Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-03-16

an hristocrat.c Height TINT many Persons
Strive 10 Reach.
r.TENT PHI. PEOPLE THOSE WHO
HAVE "-TEiCH on"

Il w !. ~ tst VIZ
Murray HILL r. Yen know. named
after on" OF the lucky ones who held
Oh IL hi- cahha%" patch till the
spreading. growing town reached amt
absorbed i, j. moi rally Il hill, only
little swell in IA" land. But it is
the highest point on the island Of
Manhattan that i yet suhdu"d to
street. and brown stone frrIt-. And
vet. !ow a. il l.. il Is a height that
hundreds of thousands of brave
hearts have broken to reach and
hold.
How few. indeed. hold their place
here for any length of time. even after
wears OF toiliuy. stealing aud strug
Cling to reach IT.
When first pitched tent III this
town ono. of the finest houses that
crowned Murray Hill and fronted
Fifth avenue was held by the man
who "-truck oil \ good. kindly
man hr was. too: and his family of
pretty children. born and brought up
since the flow OF oil on which he
tloatrd into power and prominence.
| found to be cultured, refined and
altogether lovely. But you seek for
their family in vain on Murray Hill
now Some Drawer or more reckless
| soldier III this mighty commercial
| battle that wages here ccaselessly has
etormcd their pretty castle. carried it
| sword in hand. and the great. gloomy
and sulirn old brown stone front that
knew my happy young friends knows
| them no more. The man and his
family have gone down i'll the fight.
In the roll call Of fashion on Murray
| Hill Ii" answers not to his name.
Killed Woundrd' Prisoner. No
one knows No one stop, to enquire.
H.. is missing at muster roll. when
fashion gathers her votaries fer III"
gay season. That IL all That is the
end.
And So it gors all the time. | know
another man who invented a patent
hinge. He hnught a house on Muir
ray Hill and gave gorgeous shows
for full two months One day Il suit
WAS decided annulling the patent.
The next week his face was to be met
with no more on Murray Hill. An
other man who invented Il patent
screw, is established there. and
seems tu be more fortunate than his
neighbor with the patent iron hinge.
He say he has screwed himself on to
stay.
OF course. the great railroad lights
have set up their establishments here
in force and numbers. As a rule
their families are loud. Vulgar. and
give brazen 4hpws. They fire their
cards of invitation profusely at every
available man or woman whose name
is conspicuous, without the least re-
gard for tho fitness of things. or the
laws of etiquette. or rules of intro
duction. What they want is Il Jam"
a crush. crowd. rows and rows of
carriages. with Il sprinklinS of noble
men among their list of names for
the newspapers OF course. ii makes
but little difference whether the noble
man be Italian. South American or
English. Really. my railroad lady
doesn't know the difference Indeed,
she has not time to inquire about de-
tails. Here is the rapid transit idea:
express time is her husbands motto:
And after all why isn't a boughtep
title as good as any title? W4a2't
they all boughten onst?" ,fter
| But of all the new people intrenched
on Murray Hill. perhaps the patent
pill people are most perfectly secure
Pills are always at par. No frosts Of
winter can affect the crop of pills
No foreign complications can disturb
Thorn for moment. If a president
) or prime minister is sick, no matter
Indeed, the moro sick people in the
land the more pills in demand. |
think the pill people on Murray Hill,
like the man with the patent screw,
have come to stay. There are about
five stately and aristocratic houses
there now. Some of these lordly
HOUSES intermarry and co mingle
their ancient coat farms. Others.
like mighty houses of the war like
Montagues and Capulets. hold deadly
, felds, which are to be fought out to
the bitter end in the patent law
courts.
Some of the grandest carriages
that roll on Fifth avenue have been
made by their proprietors rolling
pills. The pill business is big bust
ness. 1t does not seem SO in detail
but in the aggregate it is immense
Yes, hits purity good poetry, if |
does say 1t meself OF what's me own,
for we keeps our own poet" said the
. immortal Mrs. Day. of Day Il Mar
tins backing. as she dropped a cour-
tesy before her guests when she had
finished reading some lines celebrat
ing the shining virtues of Day Il Mar
tin. And | wonder why some of these
fabulously rich pill people do not
employ some of lis poor rhymers to
celebrate them in song.