Telegram-herald., 1890-08-04

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81 aAy side, . MAu "a fhs "a ady sids Il
yoath Ald fertaas Where have / sea
shat face Sozasthias u the fsra4-r
about it, aud soalesAi8g ~ tAs hatcher.
~. 1 have uss the honor OF
largs acqsaiutzncs Ia either sonfra-
tsrEity. - trF zzaia BsaminS eoaa-
tenanes. iast = dash q disapPointasns
weakening its a4siEs ioliity. perh aps
tFses ~ scias the pace, " s. nay oniy
b Els sultry moraiuz. A bErlY baild
sad . sailsr-3ihe roll Ira waking. surely
he must ls solas sAir per gns hss sailed
silt ssuse acre No, that face Is per
fzetly fasaihas az the tine. yet whsrs
g. place ~ that's she puzzle. A neus-
paper msa Certainly not. there's too
mach Of the troabadour IN the make
for shat An, troa abadoar-a happy
hit wandering niBstrsi be Is
kaight % romance. not long aso YER
table kinE "A the realm Of the stage;
for it Is ao other than campanini- Was
sser loFs-iorn operatie tenor 90 unlike
The part ia the daylight Perhaps our
monarch has bid.isn long fare veil 70
al his former greatness. lie looks IL.
There Wssa CAmpsnIni concert given
a Chioksring Hall few weeks ago, aud
it was we'll attended, bat it does not
sssn a. though the once adored tsnor
wilI ever again DO able TO thrill the
sons and daughters Of fashion with his
shrills, or rspieuish his depleted pock-
ss5ook With the sugsraband.Ht dollars
o. yors.
TaIkins o, past celebrities, I cane
unawaros upon n scene the other day
that was evidently as nomeatous an
affair within its limits "a any grand
National celebration. IL was no less
thsn tho funeral Of an Alderman OF the
Empire city OF the world Strolling
purDoselsssly through tho purlieus OF
Palestins IN Gotham. l emerged about
The lower end OF First aud Second
avenues. and got stnck in huge crowd
that blocked up First street. Grand
dictinotion % DO q dsnizen of the first
street OF the frat city IN the promiscu-
ous universe We were threaded and
henmed In by four hundred and ninety
pair-horss coaches. less or more, for
they moved around too quickly 20 bs
counted correctly. All the sristocrscy
Of boodlsdom and saloondom were pres
snt In the flesh. averaging. apparently,
some sso hundred and afty pounds for
Zach spirited mourasr. Bs II borne in
mind that the dsfunet City Father was
member OF .hs bar by profession. His
mansion In the First street of Gotham
was adornsd with noble swing sign,
all gold upon the froat and the back
sidss thereof. on which were en-
blazons1 the hsraldic insignia
showing that the lamentsd proprietor
purveyed exosllent beverages, and that
the name OF his mansion was Beer
Greek" Glorious il was to behold the
great men OF our great city gather be
meath the gildsd coat of arms to do
honor to : good man gone. A shout,
bustls. q cleavage Of the crowd by
carriage rudsly driven, and then a
murmur.of admiration "a we saluted
the celebrated msZnAte who honors our
city by being its Mayor. A whole hour
OF this. binding, dazzling array of
distinguished arrivals, and just IS
nature began 20 give way ander the
stress of so nach delight. joined the
iowlisr string who invaded neighbor-
Ing hostelry and revived my tagging
energies with a draught OF Lutheran
lager. But too close contact with the
great ones % earth Ia always depress-
Ing.
General Clinton p Fisk vas the sec
ond best chairman OF public meetings
On New York. The best is Bishop Pot
ter. heard Gen. Fisk make one Of
his wonderfully genial. telling speeches
only mon IN ago. It was probably his
last. aud was on his fsvorite susject,
tsmpsrAncs. He had = fine GIFT of humor,
quiet, rich keen aud always strictly
- the point His fun bubbled up un-
oonsciousiy. and therefore much more
effectively than that of the fussy man
who adversisss in advance that he is
going to tell you funny thing that
will make you laugh your head off.
Gen. Fish looked good for twenty more
years os activity. Allowing for what
ever of crankory there was in his craze
for prohibition, he was man of sin
Ruiarly wsll-bslanced mind, always
esin. apparently calculating as he
spoke. and De never manifested any
passionate feeling for or against any
thiux. Judging by his platform zp-
pearances ths prohibition party have
Lost shoir most iufuartisl SPEAKER. snd
&c viii Be interesting 20 sac on whose
II. a
rarely endowed With Insight and fore
sighs. and wise tenpsraaeS in leading
his crusade.
If cur country cousin wants - taks
On = birss-sye view ana a juss concep-
tion Of che big metropolis. he cao
easily 10 both in sa easy days tour.
The street car ia the bess point Of van
taxe You enjoy the Injury Of drive
in your pair-horss carriage without the
risss and worries of 80 dangerous a
jourueT a. We ara now roing 20 take.
L. hundred 90 one against say priv
ata carriage getting through without
What ara called seci1ents. but which in
rea ~ are traps set by the m srnana gers
OF che city street paving work We
shs1 travel along m lea OF streets fTll
of ritfsl.a for any dainty vehicle that
cannot run on the car rails. And those
that an icy a temporary smooth passage
Or them ars pretty sure 90 screw
wheel or two CT ia trying 20 make way
for ere ears. Yen zee on 81 average
fwo Wheat smashed vehicles in each
horr 90 car-trsveI IN New York All
eoo8 for trade. snyNay