New-York tribune., 1884-03-31
nEwyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY. MARCH 81, 1891

mastication and his power to Withstand all the
nvoeesscs of digestion ranks, il we may so
speak, Just about onehuekebeny above the Col
oradu mule Nor could it have been because oil any
special use to which he could be pat, for he had
not then been broken to harness. IL Is only IN
comparatiyey recent times that nc mas peeh
put to the business Of leading professions,
8 perintending fireworks, and in periious times
taking armies, political parties and whole
nations by the seat of the trousers. as it were,
and removing them to place OF safety Win
ncatness and dispatch. His first public Office as
. the bird OF Joye given him by the Greeks
was the merest sinecure: all the district mes
sciiger service for several ages was done py
Mercury aud Iris, and all the eagle had To 90
was 10 st alongside the Thundcrer and look as
though he didn't care where the hgllthlhg
struck, forcshadowing To some extent III tiiiS
regard the Hon. Henry Watters0n 0i hch-
tuclSy. II was the Romans who first OeSah 10
get work out of him. They perceived that the
bird and themselves had the same general
notion about natural rights and the supremacy
of law. The Roman was always digniiicd, often
majestic. So was the bird particularly Oh Il
fuIl stomach The ea gle held all other fowl in
Drecisclv the same regard in which the Romans
held all other tribes. When he felt hungry he
helped himself. And the victim not only had
no cause for complaint, but on the contrary,
occasion for pride, that his bones were picked
with such majesty of mien and elegance OF
manner
Naturally they made Il symbol of him. and for
many Seasons in succession worked him Tor ali
he was worth. The Caesars kept him unc0m-
monty busy. and did very good stroke OF
business for themselves while he was tapping
his wings Indeed, it is worthy Of remark that
whenever this symbolic bird is particularly
lively somebody is liable to be taking good care
of Number One usually the man who is cdify-
ing the community by stirring up the bird. 1t
is always well TO strengthen the police force Mt
the first demonstration of uneasincss on the part
of the eagle. 1t is a sign of pain. of course, when
the eagle screams, but it is less sure sign that
the party sticking pins into him is "out OF
meat" The first Napoleon literally did
Gland-office business" with the eagle. lie
came nearer than any one else ever did to max
ing the eagle edible. He raised eagles in his
hat and gave his army eagles in their soup In
some Of his campaigns eagles would be the only
ration issued for several days-brass eagles ut
that. served on flag staff 1t is worthy OF re-
mark that the tame eagle is not worth cent Tor
predatory purposes The last Napoleon tried
his first experiment on Franco with tame one.
The bird got away. He didn't. Some OF the
royal families of Europe have made themselves
INDEPENDENTLY rich by sQuatting on other
peoples land under an emblem which pulports
to be double eagle; but wth the advance OF
knowledge Of true art it has been discovered
that the representation is of one eagle split for
broiling. and there i a temporary cessation 3l
that business.
The real business eagle Of the present period
is the ore so finely described by the poet from
whom we have quoted above i'll the lines:
"Keep your eye ever fixed on the american Eagle,
Which we ms the proud bird of Liberty nail;
For that wise fowl you can never yeele
BY depositing salt on his venerable tail"
This is tho bird the American people have
been having fun with for more than century,
and this no doubt is the bird referred 10 by
Congressman Forncy as a Democratic 10"l
STOPPING little now only TO plume himself fora
loftier hightr We suspect, however, that MI
Forncy is not omitholoRically precise This
bird looks like an eagle when he is great way
off. but when invited by the odor Of official
carrion he stoopS to a nearer view he reveals al
once the instincts and habits of the Buzzard.
And 50 he "plumes himself for a loftior fight
Well, the lofuer the better