The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-10-03
MIR. BLENKINSOp,
A Tale Of the Good Old Times.

bury, and churchwArdsn OF the parish Of ST. Wolf
STAINS in the said borough, Nj. Benkinsop might
have been called, in the language Of the sixteenth
century, man Of worship. This title would pro-
badly have pleased him very much, 1t being an OBJ
sole.e one, and he entertaining an extraordinary
regard for oil things obsolete, or thoroughly do.
serving to be 80. Helooked up with profound VEN
Grafton to the grns which formed tue ws.er-spou,s
Of g. wulfsiants Church, aud no alnos, worship
ped an old boot under the name Of black lack,
which on the AFFIDAVIT Of forsworn broker, be had
bought for Adrinking vessel Of the sixteenth cen.
tury Mr.. Blenknsop even more admired The wis
dom Of our ancestors than he did their furniture
and fashions. lie believed shat none Of their sat.
utes and ordinances could possibly I've improved on,
and in this persuasion had petitioued PArli.mcu,
against every lust merciful change, which, since
he bad arrived At mans estate, had been made In
the laws. He bad succe.svely opposed all the
Beo,letury improvements, gas, waierworts
''fant schools mechanics institute, and library
He had hccn sctive In an agitation aganu any
measure for the Improvement n tho public health,
and Icing a strong advocate NJ intramural inter-
ment, was instrumental in dof, .tng an attempt 70
establish pretty cemetery ont side Reetlcbury.
lie had successfully resisted . project for removing
the pig-msrset from the middle Of che High Street.
corpora'ion property. had teen allowed 10 remain
where thsv were namely, close To the Tovu-"al,
aud Immediately under his OVID and h.- br thren's
noses. In shorf, he had regularly, consistently,
and noby done his best 10 illustrate every 8 heme
that Was proposed Tor the comfort and advantage
Of his fellow creatures. For this conduct he wss
birhly esteemed and resr ectcd, sad, indeel, lis
host tv with any iuterf Or dis ase, had pro-
cured him She honor 81 public testimonial =
shortly ancr Tie presenta on Of which, with several
neat speeches. tic cholera broke Out in Beetle
bury.
The truth ia, that Mr.. Berkinsor's views on the
subject Of public health aud popular institutions
were supposed to bs economical (though they were,
IN truth, despera,ily cosl ,, and AZ pleased some
Of the rste-payers. Besides, he wiihstood amelio-
rstiop-, and defen led nu.sanccs and abuses with
all the hear,insss Of nm sctuAl phianthropst. More
over, he was ioyial fo'low,-a boon compAnl'
and his love Of ant quity lrart particularly towards
old ale and old port wine. OF or Of thcGo bevcr
age he had been partaking rather lArsely ats vis-
tN,iou-dinner, where, sitter N retirement Of the
bishop and his clergy, festyincs wore KEEP, up III
late under Tho presidency n tho teL uiy-re ''rar.
One of tho last 10 quit the CrownanG ditrs WAS Mr..
Bleu klnsop.
lie lived 10 remote par, OF the town. whittier,
90 he did not walk exactly in right Inc, Is may
be allowable perhaps, 10 say that DO bent III
course. NJ ny % tie owClers in Bcetletury III 4i-
strcc awakened at half pas, twelve en- that n.gl ~
| 10y somebody passing below, singing, nos wary
distinctly,
"whh jolly hir bottle lie, each ma, be armyt,"
were Indebted, little t.ey may have SUSPECTED
| H. to Alderman Beukiusor, cor theirs grenade.
| Ia his homeward way stood the Market Crpu;
hnc ucIiHya structure, supported OF. q series of
| circular siepg by - groncd arch, W itch served
eSs canopy ~ " sior ,uro Of an a accent bur
| cas-. 1Ais was q" ct'gies % Wyukyu lie Voi;es,
| once M.yor OF B'etlchury. and great ben-tactor
| to the town in Inch he had founded lms-bouses
| and . yramu. sr-school, A. d. 1870. Tte pest was
| formerly occupied by 81. " ul;BtaI hu. De Nokes
hat Teen removed IRON ITO Town Hal IA Or tn
| wells time, aud promoted to size vacant I.edostA,
| rirr Wulf,tan. lrllOliaaef. NJ Elgukl
~ rcverod ills work Of art, aud he now stepped 20
| take view Of IL by moonlight. In that doubtful
| gl.umer, Il seemed almost lie-ko. No. Benkin-
soy had not much imagination, yet he ouId " II
| nigh 'sncy lie looSir' upon the vCrtalls
| W nkyn, with his tonne, beard, !urrSi own, aud
sta.l, and bis great tool; under re arm. 81 vivid
WAS this Impression, that 1t impeled him 10 apos-
| tr rhize the Statue.
"giue o.d fellow % sail ar B'enknsop Rare
| cid buck We shall never look upon Your ike
A1tn. Al the good ola tiines-the Jolly good Old
| tILcI! NJ Umes Ike tie god old u nes-lny
| suciest wOr:E!. No sucA Lmes ~ the {; Od old
! times"
Aud fray, sr, what times DO you call re good
old tiu.es ." In q s,lnct sui del bcrste ents, an
notwithstanding b. positive Affirmation OF III.
| Beuk,nsop, suts,qucntly made before drssrs VT.
| nosses-.hc Statue.
Mr. BIeukinsop IS sure that he was in the perfec.
pos,een0n OF k.s senses lie IS certain that 10 was
not tue dupe Of yen.ro qusm, sny Other llusion.
| The value Of these coAv. c;i9ul mus. be question
| between him aud the wori g. whose persi6l the
facts CT bis tale simply IS htL'eu ~ A4uiaAu, are
| here submitted.
when t-s. he heard tie Statue spsak, NJ Blens-
| insop SAYS he Certainly experienced kind ol sud-
den shock, monetary feeling OF conservation.
u At this soon Abtied Ia a wonderful manner. Tae
| Statues voice was quite m4l4 aud gcuGe-uut IN
| tine least gHm-had no funeral tWRlg ID II, and
WAS quite different irom IN, tones statue might e
| exp. t;ei g. take ty auyuutN Who LAD derived as
nuIOus ON q at sItle't r. 40 hayH heard he rep
| reseutNtyo 9; the Class ia "pau G.,Ysuul,"
"Wol What times 40 SOC ileAn ly she GOOD Old
| times" gopcaeI ne Statue, Il A,o tamil j.. The
| churchwlr vas Avlc t. rciiy with some coMpO-
sure, that such question coming from such .
| quarter had Isken hiu a ltle by surprise.
| "COne, come Mr.. Bltukpsop," said sue Statue,
| "dcu'I Ue astOuAuel. us hall past twe.vc, and
rnoou'isni nghL your !avoriIe T. Ice the scspy
| and .nurni Old w4tcLmaE, says. Doat You know
that We statues are aps to sp,-k when spoken ~ At
| there hour5l COllcct yourself. will Aelp you 10
| ansrer NY own questions. Let us 30 buck sIcp
| ~ step; ID allow uIe 70 lead you. 10 begin. b.
,he good old lines, DO you nsa !De reign vi Geo. 80
| tho 1nirl'"
"Ihe last Of them, Sir" replied Mr.. Rlersinsop,
| very respectfully, Il AN ilolned 10 IN AZ, were
| seen bv the pope who lived IN tposc uays"
| ~ should hope So" the Statue replied. "Those
| the good old times. NnAI NJ. B,onK iusor, when
| mon were hanged by uuzcuS, ELn.st weekly, Ior
| uultry tlefts. Wien q uurs Nc woman was DRAG
| r,d 10 the gslloWs with I'D - ser breast, for
| shop.Illtng, to the value OF shilling. When you
| LIST YOUR Amur,uu co,ol.CS aud 4G.geu ln,O war
with Frauce, which, 10 Ias noting OF ne useless
| bloodsaed Il cost, has loit you sadded with the
| national debt aare.- you VIII 40, ell I.cso sue
| good Old tr4cs, vii. 500 AIR. HcuEiu..l:"
"N5t exactly, SIR: 20 Oh fca. ion uOl'. know
| that can" ans - cred Mr.. ~ Iki. soy. liz had
now, & Vas such a evil, vel apJseu statue. IS
ali ssuse OF Ac QrcernaIu al uog.or OF Installation,