, 1879-05-24

.kes"s ~ tao| oh'!Hot 1oAB eAptct W AHfD
tlloir littlc idiosynoraslos treated will, indul-
gonco. The public Is quito willing to mako
Nil duo alloWanco for poouliaritics Of TOM
rernmont, oto., but will not readily pardon
such astonishing porverstty Of method aa
these people show. Will, almost unlimited
opportunities for usefulness, they aro oon-
tent with making of thomselvns common
nuisance in society. II Is not alone the acts
Of violence which they commit, bnt the
iearfully bad selections which thoy mako Of
subtocts. From tho lenionoy with which
their docts are looked npon By courts md
1uries,. tho Inference would appear to bo
Legitimate that II thoy had only used little
luore discrimination in this respect, they
wonld havo been entit1ed not only to exon.
Grafton but to positive communication.
According to ttte usnnl method, when por-
son ID afflicted with an attaok Of p" emotional
insanity" ard goos ont On a prom!souous
shooting or clubbing expedition, tho people
chosen as Bubjools aro tho vory Inst In tho
world who Aavo 1one anything to ontitle
them To such consideration. II there were
no othor class Of peoplo within the range Of
emotional club ar bullat, tho fatality among
thom might not be 90 surprising. But there
Ia too strong evidence to tho contrary to per-
nit US ia doubt that thora ara those among
us whose tal1iug-o1 would not bo looked
upon ms m irroparahla loss; and 1t is to tho
immunity OF thoso classes that 1nnoll Of tho
current dissatisfaction with lunAtics Is doubt
1eaa duo. .Evon On tho doctrine Of olaancos,
wo might expect at loast mora uniform dis
tribution Of their attentions, Iustead Of
omptytng tho chambers Of six.shooter into
a chance crowd upon a bridge or in q grist-
mill, or calling tho attention Of M motor in q
theatre to the imporfoetiona Of Ills part by
sending bullet past his oar, or beating out
the brains OF companion on tho street for
no greater ononae than trying 10 socuro u
boardlng-place for tho eccentric c1ubbist,
why do not these emotional ones OCCASION
ally t,,rn thoir attention to checking, in their
apparently aafo and effective way, sono Of
tho real evils Of sootety2 How is It, for iu-
stance, TINT among the thousands Of poople
who aro dAily charged upon and run over by
vehicles upon our streets, md who can only
1na!to crossing on fool nt tho peril Of life
mid limb, to say nothing OF mud upon thoir
clothing from whlrllng wheels anta should
ef8 used by fastidsous horsos to wipe their
nosos on,-how is 1t that among theso long
suffering ones tloro Ia not ono soul 30 stirred
by wrathful emotion that fow rascally drivers
are not sprawlod into The mud which they hare
50 long and 10 fnsolently spread ovor their fel-
low.worms on foot7 10 what protect
ing deity is duo tho immunity from
well-oarned punishment Of tho daa-
taraly Jehus npon our thoroughfares !?
On ono dny, recently, four persons wcra Tun
down aud trampled on while crossing tho
streata Of our ossy,-ono or two Of thasn
being killed outright. On crossings where
there are no intimidating policemen, no ono
ventures passago with rnconcorn. Draya,
carriages, expross-wngons, buggios come rat
Ting along or daahing around cor1ers with
as uttor tlisregard Of tho rights Of pedestrians
as II vohiclos were the only lawful occupants
Of the street. a favorite trick is to drive
along fcigning not to perceive the foot-
/ tngsar in front Of thonl: md If tha 1ntfnr by