Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-20


when he said: ''The public be damned!'
According to Webster, he may have
merely intended to say that the public was
in the wrong and worthy of condemnation
and punishment; but if he damned tie
public theologically, Webster and Worces
ter substantially agree that he consigned
Us all to perdition, to the torments OF hell.
to everlasting agony.
But Mr.. Vanderbilt knows less of the
meaning of words, I fancy, than he does
about railroads. horses and gin fzz, for he
owns thousands of miles of the first, drives
drinks The third every afternoon at Judge"
Smiths wayside inn up on the boulevard.
However, what does anybody mean by
flame. if anything at all!
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''Damn the pope"'
Would it be supposed that man could
utter these words before an Irish audience
and not be knocked down the next instant?
Yet heard them spoken by Catholic
priest last Sunday, and Irishmen ap-
plauded.
Father Mcnamara was formerly priest
of the Roman Catholic church. He retired.
Some say he was kicked out. He says that
he withdrew voluntarily, because the popes
were all Italians, and he hated that kind Of
men, He is a round bodied, jolly-facea,
bright-minded fellow, who wouldn't
damn any living creature, except i'll the
way of religion. He had the pluck to 60
down into tough Water street, open hall,
inaugurate the Independent Catholic
church, and ask his congregation to sing
such verses as this:
We kiss no toe of mortal man,
The Irish lip would curl in scocn to;
We fear no fierce Italian baP,
We claim the grace that We're born TO.
Hallelujah, Irish nation!
We are bound TO win salvation.
That was haif-a-Gozen years ago. 1t was
guessed that he would be mobbed. When
the first brick was hurled at him it was
thought that hodfuls would follow. But
he was bold; though that was not
altogether what saved him from be-
ing battered out of shape; and if
he had not adroitly talked great deal
about the inferiority of the Italians to
Irishmen he and the Independent Catholic
church would have been smashed at the
outset. By eloouently appealing to the
patriotism Of his felow-countrymen he
made it possible to safely berate Roman
ism. He thus secured an enthusiastic fol-
lowing in city where no other two races
hate each other as do the Italians and the
Irish. There are now six Independent
Catholic churches and Mcnamara has be-
come bishop by damIning the pope.
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damn itv' Damn mev'
The words do not look polite, and do not
sound SO; VI all the old comedies repre-
sent damn-its and damn-mes as formerly
common in English good society. They
are carefully preserved at Wallack's thea
ter, to be used with JUNCTION by landed old
John Gilbert when he acts Sir Peter Teazle
or Sir Anthony Absolute. John n. Stoa-
dard took supply away with hin. when he
went 10 the Union Square, and, as Sheri-
Gan is not the dramatist of that theater.
interjects them into the lines of to-day
authors. Used Ii chat way they are start
ling and offensive. As ordinary expletives
they have eooe out OF fashion. The mau
who hsbitua.ly damns things is found now
adays in bay rooms, and not in parlors.
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TO be damned by a mere human being
is no great matter, and yet, under some
circumstances, it may be unforgetable.
The most horrible house that ever saw
stands on Blaclzwells island. It is q big,
square structure of stone. with grated yer
andas for all the stories On two of It's sides.
It is the mad house connected with the
public insane asylum of the city. I was
not aware of that when I drew nigh and it
was & humming sound of voices that first
attracted my attention, Getting closer,
l heard an occasional scream rising
above the level of the din. Then
I saw that that tiers of verandas on the
side which was approaching was alive with
men. Some were shiding to and fro in
sullen silence; some were talking excited
ly. in good humor or bad; some were in
loud alteration among themselves; some
were crouching and glaring in corners, or
madiy wrenching at the bars, like wild
beasts in cage, and armed keepers saun-
tered about to prevent them from rending
one another. These were dangerous luna
tics. whom nothing but force could re-
strain. and whose paroxysms were at any
moment likely to take them to straight
jackets and cells.
young man with clear countenance
stood at one end of the lower veranda. with
his hands and face thrust as far as possible
between the bars, like good natured dog
trying to get out from the cage of an
otherwise i'll natured 'happy family" in
menagerie. I took him for an attendant
and asked him some questions about the
madmen. He answered quietly and intel
HgentIy.
''Are you not afraid of them.' I in
CURED.
Yes he said, with a half glance at q
leering demon, who was glowering and
chattering at Us.
''But I suppose you go we'll armede''
'Armed? Oh, they wouldn't trust me
with arms.''
''Tm dangerous. Not now. but by spells.
When get out of my head they have to
put q strait-jacket on me and tie me fast.
But I'm perfectly right now.''
The hopeless sadness of his eyes brought
the tears into mine.
Have you got bit of chewing tobac-
COZ" he asked. 81 haven't had any in a
month. Please give me some-please.'
had no tobacco. and told him SO. He
did not believe me, but thought was need
laSSIv danvipcy hin, norfic1o Of ro1iof