The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
The Devil In Salem Again.

Perhaps it is too much to say that
responsibility was invented in Salem,
Mass. Beverly and Nahant might OBJ
ject to such an assertion; but Beverly
and Nahant are chiefly for the summer,
and Salem IS for all the year. A city
which reminds YOU of some placid and
beautiful old lady, living in the past
and fun Of "reminiscences Some flavor
Of Cathay still fingers about the town,
an engaging marine odor and faint salti-
ness. The fine old houses to be
listening for the footsteps OF their an
Gent owners, white with lace at the wrist
and cunningly notified of face with
port and negIls and West India rum
that has slain its thousands. The town
broods solemnly over its vanished
glories and sells doubtful antiques"
To the generous pilgrims from the West.
A town Of genealogies, older than Bos-
ton. We have seen and rovered men
from Salem. They seemed a little apart
from the rest of the world. They lived
up to their high calling. You are
VERY Young, lne NdlltI SSfViti W say
TO DAvY C~oPPEBFIELD. I'VE are very
Old these SOM of Salem seemed to
say. Old and quiet. The babies of
Salem are born m~iddle-aged and never
sauall. Noise is vulgar and Salem is
not.
In the absence Of the Old Deluder
SATAN, Salem is az orderly as order
and as quiet as a mute; and since his
peculiar devilish diversions there in
the seventeenth century he has usually
given the town "A wide berth. II is a
place where he must feel himself out
of place. Imagine the Hon WILLIAM
LLOYD GARRISON at IA football game or
the Hon. IRVING WINsLow as a private
in the American army in the Philippines
and you will get some weak image Of
the feelings of the Adversary. when he
goes to Salem. But business Is business.
The Old Man has been in Salem again.
The facts are rather interesting. The
Hon. JoHS =. HURLEY, Mayor Of Salem,
brought charges before the Board 81
Aldermen against the City Marshal and
eight patrnlmen. The offences Imputed
to them ranged from drunkenness Ia
refusal 90 speak to n another. The
frsi hearing began last Thursday night
al seven Public interest ~ the matter
seemed extraordinarily feverlsh. Sup
pose that patrolmen ABRBcHoMBIr,
BARRETT. IEHAN, HURLEY BrTLER,
Cam, SMITH and PRAY would not sIs'ak
10 OF a~Ssociate with ono another Wa
that any good reason Why the Council
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should h. packrt, and Ga" hall and stair
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