The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-16
MINOR COMMENT.

N. j., last week, was only twenty-six years old,
was not in debt, but, on the contrary, had
money in bank, and had not, so far as his
friends knew, met with any disappointments,
either of love or any other character. He WAS
we'll liked in the church and popular outside, and
his tragic death naturally caused great surprise
and grief. He left a number of letters addressed
to various persons, but in none gave any expla-
nation of his contemplated act. Since the event,
however, disclosures have been made by relatives
and others which indicate that he was not salts
fed with his profession, having been forced into
it against his will by his father. His original
aversion to the calling had increased until the
thought of a life spent in a manner to which he
felt himself unsuited became utterly unbearable,
and, it is supposed, so preyed upon his mind that
he saw no escape but by death. 1t is seldom that
the dissatisfaction felt by men who have adopted
a calling to which they are unsulted drives them
to such desperate measures; but it is undoubtedly
the case that many are deferred by a false
pride from changing their occupations, and
spend their lives in the effort to adapt them
selves to distasteful labors. Sometimes they
succeed, out more often their powers and energies
are dissipated In the struggle, and the life, so far
as visible results show, is a failure. The strength
which in other channels might have effected
much, is wasted against the rocks of uncongenial
employment. Experience is a plant of slow
growth, and when the wisdom of rectifying such
errors is realized it is commonly too late. The
young clergyman of Trenton had not the cour-
age to face his fellow-men with the acknowledge
ment that he was in the wrong groove in life,
but chose rather to go before a higher Judge.
Had he been older, he would have known that
the world is more tolerant than it seems, and is
not slow to recognize and appreciate conscien-
tious scruples wherever they are manifested.
A ST. Louis paper tells how a prominent and
wealthy young Republican of Indianapolis sue
cumbed to the charms of a certain well-known
actress, who CHANGED to be stopping at the same
hotel, to the extent of laying his hand and heart
at her feet. She declined to accept the souvenirs,
but, it being election day, offered him a lock of
her red hair if he would vote for Cleveland. As
the story goes, the prominent and wealthy y. +.
accepted the bride and trailed his white plume,
or, at all events. his white hat, in the dust.
This was a cheaper sell-out than that of the an
Gent Esau, who traded his birthright for a mess
of pottage. Esau having been SANDY" there
is a reason, it is true, for suspicion that red
hair was concealed in the ~pottage; but it is not
on record that the depraved taste of the pur-
chaser demanded such an addition to his soup.
BLANCHE WILLIS HOWARD has, it is said,
dramatized her latest novel, 'Guenn." and it
will be presented In New York some time this
winter. 'Guenn' is in many respects the strong
est novel of the past season, and is full of dra-
matte situations, but it is difficult to see how it
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to the peculiar nature of the story. The charm
lay to a great entent in the foreign flavor, and
the setting of the narrative, and these. can
scarcely be reproduced. If the dramatization is
successful it will probably be found thatso many
changes are made that the original work will
hardly be recognized.
THE official vote of Denver and suburbs for
President was:
For Blaine
Blaine's majority S11
1t would seem from these figures that our old
friend Rev. Myron W. Reed has not yet thor
oughly 'caught on" Mr.. Reed exerted his
mighty influence for Butler, as we underestimate
IT is reported that General Butler c~ontemplates
writing a book of "reminiscences. If he will do
this, all will be forgiven. He has a long memory,
and a variety of recollections which would I'M
doubleday be found good reading by a vast num-
Der of citizens. A few prominent patriots might
not enjoy them so thoroughly as milder romances,
but 'the working classes may be depended upon
to subscribe Tor the book and read it.
Miss ANIMAL KATHARINE GREEN, the author of
1.-THE Leavenworth Case" and several other
novels in which tho detection of crime is the
motive, is about to be married. 1t will be en-
tirely useless for her husband to run off with the
wedding silver or the hired girl, or even to wan
der about O nights with any hope of security.
With such a wife no guilty man can escape de-
lection.
IT is announced that Mr.. Matthew Arnold is
soon TO make another and more extensive tour
of America. Mr.. Arnold will have a better hear
ing for his comfortable doctrine of the remnant
this year than he had last A great many peo-
pie are now turning to Isaiah, and finding in his
inspired words great consolation.
THE New York counties completed, Oeveland's
plurality is 1,147. Mr.. Beecher's lawful exam
ple' is now definitely before the young men of
the Nation. 1t is we'll that the people can go
into a new week without the distraction of con
tinued uncertainty over the presidential election.
WHEN it was discovered last week that Mr..
January, Deputy State Treasurer of California,
had made way with 500, 900 of public funds, a
halt was called. They said "Whoa january"
and took the young man in out of the glorious
weather,
HAS any one remarked
"The melancholy days have come,
The saddest Of the year -
If not. we proceed to record the observation.
Fer particulars, see small bills in the telegraphic
reports from Now York.