Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
THE TOPICAL lTALKER.
A Level.Headed BishOp-Where 10 Study
Political Sarcasm-A NewsbOy's Pro.
phecy-A Boom for Spanish.

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Political sarcasm-A NewsbOy's Pro.
phecY-A Boom for Spanish.
THE Bishop of Gibraltar has refused to es-
tablish chaplaincy at Monte Carlo, the great
| gambling resort of all Europe, because he
thinks that if he did he would be Dronouncing
Monte Carlo a safe and fit place of residence
| for English visitors.
This action of the Bishop of Gibraltar re-
minds me of a story they tell of a certain Epis-
coDal Bishop in Pennsylvania. He was asked
to send a clergyman to struggling settlement
in mountainous region of Central Pennsyl-
vania. He acceded to the request, and sent a
young man to look after the mountaineers.
The newcomer did his best, worked hard, and
tried to win the lumbermen by all sorts Of
practical means. But work as he would he
could never muster larger congregation than
four grown persons and dozen children. He
grew disheartened at the end of the year and
wrote to his Bishop. stating the discouraging
results Of his labors. The result was that the
young man shortly afterward was given cur
acy in Philadelphia.
One of the four who made up the adult por-
ton of the congregation wrote to the Bishop
protesting against the removal of the pastor.
To this the Bishop replied briefly, thus:
DEAR sR-When she pherds are plentiful and
cheap enough to be apportioned at the rate of one
to every four sheep W i'll provide shepherd for
your flock. Yours ETC.,
IF you have desire to study the niceties of
sarcasm these days wait upon the words OF the
Hon. Christopher L. Magee.
Late on Tuesday night when Nebraska and
Pennsylvania were the only States certainly
known to have been carried by the Republicans
gentleman asked Mr.. Magee what he thought
of the election.
81 think" said he, slowly and solemnly, ''that
this is most glorious vindication of the admin
istration-two out Of ten Statesp
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A YoUNGsTER who ran across the Sixth
street bridge last night with bundle of even
ing papers under his arm must have been read
ing the RreSS editorials or has the gift Of
prophecy. for he shouted as he ran: Quay for
Presidential about the election" ,s,s..,5 axis
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OF course it is little thing, but it is worth
mentioning that Dick Johnston long ago won
the friendship Of all the newspaper reporters
about the Court House. Not least among the
many good qualities of the District Attorney
elect are his unfailing good nature and unwav-
ering courtesy. 1t takes good deal of patience
to answer all the qustions lively reporter asks,
but do not think reporter ever exhausted
Mr.. Johnston's.
The congratulations of the court reporters of
two or tree years ago are as warmly rendered to
the victor as any others.
So
ONE of the results of the visit of the Pan
American Congress to this city may be to at
tract the attention of business men to the value
of the Spanish language.
If the United States are to push their trade
properly in the Southern Continent of America
their advance guard must be formed of men
who can speak Spanish, for that language is
virtually the vehicle of speech in all the South
American States. Very few Americans think
of learning Spanish, but it is evident that the
commercial value of the language is bound to
increase if this Congress and tour effect any
thing Spanish is not difficult language to
learn under any circumstances, but to one who
has fair knowledge of Latin first, and French
secondly, it is exceedingly easy. 1t is very
soft and mellifluous language Also Mr.. Will
lam Dean Howells, in the current number of
HGrper'S Magazine, shows, too, how valuable "a
knowledge of the language of Cervantes maybe
to modern man of letters. He extracts a
great many rounds of ammunition from the
preface of Senor Armando Palacio Valdes'
latest novel, and fires them off in defense of his
doctrine of realism applied to novel writing.