Telegram-herald., 1891-02-08


WHERE rffxY ATE rltns MELONS IN -Td
Proud and happy that she made hat.
sns has been ever slnee sweeping Away
the obi cigar stabs. and resodding tho
bald place where the raw and hairy ex-
eursionist from n distance cut his water
melon and bedasd down his team in
Fairmount park II 1915.
could no, avoid q little pang or two
of pain when l rode through tho beauti-
fnl parks of Chicago In November, and
was told that there tho great hurdy-
gurdy would have It's home for a few
months In 1892. and that time alone
could undo tho devastation. And who
is most benefited by Worlds fair.
Surely not those who pay for ID. But
why speak SO sadly OF what is for the
general good. though IL may come Of
personal sacrifice?
Two hundred snd thirty six acres were
devoted TO the Worlds fair in Philadel-
phia- Horticultural hall was the most
ornate building on the grounds. Many
believe that there will be nothing or
mater at Chicago than this same build
ing. which was built ut a cost OF over a
quarter of a million Of dollars by the
city Of Phiiadelphia-
| admire Boston I love Chicago.
do my trading in New York, and pay
my pew rent on Staten Island. bat I re-
spsct Philadelphia, and although have
never yet succeeded in running an ac-
count at Mr.. Wanaznakrr's, / often 60
over and visit Franklin's grave.
Mr.. Charles Dickens, tho great novel;
ist and Rudyard Kipiing OF his time,
says. Tho journey from New York To
Philadelphia Is made by railroad and
twof ferries. and usually occupies between
i've and sax hours. 1t was fine even
ing when we were passengers referring
70 himself in the plural number, hike tho
man who Is addicted To tho tapeworml
in the train, and watching the bright
srnset from a little window near tho
door by which we sat. My attention
was attract>d to q remarkable appear
ance issuing from the windows of the
gsntlernen's car Immediately in front of
us. which supposed for sssae time was
occ.ssioned by numhr of industrious
persons inside ripping open feather beds
and giving the feathers to the wind. At
length is occurred 70 me that they were
only splitting. which was indeed the
ease. though how any number Of psasen-
gers which it was possible for that car
&c contain could have maintained such
a playful and ineessant shower OF ex-
pectoration | am still as a loss 70 un-
derstand. notwithstanding the cxpe-
rience in al sahvatory phenomena
which afterwsrd acquired"
Mr.. Dickens was and Is my favorite
suthor. but in his descriptions Of Amer
lean scenery he showed conclusively that
be allowed his bright red fancy to run
around loose when he should have
checked it. and left tho check at the
Office. When I 20 over % Philadelphia
j often think of this disagreeable expe-
rience OF my fellow author, but / do not
find it duplicated. OF course the Amer
lean does expectorate too much, bat the
habit was acquired at y time when that
was tho only appropriate way Of show
inc n manly disgust for the foreign foe
We are getting over Is now great deal
IL - alrnost as difficult 70 get chewing
tobacco IN New York and eastern cities
now as IL ia IN Paris OF London. Aud is
"a very iacunvv,iiens indeed to be csught
abroad withou. chewing tobacco il one
h, accustomed to II. \ friend Of mine
who IL greatly addicted 70 the use OF to
hacco IN this form told me one day. a.
we stood at tho apex Of the Mattsrhorn.
looking or toward Sandy Hook. that he
had bnt ous great sorrow and disap-
roiutrnent IN ths midst Of that hour OF
triumph. And what is THAR | asked
~ scratched my ehilblain against my
alpenStock and looked down into his
melancholy eye.
"Ah.- hs said. breaking of row Of
sricles that hung from his chin whiskers.
az ran out Of totarco yesterday. snd the
dream of my hoyhood's geography days
Is vanished, FOR cannot do what came
hero 10 30. cannot stand upon the
bleak brow Of the mighty Mastsrhcrn
aud spit an amber hcls in the STOW"
Mr.. Dickeas sad that Philnlelphis
wa hanssorne city, bat distrsctingly
r,,ruIsr. ~Aftsr walking about it for an
hour er two" be goes 90 % state. Il felt
that I vvcald hare gwen the world fos a
crooked str-ef.- Possibly II he could
vtat Philadelphia now and dine st The
closercf-b. thingswould look differently
20 him.
Col Shepard Wished The Clover club
last r,orsia. and he says be never saw
anything any nscre socfa6ie than ire
psopk If phEladelphis. They converse-i
frsriy with hun en- religions matters
while De was making secular speech.
and glee club ssng bright tftle bits Of
song 10 him while he vas addressing the
cfub. While be xcxs of oux grox1h -