The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-01-30

fensc be more apt to fork over their
loose change, 1t would undoubtedly
increase the number Of paid fines.
A gentleman who has had some experience
in that line of business suggest that pile
of rocks be always kept on hand in the
Jail yard and that the prisoners be made to
brake them for street paving purposes when
no better employment can be found for
them. The idea is good and we recon-
mend it to the council for consideration.
In yesterdays issue appeared an item
cnticizing the conduct Of the young loafers,
who have acquired the habit of gathering
at this office, and ut street corners gener-
ally insulting all ladies who have occasion
to pass them. A number of young men
who believed that the shoe fitted them, and
feeling agrievcd, met at this Office ycster-
day and demanded satisfaction which they
didn't get, Cairo has, as all cities have, Il
number Of young men, from whose disgrace
full actions on the street one might suppose
that their minds were diseased and that
that disease might be insanity But should
our readers not desire to pre-suppose intel
ligence, they might believe that the young
men had relapsed into their normal state of
idocy, As Il general rule these youngsters
have large heart and bank account,
which is daily increasing in size (the heart
not the bank account( and to our certain
knowledge they never "drink"--having
joined the red ribbon club on three scpar
ate occasions. 1t would, however, not be
safe to iced them on eggs unless the ''nog'
was extracted, They are gentlemen
of trades but professions" and generally
make very useful article around the
house--doing nothing, Being of small
stature their size is not calculated to keep
the flies off the ceiling nor does it fit them
for the profession Of washing high win
dows. They would do to lay on the shelf,
however, where undoubtedly they would
shine as an ornament of much mental brill
lialcy and we must, to do them justice
add, tint thy are unsophisticated young
men-dcar ducks Of fellows who are not
any better looking than the law allows.
They would look well, however,
in white kids and spike-tml
coats and by DOMINIC these
might get society to recognize them. And
talking about society reminds us that
society has neglected them, and this
wicked world, in general, has never given
them II fair chance. As an addition to so,
cicty they would prove priceless jewels,
since they boast of descending from a long
line OF kings and mobiles and quote poetry
magnificientIy, SOCIETY should take them
in and give them room to spread them
selves" or some kind-hearted widow lady
should adopt them. They are beauties OF
the brunette and blonde typc-high-
minded, but not proud -
choice morsels, who are doubtless
the only sons Of indulgent Gathers and are
cut out for shoemakers. They can ''shake
Snarl" with the most accomplished saloon
keeper in the city and are cur
iosity--a "combnation"-so called, bl
some. Some estimate them to be ninety
three years old; others say fifty; they Claim
to be about twenty-seyen, so we'll call them
forty at venture. They have seen Il great
deal of the world; will probably see grea
deal more when walking gets better. They
have been blown up shot, run over by &
train Of cars, drowned, tell from balloon
and poi, oned, and hence for young ladies
who would not look well in mourning w
would re, onmend these young men; o.
whom it is said that the sun woos them ant
and the moon pines for them, aud the sci
Sobs because they viii not come, and the
dsisies wait lovingly for their feet in spring
tue. When they die Ga natural deatl
they'll never die We will see to it that they
are ott.y handed into heaven with kid
glovcd hands,