Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-07-29
For the Sentinel.
FOr the Sent0eF
Extracts from the Correspondence OF q
at Edinburgh.

CONTINUED
There are many men in Edinburgh, who
live at ease, and amuse themselves by the pur-
suit of some branch of science. But what diff
f~erences in condition /! While the palace.ilke
abodes, - the gardens-the fish lakes - the
groves of trees, shrubs and flowers remind me
of paradise those Iowly cottages or hovels'
appearing more like dens Of ound>animals
remind me of the depravity of man. ~
muse upon this difference Of conditio"
days since, a man was found d. a.. ,h..
walton in the streets Of s..
boasts over Europc . lis me structures o'"'
81 eliza ,oh;,,, IN Scotland are poor, but keep
,.,.;. ..s,e Notwithstanding. saw an adver'
.,sement, n few days ago, which was, virtually
A lady, heiress to a fortune Of eco, 900, wished
to clerate her rank by marrying a poor noble
mans sou. Letters addressed, "No - none
need apply, unless Of good character" This
was quite amusing, as well strange, to iona.
than.
| have Just heard the Declaration of War
proclaimed - which was done by a Herald,
who first blew the horn, then read aloud the
mandate. came near being squeezed out OF
existence in the crowd, trying to get where |
could hear. came in contact with one man.
rather corpulent for the position, who moaned,
and piteously demonstrated with those, whom
he considered as intruding upon his rights.
The women appear more belliserent than the
men. and appear foremost in such war excite
ments.
A system of National Education has occu-
pied for some time the public mind back this
country is in a miserable condition as to edu.
cation. The expense of prisons, judges, law
yers, and transport-ships, would educate the
masses Of poor. Each one sentenced costs the
Government of Britain about 1890, which
would support and educate him. But the 60
uernmen taxes the parent to build prisons,
support judges, fee lawyers, &c, for the pun
ishing of the son and daughter, and for keep
ing them ignorant, so that they become the bet
ter prepared for crime. | witnessed a hard
sight, not long ago, when standing in front OF
the court house. About a dozen girls came
out. one after another, to be taken to prison
in the box carriage standing ready to receive
them the foremost one was bitterly weeping
she was we'll dressed and youthful; no one
could have suspected her Of being guilty of
crime perhaps it was her first offence, and
perhaps, driven by necessity, in an unguarded
hour, Welded to a temptation that had already
poisoned every hope. Two others soon fol-
lowed, but with far different appearance. They
laughed as if it was sport, and with horrid grin
seemed to bid defiance to both prison and dis
grace, and clearly made manifest what frequent
imprisonmen,s had done for them. The train
was followed by a languid or careless looking
girl not IA years Of age, perhaps an apprentice
only in crime, which age would soon develope
Now this is a very common way Of training in
Europe, but certainly a very hard way, and
strewn with fell ,horns, drive many TO despair
The spring is nov fully here, with its green
mantle to clothe and bedeck the naked boughs
already the sward is sreen-the gardens and
groves are cheered with the merry warblers
with Natures softest strains-ihe whin has
put forth bis golden tints, and the shepherd
lies at ease upon the hillside; while friskine
lambs gambol, unconscious Of the cruel,ies o.
men. Showers bring forth the flowers of thu
gardens, and The warm sun produces a swarm
of gay BUTTERFLIES, dressed in silk and satin
in Princess street.
There is a cluster of high trees, nearly ir
the middle of the city, upon which the rocks
are busily repairing their rookeries. They lool
like crows, but are very lame ; they build alst
in old towers, and every steepIe has a number
The Scotch make pies Of them. They are sale
to be very fine, but have not yet had the ex
quisite pleasure of testing their properties BY
dental analysis. You would be amused to SEE
modes Of keeping these birds from the field ol
grain, or fields newly sown. They put VI
scarecrows, with wooden guns, but they soor
become acquainted with such things, and it il
not to see one bold fellow upor
the crown of the hat, while another is comfort
ably seated upon the end of the gun, in the at
titude Of celebrating upon some very impor'
tant subject; but some of these scare-crow.
have life in them. A boy with a wooden rattle
makes a great noise and runs after them, while
they fly over and alight in opposite part of the
field. -
The Leith is a Fl ne stream running near Ed
inburgh. 1t has 26 mills upon it in the distance
of Is miles, and some of the most romantic
towns and villages that | have yet seen; some
you cannot see unless nearly upon their Ioca.
tons, being almost entirely hidden by crags