The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-26

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] never weary Of looking upon the
life OF the city in the first watch. That
Is the hour when the stores are closing
The laboring men. having quilted the
scaffolding and the shop are on their
way home Il rejoices me 70 give them
my seat in the city car They have
stood and hammered away an day
Their feet are weary. They are ex-
hausted with the tug Of work They
are mostly cheerful With appetites
Iharpened on the swift turner's wheel
and the carpenters milestone they
seek the evening meal The clerks,
too, have broken away from the coun-
ter and with brain weary OF the long
line Of figures and the whims Of those
who 90 a-shopping seek the face Of
mother OF wife or child The streets
are thronged with young men setting
cut from the great centers OF bargain
making. Let idlers clear the street
ard give right Of way TO the besweated
artisans and merchants They have
eFrned their bread and are now on
tnelr way home to get It. The lights
g. full Jet hang over 10000 evening re-
pasts-the parents at either end Of the
table. the children between Thank
God. who setteth the solitary in fami-
lies"
A few hours later and an the places
Of amusement. good and bad. are IN
full tide. Lovers Of art. catalogue In
hand, stroll through the galleries and
discuss the pictures The ballroom IS
resplendent with the rich apparel Of
those who. on either side Of the white
gllstening boards, await the signal
from the orchestra. Concert halls are
lifted into enchantment with the war
bic OF one sonRstress OF swept out on
a sea Of tumultuous feeling by the
blast OF brazen instruments. Drawing
rooms are filed with all gracefulness
Of apparel. with all sweetness Of sound
with an splendor Of manner; mirrors
are catching up and multiplying the
scene until IL seems as n in infinite
corridors there were garlanded troop.
advancing and retreating. The out
door air rings with laughter and with
the moving 10 and fro OF Thousands
on the great plomenades. The dash
ing span. adrip with the foam Of th'
I long country ride. rushes past as yoy
halt at the curbstone. Mirth. revelry
beauty. fashion. magnifcence. mingl'
IN the great metropolitan picture unit
the thinking man goes home 70 thinl
more seriously. and the praying mai
10 pray more earnestly. A beautiful
and overwhelming thing is the city Fl
the drst and second watches Of thI
night
Third watch of the Night
But the clock strikes 70 and the thirl
watch has begun. The thunder Of th
city has rolled out Of the air Tn
eliehtest sounds cut the night witt
such distinctness as 20 attract you
attention. The unkling Of the bell o
the street car 10 the distance and "a
having Of the dog The stamp Of
horse IN the next street The slam
ming of q saloon door. The hiccougl
Of The drunkard. The shrieks Of th
steam whistle Eve miles away. on
how suggestive. my friends. the thir
watch of the night.
There are honest men passing al
and down the street Here is cit
| missionary who has been carrying
scutile of coal to that poor family 1
that dark place. Here is an undertak
er going up the steps Of a huildln
from which there comes a bitter cry
which indicates that The dfltroyln
angel has fmitten the frst born Her
is minister Of religion who has bee'
giving the sacrament 70 eyin
/ Christian Here IS physician passin
along in great haste. Nearly all T.
lights have gone out 10 The DWELLING
Tor g. is the third watch Of the nlghi
That light in The window is the Ugh
Of the watcher. for The medicines mus