Word: casefully
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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Every robbery and defalcation, from that of the clerk who took the money from the letters in the Post-Office to the more recent case of the Albany cashier, was committed for the selfish purpose of living better. The former bought a house for his parents; the others took what did not belong to them for purposes of rash speculation, or to cover debts. This is the old story over again, - each embezzler meaning to restore the funds, but none doing so. Making haste to be rich, the dishonest inclination to live beyond one's means, to equal or outshine...
...must not be inferred that the two societies are to be in any way identical, for such is not the case...
...races of last Saturday were more successful than is usually the case on such occasions. Thanks to the gentlemen who had them in charge, they came off promptly, although a short time was taken in improvising an anchor; but as a gentleman who saw the need generously offered to supply it by the gift of a new anchor, we may fear no delay from that cause again...
...muffing is rarely seen on any field as the Harvards showed in the last few innings of this game. Every one took a hand in it, and all played as if they were utterly demoralized, showing little judgment and less nerve, which is very apt to be the case when a nine imagine they have an easy victory...
...Republican's criticism of the Magenta. We pass by as of little consequence the sneers concerning our "fine-sounding but meaningless" phrases; either the Republican would not find a meaning (which conduct was highly immoral in a paper of such pretensions), or it could not; in which case, either it was stupid, or we admit we were to blame. But when this newspaper implies that we are not to be trusted, as being ignorant whereof we speak, we must protest. Was the Republican conscious that its own title to credence could not bear scrutiny? was it therefore the cunning...