The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-29
THE CORNER LoUNoER.

Although II Is IN dilapldatcd condition,
what n charming place 10 take n snoozc in
the quiet Sunday afternoon" remarked
worthy citizen, pointing to Court square.
Look yonder; thcru Is hali.drunkon man
snugy corncrod in an iron scat and doing
away In drcamlesg delight DO you know
there Is no delight In sleep when dreaminga
that Is unrest, but the rcstiul sleep, and that
Is delight, is where you dream not aud are
Ia the sea Of oblivion. Delight Is not pariic.
ularly n scnsation--it may te the absence 81
all sensation. II Is an old adagc, dolce
iar nicnte'-swcct 10 do noiling-iti Is sweet
or still, az times ~ know nothing. Co feel
nothing Hut g. return 90 our mutton, or
man over the way. modelling In the soft west
crn sunlight aud beneath the falling leaves.
lie, like hundreds Of Others In like semi
whisky or bccr-druegcd condition. wandered
into the square, sought H. sylvan shades
and dropped into a seat 30 rest. soon the
winds murmuring through the tree, the
rusiling Of the falling leaves, the musical
chattcring of children, even the noise Of the
streets. gradually affected bis senses and
peace brought about sleep. But llev l. no
/
gus eyed guardian 81 the grove. Capt. ~.
monds-likc Macbeth. will murder sleep
SO. there be goes with npid stop toward the
man: hs touches him on the shoulder. speaks
a few words, sud IL sleeper stretches him
self. arises aud, will shunling gait, leave.
/ the SQUARE. II l. stungc. no matter how
1 drunk the .n0ozers may be. they never re-.
-i-l the Officer 81 Cogr, square. yet they
would do - ~ any other place and
become ouirsgeou'ly abusive " rude
~ disturbed while slumbering. They
soem 90 know that they have
done wrong and sis subject 10 arrest. ant
merely being ordered out u tie squar,
Instead u being taken 10 the station house
l. a kindne-s which they apTTsc'aic. II u
10 be- hoped that BY neat spring the city
authoriie. will In good faith carry cut ihl
long promised improvements. They tor
down the fence. and IL would be a gfea
oncnsc 10 the public not 20 make good ~
promises aud pledge ~ much hcralded II
the newspapers not long since. A. Macbeth
aid Of the witchsk let them not ''paltc
with ne IN double sense, and keep M
words of promise % the ear but break Il 4
ihe hope
Tho falling ruin was unfortunate 70
the "Fall Of Pahs' during lat week
but Friday night che audience enjoyed tb
display Immensely. An outdoor cthi
billion jnsi At this time Of the year ha
10 take desperate chances Two ladic
met IN store al few days since. one a counif
] A a..
you come 10 eco the i'fall of Parisf" AXE
The latter "Oh. yt' answered the former
II heard "a didn fall last night on accoun
Of the rain" Why " u that the c0untr
woman has loud, hearty whole roulc'
kind of voice, aud a city woman a low
studied. society yolcc, and altogether ma
uatunlf Tho country woman spends grca
portion ~ her Hue ont Of doors an
loud talking i necessary In order 10 ovol
come long distance and tho noises mad
by The wind among the trccs an
leaves The fresh alr gives them lung poWo
aud the tones ~ ths voice become strongy
and louder. The city woman spends IA
, rncatcr portion Of hrt time indoors, whcr
, ,t.llncss rcigns lunlcs where childv
, aboundh aud low iopcs u voice are all th'
arc nccc.sary In oFdsF 10 he heard. and the
! .uciciy calls for llow, sweet voice aud n
. alIcclcd voice, ohd that siariles you a
, account of IT, arrawnt insinccriiy n
loud. natural voice is 10y fat preferable /
the low, studied society one aud probabl
the natural girl Of The county T. prcfcmhI
10 the ~ociciy gld Of the city but Tie 81,
= eitl can talk loud enough when she has
=. Mind to. aud when shc loivis society an
lts ldiotic rules and regulations
! u the city would ony turn tho unslrh'l
F., blnn between Moufoc md uuion sirccts inl
public park anil ndom u With walks an
=. tres. then the drcani Of the original pr
pric,of, would be icil.rcl. They donate
: OF reserved tho eniip blufr ior pomena'
\ rurposes AID l.e only IaH VI u that Ia