The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-08

song to him while he was addressing the
club While he spoke of our growth as
a nation dignifed members present so
far forgot themselves as to call out
Books of the operal" and while he was
describing his literary habits, and how
he had succeeded in making humorous
paper succeed in New York, and how he
had advertised to furnish friendly edi-
torials regarding the Israelites of New
York if they would take certain num-
Der of copies of the paper, dignifed men
in the prime of life called out, water
melonsw "Watermelons" and things
like that which really had no bearing
on the subject under discussion.
1 wish that Mr.. Dickens could have
been present at such a gathering. 1t
would have done him good. A move
ment is on foot, understand, looking to
the entertainment of Mr.. Kipling at this
club next year. I shall try to be there,
and will cheerfully loan the club the
tin cans necessary for the purpose as
soon as l can unite them from my own
coat tail.
The spot on which Philadelphia is
built was first discovered by Capt. Hen
Erickson, in the yacht Onrest, which
sailed from Manhattan in the year 1923
He returned to New York the following
week, but his baggage did not reach him
till the following spring, as it fell into
the hands of local express company,
the officers of which were sadly in need
of suitable winter clothing.
In 1888 the Swedes came in and set
tied on the Delaware river. Philadel-
phia was laid out in 1872 by Will
lam Penn. Also, later on by the United
States bank. Times at present in Phila-
delphia are good. Farm produce is COM
ing in promptly and at good prices.
George Washington presided at con-
vention here in 1887, and while in the
city purchased a town lot intending at
no distant day to erect thereon one of
his justly celebrated headquarters.
| Washington and Adams were both in
augurated as president of the United
States at different times in Congress
hail, and made spicy inaugural adj
dresses, in which they said that the In
dian was ward of the nation and
should be looked after like any other
doubtful ward.
Independence was born in Philade}-
phia, among other places, and the first
tremulous wall of the newly f1edged bird
of freedom was heard about dusk on the
Fourth of July, 1776, at Independence
hall.
Mt. Pleasant, in the park, am told,
was built by Capt John Mcpherson and
bought by Benedict Arnold, the gentle
man who sought unsuccessfully to syn
dictate his soul to some English capital
lists. 1t is place of historic interest.
Arnold was man who believed in arbi-
tration. He was always ready to do arbi-
trating in way he had of his own
which involved very little bloodshed.
He gave the house to his wife, partly as
mark of his esteem for her, and partly
in order to get the laugh on his creditors.
At the corner of Arch and Fifth streets
stands Christ church graveyard, and
near the corneri is an iron gateway which
is kept fastened. Through this iron lat
eiS WIN ) ou may pOOA AhOO OhO Jul AhS
ground, and almost in reach from the
street are the graves of Benjamin and
Deborah Franklin. On cold winters
day it is not an uncommon sight for two
or three strangers to rest their damp
noses on the frosty iron of this railing
and read the crumbling name of that
great genius and well known job printer,
who was not only a very able man, but
utterly free from the snobbery and cad
dishness which seem to more and more
assert themselves in our now somewhat
middle aged republic.
In fancy now can see Benjamin trip
ping gayly down to the Office, wearing a
coonskin cap in winter time, which was
the cause of his early badness. In my
minds eye 1 can see the great jour
printer, philosopher, statesman, alma
hacker and inventor as he enters the
rear of the building in order to avoid
startling the sheriff, in case he should be
waiting for him at the front.