The New York herald., 1878-01-13
CHAT BY THE WAY.

The singing singers,
With vocal voices most vociferOus,
In sweet vocferaticn, out.vociferize
E'en sound itseli
But the great problem OF life which none but Dar.
win can settle, is how people who sit behind the
gallery curtain and snap and scowl during the prayer
because the music has not been arranged for tour
solos at the time. suddenly smile, with tho
spontanei,y OF childhood, and sing u moroccan IRON
handel with sucn e1ect,ve pathos that you are suro
they sweet tempered angels just arrived from
the new Jerusalem attend that particular service.
Sankey's songs have been pressed into all sorts OF
service and in every instance thoy answer their pur
pose perfectly. certain landlady, whose habit It
was 10 0vertalk aud underleed was surprised 10 lnd
that her boardcrs were one by one folding up their
tents aud quietly stealing away. After the last one
disappeared she sat down 10 the piano and sang,
with sigh, the song which described Just what had
occurred, ..Nothipg but leaves"
The only fitting motto for The ordinary sewing boo
is taken from Shakespeare though the text has TO DO
slightly altered 10 suit tho OCCASION
PoLoNius--The ladies are come h,ther, my lord
HANLEr-Buzz! Buzz!
The fact Is still staring US in tho faco that another
year ia gone The periodic Of good resolutions
Is upon us. Now Is tho time to determine TO pay
your debts honestly. and not resort 10 the dubious In
tricacies Of rehypo,hecaton.
Whar's dc ole year. bruddsr;
Whar's de good ole year?
De ole YEARS. 1sd,
De Ole years ded
She's restn on her becr,
AM anodGer date is heah.
The pursuit OF science has its dangers. Richard
Grant White, who delights 70 dig about linguistic
roots was taken suddenly III. and the doctor, who
could ind mono OF the ordinary symptoms Of disoase,
asked him what no had been eating. Ae replied tnat
no had bt on gormandiziug a Greek grammar; where
upon the doctor shook his head ominously and told
HIN that tho Of his trouble IAN undgcstcd
adverb.u
Some peoples prayers are simply bulletin board
for tho bene 1T OF the angela They presume that the
Almighty is acquainted with the changes that oc
cur ana are intended TO give grcat deal OF valuable
information to the beings OF the upper sphere The
criticism OF little child Is applicable In almost
every latitude :-.God must be glad when prayer
meeting night comes, cause He hears such lots OF
ncws.r
A sentlcmar who was about to be married thought
best mako clean breast Of all his faults 10 the
mother Of bis afaanced. He told her that he az
nicied with hot temper, and that ho often few into
passion without She set his heart At rest.
however by saying that she intended 10 1.-Two with him
aud would SEQ 10 that he should never bc without
cause. She undertook arduous task, but the hus-
band insists that she has kept her word In every par
tcur and that bo has been compelled to give up his
pew in Mr.. Bcechcrs church because he thinks that
If we let 60 Of sho doctrine OF eternal punishment
thcro arc certain persons who won't have any place TO
20 10 10 tho hereafter.
No ono could we'll deliver q sharper criticism on the
times than that which James r Lowell has put into
verse IL ought to be written the sky Tor tho Bono
lit Of tho whole people,
The ten comman dine nts had meaning then,
Felt 10 their bones by least cousidcrate men.
because behinu them public CONSCIENCE stood,
Aud without wincing made their mandates good
hut now that statesmansnip 10 just q way
10 Dodge the primal curse, and make II pay;
Since ochco means kind Of patent irI
TO force entrance TO the nati0n's TIL;
Aud pcculston something rathcr less
Risky than II you spelt u with an 81;
Now that 10 steal by law Is grown IN art,
Whom rogues our sircs, their miller sons Call
''smart"
one Of the i'm portant elements In tho differentiation
OF species Is climate Mr. Darwin calls on tho mean
temperature OF country TO account for some OF It's
phc oInena. Facts in proof OF this new theory are
accamulating daily For instance, last wooK thick
Le log, Of the "rae old sort" soitlcd the
sunny city OF Paris Alter q few hours n certain
political affinity Tor the British Isles began crop out
among the lower classes. In tentative fashion, you
know, like rudmentary development In physioiogy,
and several OF the bouIsvards mon heard
spcaking kind Of broken English. A few more fogs
and the old onmty between Franco and England will
disappear entirely.
The philosophy that is evolved from the bratn OF o
colorod mau is sometimes equally profound anA satis
factory. II goes to show that under tho cutclo all
mcn are alike Who OF US has not feit sympathetic
pang Tor Old 81, who sad:'Is boddcred 'ksse OBJ Dc
human konirairiness 90 mankin'. Da,'s watts de
matter" That black mans black eyes were looking
right into tho nature Of things
Mr.. Tylor tolls that the Khouds OF Orissn, degcu-
erAto as they are, sometimes use this prayer:-'.wo
ignorant OF what II Is good 10 ask for. You know
what Is good Tor US; give II us." Some distance from
those savages 10 the monkeys. Mr. Darwin. We like
give both sides with equal fairness though
append this tradition: The negroes declare shat tho
apes can speak, and that they have quite large vo-
cabulary. They arc 80 shrewd, however. that they
judiciously hold thor topgucs lost they should DO
mado TO work We can't tell In tho present
state Of scientific research whether 10
IN ascenced monkey or tho monkey Is a
descended man. The points OF similarity, how
ever are incontestabIy groat and numerous. II may
bo encouraging to the human raco 10 that mon
koSs take to wees, though they nnd It hard TO
simulate virtues. Many kinds have strong taste
Tor teaand couce. and not wholly averso 70 spirit
uous liquora An acute observer, evidently one who
had tried various experiments himscifas well
tho lower orders says that baboons after taking
much beer are the following morning very cross
and dismal, hold their aching heads with both hands
aud wear most pitiabo expression" They arc hu-
man In sii this. but they havo yet
enough 10 mako an excise Law and thcn dodge all
round Il, and so We must hold decision OF their
human origin In abcyance until iurther facLs arc do.
vcoped.
true enough in general but there are ocoasons whom