The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-09-05
Correspondence Baltimore County On'on'
I,ETTER FROM BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, September LIST, 1882
Messrs. Editors Summer is past according
to our almanac, and the first day OF the three
months of autumn is upon US, the THERMOMETERS
ranging at rs to 80 degrees in the shade, apparent
" going higher 1t looks as if we were 10 nave
a fairly pleasant time, congenial to oil VINO ENJOY
GOOD health 1t has been the pleasure of those IN
This latitude and pretty much throughout the en-
tire country, to have had rather an agreeable
summer, free from epidemics or other sickness TO
any considerable extent. Except in some places,
we have enjoyed fortunate season as REGARDS an
abundance of rain and freedom from drought, Win
good crops and plentiful yield. In various parts
Of the world. Htbrfsy, hdfficanes and
earthquakes, but these, more or less, incident
to all seasons 1t really has not been hotter than
usual and we have reason to be satisfied, as it is
not in the power of mortals to control the ele-
ments. The best way is to be content with what
ever comes, as they say of those who get mar
ried, "for better for worse" Life they tell us,
is lottery; SO is matrimony, though thousands
are willing to risk it. With the fall months is apt
to come malarial disease and other ailments. The
necessary, therefore, for persons to be care
full in every respect In very many instances
these can be warded off if those subjected thereto
are careful.
The first Monday in September is called "Blue
Monday" because the youthful generation gener-
ally abandon their holiday pleasures and return
again to the studies and confinement of school,
| This year the custom has been somewhat varied
| from-particuarly in the public schools-and
they do not open regularly until next Monday
giving the little urchins lease of seven days.
The county authorities have not been so generous,
| so considerable or thoughtful, and thus commenced
their schools to-day. The weather-especially in
cities-is rather too warm and oppressive to study
much. 1t goes in at one ear and out at the other
| Children, however, should bear in mind that they
| 1afo Sc pofb or
| important to them as improving their time. How
often do they regret this when too late. Split
milk cannot be easily recovered School days do
| not return, SO make good use of them.
| ~~--~s- 1.-s,JOsrVJ C"enIy-one years. UP t.
that period-legally-h was in most things Of
| secular law considered an "infant," though nearly
matured in physical organization and capable. of
performing mans duty in many things There i;
probably no more important period in life thar
| that which brings US to such point A man
then becomes legally responsible citizen in every
respect and no longer known in law as "infant.'
! He is the same, too, morally, though criminally
| legal at an earlier period, or when he or she
| know themselves to be sufficiently discrete to
| know right from wrong. say it is an important
| point in life, especially to young men, because
they then set out in life for themselves to carve
| their fortunes and buffet with the rude world. II
| is well, therefore, they should have laid good
| foundation on which to build and have no evil
naDlCS TO trouble or ndrraSS Cnem. Iney SnOuIQ
remember the world is like broad, troubled sea,
smooth at first as they set out, but ere reaching
safe harbor may be buffetted by many storms or
endangered with quicksands The sure thing,
therefore, is to be safe all sides and do right,
| with virtue, sobriety and honesty as the polar
stars of life. The young gentleman to whom I
allude was an original pupil of the McDonogh In
stitute, receiving good business education there
| and now a successful clerk in Baltimore house.
hat 10 m IL he nj
ting liquors, and has yet-after twenty years
| to know what the taste of whisky is. This is
certainly to his credit and my hope is he may so
continue. It shows the value and virtue of good
tutoring and in itself, if adhered to, fortune
equal to gold, I am glad to learn that the pupils
and graduates of this school have generally done
honor to themselves, their principal and teachers
and all concerned.
What an annoying and troublesome thing it is
| to be considered very rich, as l notice Mr.. Jay
Gould, the millionaire is in constant dread and
| now has to employ and keep constantly with him
a body guard. So has the Emperor of Russia,
great in monarchy and other respects, to keep an
immense blood hound always at his side, sleeping
even in his room, to prevent assassination. How
| happy are they who have nothing to give them
trouble, though not exactly comfortable at all
times. So the world wags. I fear if the world
had fair or equal division it would not be long
before people would ask for it again. We are not
all alike and never will be. Some were made to
be hewers of stone and drawers of water, and will
be to the end of time unless there is q radical
change in mans nature. There is no use in giving
ourselves trouble about things we cannot control.
This month (September) we will have what is
called the "Harvest Moon" It is period, par
ticulary in England and Scotland, when people
gather in their grain and work late at night, as
the moon at this time, when full, is most brilliant
and beautiful of the year. 1t rises for four or five
nights only some twenty minutes apart and ap-
pears larger than in any other month. There is
likely to be seen an unusual number of shooting
stars and meteors about this period with beau
tiful display of planets, &c. If fair weather the
heavens are superlatively beautiful.
It is with regrat that learn Capt. WIN. Thomp-
son. private secretary to Collector Webster, of the
Custom House, is now suffering from partial
paralysis, with which he was stricken few days
ago. He is still confined to his room with hopes
of recovery. Mr.. Thompson was once sheriff of
Baltimore, also private secretary in the Custom
House several years ago, private secretary to
Thomas Swami and think also John Lee Chap
man when they were Mayors of Baltimore and be
run the Mansion House, Druid Hill Park, a num-
Der of years. He is up in his sixtieth year, is
married and has soas and daughters He is n
printer and has been often connected with the
newspaper press, telegraph and other publication
matters. He is highly esteemed.
had the pleasure of seeing Mr. A. L. Jarrett,
Clerk of the Court for Hartford county, at Barnum s
yesterday, looking remarkably well, and congrat-
ulated him on his denomination to office. This is
his fourth term to the same office. He is univer-
sally popular with all citizens. He is about a
parallel in this respect with Hon. Sprigg HARDWOOD,
of Anne Arundel county, who is Clerk of the Court
there. Neither of them can be beaten and both
are tip-top gentlemen. NEsToR.