The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-08
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

Some mems idea of friend is 6
fellow they can make use of.
A travelling photographer is now
doing business under tent located al
the circus grounds in the First Ward
There is talk of the Pennsylvania
railroad removing its shops from oui
city to Trenton, but we hardly believe
this will be done.
William Ford met with a painful
accident last Thursday while helping
at the repairs at the Lambertville Rub.
Der Company's works. While taken
out some of the old tubes of the boilers
one slipped and fell upon his hand,
breaking the index finger of the right
hand and bruising the part of his hand.
DR.. Salmon was called and dressed the
wounded hand.
If you ever study the map of public
opinion you will notice that the mental
sea covers about three -fourths of the
sphere of dry facts, with few dream
peaks projecting from the mental
waves and here and there a theoretical
island and thousand or more expert
mental small boats tossed on the stormy
pillows and manned by a hardy crew
of fearless buccaneers who are search
ing for mental driftwood and the new
ideas that collect like beautiful sea
shells along the pebbled shore of
speculation.
A large attendance was held at
the Curb-Stone Club meeting last
evening while addressed them upon
the subject of being born too soon.
And for the benefit of these members
who failed to attend the lecture | will
write out brief sketch of it. | don
see what providence meant to have me
pinched out of the face of nature like
black head flesh worm and sent into
a rattle pated world before the poor
duped inhabitants had outgrown their
faith in the divine right of serofulous
kings. What had l done to deserve
such Il tortureous existence. was
born too soon, more than thousand
years too soon, besides my early ar
rival. ] was sent ont to q family who
already had more kids than they could
feed and educate on dollar a day.
The whole affair WAS a premature ex-
pertinent. And if it hadn't been for
my good Judgement and business tact
the whole thing would have proven a
failure and useless experience. Az
1t is now, | think, providence owes
me whole lot of good fat rewards for
not turning ont thief or burglar or law :
yer or boodle-bought statesman who
spells loyalty with a dollar. Yes.
was born too soon, ! was hurried into
the world before the world was ready
for me and have been hurried through
the underbrush of natural resistance
against my will. Now, gentlemen,
don't tell me it is all for the best, for
there are doing few things down here
that are done for the best unless it
should be for the best profit. And
don't tell me that escaping to better
world ~ going to make amends for all
| shall miss down here. want to see
the whole show, now that have taken
n day off and fetched the family into
town. | want to stay and see the CON
cert too, for this may be the last show
| will ever see come into our town. /
don't like this thing of being hustled
out from under the big tent before the
jargon. The act is played ont and still
realize that the show will continue for
several thousand years, after have
hitched up to the old farm wagon and
driven out over the great divide to
wish throughout long eternity that ]
could come back again and crawl under
the big tent. ABE.