The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-02-06

mites which are telling against him
with fatal effect at the present time.
He showed the common fault of many
excellent militia officers; he forgot that
we have a dual organization, and he
carried the habits of the armoury and
the camp into private life. lie forgot
that when drill was over, Jack was as
good as his master, and he exacted at
all times, and under all circumstances,
the same Difference that he expected on
parade. This arrogance became intol-
cradle, and now that the General is in
peril there are hundreds of those who
have taken offence at his military con-
duct, who are ready to hunt him to his
ruin.
Early in the week we had the Patri-
arch's ball. Among the ladies, | know
there will be an intense desire to know
who the Patriarchs are. Well, primari-
ly they are the tony old beauX, who
smashed the hearts of our female dudes
thirty, forty or fifty years ago. Now,
don't you suppose that these venerable
and respectable fossils are laid upon the,
shelf-not a bit of 1t; all the young girls
60 for them; unless you have gray hair
you are of no account alta Patriarch's
ball; and il it is white you command a
premium. McAllister at 65, and o.
Leary at an unknown quantity, and
head like a cotton ball, knocked all the
young dudes silly.
Everybody was there. The invitations
were under the care of the most select
committee, among the old blue hood;
not a person passed the door without
the shibboleth, and the consequence
was that society was quite at home. 1t
was family party on grand scale, but
it was the proper thing to go so every
body went. Nothing was wanting,
music, flowers, menu and company the
toniest of the tony. There was no pre-
tence of eleemosynary efforts or benev-
olences to missionary societies; nothing
of that sort, they got through with all
that sort of thing at the charity ball last
week. They simply came together to
have social time among themselves
and they had it. There were no editors,
nor artists, nor actors; nothing but
money bags and enormous respectable
ty. A few years ago this particular ball
used to be held at private houses, but
society has grown so prodigiously that it
now takes the largest house in the city
to hold them. As an evidence that we
are progressing, the wife of the Japan
csc minister led the German. If she
had done such thing forty years ago it
would have cost her her head when she
got back to Japan. / wish | could des-
cribe the dresses, but there I'm in deep
water. They were wonderful. The
sight from the boxes was thing never
to be forgotten, and | almost wished
was Patriarch myself.
The fall of Bob Hart the negro min
strel who professed to be converted some
time ago, and was ordained Baptist
minister and preached under the name
of the Rey. Robert Southerland, adds
another to the list of religious and tenn
peranee failures. Mr.. Switzerland $
minstrel associates never took any stock
in his conversion. They knew the man
and prognosticated the event which has
now taken place. lie was known as
very clever minstrel and stump niger
speaker all over the United States, but
his unfortunate love of whisky proved
his ruin. There may be exceptional
cases. l admit, but as a general thing it
is not safe to make gospel ministers out
of that kind of timber.
The magnificent gift of Mr. and Mrs.
Sloan, the son-in-law and daughter of
the late William II. Vanderbilt, CON
clusively proves that his wealth has not
fallen into unworthy hands. There is
no doubt but the other members of the
family will be heard from in due time.
We look hopefully towards Conelius,
who from his past life may reasonably
be expected to do some great thing for
the city where the great bulk of his
wealth has been accumulated, gift
which shall pass his name to posterity
with blessings for generations to come.
MIR. and Mrs. Sloans gift is to found
maternity hospital, where poor women
can receive proper attention during
childbirth. 1t is want long felt and
will secure Mr.. Sloan and his wife the
lasting gratitude of the community.
The society for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Children has its hands full, and
the streets are crowded with begging
| children. This week beautiful little
girl was arrested begging in the street
one bitter stormy night, and when the
| officer of the society followed her to her
home he found her father enjoying him
self reading novel in a comfortable
room, and the mother preparing dinner.
The poor child was nearly frozen, but
stormy nights were her strong hold and
sometimes she would make three or four
dollars. The parents were Immediately
arrested and the child cared for by the
society.
The weather has been miserable and
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