Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-10-13
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Poit,icsi-Ths Cost es Cigars-Mers RES.
ealtty-Hustaess.

would nave ueeu III ounce OUt IOl
the attempt Of the President to H.
: amgnrate reform In the civil service,
This faction Of the party applaud
; Conkling to the echo. and are hit
!: ter in their denuneiatiOn OF Curtis,
On the other hand, the solid men
Of the city, OF which class the Un'
ion League Club are tair represent
arives, assert that "Mr. COnkling's
: conventions" as they characterize
the Rochester gathering. did not
represent the party ut oil, but thai
the people will sustain Mr. Curtis.
They hold that not only the best
element IN the Republican party,
hut OF the Democratic IN well, ARE
, in hearty accord with the President,
aud that the attack OF COnklihg up
on the Administration was not on
" a bad thing for the party, hut IL
the death of that gentleman. There
il no cOncealiug tue fact that there
is u deal of bitterness IN the organ
izatiOn, and it crops out on all coca
siOns as naturally Us 1t did at ROch.
ester. The COnkling people insist
that they have made the party, and
have maintained it, and that to pre-
SSsaIti css .GG' ec q is he happened to hold
an office, is wrong. TIE President
and his supporters take the event
very quietly. Evarts says that no
matter what the result OF the cleo.
ton may he, this fall, the people
will snstain the policy when they
come to zee its practical effects.
And the President says he is doing
exactly what he was pledged to do
before the election, aud as he does
not want another term, 1t is u mat
ter for the people to do as they
choose about. And all Republicans.
except the disappointed ones. say
that COnkling sllonld have followed
the example ct Blaine, and kept
the party intact. and. reserved his
personal grievances till a more tit
ting time.
THE COST OF CIGARS.
A very pretty little history came
to me the other day. In 1870. a
broker named Abbey was told by
his physician that cigars were kill
ing him; and his wife induced him
to stop smoking, and give her the
amount each day that he was in the
habit of expanding upon cigars.
Now this rich man did not smoke
common cigarS.-not he. lie could
not satisfy himself with anything
less than imported Havanas, that
cost fifty cents and upwards, each.
and he consumed great many of
them. But he did quit, and he did
give his wife each day precisely
what his cigar bill had been, and he
kept it up faithfully. About a
month ago, Mr.. Abbey went under,
amt he was very sore about it. He
had neglected the usual precautions
such people take, and the house he
lived in was taken out from under
him, as we'll as all the pleasant ac-
of lifetime. Mr.. Alb.
hey, last Monday morning, was an
as,onished man; for Mrs. Abbey
took him nnt ut tho "hanr hntal i"
hich they had taken refuge, and
him to very neat and
furnished house on Goth
street, with everything in readiness
TO go to living, and all hers! She +
had saved the money he had given $
her, she had invested it, and turn t
I'd it over, until it had amounted to G
enough to pay for delightful home, .
not much inferior to the one he had
ost; and this was in his wite's
name and could not be taken from :
Ter, and from this vantage point, e
Mr.. Abbey feels quite confident ha'
10 can 60 out, and regain his LOST t
position. He saved his health by G
quitting tobacco-his wife SO man
'ged as to give him new start. !,
4 very comfortable wife to have, is !
Mrs. Abbey. b
MORE RAscALlTy. v
The dreadful list Of scOundrals !.
las this week taken on two new n
James. Gilman and Lyman; the n
irst, one of the Saints we are get
ing accustomed to, who within the "
hurch roo the brethren and out G
ide world alike. His acts will be- !,
amiliar to your readers before this =
rtter reaches them. and they will !,
EARN that he was a kind father and y
rue friend,-sensitive, aesthetic, III p
pllectual, domestic and pious to a il
telee. Who can be trusted, is the e'
recurring cOnundrum 81
Tot in the case of Lyman. however, :; >;
no has before done the State some ii
ervice in Sing Sing. hut bis case CT
! striking in this, that a known nj
,il.bird could 60 on so long in sue IL
pssfui forgery. And in this case cl
gain rpcurs the old question. y; "
Does it reform a man or does it ~
md TO reform him to put him III a,
risOn I" in
Except in Wall street, business Oh 81
improving every day. The mer. al
,anfs from the interior are finally OF
,nvinced that the bottom has been to
and are buying literally. m m
he city is full Of strangers, and az
very body is feeling well. There Oh
no question that business men wi
% satisfied that from this time out. IA
'ere will be an Improvement in pr
,lues, that goods cannot go below sa
e present point, and that real es. co
te from this date must improve. in
pnants recognize the improved IN,
ok of things, and are preparing ha
submit to an increase in the ,
ring: and. in short, everybody il ,hi
cling better. My confidence is Lee
It based upon theory, hut comes s ;a5
,m what l see and know. The "
rk days are over, and We see clear Civ
n, W