The Cecil Whig., 1878-03-16

stepped down from it's golden throne to
honor, and whose p:ean of blessing is heard
on earth or In heaven, angles or men repeat
the gentle name of Charity. Even the
dumb animals, rescued from suffering and
sorrow If the Almighty permits them a
higher communion, implore benediction
on the memory of LOUIS Bonard, whese
shining tablet glorifies tue grand entrance
to the cemetery of Greenwood but to the
memory Of Alexander Turney Stewart no
benson ascends, for the poor owe him
nothing living or dead. and the widows $
mite, in the golden scale of Justice, will
outweigh his boarded millions when the
great ledger is balanced by him who hath
proclaimed as the law.
/ eff | have not charity, | am nothing."
| have heard, as a modification, that the
rooms may possibly be placed for poor girls
at from SIX to ten dollars a week When
we consider that of the fifty thousand W rrk.
ing girls III New Ymk the average wages
is not over three dollars per week, we can
.
the bencfaction. We trust that the rumor
is true. 1t viii not be long at furthest till
the lucky heir of the princely dry goods
merchant will he called on to balance hi.
own account 1t is said that there is land
somewhere where stocks and bonds and
houses and gold and even satns and silks
are weighed in the balance and found want
ing; where one good deed. one charitable
impulse. one generous action would ont
weigh them all. where Immortality may
crown the righteous brGcar and banish-
ment await the millionaire. And perhaps
the name of some humble Jew may be dis
, covered on that hotel register, where even
the names so distinguished as Henry Hill
ION and Alexander Turney Stewart have
never been accorded room, and then be
may realize. if never before. that there is
something worth more than all his gold
and all his fame, and all his power-the
potency of which he never knew or felt
the God like nature of Charity.
Better he born lucky than rich" says
the trite old adage, which must be full
realized by Augustus Turnev, the default
ing cashier of the Bank of North America
For ten years this sanctimonious rascal had
covered up a robbery of one hundred thou
sand dollars. and by lying and perjury he
had escaped detection for all that time.
Last week poor wretch was sent to STATE
prison for the miserable larceny of an over
coat; he was ragged and homeless and hun
gry; for two days no food had crossed his
lips but the foul oflal of the ash tubs and
the cutters: in the dire extremity he saw
standing open the door to rich mans
mansion costly overcoat was just within
his reach, and to save himself from perish
ing he took it. Justice stood appalled, at
the magnitude Of his oflense and we Iejnice
to know that society was avenged and the
vagahond got his deserts. MIR. TuIney.
however. fares better; it was only his init
mate friends whom he robbed the men
who had been the associates of his life.
and who had trusted him with their for
tunes for over quarter of a century. and
beside he only got hundred thousand dol
lars-and he would have put it back if hr
had not lost it gambling; you can see at a
glance there is no comparison between the
crimes of these two men. and | am there
fore not surprised TO learn that he has been
hailed out by influential friends. his bail
being fixed at one tenth of his defalcaton>
and that there is now a pleasing probabil
inv RI, all
venience. | sincerely hope so; | regret to
see SO worthy man annoyed If there is
vacant presidency of an insurance OF
trust company he may rest assured of m.
recommendation, and | shall find my re
ward in The conteml lation of the fact thar
though our bank vaults may be endangered,
at least our overcnats are safe
Our progressive philosophers have been
considerably startled during the past week
at the revelations OF oleomargarine, the
the latest chemical substitute for butter.
1t has been held as the acme of human
wisdom 70 know which side your bread is
bnttered on; hnt now the question arises
with our knowi ing ones, if the bread is but
tered at all To think Of amounting your
toast with the marrow of a donkey, horse
or dog is scarcely conducive of that sweet
peace of mind which We are assured is
only the reward of a well spent life ana
hevond that there are vague possibilities OF
old boots and greasy coats. which make one
feel like exclaiming with the psalmist of
old: Vanity. all is Vanity" On the trial
in question, one witness swore that a care
less operator in one of the machines was
suddenly deprived of his hand So potent
was the power of this modern churn, and
so effective the nature of the chemicals
employed. than in twenty minutes from the
time of the amputation it was turned ouf
in first class article of pure oleomarga-
rine worth twelve and a half cents pound.
Considering the nature of the ingredients.
this cannot be considered dear; but if an,
new spccua'or wishes to TRY HIS HAND
at it, We would advise him to wait until
olemargariue commands higher price H.
the market
A general alarm was sent out from the
Brooklyn police head quarters for the loss
Of child of wealthy parents living in the
upper part of the town. For two days and
nights the father and mother were in de
spair and at last il was discovered that she
had been stolen by the son and daughter
of "A neighbor-aged about ten and twelve
that they had cropped the child's hair of
short, and the three had been begging and
sleeping along the docks.
An enteTprising young man, whose III
come was three dollars and a half a week
turns up the proprietor of no less than
three wives His income would allow each
:. dollar a week if he kept half dollar for
himself; but fear me Spring silks will be
dstantly prospective luxury to his three
wives, notwithstanding the low price of
dry goods. | note several failures during
the week. and a feeling of ins. curity seems
to pervade all classes. We miss the usual
activity of Spring, the only sign of actual