The San Francisco call., 1898-01-19
A REAL LITTLE DEVIL.

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 A REAL LITTLE DEVIL.
 D OUBTLESS the Indiana pastor who
 J preached last Sunday on His Satanic Ma 1 jesty' had perfect right to do so. If his congregation had desire to feel fearsome thrills chasing up and down their spines, the good man of 1t, and conscientiously trying to earn his salary. That he portrayed in vivid color the unpleasant personality he had chosen as a subject there be question: He be blessed with the gift of imagination, for since the staid and re- liable Luther threw nk-bottle the devil visits of the prince of darkness have been rare, so rare that doubts as to the length of his horns have arisen, and led to profitable controversy But the Indiana pastor set him forth as a thing of terror roaming up and down impelled by no laudable in- tenton. The hearers approached a condition of ecstatic hysteria.
 Just at this point a seeming devil rushed up the aisle breathing fire and a-lashing of his tail. I'm mediately panic arose. The people were willing to listen to a description of the devil and to lay plans how to-dodge him, but they did not want to him. Sure they behed the genuine article they did not grasp the opportunity to knock him out They simply climbed over each other and got away from there. They left behind a prostrate stove which set the building fire, strengthening logical belief that the caller had come direct from the pit and brought brand with him.
 But the truth that the pastors son, being un- regenerate, had conceived plot whereby to have fun and he had it. Whether he shared his fathers right to demonstrate in practical fashion his idea of the theme selected by the matt1rer judg- ment of the sire, is question to be adudicated be- tween them. While adjudication is in progress human sympathy will naturally go out to the boy. He will find that if being the devil is sport part of the ministerial duty Is to beat the devil
 
 The Vallejo who to the city to add $85o to a $I6oo deposit already in bank here and found wandering penniless in the street, is now met with the accusation that her story of being drugged was false. There always those ready to insult the injured. With the town full of con- fdence men, and people being robbed right along by them, there IS no particular for surprise that a should be chosen victim The woman's husband has the gallantry to believe her story, and the dyspeptc outsider at least afford to refrain from casting aspersions upon her. It's none of his business anyhow
 There to be little prospect that the lynch CTS of Uber will ever be punished. One reason for taking this view is that the have apparently been known from the first and nobody shows any inclination to do aught to disturb their tranquility of mind. The conscience of a lyncher Is not be- lieved to be racked by uncomplmentary remarks his fears aroused by what is technically known as a bluff"
 Uncle Sam probably knows his own business but he can't expect everybody to think so when it takes the direction of cutting down mint salaries and re- ducing the force of mail carriers. Mint employees have been noticed to indulge much in purple and fine linen and the chances of the carrier to loaf are not what makes him seek the job.
 
 Lucky" Baldwin has been dreaming out the To- cation of the Klondke mother lode His belief that this reaches to the north pole and beyond will be interesting to science well as to miners. All that science will have to do will be to follow the line of claim stakes, and it will find itself where it has so long vainly tried to get
 It is a good thing that Zola is to be prosecuted for his charges against the officers who sent Drey- fus to shameful exile If Dreyfus is innocent the fact will be apt to be brought out, and if Zola is right he will be able to declare it in no uncertain tone and have the whole world for his audience
 When one Supervisor thinks another is liar he ought to refrain from saying in such manner that his opinion becomes matter of record There are things too sacred to be thrust upon the confidence of the public
 Several of the police courts are suspected of be- ing unconstitutional If the prospect of being out of job renders the Police Judge so gum that he shall jest no more heaven be thanked for the rumor though 1t be groundless.
 Spain has been told again to "hod aloof" Spain must be getting accustomed to this admonitfon and probably if it finds her this time in a humor to hold aloof. she will do it.