Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-10

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rHx PORTER.
sEg the aisle Of the ear and then busting
CT each PASSENGER AZ twenty-five cents
per pop. lie woald Be well fitted. and IS
Thoroughly qualified. 20 aes as conductor,
2nd- IA fact. hSs educated score OF
ns~ eeadnctc<5. but his color IS agin
kim. RE told mo tAat in the north he
could act a. conductor If the company
saw II 10 apg1Int hi1n. bat IN the south
- woaid % unable to enforce his au-
thorify.
have Just been visiting the Capitol,
aDi especially the senate. but did not re-
1tlain long. owing - the fact that last
snnznsr during the heated term large
and prosperous cat crawlel through one
Of tho valves q tho heating apparatus
OF the senate. and ssrolling about
thro1sh tho eatscomDs Of hot air pipes,
81 that time Idle ant cool, became be-
xi1dered and ct last sank down help
less with allow err. ''Shall | perish
here alones" she exclaimed as she sat
down on cold register. "Will 10 one
help rasy Bat erhe alone replied
People who visited the senate cham
Der Late IN the summer thought they
beard wall CT distress on several occa-
s;ons, bat were told that IL was doubt
1sss the convalsive death struggles Of
some bill tha< had not been killed SO
dead - was supposed
On opeulag the senate chamber. how
Rssx. this sesSsea = D. odor seemed 10
6nxe ssfSzsEIsssG :sss.sf in that locality.
.Soms thousSf that Il came from the
.dsod letter office. bat this was found 10
b. mistake. and only recently has IL
ben thoroughly settled that it is the
eat. who strolled into the works Of the
hestinS apparatus while they were cool.
We should learn from this that while
Ne may 60 on through life enjoyins our
selves. xayly entering into the pleasures
OF tbs mornent. sitting cooliy and calm
~ upon the frigii register u the pres
enf. some day the great janitor OF the
worlds heating apparatus Will close our
register and turn on tho heat. We will
cry oaf. but cry IN vain. "Oh. once more
give me q chance TO choose a more con-
GENIAL climate
~ Americans. II we viii lay aside al
personal prejrdices. are naturally most
proud. II we Will lose si&pt Of our little
local boomer for a moment. we will dis
cover that no city in the United States
can approach Washington when we con
s1ter It rs city Of homes. Much has
been said already by able writers and
better penaen than | regarding the
beautiful streets Of Washington. but no
one can so thoroughly snjoy them "a the
man whose head IL stin one grand az
gregztion of noises peculiar 70 Broad
way. = congress OF deadly vibrations
aud metropolitan racket
Coming. "a | did, IN early life from
he dirt rssds and rural quiet OF Moose
lead lake. IL Is net surprising that the
city Of New YORK proved 20 be several
e,xee larger than had been accustomed
q, and The varied style of noises peculiar
70 the principal business streets inter
Tered with my eonternplative moot.s.
nnd once or twice 50 confused ne that
! did nos gcs hume until q late hour at
might.
Here find nothing to interfsre with
Thought. q which | am very fond, or
inprovinx conversation. Of wAish am
also pas<ionstaiy foul ders one may
hire conveysnes for two bob. a. We
~ in Enx;and. wh5ch viii take him
abous over sas city. meantime giving
him also an opportunity to spea< IA low
pasnienats torres 20 his companion WITH
cut rupfnring blood vessel kops