Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-04
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New York, in common with the rest Of
ChristendoIn, comes down TO breakfast an hour
later than usual on Sunday morning, But q
large number of those who earn their own
breakfast by preparing breakfast for others rise
a little earlier than on other days, and attend
early mass, at o'clock. At that hour, our
twenty-three Catholic churches are not mere
" well attended, but croscded, and some OF
them oyerhaw upon the steps and pavements.
The mass is short, and the sermon or exhorta-
ton is short, and at o'clock the streets are
streaming with Irish servant girls prayer
book in HANDY returning home to finish the
preparation Of the morning meal, which they
had put in train before going out. The early
mass is not attended by servants girl alone.
A good Catholic deems it his duty to hear, at
least, one mass on Sunay; and many go in
the morning to have it done with, and have
the day free for other duties or pleasures
The audience, therefore, in the morning, is
composed of all sorts and conditions ofpeople,
and looks-a large congregation in undress--
The Protestant population still slnmbers, ex-
cepta few Methodists, who go to an early
ysr-meeting.
But, before the hour Of early mass, there
has been mighty hustle and tussle and tur-
mol down town, about the offices OF the Sun
day papers. Some hundredsof news-boys as
supply, and as each boy has to procure copies
of them all, it is work of time and trouble.
Yet the first sound that breaks upon the ear of
the waking city, on Sunday morning, ia the
newsbyy's cry. 1t is heard in the lower part
Of the city very soon after daylight, and goes
screaming uptown, and has penetrated every
chamber long before the night-capi is hung up
on the general bed post. A person Of expert
ence can tell about what time it is on Sunday
morning, by the frequency Of that shrill aud
piercing cry. Between and 8 o'clock, the
whole city rings with it; and then it is that
the majority those who buy Sunday papers,
rise from the breakfast table, go straight to the
front door, hail the boy that passes, and lay in
their stock of mental provender for the day.
Few buyers seem to be satisfied with one pa
per on Sunday. Many buy two or three; and
manydelight the newsboy by giving magnif-
cent order for all that he has, That is all in the
English language, for besides the six in Eng
lish, there are four or five German papers, and
one or two French papers, published on Sun
day. Between the hours of 8 and II, not less
than one hundred and fifty Thousand persons,
in this city, are wholly or partly employed in
reading Sunday papers. 1t becomes, there
fore, matter Of some interest to know what
SOFT of papers Sunday papers are.
The Sunday papers are light, amusing, gos-
sippy, and harmless. On the other hand,
there is little in them to instruct or elevate
Art, nteratufe' science, social Improvement
aosaneeo opinion-shere Is sealeeiy an allu-
sion 70 sucn topics. Ahey are bought ~ the
morning; they are done with at noon they
pass away ana leave lttle trace penlna, either
Oh coca OF evil ABOUT seventy Thousand are
solo every sunday. three OF the sunday
papers are saiu 70 De prontaple, the other three
are saio TO ylela only moderate livelihood to
sno pI S as 1ar as our Observation
goes, they are read, more or less, by every one
Who is not formally committed to very strict
observance o. sunday 1t Is proper to add,
that nere Is less work done upon them on the
gay OF rest IMAM upon any other class OF pa
pels' except the relglons.
Hteie before O'CLOCK, tne most triinly
oresSeo laoles, the most severely dressed gen.
t'elnen, ana very nlceiy dressed children,
may pe seen n bhe streets, gong TO sunday
SCHOOL Inc SUNDAY schools OF New York
are ABOUT as numerous as the cnurches-two
nunuIeu ana ! niey---ahd the average attendance
IS IS perhaps iorly thousand pupils and three
'lig pein 'e,cnels.
tonu ~ ciocA LII halk-pasS ~, tne lead
i''s s'ieees ale lrinseo on poth slaes with ram
~: ~ - ni1sils ~ Proeessloh. Feopie are 60
lns " enurcn, anu an the new bonnefs are
= .tf
% silks ana ene tread OF feet can be heard.-
Do"n sowli y soiitooe. we nave seen Wall
saiee Ss on SUNDAY morning at IL, witaout a
sinsle olea.ure IA ~ except one dog, playing
ABOUT ,,l IA ifonr OF tne exchange. One may
~aiA = ln,ls - that REGION and not meet an
i1ltie1aal' Wnere' ON otner days, 1t Is dif1-
1 y, 70 press Inrough the hurrylng throng.--
Ne ASPECT o. stfeets y SO changed, that anan
M. alinose lose nlmseu IN the street OF his
W. business. out me people are gong to
~ eih 11o~ nsny Oh tnem, and who are
'uq ~ #~g5 .e*4s
euilp ulallon ana eong eeIure together We
a.-ls1 a. sle c9ng q that no number ap-
lo-ilaiA u ele popnlauon q TINS
10y ~ % cnu[ Ten az az. nat Is caiieda
S os SlA1 ing Snuren o. the Mes
80 Sss aaol s"elVe 70 lo1r-
!, nulluleo persons ana wnen we consider
.,.aS nal1oer q churcnes are very
tllu snas oly = r." are ulariy MED,
LINZ - ui'e sale 70 eoncinde tnat each
~. On aseaase.l ooes NOT including
49, I'LL - wsAAs, ON any
~. 100 La. an'ssanu persons
Ia -, v.s- sA1A1 = sas peopls q view Aork
rs;s :; ~ @no .mo-snlIus are not.
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~ "o' ".iu llo,ssSlalu uGt.es. NeV-
= -. Aacs = sunlcAensly piaih Lnat
|, ~ 1 - u peopls mere say hundred
: aousslu--uo not 70 70 cnurcn. VINO might go
. eliey chose no are tney snat gof Most
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