The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-24

somer men than our editors. We might re-
ply to Beatrice, in kind, but for one fact;
Yesterday evening three doctors called on
us in body They informed us that they
had thoroughly canvassed the city, and had
found only two persons disposed to gainsay
the justice of The BULLETINS criticisms
They begged us not to draw the fire of that
deluded couple, "because," they urged,
"the advantage is all on your side. We es-
pecially desire to avoid such discussion"
Under such circumstances what else can we
do than tamely publish Beatrice's commu-
nication!
Our attention was arrested, yesterday
afternoon, by the animated manner in
which lady and gentleman, standing on
the corner of Thirteenth and Washington,
were discussing "the efficacy of prayer
Said the gentleman who firlnly believes in
answers to prayer: "Now, let me illustrate
| If you were to enter a room, and see an ell
| egant feast prepared would it not refresh
you to sit down and partake OF itl"
Every likely" replied the impcrturbable
female, who is rank unbeliever; "but to
enter the room and beg for share of the
feast and not get il, wouldn't refresh me-"
Seeing that the man Of prayer was about
to put in a rejonder to this wicked reply,
we felt it our duty, as the editor of spec
tally designated religious newspaper, to
take his arm, and leave the female scofler
to a silent contemplation of her sacrilege
In dealing with death announcements
we are, as we Frenchmen say, AU FAT; but
we approach the announcement of birth
with an unaccountable feeling of certainty
that we'll get the facts all wrong. We
have made birth announcements six weeks
before we found any authority in the event
itself to do so; and, in like wen, we have
proclaimed the advent of pulling young
sters who, next day, proved old enough to
visit the office and personally arraign us for
telling lies on their mothers Wherefore
we now announce, not on our own account,
but on the authority Of the family physi-
clan, that fine daughter has been born TO
Mr.. Gabe Arlington. We shall, on our
own responsibility, venture to congratulate
Mr.. Arlington; but we feel no absolute as
surance that we won't have to take even
THAT back.
The young lady, handsome as she Is
piquant, who dropped the cpistolarical note
(of which the following is copy near the
avenue post office gate, on Sunday last can
secure the same by calling at THE BULLE-
TIN rcportoral rooms. Our sole object in
publishing it i. that she may identify and
reclaim it.
Miss - -:
Have you leisure at your command to go
shopping this lovely afternoon, so full OF
the glories Of the early spring sunshine
The feathered songsters are caroling in
their sweetest voice, the buds of the flower
ing trees and shrubs are bursting into
blossoms, the sipe water lies as calm
and peaceful as passion in the
breast Of sleeping infancy, and all nature
invokes, to-day, a blending of her many
beauties How can we, the most irresista-
bly, fascinating creatures of all its handi-
work, disregard the invocation: We must
be seen and heard among the other beauti-
full things of nature; and don't forget, my
darling, that the higher we hitch our
skirts, the more attention we'll attract
Will you go2 Can you resist this appeal
defy you to say me nay.
As ever, lovingly,
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