Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-18

An Aching Void in Philadelphia
Also in the Interior OF Wise Men
Oysters, Terrapin, Etc.

An Aching VOID In PhtIadelphta-
Also in the Interior OF Wise Men
Oysters, Terrapin, Etc.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Is.
To the Editor OF the JOURNAL AND CouRIER:
In the good old time wise men from the
East going South always stopped over a
train, or two, in Philadelphia. They
didn't say much about it. Didn't state
that they suddenly remembered that they
must get out and see man. But as the
train approached the city it became more
and more evident that they proposed
stopping. They gathered themselves and
their wraps together; put on overcoats if
it happened to be winter; got down hats;
put on gloves if they wore them; feed
porter, etc., etc. 1t was also evident that
their object in stopping was not a melsn-
choly one. They bobbed about cheer
fully. They looked pleased and benign as
if they anticipated doing, or receiving, a
good thing. When the train rolled into
the Broad street station, they did not
hurry; but moved with complaisant,
self-contained and leisurely assurance
that the particular thing they were after
would keep and might be enjoyed awhile
in anticipation. When down the stairs,
they turned to the left through Broad
street and started down Chestnut street.
When fairly under way their faces beamed,
and the beaming increased as they pro-
gressed. They walked with a joyous
buoyancy of step which distinguished them
from other pedestrians. People going in
and ont of Wannamaker's noticed them,
smiled in sympathy and wondered what
good luck had fallen to the jolly old boys.
They did not look ct anything in particu-
lar, but walked right along with heads up,
chests out, eyes smiling, dimples spark
ling. Somewhere about Tenth street they
turned to the left and went on bit till
they came to a small and unprstending
building. Here they paused for q moment
and looked about as much as to say:
"Can it really be possible that we
are here once moreP Then they went
in and after q few minutes they came
the benignity of their countenances, now
they were amazed; for there had been a
TRANSPORTATION. Their faces shone like the
sun. His rays are no more b. int than
those which beamed from every corner of
their eyes, Their smiles were more bril-
liant than rubies. You wanted to press
their hands, or even the hem of their gar
ments in order to get nearer to the center
of the effulgsncies in which they moved.
led by the graces. If you drew near and
listened you heard words of high resound-
ing praise for Philadelphis and Philadel-
phians, and most noble rebuke for all who
dared to advance derogatory insinustions.
Woe betide the wretch who spoke of the
villsgeousness of the buildings,
the lumpyness of the men, or
the cowiness of the women of
the city of Pennsylvania For the old
boys wits had become as keen as their
eyes were bright and their voices were
clear and resonant like peals from silver
campanm. Always once, often twice,
sometimes thrice, they entered the
shrine. Each time they emerged
more rapturous till IL seemed ~ IL mortal
nueaments were strsined and could con-
| tain, and express no more OF
the pure essence of beauty. As they GID
cd back towards Broad street you expected
sprouting wings to watt them away, lssv-