The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-15
THE CORNER LoUNGER.

The Corner Loungcr lounged 10 little
purpose yesterday. Tho usual Sunday
dulncss rcigned on Main street except for
n brief spell between noon and | o'clock
p. m. During that hour there was some
activity especially in the ncighborhood Of
cigar stores, news stands and 'shino"
boxes. At o'clock or thoreabouts a
stream Of church-going people lent a wave
OF animation and color 10 the scene, after
which the street dropped back into its
normal condition OF Sunday quiesccncc.
About O'Clock pm. and from then on
until . O'Clock the transfer corner nj Mali.
son and Second became populous with
passengers waiting for cars 10 carry them
10 their respective destinations. The ears
were all crowded ~ usual, those bound
for Elmwood having the call.
At 0 O'Clock Pun. the Lpungcr was &c.
costcd by one Of the reporters Of an
esteemed contemporary, who got oil his
customary saluiation, "What do Won
know" Tho Loungcr, in the charity OF his
heart, proceeded 10 iill him up with a
column OF stuff which will, doubtless, ap.
pear Ia ioday's issue.
A. q. ~ the mashcrs began 20 congre-
gate under the electric light in front OF tho
Peabody hotel, and got 80 thick rs 20
seriously embanss ladies' who are COM
pclled 20 pass that way.
About this hour. the Corner Loungcr
iound mcttle more attractive, and aban-
doncd the corner 10 inocuous solitude.
During an imprisoned speech made by
Memphis lawyer some time since in one
OF the couris-being worried by the oppas.
ing eounscls questions exclaimed cx-
ciicdly, You can't get mo between Skilly
and Carnbeus" To him the historic
rocks OF Scylla and the withhold of
Charybdis wep unknown.
Never stand or walk on a railroad
track, said uilroador. III you 10, and
keep u up, the chances are that YOU will |
b. run over and killed eventually. Every |
man nj times j. abscnt.mindcd. aud In |
trying 90 avoid one danger totally iorgets |
the other. The double track IA most dan. |
gcrous 10 pedestrians. This l. why 10 /
many men have been killed ON the public
landing. the trucks are too close together.
and between the incoming aud outgoing
trains the abscnt.mindcd man stands but
little chance Of escape. The most cxpcri.
cncrd nilroad men often get killed IN this
NaNt NNflNHNl'HN anu hNNf fuuufpufp /
produces forgciialncss and abscntmindcd-
ness.
They ought 20 change things occasion.
ally out on the bluiI." said a gallery critic.
and make the fnnch whip the prussians
~ tie Fall ol Paris II would get rid oi
tho monotony II witnessing the same
thing every night No matter about his
iofiCal accuracy. that cuts no figure in
spectacular display. A change oi program
y good thing 10 theatrical way. AID
then, instead oi tho prussans marching
around headed hy the band playing
Tho Watch on the Rhine, let tho French
hoops take mp the hnc Ut march with tho
ban playing the Man,cllnis or some other
pathetic mir In play historical accuracy
! nothing, put the French on top coca.
donally, u will create additional Interest
md add TO the nightly attendance.
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Republican Prediction tor Harris.
'tum The Knoxville Journal.
The Nashville Imcriom Is not pleased
With the way Ii uns ,tone la Mnurv conn. ,