Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-24
NEwsnE. N. j. Anvil TQ4O


| NEwsnK, N, J. April, 1910.
DEAE MISUNDERSTANDING that you ars deeply
interests ed IN this progress Of civilization asd ref-
gion' In me diverse parts at the United States, and
be unacceptable either uYself or readers even
from the now depressed city Of Newark, herewith
SEND an acconnt OF baptismsl operation conducted.
on the .Passais River, not long since the entire
stream of which must certainly by this time have
become holy water, if the number of Candidate
who are yearly immersed thereia can impart dixie
the Clnchona Bark any portion of their virtues to
| itswaters.
On Sunday last the 10Th inst, qsite a concourse Of
creatures of the masculine SEX and lovely delicate
females, gathered togsther the banks OF the Pas
sale, to behold the scvubbng off of sin. They GER
tainiy were motley groupe, and would have done
honor to TammaRy Hal, in New York, in the mo-
meat ofa victory. Delicate females. horses, carts,
old women, young and lovely girls. huge woody
headed, thick Tipped, brush heeled nIggers, (that
would have made the heart of Brother Lewis Tap
pan overflow with the nailk of human kindness)
Dogs hsrsSs, cows, and eyenthe very pigs came in
stinctvely down to view the interesting spectacle
About half-past eight o'clock, AM, the DGQinie
came forth, his neither man carefully encased In
rsir of waterproof nexpressibfes, thaa fitted like
sack on a bean pole. After walking into the river
till the water reached his middle, the Dominic APP
peared to think sufficient progress had been made,
and the work of ablution commenced. First came
three orfour individuals Of the masculine gender,
of whom took no notice, except to observe that
they looked the images of drowned rats and stood
shivering Nike half dozen agnes. Death the
nothing to their interesting countenanees.
When these sinners had experienced the benefits
OF better ablution than most of them appeared to
have had FOR some six weeks past, some of the fe-
male sisters submitted their fair forms to the Domi-
ME- hands most of them havin their dresses we'll
leaded for fear the weight of sin shouldn't be quite
or twelve young and lovely girls, look ing like Hebe
on foggy morning, the hue of the lilly much pre-
dominating over that of the rose doabtless from
instructive adherence of cold water They waded
to the Dominic. fed Inv Of Elderc
tiy rechned their dropping hea8 upon his arm-one
plunge-and all was
The ceremony is performed here in a much more
genteel manner than by Brother Kirk and Elder
Knapp, our nlnister is much better looking spe-
cimen of the human than either of them. One
of the female " candidates seemed determined not
for the moment her head touched the water, it bob
bed up like fishing float, and the next
the Dominies head bobbing ander, and his water
proof beaver cutting sundry light and indecorous
capers in the eddies of the stream; it till
of the elders came to his assistance that the
fractory sister reduced to obedience, and duck
ed according to the approved node.
Among the candidates Mrs. G., Miss G.,
Miss ID. supported by her lovely sister,
s1ss q .T sss sse.% his was
enveloped in a light fawn or Dream cosred pelisse
with green velvet facings and trimmings-Miss p.
and several other fair and fragile forms. There is
quite cote'ie of lovely girls. herc-one beautiful
brunette in particular, residing in B. street,
with dark liquid eyes, and raven hair her bright
happy ceuntenance generally illumed with a sunny
smile, DER which shade Of melancholy will son.e-
times fit, like the passing oioad upon a summer
sky-in the words of Byron,
Hers was a form Of life and light,
That seen became a part afs.ghk
And rose whereer | turned my eye.
The morning star Of Inemory1
But a truce to Newark and its ladies. The bridge
over the Hackensack river was finished on the 18th
inst. so as to allow the steam 10 pass over,
which occasion the workmen had plentiful supply
of champagne, beer and hard cider. Ii would have
done tee-totaller good to have the OF the
Gem of the Sea- execute the champagne bottles
by striking off the necks and sucking down the
contents at draught. yelling and halloong with all
their might till Bacchus exercised his potent in
fuence and gently laid thezain horizontal position.
Our city is very much depressed just now, and
probably feels the efects Of the present times
much or more than any other city in the Union,
owing to its being chiefly manufacturing town,
and principally dependent on the southern markets.
The only liquor you obtain here is " hard
cidern