New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13
aNOTUER WATERMELON.


Different far from the setting OF a great
hone is the cutting Of great watermelon.
1.-The setting of a great hope" says Long
folIoyv ..is like the setting of the sun But
bo nrod,ods to point out that the upcOming of
tho stars and various other little astronomical
scono- sb;f,inos 90 far toward making sunset
tolerabe and consoling the natural man Tor inc
setting of a great hope. He does not mention
anywhere. however. among the consultations for
great hone setting the cutting OF IA great
v,tornolon The obvious reason for the
omission is that it is not an invariable Sc
oucnce. For. though owing to the dcpravcd
nature and carnal-or rather vcgetable-ap-
pctitc of man-cspecially the colorcd man-'he
cutting of a great watermelon not lnilequentiy
takes place after dark, it cannot be truly SAID
that &" il follows as the night the day. NO ;
the cutting of great watermelon has no fixed
relation with the setting either Of the sun or
= great hone. II may be cut before or after
the setting of the sun OF OF great nope IN
garish day. under twinkling stars or by hight
of the inconstant moon. And almost alWa! ;
if the owner Of the patch doesn't keep dog
and care is taken not 10 let the seeds get into
tho yermiform appcndix-wth impunity.
We are led to these reflections by the an
nouncemcnt that John Ccivin Of Atlanta Ga,
has lust sent to Senator David b. Hill. OF this
State. who is now in Washington cndeavonng
10 think differently from any body else on the
silver question. an oighty-pound watermelon.
1t is now a little more than ycar since sen
ator Hill experienced the setting of great
hope. 1t was preceded by the cutting OF a
great watermelon in this state. \ great many
things had to he tlampcd down to get the
watermelon and the patch was left IN such
condition that nothing could be raised on II
for considerable time except the letter IL,
which fouiishcd like the thistle and drove oui
everything else some of the senator's friends
said they were sorry things had u b" tIampl'I
down so but he said it was very necessary -
have the melon. and that If anybody was
prescott ID. he being Governor and having the
hardening power would sec him through. And
even those who said They would have cnioNoi
IT better if Mr.. Hill had come bl it honestly
took their share when IL was cut. Not a man
of them refused his slice. \ few months later
Mr.. Hill. looking westward with intense long
ing saw the setting Of great hope on the
shore of Lake Michigan.
And the mclon-catcr. Wei. they had a
good time but the, were uncommonlA hungry,
and they swallowed the seeds. And now the
Democratic party of this state. that robust and
powerful organization. finds that II ha,. MT
enc. but several vcrmiform appendices. and
that Senator Hills watermelon seeds have
lodged in them. Especially irritating and dan
gcrouS are the appendices on the Court of AZ
pealS where Isaac H. Maynard sits in be
dragglcd crmnc and i'm the state TrcaSurcr's
Office. where Mr. Elliot Danforh contemplate,
with conn lsccnc, the relations Of mutual cor
fdencc between himself and the banks which
receive the State deposits at one counter and
discount his own personal notes at another
seeds of Senator Hills watermelon Of the
vintage Of 81 in both. Growing more painful
every day. Getting gangrcnouS. Moriiica-
ton extending. Something must be done
Ply sicians and surgeon, Of great emincncc
from Buffalo Troy and East Fourteenth street
have been in consultation and il Is believed
that decision has been reached. that an
operation must be performed and those two ap-
pendiccS dsScctcd off. The moral of which is
that when party is very hungry, and gets
that kind Of watermelon in that sort of way. il
cannot be too particular about the seeds.
And now Senator Till has another water
melon to cut. lucky man, Both before and
after his hopc-sctting he cuts watermelon.
This time an eighty FOUNDER. About two
pound slice, roughly estimated. to each Dem
ocratic Senator, exclusive of abscntccS. 1t will
be an occasion Of unusual interest when this
watermelon is cut. Remembering what fol
lowed his previous similar performance in this
State the Senator should accompany the dis
tribution of slices with an earnest caution
against swallowing the seeds And of course
following the precedent Of the last IN,
he will give PETER the rnd
THE SISTER PIR1TES.