The daily critic., 1890-07-01
A SATIRE on SOCIETY.
some Extracts From the oCentury's
New Anonymous Novel.

The Anglomoniacs, an anonymous
novel begun in the June Century.
hits or some phases Of social life
The metropolis The following ey
tracts from the advance sheets Of Oh
July number serve 20 show tho humor
Gus vein I'm which the st5ty IS written
though they give little indication of the
Estimate knowledge Of New York So.
cicty which the author evidently pos.
Sceses
"Oh, but It's q long time since Dg.
Clakson pracliced, interposed Mrs
Floyd Curtis, hastily. You mustn't
think he practices. He has an iud1.
pendent fortune, and is one Of our most
popular men I'm society
I've another story for you. Lady
Melrose, said the object Of their ra-
marks. coming up no this interesting
iuuctwe. Heard 10 Just now iu the
billiard room and booked it for volt
benefit The place was-well, say Red
Gulch. Oregon. the scene. a hangia-.
Red Gulch. yCu know was "a brana-
new city, In the hands of an enter-
prising land company, consisting, IN
point of fact, of a store and two house,.
near which the galIows has been
placed From far and near people hal
come 20 euioy the exercises Of the dav.
No such gathering, in style and mum
bers, had been seen or was likely 10 le
seen. At the moment when the clergy
man had said his prayer. the cor
demncd man had stepped upon the
trap. and the sheriff had adjusted The
moose, q thin, excited man In q linen
duster. his hat I'm hand, full Of papers,
dashed mp the steps Of the nallOwt
and with q profound bow addressed ths
group.
IL the gentleman now occupyiut
the platform will give way for one me
menL' he remarked then, turning &
the crowd, Ladies and gentlemen H.
went on, ] call your attention to thi
fact that the Red Gulch Land Improve
ment Company has still for sale nun
Der Of valuable corner lots, which q
those buying now will be sold by me 81
prices within the reach Of all
80 much he had said before h.
could be stopped; and having accom-
plished his purpose, cordially thankinf
and saluting the Sheriff and the con
demned, the Intruder stepped down and
The gentleman occupying the platform
stepped out "
"1lorriblc" cried Mrs. Floyd Curti.
Fancy, now, said her ladyship.
ITS a fact, remarked ClarksOu
beamingly. Another Well
and the obliging doctor repeats anotho
Of the same sort, al the conclusion o
which her ladyship says, Fancy
now, again.
Lady Melrose herself Is very amusing
-uncOnsciously so, Of course. Here iy
an extract from letter to her son. m
impecunious English noblemau.
The most degrading exhibition Of
the general prevalence Of this vice tln
loxiCgtion) among the lower classes
came 20 my personal experience few
days stree, and n you meet dear Lady
Jane hope YOU won't forget 10 mcn.
tlon Il 10 her
Wed been, Timpkins and / 10 see
the asylum Tor lunatics, and some ne
ioiu alorics and 50 on, upon an island
near New York, and coming back the
boat landed us 20 n wharf where tnert
were no cabs 70 be had So we took
little tram car, intending 20 90 10 the
hotel and most filthy place Il was
with market people and laborers
squeezed up 10 me, and such q smell
j thought / would Just improve the 90.
portunity 10 distribute leaflets, and 10
say a word or two as we went along.
While ] was getting 10 my BAG the
driver Of the tram began 10 ring a little
gong, and ] observed that everybOdys
eyes were fixed on me. A woman next
10 me eXplained VERY rudelYl that We
q IA
box fastened near the door beside the
driver. Then ] found my purse was
gone; luckily enough ia but few
shillings In II, for I've not heard OF Il
since. BY that time the car had stopped
and the driver put his head IN, and /
was In a pretty pickle.
Have you no money, Timkins? /
asked, and when She said No, my
Lady, not penny, please your Lady.
ship, there was the rudest laugh. IL
was evident they greFe az iatOrieated-
etfTy one. One man said we were rum
Salvation gals, and the brute of driver
said he'd seen my kind Of q ladyship
Try 10 make a ride before
This bit of description by Tommy
Baniing, 'the son and heir Of a late
eminent haberdasher. Is perhaps the
best Of all, since IL Is not only amusing
but carries with II weighty moral as
well.
If you'll stay over In New York
until election time, says Mr.. Banting,
Il rather think you II find a reason why
the high patriotic business Is aboit
played out. just go down 70 Castle
Garden and study the kind Of citizens
were acquiring every day 10 help form
our thought Drop in at one Of our
courts and see our manufactory of
voters al work The other day / hap
pened 10 be there when the Judge was
examining a scaly lot Of organ grinders
and RussiaL veYiOus 20 uaturaiZing
them. The first fellow he had up was an
Italian, all garlic and ear rings, and the
hIst question asked was, fWhat sort Of a |
is thisl' 'Ge0Fga Washa,
GeOFga Washa, the fellow answered.
like parrot But the judge pressed the
question, and on being prompted ia the
rear The man rallied up with. 81. Sd
ftpu5kscQHa. Who makes the laWsg
v as the next question, and again the
answer was GeOTga Washa But after
coaching SignOT Ganbaldi In
formed the court that de peep make
.hg laws, and was then admitted 10 De
Jne Of us-an American citizen.
The Fropsr Function 0f . Newspaper
Aoah Bf00ks Ga tis Jly Forum.
ln lis ambition 10 be everything and
% have everything, The newspaper has
travelled far beyond its legitimate
bounds. The complaint Of the maga
inas inlicaIes lie nntnrnwth IN ona