For the Columbian Fountain.
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For the Columbian Fountain.


MsssRs. EDITORS will you permit me to
ask Of our worthy Mayor, through your COL
umns, to propose to the Managers of the Ma
tional Fair to extend ain invitation to all the
children of the city now actually belonging to
any school, private or public, to attend the
Fair, accompanied by their respective teachers.
upon the morning Of the last day Of exhibition
have heard the question several times
asked, "Why were the pupils Of the public
schools only iavited?n and must confess, that,
| think it is question to which it would be
more than ordinarily difficult to give satisfac-
tory answer, if proposed by any one Of those
numerous dissatisfied and pouting .juvenilities'
to whom cruel fate has denied the qualification
Of feasting their longing eyes upon the artistic
glories with which, they have been told, the
pavilion is so richly stored. You and l, Messrs.
Editors, know that there are thousand prece-
dents for this distinction lin the practice of the
municipal authorities Of all our large cities, but
the children do not nor do Ue know, so we'll,
that the distinction is founded in wisdom and
justice. Be that as it may, it is not my pur-
pose to discuss that question, but simply to
express a hope that the idea which have
thrown out will find favor with the Mayor,
though suggested by an humble and anonymous
correspondent; and If it should be the last act
of his official life, it will embalm his memory
in the hearts of thousands Of little children.


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