New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-21
~ ERROR CORRECTED.

There are no people in the world, perhaps. the
victims OF SO much adverse criticism In regard 10
their supposed habit Of worrying about business
careo-thrIr pmuglug reckles>ly into business and
speculation and allowing IL 20 engsosS their whole
tune and take up their thoughts 10 the exclusion
Of everything else and making their lives misrr-
sble-ns ARE the N-w-Yorkegs We have been held
up MS terrible examples on this point for years by
writer, living In ,nu Her and uui-er cities. Ties"
pllu>uuhcrS have visited the metropolis, observed
us carefully and gone back ard with tr"nchant
,rns indscrininat-y denounced trade and specu Ia
,ion Will Street and HE IN Ncw-lOrk. Three
fourth, Of ,Li, adverse criticism ha~ been called
on, by Observing our worried and anxious air and
..,igniuy wrong cause The Tribune admits
the solcltous and apprrbrnsive expression but
rejects the cause The MARKS Of care aud tonble
OH the face Of tho average New-iorl, man are not
produced by worry over speculation IN wall
Street but by anxiety aS 10 whether or not lie
shall TAXI his umbrella when lie goes downtown
IN the morning
Perhaps IL II not strange, after all, that this
error should have long hourishrd. When. for IN
stance one Of orr philosUphlc friends goes into
An elevated car Of morning and sees forty.eight
men suited and between nfty and sixty standing
and clingnH 20 straps, md notes on the face 0!
every one nm nnNIous. catrworn expression, indi-
eating IA troubled mind, II Is no wonder TINT he
should instantly attribute II Ia stock speculation
and the terrible prrSsura and rivalry OF trade. oil
Obvious OF the fact that each one OF these men
has Just passed through fifteen minutes OF ~"
most intense aud mind-deStroying thought on the
rexed umbrella question, heightened Oy the
weather forecasts In the morning paper and ir-
relevant suggestions by his wiz and thht now
each one who did not bring his umbrella already
sees dark, angry cloud rising over the jersey
hills, while each who did sees naught but sun
shine and blue sky and vision Of hanging Onto
Li, umbrella ill the middle OF the afternoon a.
which time 1t Is stolen by personal friend and
shower comes up for him to 20 nome in after
all.
II is not strange, we repeat, that these writers
should assign wrong cause In this matter They
| know nothing Of tn. ecoentricites Of our weather
| All these years We NEWCOMERS have been un
Justly accused Of plunging reclllessly into Wal
| Street, when In reality the lines OF care have
gathered on our faces from quite another cause
| one day we stand on the threshold with reluctant
! feet toying with the handle Of the detestabl'
umbrella sweeping the sky with our gnN Ike
! the anxious maternal hen securing the heavens
| for "A possible hawk, while ever and anon W.
| glance again at the weather Indications and III,
! cheerful but exasperatng advice Of our wife hoat
out into the hsll-this day we do not take th'
umbrella and 1t begins TO rain as we pass th'
second station on the elevated and keeps OF
pouring TIL midnight The next day we agniI
stand ut the door. We sea.ch the heavens, WE lie
YOUR The weather report VIZ revle orr WIFE
wunt Of judgment, but we take the umbrella. ant
blue Italian skies look down upon ~ all the day
and we carry that hateful thing wherever We go
forget il aud 70 back after IL dozen tunes. have
| 10 identify il half as many times, have fre nd
claim IL u theirs many more tunes. and. II on
OF them does not actually prove TINT il Is hi
aud walk of with il, have IL stolen by SOM bn>
specimen OF humanity on the car while going home
! The umbrella dragS us down from hi cher AM
lober things. Speculation, indeed! Wal
STREET, forsoothl 1t Is the accused morning ques
ton: Shall we take the umbrella