The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-16
LIES LIGHT-HEADED SIDE.
GOssipy and Frivolous Talk About Eng
lish Society and Its Morals.
Threatened Revolution in Which There Will
Be No Blood The FirtuOus News
papers of La Belle France.
Correspondence of the Indianapolis journal.

the mirror of the age. You look into it aud see
the world reflected. 1t is not my duty to show
you all London or to suggest its history from
day to day. The cable does that for you; but
how thankful you ought to be for the London
letter writer! OF course don't mean for this
letter in particular, because my duty Is 10 rise
superior TO gossip and scandal and so nope
/ do; but just for once let US talk scandai, let
us gossip, let US sit down and have good, long
personal talk; and let Us be frivolous let us
talk of the hair bra ned, light-headed side
of life. To begin with, there has been
a fight in the park at the fashionable hour,
aud in the height Of of the season A noble lord
and a baronet-Lord Lonsdale and Sir George
Chetwynd. There is no necessity to disguise
their names. Everybody knows ale about it.
and the name of the lady about whom they
fought. 1t was not a duel in the French
fashion-so many PAGES off and fire in the air, or
p scratch wound and honor satisfied; not an
American duel, in which each combatant fills
Che other full Of bullets but a regular British
''set to- Sir George and Londsdale met. They
are acquaintances if not friends. Sir George
said something which Lord Londsdale considered
a slight upon the fame and honor and beauty
tone or the other or ALL of Mrs. Langtry where
upon Lord Lonsdae struck Sir George. The
baronet squared himself to respond. Lord
Lonsdale also was on guard. They looked each
Other in the eye and then went for each other
BANNER and longs" Oh; it was splendid sight.
The fashion and dignity and blue blood of Rot
a duke and earl rushed upon the combatants
20 b,,%t ha q corc
time, banged each other in the face, BACKED
each others eyes, Rugged each other, and gener-
ally made brutes of themselves. This is all
very well for Mr.. Laboucbere and Mr.. Lawson
(they had fight you know, but not about a
woman, and for Tommy Bowles, Of Variety, and
some other fellow; even for myself and a mem
Der of Parliament or a costermonger; but for an
earl and baronet Well, welive in democratic
days; the arts tocracy mean to compete with the
lower orders, l suppose, and they fight every
day, and even sometimes include woman as
combataut
If you are to believe the Pail Mall Gazette
hackers the day is not far distant when the
dukes. and lords and baronets will have to
fight not among themselves but for themselves
The Pail Mall Gazette is the Salvation Army
the aristocratic rookeres. "Yes, / tells you"
said Sa.vationist to me last night, II think he
q had drunk little more than was good for him.
sand don't you make no blooming mistake about
It, we mean to clean the Haugean Stables
''rhe whatl" l asked.
'"The Haugean Stables" he replied. ''You
knows blooming well what l means; it's the
haristocracy as is carryin off our girls and
corruptin' of our morals, Did you ever hear of
the French Revolutions"
''The what9"
''Why, the French Revolution?"
''Never heard Of him." l said.
ooh, yer didn't. Well, then, yer will, I tells
yer, and we mean to hang the runners of madings
and the tyranizers of our rights-yes, hang 'em
to the lamposts-that's what we means, and
that will give room for the reign of the saints on
hearth-the saints, mind you, as will take the
place of the devils"
''Oh, that's it, is itq' I said "and serve EN-
right. l hope shall be here when you begin"
'You don't ope nothink of the kind-you get
out as soon as you hears the toskins.'
'The whats"
why the toxins, don't yoI know what a tos.
kin isf"
mo"
Ivy ell, you 60 and read about the French rev.
olution, and when you're a readin O. that Just
put IN chapter Of Revelations-I don't mean
the modern Bible, the Paule Mauie Gazette but
the inspired Revelations, and then You'll know
what I'm a talking Of"
Here move on" said policeman. stepping
up TO the SaiVatlonlSt, pass away!'
What for? Do you know who you're talking
to?' asked the reeenerator. Pm a respectable
workin' man. and I'm hotficer of General
Booth s-doEt you get shown me-"
Il S'S not shove you-but will if you don't
clcar out"
'Oh, will you, thought" said the Boothite
.. NOW, gentlemen, pass away" said the officer
Tor crowd had collected and the origin of the
trouble had been connected with a SCAMP who
was forcing the Pail Mall filth upon everybody
In the street
We passed away quietly, but not too rapialv
to miss the denouement of my encounter with
the dictatorlal Boothite.
Now move on quick"
what forl"
Because you are creating an obstruction and
may create disturbance"
81 am your master. l pay taxes to employ
you"
ooh! you do? Then sou shall have something
Sor your money" sold the policeman; and the
next moment the revolutionist was flying along
towards the station at pace that astonished
him
But won't the Salvationists and the Pail Mall
army be revenged when the tocsin sounds for
the revolution to begin!
There will be no revolution in England that is
&ot bloodless one. We are in the midst of great
political changes and on the eve of still greater
ones. But not greater than we have passed
through already A question that is coming
more and more to the front is federal union of
Ing 'duu anu icT COlOulcS, anu the more
democratic become the nearer we shall
get to this possible combination of interests
and of power. The Australian view is clev-
erly and clearly put in pamphlet just pub
fished for private circulation, and intended to
educate the Liberal party up to the Corserva-
tive idea. for federalism is, oddly enough,
Tory notion, The author is an Australian bar
rlster at law, and the brochure is favored by the
Radical party. The point of the work NAV be
condensed into short space, thus: Were
Australia independent and England involved in
war. the colony could find other carriers for our
goods, and 1t would be England that would suffer
most from the disturbance of Australian com.
merce. Australia can at any time escape from
danger, but England will remain exposed to it
In either case AT present it is only sentiment
OF loyalty which restraints the colony from
obtaining POSITION of complete security and he
is the wisest statesman who puts as little strain
on sentiment as possible. The two silent facts
A l. Il e.