Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-31
WHAT Will they Saw ut Vienna .

The Germans tell e story ofa traveller who,
oa visiting tie Springs Ct the DAnube, and
noticing what an Insignificant Iiil trickled at
the source OF that great river, formed the bold
resolution of stoppiog up thc stream. lie put
his hand across il, aud. as he faucIed lhe vail
Gus cities upon its eour:e deprived OF their sup
p!y of water by his ueGus. he exclaimed, IN the
nriie Of his heart, What will they say at
Vienna -
This simple traveller il type Of large
class Of pccpo. who have very indefinite DO
tions of the relations Of osuss and effect. A mau
c,nceiyes gtudge agslost g DelghborlDg me-
cbanic or merchant, aud dsterninis at once to
dive tiol iato irictEievab'a ruin by-"wlth
drayios bis patgooage,' a5 toe phrase goes
Nv bat will they say Ct Vienna ?" ho ctuckles
TO biusa!i, as he walks s:iIy by his old friends
place, ana trades ct new store. From his
bearing, cne would suppose him big with the
fate OF cmpires;;" bu: bis enemy survives the
loss 0! bis customer, and laughs at the iupo
tent attempts oI tho "bo'ter' to break up BIS
bu.iae!s
A newsp7per subscriber takes umorage OF an
editor, Tor GaFiag IL express an oplDlOn cGuoter
to his ovp. Having pururcd his wrath to the
rtnuisits degree Of strength, lie dashes OH
trw words on u lst,c! she.t, tho most prominent
of which arc, ''ssop my paper, and speeds II
on jr5 way to the iuckiess editor, lmagolug
"whg; hey will ssy a. Vieupa," Waen the dire
ful doauGc0s is received. TIE letter arnVes.
The name G.! TIC ~rsthy gentleman Is quietly
cxpaosed !rc;l the mail book. aad the cIrcum'
stance j: sever i!csti or lhcught Ut again.
"What will ;bcy ssy az Fie1na?" eZclaim5
Mrs. Grurdg, SO she resolves to absent herself
ftcrn a tea parry, 10 the getting up Of which
she has oct BEES allowed to have her Own par
tcu!sr wy. See anticipates nothing less than
| regular failure, ia corseQuenco. but the party
| comes elf, ard u0b0Gy misses Mrs. Gfuody.
| The od lady who pulled up tho stakes Tor
the new railroad, probably wondered what
they would Gag at Vieuua q but the railroad
was built 10 spite CT her opposiiion. Much OF
tie opposition to railroads is Of the same sort.
q dlssfeotcd stcckholjer turns bis dCz:n
shares into the market, and hon v5ry laieptly
and very Knowingly watches for ne iuin OF tho
corporation, or st least gencra! panic among
| the sharahcaers. Alas! be never hears what
they ssy ct Vienaa" a"-l2r the reason that they
said nothing. -,
"What will they say at Vienla?" ex:laims a
ptisy politicians, as he he determines to With
draw bis support from his party, and give It to
those Wbo will reward hiu better. BIS pro-
DGCCCG Cl pOlilCi! ulI l.! illS Vtu @'>'
| fan up the csr aad are flTgo;.eD. Ihe heroe
bushaar Thica lie Gisccvers in the heavors is
pottiog more than an animslculo begotten 10
the corrupt humora cf his cwn eye, and lnVis''
! bic to all bEt Eimsef. ..
The error Of these people is, not so much 10
| showing their resanImont. as ID 0verrattng lts
! ff:c!s on the dtssirics cf mankind. We hold
| that ev:ry ipaa may lawfully iGdulgo 10 40
| occasional fl: OF "villu:u' indignalon;' bus let
| him not imagine that &c IS g0Ing to blow up q
graui:e mcuntao with pinch OF srulf, or move
| the wo,ld from il ftu16a;ioa by the stamping
Of bis ioot. II poor philosophy TO expect great
rceul.s merely because the anttcsdent IS small.
! though ii is some times true that small caus
es ar: conuectcd with ComcGtou5 nventS lho
! three taiIors who held meeting Ia Iooley ST.
London, had right to issue their address TO
she world but when they began l., I'VE, the
| peope o! E9eand," they rather 0vtr estimated
I their iu. .portaDce. This c5nes OF living IN
barrel AID lockicg cut ct the tuce eholee, es ia
bcia:s describes il. 70 take c)ncclt OF this
sipd cui OF q mao a that IS necessary Is
little observation. a lille cannon sense. aod q
! Ittic modesy Whan these commodities be-
come mcr. abundant, re sha'l hear teWer peo.
plc ianuriar. % f;iv5!ous occisions. .%ha. wi
Itny s,y az Fiauonl?'-B0stOn Rambler.
! s. Deulhaa. Is selling ont his Winter St0cI;
Lcl0U cost.
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