The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-01-06
A CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO. LIS. JAN. 3


DEAR BULLETIN While yet my tother
heel rests upon the sill of the exit door of
1880 lingerlngly, lest | lift it and pass the
portals of 1881, with duties unperformed,
or with wrongs unatoned, I bethink me
that my promise to write you, as time
served or as occurrences might suggest, has
not been very religiously fulfilled l may
not cover all my delinquences, in that re-
quest, by this one single epistle, yet the eff
fort will assure you that l have SOME re-
spect for my promises, and that my resi-
dence of thirty-two years among your
people prolific of friendship and
transpirings that are still sub
jet to periodical resurrection
When, on the eve of my departure from
Cairo, | wrung the honest hands Of my
friends, was assured that, within six
months, l would accomplish the round trip
from Cairo to Chicago and return, Nearly
nine months have passed since then, yet
I'm in and of Chicago still.
Of Chicago proper I'm onamored. It's,
in every essential particular, the city OF the
American continent. The great sights, and
sounds and scents of the world are subject
to enjoyment here, at will The city is dis
tinguished by all the concomitants of the
highest misunderstanding to the "un-
dcrcrust' or mud-sill element, a
days round of oyster lunches
and model artistes" exhibitions for
10 cents, or to the aristocracy a $4,000
box seat among the half.crazed admirers
of the divine Sara OF "infnite promiscuity,"
No where else on earth can 10 cents COM
mand such feasts and frollcs;no where else
on earth can 5000 be expended so wildly,
so recklcssly and foolshly as here in Chica-
60 speak, now, mind you, of the city;
but in the suburb; see much hatreminds
me Of the earlier days of Cairo.
Many years ago a stranger was brought
before Squire Shannessy ona charge OF
drunkenness. The stranger not only pro-
tested his innocence, but proved it showed
by competent testimony that he was con-
sstent member Of the NJ, f, church south
and abhoned, above all things the immod-
crate use of intoxicating liquors, We'll"
remarked the squire, as he elevated his
spectacles to the roots of his hair, well my
friend, confess that you have shown your
innocence. You have not only shown the
charge to be untounded but that you never
drink yourself, nor countenance 1t in others
That you have shown all this is not to be
denied but still, my dear sir, | have duty
to perform, and must not shrink from it.
AS a conseryator Of the peace, and as an
officer charged with the execution of the
law, feel it my duty to fine you five dol
! lars as warning
Justice OF kindred kind is yet admin
stered in the suburbs of Chicago
A poor devil from Quincy
failing to secure employment and being
moneyless, sought shelter for the night il
q box car. Next morning he was brought
into the police court. "Youf pecn Schleep'
in NIT der sthock cares, CHI inquired the
Tentoric justice. "Now looks youter me
w makes you dot schlocpin blacol Dare
haf peen some dings stholcn mid dot blaze
already; and Yacob Schnabel und his orsc
and Wagon he gifts him CUTS sthove OUT
nit der COW CATCHER vich it cost i'm more
two undrit dollar Volts dat3 Vot makes
| dot mt youi | dclls you dot kind Of