Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-07

framed monocle 10 the eye OF Julian
Gordon, and she said with her mimi
table drawl, that drawl that is so perfectly
well bred. MAY | ask what you used 10
cali the Hat that you lived in on Cotton
ayenucy' There was no answer to the
question, but nowadays, the flat ON Cotton
avenue, between Velvet and Plush streets
is invariably called The Hut because
for once, honesty downed pretence.
How far does it extend? Not long ago
young plymouth, the son Of a well.known
clergyman, coolly said! Il despise min
isters;. they are all frauds. don't be-
lieve in anything and shall always do
exactly as l please. But of course l am
going to study for the ministry, for. with
fathers reputation to back me and my
good looks, I'll get soft berth, have all the
women running after me and all the
money want" And he was ordained
the other day. He is quite as vicious as
any sooalled man about town ana yet he
puts on an immaculate robe of pretence
and then laughs because the world is so
easily fooled.
And
THERE IS MR., cHIyALRy FRANCHISE.
He was on the Reform ticket. lie is
going to clean out the political drain. He
made no end of speeches, of which the
keynote was reform, reform and always
reform. Now he is in. And he laughs to
himself, and sells the offices that are under
his control and fills his pocket with money
gotten by dishonest practices, and still Is
bra2en enough to so to public dinners and
regret that his power is not greater, so
that he might do absolutely as the people
wish. 1t is our national vice, and it comes,
suppose, from our youth.
ALL KINDS OF HuMBuds.
1t is encouraged by the sad truth that
thoroughness is not required in anything
James Cheek, Esquire, who, yesterday
was a plumber, tomorrow, because of
his great wealth, edits newspaper. DR..
| Quack. who only knows the A B Q of his
| profession, manages to get certain sort of
notoriety, and he is called when. those
near and dear to us need attention. Mr..
| Brass. whose name you see in the paper
every morning and whose knowledge OF
law is confined to triCkery, is eagerly
| sought by widows and orphans to save the
little remnant of money that the living
are trying TO steal from the dead. Mr..
False Metal sells mt spoon marked
sterling, which is silver plated. And we
accept all this pretence, and try to believe
that what we buy has the veritable hall
mark on it. We should demand that our
doctors and our lawyers are really men OF
learning, at least in their special branches
We should demand that the editor OF d
paper comprehend good English and not
mistake disgusting personality for honest
news. We should offer honest hospitality
and not the miserable pretencc OF il to ouI
friends. We should live, all of US. within
our means. Then there would be fewei
men in the penitentiary, less number oil
women would 60 to the dogs, aud there
would be more happy homes where thu
voices of little children, playing cheerfullN
and lovingly, ardently. would constitute
the music.
! BOWLING TO A FALSE GOD.
A sermon? Perhaps il is, but it cuts
ME to the heart to see our bright, prett,
American women bowling down TO thi
false god aud to realize that he rides owe
our generous, loving men as if he were il
the car of Juggernaut. killing in them al
honesty of purpose and hope OF happiness
Stop short. and live your life AS it wa
intended to be. Make it as beautiful a
you please. Let itsbe fair and Just. Their
is nothing in this world half So good IL
. justice, because real justice is tempere,
with mercy, and 1t is what we all yearn Il
have given to us, though we may call it b.
/ a different name. Think it all over, nj
, friends-think of it as n mean vice, ns
contemplate one, and when you do loo
at it in that way, do believe that yo
will get rid of it, for there is nobody VIII
, has such positive faith in the upright
4 ness of the American woman aud tn
American man as their present preacher.
, BAB.