The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-19


Hall Father Mullin breaches in the morning. Father
O'Connor this afternoon and Bishop Mcnamara in
the evening. Subject-"The HERALD and the Mad
men,"
CHAT BY THE WAY.
Jerrold once spoke Of . dangerous Illness through
which no had passed as go runaway knock at deaths
door,"
man is like bridge. which can only be tried by
its piers.
1t seems to DO absolutely necessary to the happi-
ness OF every one that he should have pet Some
times it is a cat, sometimes dog and sometimes
theory and 1t is hard to make up ones mind whether
the man with pet monkey or the man with pct
theory about reforming the whole world in twenty
four hours is the moro disaareeable.
The man who helps to circulate piece of gossip
is as bad the who originated it. TO put your
fist into a tar barrel and then so round shaking
hands with everybody is what some people like
to do.
tits. perhaps, true that YOU never committed but
of folly and it also be true that it won't
end until your life ends.
Some peoples theory Of life is SO entirely unlike
their practice that the two have never shaken hands
except in the most formal way and then two
strangers who do not intend to cultivate each
Others acquaintance. We are reminded whenever
see this incongruity Of what some one said Of
Edgar Poe:-"Eigar Poe's muse. by the side OF his
abominab.e lie. was like nunnery IN the heart Of q
disorderly and immoral city, surrounded. but not
contaminated, by it,"
1t quaint old Thomas Fuller who said:-
There fools with little heads and there
with big heads; in the there is room for
much wit and in the other there is no wit for
much ROOM"
A really good servant is man who is in the
xvav md he ThaN Nav YORK.
do not always fill both of these requirements. But
for q singular ability to hit the wrong and not
to catch the right one they pre-eminent.
Some English writer. when describing peculiarly
dull and stupid acquaintance. said that he had
more appreciation Of the poetry Of life than
would have of u clean shirt.
Not every one in the world can be suited at the
same time and by tho Same thing We must take
turns in being made happy, and be perfectly willing
to be miserable when some other ono's turn has
come. calcium light which suddenly flashed its
rays along the sea beach. and brightly that the
almost envious wished he had not set SO soon,
was great delight to the old couple who went out
for a stroll and found themselves caught by tho
evening shadows. Such couple is apt to search in
vain for words to express their appreciation of that
modern science which is doing everything to make
life moro comfortable. But to the other couple. OF
tenderer just learning some Of the intricaces
Of capricious love, who have been sitting the
piazza for two hours longing for that degree of
darkness which il congcnial to budding affection.
and who just in the midst of their signs and
poetry. the calcium light is intrusion. 1t is only
whom we grow old that value sunlight. To
youth nothing is so admirable the pale glimpses
of the moon.
There are some people who arc altogether too good
for this wicked world. They either forgotten
alovo eli uds and eff he To e.
come overrpe and at last fall to the ground else
they have not been gathered because they really
spcckicd. though they didn't know 1t. When man
says that he is perfect safely conclude that
he is better than he ought to be and is not there
fore, to be trusted We heard one Of these perfoc-
tionists some time give his experience, and
wondered that his wings were not full grown and
that he had not already attained the one desire of
childhood. when IL sings, ~ want to be an angel"
"why." said he. III feel just sure of my salvation
~ am thatAthat-weli. Us l am that Brother Sea-
man IL in that pulpit" He looked into the pulpit
with tragic air. but slasl Brother Seaman had just
descended and the pulpit was empty. Most of these
very good folk just that of their saliva
ton, and no more
The marriage de convcnance . system by which
boys and girls disposed of to the highest bidder
all tho Continent Of Europe. is aptly illustrated
by the following story: Scotch lady called n
young friend who had recently been given away
to q who rich. but not above rcproach.
She lived in q magnificent mansion. and
rounded by all the Injuries that money buy.
81 am sure Fanny must bc very happy" she said to
the old and confidential housckecpcr. The shrewd
servant looked very blank for n moment and thcn
replied 'Ou. ny. but there's joost anc little draw
back And pray what can tho drawback BOP was
the next question. 'Ou.' was the reply. she has
hor u'nIl hat but she do her Inns nd
that's ALL"
Happiness il made up Of trihes, but tho sum Of
happiness is no trine after all. Many little
sarcasm has made big wound and left huge scar
behind. O.tcntimcs bit OF III temper causes moro
disturbance than volcanic eruption would. Su-
sauna Blamirc tells her own story. and though IL
occurred in tho middle OF the last century It has
been too often repeated since. She says:-
II tempers put up to sale,
Our Johns would bear fearful prices
He vowed twas barley In the broth.
Upon my word" says l, "its rico.
81 find no fault" our Johnny says.
THE broth IL good, aud very nice;
only say-it's barley broth"
You soy what's wrong" says /, tits rice."
The quarrel grow until Johnny went OF to the
wars. and vowed never to return, and
Now Jenny frets from morn to night:
The Sunday caps no longer nice;
Bio aye puts barley in the broth,
And hates tho very name of rice.
Then trines vex and trincs plense
And tribes make the sum OF lite;
And tribes make bonny lass
wrctchcd or happy vito.
Al few exceptional souls become fascinated by the
charms Of astronomy; but for steady and solid
comfort the large majority OF mankind prefer tho
charms Of gastronomy.
The luxury OF long lawsuit is something which
. sensible man allows himself only once in a life.
time. To win the case is one thing; but to pay for
winning II is sometimes worse than losing it, Sir
John Hamilton once said that lawyer is like a por-
cupine, for cant touch him anywhere without
pricking his fingers.
You can judge Of tho value of q man by his talk
any moro than you judge of the valuo of q tree