Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-25

We do not understand the ways of the
paleface from New York.
Yet we will accept our destiny, what
ever it may be, If 1t cannot be avoided.
The Staten Islander suffers, but he never
weeps. He gets 1t in the neck, but he
never squeals.
Our forefathers settled ON the island,
and here they hunted the same fox that
we hunt now. He has grown up amongst
u.s. He loves us. He comes and eats
out of our hand and lets us hunt him.
He comes up nights and is good road
ster. We are attached to these lands.
Here we can see the broad and heaving
bosom of the ocean. 1t is open all
night.
Here we may gather berries in the
summer time; also soft shell crabs and
mirth provoking Holsters. Here we may
take q straw ride down Jersey street or
catch swift horse car and see the plas-
ter mill and smell the Standard oil
works.
But in few years, where now the new
mich goat perlneates the saline air with
his pungent presence-or her presence
rather, of course, in this case-and where
the bobolink swings to and fro ON she
boneset bough. a metropolitan museum,
open where it will do the least good, will
be seen perhaps. Polite ticket choppers
will brain the masses from New Dorp
| and tell them to step lively, please.
Gentle things will tell you there is
| plenty of room forward" when it is a
Brobdignaggian lie from the east side.
To give seat to lady in a car will then
| be the mark of jay, as will also the
gentle ''thank you in return be regarded
as the grand mailing sign of the jayess.
So the Staten Islander asks permission
to worship the Great Spirit undisturbed
and wear flannel shirts even after G
o'clock, and he wants time to get used
| to the ways OF the world little before
he is called upon to dwell in great city
or wear the straight brim derby OF
Little Fifth avenue
1t is true that New York has outgrown
her garments, and that she is oozine
gradually through the pores of her Jer
sey, but why not extend back up the
Hudson to Albany, where they are used
to political corruption and unused NJ
virtue?
Why cross the beautiful bay to swell
up our clover meadS and broad, greer
lawns with the odor of sewer gas ani
private and poorly plumbed legislation
Why enter the hallowed precincts of tn,
Vanderbilts, and the Van Toozleums
and the Van Wycks, and the De Nyet
with the odor of loud smelling politica
past and the, fortissimo present, ricl
with the promises of future elections
which will even turn the stomach of it
own Maduro Stenchero cigars?
Oh, spare us then, Mr. Editor, and Civ
us chance to learn something of metro
politan government before we are Gale,
upon to grapple with it. At present W,
are ashamed almost to let folks from
town come and see how awkwardly on
corruption has been done here so far
Little as / know about such things Cal
see all the points in these jobs. Gu
boodlers are only apprentices so far, am
1 would be mortified to death to hav
city folks drop in suddenly on us and Sc
the amateur way our stealing is done.
Society here is at its full height ii0w
Everything is quite gay Mr. Stilton, o
South Fifth avesue, a sleeping car off
cial. WHO mas the night run betwixt New
I York and Hornellsville, and wife, ar
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Web. Whitmore
of the County Seat. The Whitmore
We're worth $4,000 before the war, bu
after the emancipation proclamation yoI
couldn't give them away.