The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-17


, real writers of these precious productions
However they were no more written by
poovis than Millions daughters were the
composers Of Paradise Lost, nor SO much
90. for whereas the blind bard dictated
that sublime poem to his daughters, who
acted rs his amanuenses, Lawrence L. did
not dictatca line Of the capitaljoke books
10 their writers. There were few reporters
in 81. Louis who were not importuned and
many Of them successfully, to pen chapters
for those publications, They, the reporters,
were promised liberal remuneration, but
received very little Of it. This, ! need
scarcely say, was not considered capital
joke.
Not very long ago the capital visionary
started in St. Louis two-ccnt
morning paper called The Tribune,
and in bold type, Immediately under
the title, the paper was announced to be
devoted to the civilization of North
America Alas, however, those who slb.
subscribed in advance for an accurately
weighed out two cents per day worth Of
civilization, were badly duped, as the Trl'
bune and its extra quality of North Amer
lean civilization gave out in less than three
weeks. This, too, was not considered
capital joke by the subscribers who paid a.
quarter or more in advance. rs for the re-
porters and printers of the Tribune they
were left out in the cold, and have not been
paid to the present day. They also fail TO
see any capital joke in the matter. The
truth is the visionary had stated the paper
withouta cent Of capital.
The same bright illusionst has almost
constantly in hand, magazims pamphlets,
lectures, lives of quandom eminent men,
etc, etc, all Of which are shlms of more
or less gigantic character The Autograph
Of and dedication TO some silly, vain
merchant on change ensnare MS "bleeding'
to q sufficient extent 10 defray the cost of
publishing the pamphlet. etc. Half of il is
| devoted 70 advertisements and so this nom
descript thing pays But notwithstand-
ing all this the tricks have proved vain"
and Reayis, rolling stene Of considerable
magnitude has never gathered much moss.
For many years, Mr. Editor, Ihave watched
the yisionarys career, and therefore l know
Of that Of winch | speak. 1t is only proper
that something about him should be known
in every town Of the Union, in order that
people. in the event of Reayis descent on
their city, may know how to act He is
like the clown in the pantomine who van
ishes through a trap. and as suddenly APP
pears in some unexpected quarter, shouting
here we are again - Cairo is as likely as
any other place to he selected for q visit
by L. L. Reayis, and then, Of course
he will prove as clear as mud that this is
the fittest site on the continent Tor the ma
tional capital once attended one Of his
lectures in another place in Illinois there
were eight persons and two dogs present, all
told in which he spoke as enthusiastically
Of the town as he has ever done Of st.
Louis or New Orleans His praise is too
general to be Of any value in particular.
He reminds me Of Shakespearc's Gratilno,
"who speaks an infinite deal of nothing.
His reasons are as two grains of whea; hid
in two bushels Of chat. You shall seek
all day ere you find them, and when they
are found they are not worth the search. "
MEMO.
Cairo, Ill., May 14th.