towering over all the city. Paducah may
have q very good mayor, but
who knows OF him outside OF the
limits OF the town: The mayor Of the
city of Cairo is no mere local celebrity
he issues proclamations aud things. and
they are published in such great news
papers a. the Chicago Times. And who
ever heard OF the schools OF Paducah-
who knows whether Paducah has any
public schools: Now every body knows
that Cairo has their fame has gone
abroad into all the land as the model
schools OF this section OF the country.
but we will mention no more features
10 which Cairo Is superior TO Padueah.
These are enough TO show that the lat
Ter has occasion 10 lie consumed with
envy Of our town. This sentiment. We
believe, has siunbered tor some time but
when il dawned upon the comprehea-
zion oil the Paducahsns that Cairo
Numbered among its generally. conceded
untvaled natural advantages. An anna.
teur Eterary-negro-minstrel aociety We
can conceive with what newness Of life
its passion Of jealousy became .imbued!
The measure Of her wrath wss not foil
perhaps. until she saw these bright par
ricular stars-every mothers son OF them
is q ktar-on the stage.
When, mot single star obscured,
zach appeared in his speciality, she may
have applsuded. she may have stamped
her teet snd clapped her hands, and her
boys may have cat-called in the galleries
until it seemed that Bedlan had broken
loose. but we know full well that rage
and anger ruled in every Paducahan' s
breast in st. Clair Hall. When John A.
Reeve, circuit clerk Of Alex
asder county. opened wide
his mouth and through lips meant to
resemble those OF plantation darkey, 10,
fall rich gems of wit or "Hop.ped A Ion &
Petsr,''-how couldn't be otherwise thar
that the stald and respectable voters o
Paducah should groan within them
selves that McCracken count,
has no nigger-minstrel clerk
When Walt. w. Wright sang "Sadi,
Ray" as only the Brilliant Walt car
sing: when the Original Charley Delay
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" through half
dozen verses, and the Unequalled Aorri
musically informed the Paducahans, 1
rarely pathetic strains, that "rbey d m ID
miss him when he'd gone,"-
how like very small pototoc
the raducahans must have fe
that they had never had abb
ity and energy enough to organi,
"lIterary" society and bur
like resplendsnt meteor on the a.tor
ished gaze OF the neighboring towns.
And when the Uaapproachable Fran
Howe 10 tsnes lsss is.h
Assweet and musical
A. bright Apollo's late strung with his hal
Nurmured Eileen Ailana;" when Il
Unsurpassed Frank Gallagher Ieane'
gracefully back in his chair and pcrp,
trated aside-splitsiny original Joke, c
sang "Meet me on the cross roads;
when the Pleasing Vocalist, Johnn,
Aisthorpe. warbled in his exquisit
way "Kssie Desr."--we can imagine no,
hero-like these brilliant young GENT,
mss must have appeared TO the bellies o
Paducah-and how in the future the
will entertain secret feeling OF envy fo
the fortunate young ladies OF Cairo.
But ''the halt is not v
told" Lou Schuckers. the Favo
its. The capable young man who
supposed 70 keep An eye on the bul
usss Interests ofthe BULLETIN must Ia
aroused Q feeling akin to desperation
the maiden hearts OF Psducah. Is the