, 1877-10-16

heitCA tlo guOhLAutlA1 gam lTpul our mlBnlus
cent harvcsts, lowing only tho shadow To
tho producer.
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suPERFLu0us WEEPING.
It is related by that verscious chrunictor,
Marx TWAIN, that when tho cavalcade Of pill
grims reached tho brow OF the hill overlook.
lug tho tomb OF ADAM, every man, womnn,
aud child spontaneously and with military
precision pulled out baulanas md coa,.
menced to weep ns they contemplated tho
resting. place Of tho father Of tho raee. So
Intense waa the sorrow md so copious tue
tenra Tint tho mutes and pack-horses caught
tho infection and wcpt bitterly, refusing to
10 oomfortod. Since TINT aqueous timo
there has not been like fiood Of saline sor-
row until A1r. GILMAN. tho Euw York forgor,
WINS sentenced to Sing Sing the other day.
"ToMMr" SnEAnMAH's lament for DErouEn
cannot compare with it, for TINT was only an
individual boohoo, and one man, however
Industrious ho may bo, cannot hope to com.
pese with whole courtroom pumping up
tears for an accomplished rascal. Wo hnvo
no disposition to dopreciato "ToMMY"
snEAruAN's abilities Mt weeping. Tie can
givc my single man odds and might not do
discrcdit to N1onE, but In tho GrLM4N case
he was simply ovorwcighted.
The Associated Press, In nh unusually pa-
thetic strain, considering the usually apa-
thetio nature Of that callouscl ugoncy, has
told us tho mournful story,-how tho cIcgy Of
toars commenced md progressed from. m
inauguratory drop that tr;cklea down the red
dentng noso Of tho defendants counsel to
tho river TINT rr.n down tic aggregate nose
OF the courtroom. Tho business seems to
hnvo commenced with tho counsel, who read
Gt1MAs's confession. Mrs. 0LEAnr's COW
kicked over ko.osene.lanp on fcstal occa-
zion Elk years ago, so runs the legend. It
WAS n little af1air Of itsolf, but tho tritling
excrtion Of that joyous aniu1ala hind leg
started spark TINT eventually wrapped Chi
cago in sheet Of flame, aud lsft both city
and cow alnolderiug heap OF ashes.
Wo arc told "the counsel who read the pA-
per did no with trembling voice." Tint
was 1ittlo thing Of itself. It Is fine sira-
matte piece Of business for 1awyer to uso
tho tremolo. Nothing unusual in that, but
mover before hns tho thiug worked so well.
It began TO spread Immediately. The asso-
ciato counsel saw tho tremblo anl went enc
battor. Flo becamo "decply affected, ,"-that
Is, his voics not only tromLloa, but ho took
of t,is olassos and who'd them 1,o took ont
Lis handkerchief aud blew lia nose mud ho
SMILED aud lonmed, Thon canle tho Dis.
trict-Attornoy in tho full panopiy of Voc,
with "tho tears coursinq down bis cheeks
aud with ..choking uttorancos." Thrco wero
now in full flood, ono trembling, ono .lcepiy
Affected, aud tho third weoping and choking,
Tho counsel on both silos lad caught tie
infection. aud tho judge was tho next victim.
" Recorder IAogErr, in passing sentence,
vas much affected, anil wired away tear." p"
At this signal from tho Bench tlat thero
.you1d he no oontemnt III wsopinr. all thu
SPECTATORS began 10 boohoo, probably for The
eamo roason lint whom ono secs another
yawn he yawna also without knowing why.
Tears flowed freely and noses OF all sorts
wero blown. There was Tho CRY hyster1cal.
tho cry boohooica1. tho absolute btubbar. Tim
gontle wccp, and tho grief that lies below
tho wells Of tears. II vas too much. and nt
last even "the detectives turned tLoir
Backs" syertod their oazo. and. l;lo Mr..
Jx11rpx. went to tho wall and gently want.
these myrmf.lons Of the law. too proud tn
let tho world SEQ thoir teass, For tho lilo Of
us, we cannot sco WHY detectives should
weep por',nns tlev Themselves rouft1 mt
mud tint is tho reason why they went to tho
wall anil went ~ unof,icialrv n, noa.i,l.
instead of rosortiup 10 tho l,ackneYcd pre.
| .a,eo ~ !, c,,,7 IN tho hso1 roru;,,,.,a. :.