Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22


suggestion there will probably be very gene
raj amen. They are of necessity euogieS, for
no good hearted preacher would choose such a
iln!e TO tell unpleasant truths. Yet If a man
has been selfish, hard graspIng, self-indulgent,
s0rdld-and there are such men what is the
poor preacher to do? The wellmeaning reply
that every person has something good in him
and the eulogist can speak of that, is conclu-
slve If the preacher is not to give his honest
view OF the character of the dead. But to say
OF man notorious for meanness that he went
regularly to church, or OF debauchee that he
gave generously to the poor, is not to tell the
truth, but to dodge it, A change in this habit,
however, must spring from the good sense of
the clergyman and the community in which
he lives. And the frststep toward the change
is calling attention to the subject as the Pitts
bulgh clergymen have dOne.-[ Editor's EuSy
Gotr' an HorPer's Mt9dzine for July-
MIR. Bryant's Node of Life-Described
by Himself.
NEW YORK, March 80. 1871
To Joseph III. Richards, ESg.-MY DEAR SIR:
prt missed some time since to give You some
account of my habits of life so far, at least, as
noi sure that ii will be of any use to YOU al
though the system which | have many years
observe seems to answer my purpose very
well: have reached pretty advanced period
of life without the usual inffrmities of old age.
and, with my strength, activity and bodily
faculties generally i'll pretty good preserya-
ton. How far this may be the effect of ms
way of life, adopted long ago, and steadily adj
need to, IS, perhaps. uncertain.
1ise early, at this time of the year about
Eall past hVe: In summer, half an hour or even
an hour earlier. Immediately, with little in
cumbrance OF clothing, | begin series of eA-
erciseS, for the most part designed to expand
the chest; and at the same time call into &C
ton all the muscles and articulatiOns of the
body. These are performed with dumb bells,
the very lghteSt, covered with flannel, with a
pole, horizontal bar, and a light chair swung
s around my bead: After full hour, aud some
times more, passed in this manner, battle
from head to foot. When at my place in the
country, l sometimes shorten my exercises in
the chamber, and, going out, occupy myself
Tor half an hour or more in some work which
requires brisk exercise. After my bath, if
breakfast is not ready, sit down to my stud
les till am called. My breakfast is a Simple
one, homlny and milk, or in place of hOminy
brown bread or oatmeal or wheaton grits, and
in the season baked sweet apples. BuckWheat
cakes DO not decline, nor. any other article
take at breakfast. Tea and coffee | never
tOnch at any time. Sometimes / take
a cup of chocolate, which has no narcotic
tef at often T take me very ayne we'll
its natural state or freshly Stewed. After
breakfast occupy myself for awhile with my
studies, and then. when in town, walk down
to the office of the Euening Post, nearly three
miles distant, and after about three hours re-
turn, always walking whatever be the weather
OF me state OF the streets; In the country l
ness drives me out into the open air, and 20
upon my farm or into the garden, and prune
me liuit trees or perform such other work
back to my books. do not often drive out.
preferring to walk.
In the country dine early, and it is only at
that meal that ia Ike either meat or fish, and
OF these but moderate quantity, making my
dinner mostly of vegetables. At the meal
which is called tea, take only little bread
and butter, with fruit, if it be on the table.
In town, where l dine later, make bu5 two
meals day. Fruit makes a considerable part
OF my diet, and eat 1t at almost any hour of
ire Gay without inconvenience. My drink is
water, yet sometimes, though rarely, take a
glass OF wine. l am natural temperance
man, finding myself rather confused than ex-
hllalated by wine l never NEEDLE with to-
hacco, except to quarrel with its use. That
may rise early Of course go to bed early; in
town as early as 10; in the country somewhat
Garner. For many years l have avoided in
the evening every kind of literary occupation
which tasks the faculties, such as composition,
even to the writing OF letters, for the reason
that 1t eXcltes the nervous system and pre-.
vents sound sleep.
MY brother told me not long since that he
NAG seen Id Chicago newspaper and several
olhef western Journals a paragraph in which
II was said that am in the habit of taking
qulnlne as stlmulant, that l have depended
on the excitement it produces in writing nv
verses, and that in consequence of using it in
that way had become as deaf as post As
10 my deafness, sou know that to be false
and The rest OF the story is equally so. abom
mate all drugs and narcotics and have always
carefully avoided everything which spurs ma
ture TO exertiOns which it woulu not otherwise
make. Even with my food l do not take the
am Sr truy S yoars as pefRet ana 1he IKE
The Mules Wonderful Trickery.
Speaking about mules" remarked a six
market, I've got a mule at home which
knows as much as do, and want to hear
somebody say I'm half fool" No one said
and heard men blow about kicking mules till
I've got disgusted. When you come down to
Kicking, l want to bet on my mule. A friend
DAY, and, as he seemed a little down hearted,
l. took him out to see Thomas Jefferson, nv
champion mule was telling the good man
he said he would like to see little fun. He'd
passed his whole life in the south, but had
never seen mule lay his whole soul into
owing some tobacco, II took Thomas out OF
the stable. backed him up agin hill, gin him
cum on the ear. and we stood by to see the
amusement a 1t was good place to do his
durndt ST, and What d ye S'pOSe he did? In ten
minutes by the watch he was out OF sight. La
nve mere we couldn't feel him with twelve
1901 pole and-andI' The crowd began to
around nd asked" Does anybody think I'm
Iyine? Would lie for one mule? Right here
nnder my arm IS pound OF TALON candles
Thomas: and got word not an hour ago that
the hind feet OF mule were sticking QUO of a
Mill thlIly-nlne miles as the bird flies from
where mule went in. I'm Shaky on reli-
gion, gel tlemen, but our family never had a
liar Ill it,"
A FAT HERS SUIT FOR HIS CHILD.-David
Lalkin REQUIRED a writ of habeas corpus from
Judge eynOlds, In the Brooklyn city court.
yesterday, to compel Mrs. Maria BiSsell, of
No $50 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn. to sur
render his niece: His brother, Frank Larkin,
went to California six years ago, leaving his
daughter In charge of Mrs. BiSSel. He is
now Ell gineer on Pacific steamer, and wishes
to have his daughter taken on to him. having
put by enough money to support her and his
other daughter comfortably. Mrs. Bissell re-
fused TO allow the child to go, alleging thai
sue had been given to her. In court a number
OF witnesses testified tina Mrs. Bissell was in
temperate. Judge Reynolds reserved his de-
cisiOn.-[ Ny. World, Goth
my FRIEND, do you kl ow w lere men 20,
eTehtualy, who hang about sa .Oons and gam
ping houses on the Lords Dar?" Eyer whis
IN do, pare. They spar for grub here till
the nash factor les tumble on their racket, an
ther some on 'em strike out or Tuscarory.
an few drift over to Eureky. LIN fly on that
proEralnme, lin over the routes my
s.N" The minister pinned on an agOnizits
slh lie and assed OH L.v laeU.) Post.