The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-01
UP TOWN SWITCHES.
Richard scheii, Esqaire.

NHobiihN VI hhNi'NRh NA'h'e'''h' - '"e ~
posite Lawrence Jerome and the ocular pokes
OF the two ut each other Kept the whole table in
perpetual roar OF laughter. The broad. Falstah-
like countcnancc of Jerome was in full har-
mony with the mirth pouring out oil him. while
Schell's serious somewhat foxy image grow
fascinating in inverse ratio to the incongruity
between his sayings and his looks; but II must
be stated here that much tn my astonshmcnt.
l did not hear during the whole Of the evening
as much as one smutty story told or even
strong word used between the two friends.
Schcl hates everything improper In language.
and II anybody swcars In his presence. you are
sure to hear him protest.
II | was YOU" he says. II should not make
any such profonr observation. Sir"
II is said that he WINS not always so particular
on this point. but he gave up strong language
together with chewing, smoking. and the use of
spirits. after having freely INDUCED in all of them
for over forty years. He says he would have
given up wine. too. but Mrs. Schcl objects to his
doing SO. not being n believer i'll carrying re-
forms too far.
And I'll tell you that never felt 40 vol
rs feel since gave up tobacco and rum. How
ever late may stay out at night, take on COM
ing home u warm bath. cologne myself all over
and 70 TO bed NJ fresh IA any man can be. Next
morning shave another warm bath. another
cologne, and hearty breakfast make me feel
like humming bird. That is more than any of
you can say. gentlemen
He must be very near 10 years ofage, yet | have
seen him more than once sit up talking till three
or four O'Clock in the morning and not feeling
=" u, "''' "n'c's '"eio WIS ihuch Voo"eco sIhoAo
III N'o ,"on''
In ms appearance Uncle DICK IA he Is
p'p"'",', '",'eu, ~ 'ho nearest approach nave
So" S,' ~ O'u '"p' Ani.is' Iie ~ ohy
eo''o""W i"rHei man. anu mus not 80 hlucn Oh
: rIN. "o'o ~ ir'1i9 "'u' nv -
h"'No VI LUZ MSS COUNTY oeieNc' anu nus
n nv i%N,, ,r nor nFoo "hSWnere ouuiue OF
Ne" io'N n'"'o' n. 10 ye"Is VI hee nc ehpereu
"coun'IS s'ore l" hhlheocck ana became part
her III INC concern III 10 Ihat was over my
,o"is "-o' So, no spcaAs oi lhoSe unies Us OF
So",V'',,nE qul,c recent,
, 10" ''"' Sii' .'i'"' q" "oi' w. eau 40 'hu
i''e "iuons my "rller irichus IN Du'chess
county III 'nree uoilars " week more comfortably
ui"u you o'rr hNc mere 1T the r"'e oi nun
ufcu uvii"rs' bu' thcre Is no evidence
mat ne mas ever injured now many oil these
lr'Vhus are 81" ioI. ""Ne' MS lu'as OF years
s''"i 10 oc sohi'wn"t pe'ul'"r' ohe dhy re-
meuoer sht'hg ~ Il ruin avenue window anu
I'"Nins d. tue Naui's p"ss'hH ny nc sald' WIN
UNA, pcruilar' quaint smile oi ms;
WIS very hnrd on the girls formerly.
t'h YOU bu' gave II al up. 1et stu ENJOY
tiie siSht OF ln'ih Just ~ ihuch as any man.
anu now long ago Is II since YOU gave them
UP W. Heh'Hf injured l.
why ho' 30 very Iohg' Nheh married. IN
1850
II was about this time. too that hc settled In
this city a. dry goods merchant A few years
later he went to Wall street. AMI mas remained
there ever since with the exception of the short
periods which he spent as State Senator at Al
bany and Congrc -sman at Washington. Both
his successes and bis reyerscs as a stock spocu-
lator are known 10 everybody. His drawback
was always an excess Of boldness
You think he has quieted down now" said
an old friend Of his. Not a bit Of 1t. He is
schemng all the time. What do you suppose
hc is at nowY lie wants to sell Canada to the
United States and Egypt to England. and he
works AZ these plans Just IA II both Egypt and
Canada were his farms. and rs II all that was
required Tor the transaction was his viking
Il - to part with them. Some people think
him crazy. Butthcyarc nightly mistaken. Itcu
you. The trouble with Uncle Dick is that H.
thinks that there is nothing that an American
cannot accomplish. IL he puts his mind TO It,"
The great hobby OF Mr.. Schell is that the
country is in n transitory state. and that this Is
the main impedimcnt in the way Of any great
men coming forward.
Our old great men were brought NJ and had
grown 10 greatness upon the slavery basis -
says Mr.. Schei. Had they lived now they
would not have been worth row Of pins. The
new state OF affairs requires new brains and n
new sort OF intellectual magnitude. When tho
tim" comes such now men Will come forward.
AMI this great country and lis great people Will
Ice the arhlt'r and muster Of the whole
world You understand what mean.
sirf We have in this country more natural
wealth Intelligence, aud energy than could hc
needed 10 handl" the rest Of the globe Just ms
we - 'asc TAX about our admin
ra'iVe corruption! What nonsense that
Head Leckys History of England
IN tho Eighteenth Century. You will
ma tha' there was more bribery and
! corruption IN tho British Parliament than
we over dreami OF. Ana II did only good TO
England IN the long run. The resump-
ton h"hia Is the only thing that can retarl our
progress cannot gct II through my head that
great country ike thls should take fer the
p"sis OF hrr wealth commodity OF which there
are Only eleven hundred millions worth in the
whole world "a. lgl,f 10 -fap ],