New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-01
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SOLCITUDE OF 4 GRANDCHILD.
GENERAL COILS INDUCES ~ ALLEGoRY-HE
TEACHES HIS GRANDMOTHER HOW
SICK ZOOS

TO SUCK EGtfS
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! would not have known. had not my atten-
ton been called to the fact by my friends that the
unfortunate and nl-timed effort row being made to
disrupt the Republican party In this city mas been
turned by The Tribune 10 the Funny Editor
whose facle pen and incisve wit are about all that
left OF the great Journal waich IN
vigorous youth ard maturity vas the ANA mater
OF the carly school Of honest politics and pure Re
pub,lcanlsm How vel I remember her cheerful
society at the breakfast table; how We used to take
her along with us in the omnibus and the horse
car; how used to put her cnderly away IN our
breast pocket as to make sure OF ner presence
at the evening meal: how would fold her up
carefully at bedtime. and he terribly disappointed
unless We found her on the morrow in her old place
near the oatmeal and coffee, e2Grammauc in
axioms sound In logo versatile In conversation
and DELIGHTFULLY."- enjoyable a! round
But wha; lngra,es We are nnd include myself.
OF coursc). For other reason than that the dear
Cd thing has grown a little tedious and Complain
Ing. and cross because of tho boys has grown
up to be A man. and one % the girls is bg enough
get married and others are coming a,ong. VINO
all insist upon having little share In what Is go
ing around the house; We get mad ard say un-
Kind things about her. utterly unmirdfu. OF her
years her eyeglasses her deafness and her rheuma-
tlsm. Dear Old SOU. It's shame 10 treat her 50.
- it is Come grandmamma. don't cry. Ask US
that question al, over again. What was 1t you sad?
on you wanted us to cal. ex-senator Plat some
hing or other which viii define N single word
Just as IL defines spade to call II spade, the
character and motives the mental and moral quail
ties the physical pecuartes. descriptive list, III OF
MS hat ana cut OF his cothes OF that cold -blooied
ma,ehctor' Wei. al right. grandma. sit down and
,ook pleasant smile once more. daring There,
that's Ike your good old salf. Let ne I'll your cup
again Why. grandmamma, dear. you may CAL him
jus, whatever you r.e4se-Janus. II you Ike. or
al MaHF a
chlavela or VI phlsiopheles. FOR under the aw Tho
memory OF the dead may be nbeilei. don't you
know. and under the earth the other fellow would
get square with you, sure There, now shake: We
are friends again. are We not? Now 20 wiki
your knitting and We will have another little chat
at dinner time. L.: kiss you sootby dear.
sweet thing Ia, tai snake day-!ay."
Ana n, the evening meal all smiles. radiant N
her pretty cap and prettier lavender ribbon. how
amlabe she looks how PLACID. 1t goes against the
grain 20 be angry. even serious wiki her. yet We
must speak our speech. We've got TO do H. oar
domestic tranquility demands It. the boys insist
upon T., the girls toss their heads and calm T. as
a right. they have owed her with AL their might
they say: they have been duhu. and obeiieni. have
tolerated her lnhrmlt.es and have IN' up - ner
scandal.zed by her. Wei. rs got 10 De done, there
@omc.Ainx serious to YOU Nov don, s,lr, Don't
gct excited. This IS time everybody present
must keep cool You have b.en ,yns "a that az
coo, ,oursef GRANDMA the children say yoG are
a nlr Yes I said al hir' Now hear ma out don
interrupt. Please. You VII remember mat when
you good deal younger soon AZ ier poor Horace
died. you used nri htte and You made ~
very angry. but then. whenever any - The !ifi.e
ones got SICK YOU nursci and cared FOR them with
such mo;hcr.y devotion THAI Ne a.. iorgtN- YOU
But. grandma. IL isn't tho proper rln- 'o mrs az
your tine 81 Ne ani WIN your experience. yoI
are iclang BAD example You AZ" sctnIa. z.ng
thc family. you getting rs ia.k"l about ara
laughed a. rs overwerling ambition graudm1,
that responsible for this. ! don't believe your
natIra. % IN n.rt ~ your age i'e he} laF -
the blood IS tame rs humble You mus W..
something ia !, governor - the C0.on!e' Dame
or rres!ert Of he Daughters % p" Revolution or
wha, Is II Now don't ask me wat am irviaT
tel He that th" wh1.e ue.ghborhooi accuses y"I %.
flirting wi'h the odd man" You kno" "ho
mean Now. there ISN'T anything Attractive about
Ne "a man hrt his soc!l. posi- on We all ann,
the Old man yoI VIII lc way W N g. VIVA, zoe,
away 10 IT, O. mean Wei IL ans that You So.
Ne on he high road 20 prefcrlrcn; nuf may .eti
the german wi,h him the next cot...pn ~ sara
i0ga. or Albany. ani you know may just a We,
A. I and the children know T.. AMI the worst ~
/. al 4. grandma. that though her" IN the cry.
where everybody knows YOU your little peeu"aTiu"'
AR. nut W with harness 4losyNcrasei, y't
among our country friends aAl AclIahtahc.
where we have installed you mentor and
authority you looked upon n Immaculate, AMI
We really want - preserve That reputation ior you.
indeed ee 3D. Ne know mat yol want T. stay
and I've with us The children A.. want YOU -
STAY. and We you 20 conserve tidf hgh ftpl-
,a,ion ,1r chastity which yoG now hold among our
relatives IN the country. For goodness sake "p nor
ei Your vanity sever Al association which has been
e., org cnmfor, % 49, Quiz the Old man He,!
200. YOU anyhow He'I dance a couple ~ rounds
plfh you. aIl ihru atiH. .i. ~. 't,il,' ''
another girl CHARLES H. J. ''ll'iS
Ney-York July q. 1884