The Brick Moon, and Other StoriesHale, Edward Everett
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The Brick Moon, and Other Stories
Hale, Edward Everett
Short stories; United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
"The absurd fiasco regarding the accounts of Mr.
Molyneux, which has occupied the correspondents of the
periodical press for some days, and has even been
adverted to in New York journals claiming the title of
metropolitan, came to a fit end at the Capitol yesterday.
The wiseacre owls who started it did not see fit to put
in an appearance before the committee. Mr. Molyneux
himself sent to the Chairman a most interesting volume of
manuscript, which is, indeed, a valuable historical
memorial of times that tried men's souls. The committee
and other gentlemen present examined this curious record
with great interest. Not to speak of the minor details,
an autograph letter of the lamented Gen. Trebou gives
full credit to the Bureau of Internal Improvement for the
skill with which they executed the commission given them
in a department quite out of their line. Our brethren of
the `Argus' will be pleased to know that every grain of
oats and every spear of straw paid for by, the now famous
$47,000, are accounted for in detail. The authenticated
signatures of the somewhat celebrated Camara and Gazza
and the mythical Captain Cole appear. Very valuable
letters, throwing interesting light on our relations with
the Government of Mexico, from the pens of the lamented
Adams and Prigg, show what were the services of those
Spanish turncoats and their allies.
"We cannot say that we regret the attention which has
thus been given to a very important piece of history, too
long neglected in the rush of more petty affairs.
We take the occasion, however, to enter our protest
once more against this preposterous system of
`Resolutions,' in which, as it were in echo to every
niaiserie of every hired pen in the country, the
House degrades itself to the work of the common
scavenger, orders at immense expense an investigation
into some subject where all well informed persons are
fully advised, and at a cost of the national treasure,
etc., etc., etc. to the end of that chapter.'"
But I fear no one at the Molyneux mansion had "the
lantern." They had "found a man," and did not need a
lantern to look farther.
It was as Mr. Molyneux had said: he had cast his
Bread upon the Waters, and he had found it after many
days.
THE LOST PALACE
THE LOST PALACE
[From the Ingham Papers.]
"Passengers for Philadelphia and New York will change
cars."
This annoying and astonishing cry was loudly made in
the palace-car "City of Thebes," at Pittsburg, just as
the babies were well asleep, and all the passengers
adapting themselves to a quiet evening.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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