The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-25

UNLESS John Bull screws up his
courage to the point of facing the pos
slblllties of foreign invasion through
the British Channel tunnel the New
Workers, with their Hudson River tun-
mel, will take final precedence of him.
The latter is progressing at the rate of
three feet day from the Jersey shore,
and will soon make the same advance
from the other side. Mr.. Bull is
moderately competent military engin.
eer and may know what he is afraid of,
but his case presents, nevertheless,
wonderful revelation of the nature and
origin of human fear. 1t took three
hundred Spartans to fail to hold the
pass at Ihermopyle which was a very
narrow mountain glen, and perhaps
that is just what is the matter with
John. If SO his fears amount to pan.
&c and can not be allayed by calm
reason. The English tunnel will have
to be put quietly away in its little bed
and give the nation a rest.
WE KNOW from positive and credi.
Die authority that Costing is indebted
tor his appointment to the endeayors
OF Coke, Maxey and Upson. THE
EVENING LIGHT ought to, consequent.
ly, glorlfy Coke and Maxey - Upson
has already received his part Freie
Presse.
The "Presse' is better posted than
we are, no doubt; but we have heard
so many versions as to how Gosling
got his appointment that we may be
excused from giving Coke, Maxey and
| Epson credit for it. In fact we believe
the "Presse" badly informed; but it is
OF little consequence now who killed
Cock Robin. We believe the "Freie
Presse' will be agreeably disappointed
in the end. AS to Epson, we can
plainly say that we have no disposition
to DO him any injustice, however much
we may differ from him politically.
Epson has won the good opinion of
the people by his industry and his faith.
tulness to their interests. Let him
have full credit for it. AT the same
time we believe the 10th district can be
greatly benefited by electing a repub-
llcan - in fact its interests demand it.
We are free to say that we should
prefer Epson to some others promi-
nently named as prospective independ-
ents, and should be 10th to take part
against him in a contest where individ.
ual qualifications were the sole test
No one knows better than Mr.. Epson
himself the complete independence of
the editor of The LIGHT towards him.
| Young people who take to poetry have a
very earl y Longfellow age. From this thew
emerge into the age of Tennyson. The third
Is into the Emerson stage.
DIR. Carpenter says that .'the kew to III. in
depreciation of much of the past history of our
globe is now lying at the bottom of the sea
and awaiting the time when it will be brought
up" 0"sn'
Charles Darwin was held in high honor in
Germany and Austria. One of the Vienna
journals which published the news Of his
death aPologized for speaking of polite, at
all ''on day, when humanity had suffered So
AT the close OF the late war two women Of
Penheld, Ga, began farming with an old
blind horse. Now they own good planta-
ton, well stocked. Our women of to-day
should learn lesson from this. and at the
close of the next war procure an old blind
aid.
The reputation of Illinoisans for hard drink
ing appears to be spreading. The house of
representatives burst into roar uf laughter
when MIR: Cox, pointing his finger at Towns
bend, OF Illinois, said: whoever drinks
the whisky pays the tax, and the gentleman
from Illinois knows it"-Louisville Courier
Journal.