Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-06-18

are shining IN the heavens, out theTt i
another armament spread out below, with
It's millions of bright lights gltterng at
our feet. Line after line sparkIes, like
the trials left by meteorS cutting all ! eros
sing one another I'LL they are lost in the
haze of the distance. Over the whole
there hangs a Iurid cloud, bright as if the
monster CITY were in flames, and looking
afar off like the sea by night, made phos-
phorescent bv the million of creatures
dwelling within it. At night it is that
the strange anomalies of London are best
seen. Then, as The hum of life ceases
and the GIN palaces thrust out their rag
ged and squaIid crowds to pace the streets,
London puts on its most solemn look OF
all. On the benches of the parks, in
inches of the bridges, and in the litter OF
the markets, are huddIed together the
homeless and the destitute. The only
living things that haunt the streets are the
poor wretcheS who stand shlvering III their
tinery, waiting to catch the drunkard as
he goes shouting homeward. Here on
doorstep crouches some shoeless child,
whose days begging has not bought 1t
enough to purchase ii even twoPenny
bed that It's young companions in beggary
nave gon, 10. There, where the stones
lra taken up aud piled high in the centre
ol the streets is a flag Of flame--there
round the red glowing coke fire, are grou-
ped a ragged crowd, smoking or dosing
though the night beside it. Then as the
streets grow blue with the coming light,
and the church spires and the chimney
tops stand out against the sky with asharp-
ness Of outline that is seen only III Lon
don before It's million of fires cover the
town with ihair pail OF smoke--lhen come
saunring forth the unwaShed poor, some
with greasy wallets on their backs TO hunt
over each dirt heap, and exc out lie by
seeking refuse bones or stray rags and
piecess of old iron. Others on their way
to their work, are gathered al the c"rneF
at the corner orthe street round the break
fast stall. and blowing sauccrs of sleamIng
roffec drawing from tall lin cans, with the
ire shining cci r on through the holes be-
ae.jh wh,l- READY the little slatern
5r! with h.c .t.kr3 slung before her.
screams wat,. g.. ssos through lie sleep
ing streets.
Yet vino. to see the sq"alor and wret.
.hcdness of Lpndon by njght. would be.
.ieve that % only Of the London bankers
laye cleared through the,r clearing house,
rs much a. nine haairtd and iD'y (olT
uWioa pa,nR oicrijHg ~ one ycar, the
lyeragc Hrlug more than millions Of
money daiy--or tina, the loans of merely
one house in the city throughout the year
exceed thirty millions? ? Who could have
visited the Rockerv OF ST. Giles as it eX-
isiad hw: a frw months back, and have
seen IN mu rahl denominations of this
retrea, o. wr".ri dncs>. .rhis nest of disease.
t once lDn Nursery and sanctuary of vice
--whcr. b. .nr hoes, a'rn". MIR. Smlrke
tells us.E p. had He'd ,g.Dher eleven men.
thirteen a.m"r ,hrjy childrcn--werc rs
many as si,,y 81 ..ie ioulost o, the London
lazzaroni oncr sleep in the same abode
who could witness thiS want and wretch.
rdncSs, and vet believe that tbs country
is ..hauk Of ira whole wrrl.' rs the lat,
Mr.. Rolhschiid called it III 1892; or tha'
AL transactions in India, in China, in
Russia, and indeed in every other empire,
ire guided and settled in this country :"